Example sentences of "this [noun sg] is [verb] to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | But this guitar is meant to be a tribute and if you are going to do the job properly , then details like this should n't be overlooked , whether the Floyd is better or not than the original . |
| 2 | This index is claimed to be a world list of books in the English language . |
| 3 | This story is written to be read out loud , and in many contemporary cultures , reading out loud is something done mostly for children . |
| 4 | The effect of this installation is intended to be vertiginous . |
| 5 | Bit 7 of the most significant byte is the sign bit and , for the purposes of calculating the magnitude of the number , this bit is assumed to be set to one . |
| 6 | In normal driving , performance at this level is assumed to be the result of automatic processing . |
| 7 | This course is deemed to be one of the best of its type |
| 8 | This effect is estimated to be only 17% in Model 3 . |
| 9 | Putting and making the inverse transformation via equation ( 11.32 ) or Again there is an absence of oscillation and the circuit in this condition is said to be overdamped ( refer back to figure 4.15(b) again ) . |
| 10 | A second factor which I 'd like to raise , and please stop me , sir , if I 'm not playing your ground rules here , is to get back to the original point made by Mr Davis , as to how this figure is going to be split between the districts , I think it 's absolutely essential that this figure is split between the districts , and it may well be , if you decide , sir , to recommend in favour of the new settlement that you may have to leave that as a floating figure to go around the districts , at the moment it is not . |
| 11 | In the locker room — no ordinary changing room this , but a soft paradise of fluffy towels , hairdryers , lotions , masseurs , electronic scales , isometric drinks , cardio-vascular scans and congratulatory attendants — he told a well-known ( everyone in this club is said to be well-known ) producer that he took the first three games off me in each set . |
| 12 | This practice is recommended to be followed in the county court . |
| 13 | This enhancement is thought to be associated with the extraction of additional information about the stimuli in the attended ear . |
| 14 | This skill is assumed to be inborn and intuitive , but one glance at a student 's notes shows this assumption to be unfounded . |
| 15 | If , then , this column is going to be devoted to what could be called the ecology ( or Eco-logy ) of popular culture , it 's obliged to recognize that none of the emblematic artifices and artefacts of that culture , be they movies , commercials , headlines , photographs , typefaces , fashions or fads , can any longer be trusted to be ‘ innocent ’ ; that even if the crisp elegance of the typeface in which this article is embedded emits a ‘ meaning ’ as much as does the text itself , that meaning is also just as conscious and deliberate . |
| 16 | This child is destined to be a sign which men reject ; and you too shall be pierced to the heart . |
| 17 | Answer guide : The way in which this question is designed to be used is to allow students to think through the alternatives and for the tutor to tease out some of the underlying assumptions and test the students understanding . |
| 18 | This work is expected to be completed within 12 months . |
| 19 | Notice that the investment in this portfolio is taken to be S t , which implies zero additional investment in the future . |
| 20 | This gallery is believed to be older than many in the Lake District . |
| 21 | The use of the Bosch injector pump and having the head drilled for heater plugs is as good as this engine is going to be and , as such is a reasonable conversion , in relation to the cost . |
| 22 | I know for a fact that people have actually got the wind that this pub is going to be on sale , on sale |
| 23 | This circuit is meant to be adapted to your specific needs , so rather than call it ‘ The Lakeland Way ’ or anything as horrendous as that , I would rather call it something antiquated like : ‘ Notes Towards a Considered Circular Pedestrian Peregrination Amongst some of the Major Fells and Dales of the County of Cumbria ’ , but it is hardly a working title . |
| 24 | This icon is going to be used for a macro to count the number of words in a highlighted block — a very useful facility for making sure that any document you write is properly balanced . |
| 25 | Everything about this Delta is created to be easy to cut out , machine and assemble . |
| 26 | The Butler Committee argued that relatively minor mental disorders may be regarded as falling within section 2 simply because this outcome is thought to be preferable to mandatory life imprisonment . |
| 27 | She 's just an old woman living in the past , and if I never have another one this evening is going to be a good one . ’ |
| 28 | The geodesic surface is spanned by geodesics tangential to the 1 and 2-axes at a given point , and for simplicity the frame at this point is taken to be one which is in free fall . |
| 29 | They say that the police have not got the resources — but this game is going to be behind closed doors . ’ |
| 30 | This summary is intended to be an Overview of the care a patient may receive whilst on a general surgical ward . |