Example sentences of "we [vb mod] [verb] to be more " in BNC.
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| 1 | We shall need to be more flexible in the way we handle retirement , and as generous as we can be to what is fortunately a declining proportion of the retired — that is , those who rely entirely on their State pension . |
| 2 | As a beginning , it may be said that the conception of a lexical unit which will be adopted here is not very different from that of a traditional lexicographer , although we shall try to be more explicit than lexicographers are wont to be . |
| 3 | The symbol for the escarpment on the map was as small as a greenfly and easy to misinterpret but we would have to be more careful in future . |
| 4 | I cant see why we would have to be more careful even if we were ‘ official ’ . |
| 5 | There will , of course , be occasions when the purpose calls for increased specificity of type : we would need to be more knowledgeable about the precise meaning of bronze , for example , in the context of a textbook on metallurgy . |
| 6 | An assertiveness training programme involves a number of stages : first , understanding the underlying principles of the approach ; second , recognizing different styles of communicating ( passive , aggressive , assertive ) , third , identifying specific situations where we would like to be more assertive , whether at work , in public , among friends , or at home ; fourth , to prepare , rehearse , or role play a different , more assertive response ; and fifth , to transfer that behaviour back into the real world . |