Example sentences of "to [be] [vb pp] [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In 1973 the Fair Trading Act brought these together within the purview of a single body , the newly created Office of Fair Trading , to be overseen by a civil servant , the Director General of Fair Trading . |
| 2 | A new electoral law , passed by the National Assembly on April 18 , 1989 , and signed by Ortega on April 22 , provided for elections to be overseen by a new Supreme Electoral Council comprising five members elected by the National Assembly from among candidates proposed by the President , including two from opposition parties . |
| 3 | The reform of the legal system ( 1864 ) was explicitly modelled on advanced western practice , and laid down that the law was to be overseen by an independent judiciary . |
| 4 | If for example the result of acoustic front end processing on the word actually was out by a single feature , ( either through error , or just because the speaker had pronounced it that way ) , and reported the string the match would fail , even if the information following the allowed the word actually to be hypothesized with a fair degree of confidence . |
| 5 | It seems to be gone for a long time . |
| 6 | The brand-new Linfield strip will be available in July and it 's believed to be based on a classic Italian design . |
| 7 | As we have seen with life-histories , social research does not have to be based on a representative sample . |
| 8 | There does seem to be a case , therefore , for some work in initial training to be based on a general language section or sub- department which is committed to presentation of language issues , and considering their relevance in schools and other institutions . |
| 9 | The process of understanding needs to be based on a complete semantic theory and representation ; recognition does not . |
| 10 | Instead of local taxation being based on property values , it is to be based on a flat rate per capita charge levied on all adults , with limited rebates for some groups . |
| 11 | On this ‘ scientific ’ view of standard setting , the design of consents to discharge polluted water is to be based on a dispassionate consideration of the amount and kind of pollution load any watercourse can bear . |
| 12 | This preference for speech tends to be based on a logocentric assumption that speech directly expresses a meaning or intention that its speaker ‘ has in mind ’ . |
| 13 | It 's going to be based on a three-channel system , each channel having a completely different voicing , so hopefully there 'll be a sound there to suit everyone . |
| 14 | Where the concept of the Created God is accepted , it is not difficult to differentiate between a healthy conscience and a guilt complex , for the criterion will then be known to be based on a single undisputed source of ethical knowledge . |
| 15 | The exclusivity principle , therefore , seems to be based on a false premise , namely that AJR procedure is necessary and desirable for dealing properly with all purely public judicial review actions . |
| 16 | To specify that a new DC is to be based on an existing DC , and to update the information to suit the new DC . |
| 17 | to specify that a new DC is to be based on an existing DC , and to update the information to suit the new DC . |
| 18 | If the new DC is to be based on an existing one , all the information which was supplied for the original description will be displayed here , and can be updated for the new DC ; otherwise , any existing details for your DC will be displayed . |
| 19 | to specify that a new SPR is to be based on an existing SPR , and to update the information to suit the new SPR . |
| 20 | to specify that a new SSR is to be based on an existing SSR , and to update the information to suit the new SSR . |
| 21 | If such a duty was to be owed it would have to be based on an express or implied term in the contract of employment . |
| 22 | Existing theories of the way in which the labour market for such occupations operate tend to be based within a static framework , concentrating upon contributions to current output rather than to the dynamic process of technological change and economic growth . |
| 23 | A similar analysis for 1971–81 has to be based upon a different set of regions , this time devised by the Centre for Urban and Regional Development Studies ( CURDS ) at the University of Newcastle . |
| 24 | The established professions are said to be based upon an underlying logic which is essentially instrumental ; the individual is seen as an instance of a general category . |
| 25 | The full circuit diagram for the UV Exposure Timer is given in Fig. 1 and is seen to be based around a simple 555 timer chip IC1 , wired as a monostable . |
| 26 | This is to be based around a geometric coding model , similar to the Birsch system which uses an eight digit primary code to describe the characteristics of the part . |
| 27 | Although , since she 'd once experienced the so-called ‘ real thing ’ — a wild , tempestuous tide of overwhelming emotion and desire , which had brought her nothing but misery and unhappiness — well , maybe there was something to be said for a warm , calm and friendly relationship … ? |
| 28 | Finally , there may be something to be said for a non-exhaustive list of situations in which consent will be negatived . |
| 29 | There 's a lot to be said for an up-market Scottish education but in retrospect you can come away with some pernicious ideas , particularly the idea that thought is superior to action . |
| 30 | It used to be said with a considerable amount of justification that you could get as far as Inspector on your own bat but after that ‘ No ’ , you needed somebody pushing you — city councillor , anything . |