Example sentences of "of [noun sg] [noun] was to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | The basic rate of income tax was to be reduced from 29p to 27p in the punt , and the upper 52 per cent tax rate was to be abolished , leaving a single higher rate of 48 per cent . |
| 2 | The processing of asylum applications was to be accelerated . |
| 3 | The Commissions of Inquiry Act was to be amended to prevent the withholding of vital information . |
| 4 | Another form of festival activity was to be found on the race-track , then known as the circus , of elongated shape with sharp rounded corners at each end . |
| 5 | Approximately 70 per cent of development expenditure was to be financed from foreign assistance and loans . |
| 6 | The question of battery manufacture was to be examined . |
| 7 | ‘ The joiners shop contained scores of carpenters ’ benches , upon which every species of detail work was to be seen … door panels , door pillars ; … window frames and skirtings , … panels … ventilators , sashes , rests for water bottles . ’ |