Example sentences of "is [verb] to [be] [adj] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The proximal end of the stent is adjusted to be level with the papillary orifice . |
| 2 | In modern high speed aircraft this can include the device that regulates the ‘ feel ’ the pilot experiences on the flying controls , which is arranged to be proportional to the speed of the aircraft . |
| 3 | A complete molecular description of this process of programmed cell death initially proved to be elusive , but its central part in normal development has now been clearly established ; the phenomenon is recognized to be widespread in multicellular organisms , and underlies such processes as organogenesis , tissue homoeostasis and the ‘ editing ’ of the immune system to remove autoreactive clones . |
| 4 | In the research project the interaction of banking and industry and its impact on industrially advanced economies is intended to be central to the investigation . |
| 5 | It also entitles observers from the State in which the aircraft is registered to be present at the inquiry if that State is not the State in which the accident occurs . |
| 6 | Spurs boss Doug Livermore said : ‘ Ian is struggling to be fit for Saturday , so that will give Erik his big chance . ’ |
| 7 | St Helens prop Kevin Ward is struggling to be fit for Sunday 's Regal Trophy first round tie against Leeds at Knowsley Road because of a neck injury , but New Zealander George Mann could return to the pack after a being out for a month with back trouble . |
| 8 | Brian Talbot , the West Bromwich Albion player-manager , has pulled a muscle in his back and is struggling to be fit in time to face Wolves , at The Hawthorns on Sunday . |
| 9 | For instance , the forms of masculinity among the working class lay more emphasis on physical prowess , than those of the middle classes , where appropriate career is more important because masculine status is limited to being successful as husband-father breadwinner . |
| 10 | While Crescendo has not firmed up its plans enough to announce what specific products are to follow , SynOptics says that in the third quarter of the year it will launch two FDDI unshielded twisted pair hub products : the Model 3905 FDDI UTP Host Module is claimed to be compatible with all existing SynOptics System 3000 modules , and will list for £3,630 . |
| 11 | Although the book is claimed to be suitable for self-study , students would probably find it more useful to work through the material with a teacher . |
| 12 | It is claimed to be simple for users and hard for learners , to aid readers and to hinder writers , and to speed the reading of the able while condemning the less able to semi-literacy . |
| 13 | ONC+ has new naming , filing , distributed application and security services , and is claimed to be backward-compatible with existing ONC implementations . |
| 14 | The detailed life cycle is not fully known , but is considered to be similar to that of the bovine lungworm , D. viviparus , except in the following respects . |
| 15 | This layer of attenuated velocity is known as the low velocity zone and the reduction in seismic wave velocities is considered to be due to partial melting in this region of the mantle . |
| 16 | Royal Bank of Scotland does not depreciate freehold and long leasehold buildings , as any such charge is considered to be insignificant in view of their useful economic lives and estimated residual values . |
| 17 | for these re ; sons , the Focused model is considered to be superior to the Shotgun model . |
| 18 | This conduct is considered to be common to all states , irrespective of their domestic political arrangements . |
| 19 | Such disclosure is considered to be important in achieving the financial reporting characteristics of understandability and comparability . |
| 20 | The presence of an attachment figure is considered to be vital to the emotional and social survival of the individual , and when attachments are threatened or removed in any way it can lead to intense forms of attachment behaviour , such as clinging , crying and extreme grief . |
| 21 | It should also be remembered that s 19(l) ( a ) of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1927 provides that where there is a covenant , condition or agreement against assigning , underletting , charging or parting with possession of the premises or any part thereof without licence or consent , this is deemed to be subject to a proviso to the effect that such licence or consent is not to be unreasonably withheld . |
| 22 | For example , a term prohibiting making a back-up copy in a pre-1993 agreement will not be made invalid by reason of the changes brought about by the regulations even if the making of a back-up copy is deemed to be necessary to the lawful use of the program . |
| 23 | Therefore , although skills are now embedded in all courses reviewed and validated this session , the range of skills is not as comprehensive as is deemed to be desirable by the University . |
| 24 | In favour of a person dealing with a company in good faith , the power of the board of directors to bind the company or to authorize others to do so is deemed to be free from any limitations under the company 's constitution ( i.e. memorandum of association ) . |
| 25 | One way to overcome difficulties with lack of confidence is to try to be honest about how you feel . |
| 26 | Defence Secretary Rifkind is reported to be grateful for support from the fourteen military minded Conservatives whose confidential letter to the Prime Minister was somehow left lying on a copying machine for a Labour researcher to find , but he is irritated by the leak , an insider murmurs that Malcolm 's notching up black marks for the future . |
| 27 | Spurs manager Ossie Ardiles , who used to manage Swindon , is reported to be interested in Calderwood , although no fee has been discussed . |
| 28 | LEAD singer Bono , whose real name is Paul Hewson , is reported to be interested in the sale of his clan 's ancestral home , Castle Hewson at Askeaton , Co Limerick . |
| 29 | HP SharePlex/iX will be sold through Hewlett-Packard and is expected to be orderable on May 1 . |
| 30 | The World Bank is expected to be involved in arranging finance for the study and for modernisation . |