Example sentences of "[modal v] [adv] be to " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is too easy to lose control when one lives alone ; the aim must always be to be ‘ alone but not lonely ’ . |
| 2 | His books should always be to hand , to enlighten and inspire us . |
| 3 | Our response to recession must simply be to be more determined , focused and innovative . |
| 4 | Widespread dissatisfaction over the quality of justice might eventually be to the king 's loss , although rulers may often have been able to manipulate the legal system to their advantage with relative impunity . |
| 5 | In view of the technical advance implied it is thought that it was probably he who was the ‘ Mr Showers ’ who was complimented in 1692 for having played in hitherto impossible keys and ‘ with all the softness imaginable ’ ; but at that date the reference might conceivably be to his father or , less probably , his kinsman William . |
| 6 | And how much more attractive the area might then be to potential investor industrialists who appreciate the value of air travel ? |
| 7 | He could well be to South Africa what Willie-O now is to the World Champions . |
| 8 | In the first place , Singer countered , it would be difficult to locate the minimal qualification for the sense of justice and , furthermore , once established , it could well be to the detriment of equality since it might imply that we could have ‘ grades of moral status , with rights and duties corresponding to the degree of refinement of one 's sense of justice ’ ( 1979 : 16–17 ) . |
| 9 | If you wish to switch to a new scheme , this could either be to another company scheme or to a personal pension . |
| 10 | Gerry Wills , the Frampton Rovers manager , gave me a ring to say that he had a proposition that may well be to Athletico 's advantage . |
| 11 | But a new thought struck him — another murder might lead his superior to assume that Surere was , after all , still hiding out in the Southern Capital , and that , too , would hardly be to Merymose 's credit . |
| 12 | If that failed , the next move would probably be to a Federal penitentiary where a fight in the yard or a sudden bout of pneumonia would secure his silence for good . |
| 13 | The effect would certainly be to ‘ unscramble ’ existing media interests . |
| 14 | Salt has received much bad publicity in recent years as a major contributory factor to heart disease , but the initial hysteria has now given way to the theory that salt in quantity will only be to the detriment of those people prone to heart disease from other causes . |
| 15 | ‘ I was told : ‘ Poppy , it will only be to the bottom of your back . |
| 16 | The exportation of ‘ corporate crime ’ will normally be to Third World countries which , because they are more dependent upon capital , have fewer resources to check manufacturer 's claims or police corporate activities , and because their officials are more susceptible to corruption are less likely to circumvent corporate behaviour . |
| 17 | Precedent 2 does not deal with this expressly , since the thrust of cl 2.1 is that delivery will normally be to the buyer 's premises . |
| 18 | It 's all out there on the street and it 's the closet I 've ever been and probably the nearest I will ever be to actually feeling part of the world . |
| 19 | A possible place to save the contents of the program counter ( that is , the address of the instruction following the subroutine call ) is in a suitable store location in the subroutine , typically its first location ; the subroutine jump will then be to the second location of the subroutine . |
| 20 | It 's more or less a third of the marketplace will then be to the right . |
| 21 | A positive interaction with these characteristics can only be to the benefit of artists and their followers alike . |
| 22 | Since the alteration of the law on homosexual acts between consenting adults , there has been a startling increase in the number of male patients who are prepared to talk freely about their homosexuality , and this can only be to the good , as they do appear to have a considerably higher chance of acquiring certain of the sexually transmitted conditions . |
| 23 | Membership of an organisation necessitates voluntary restrictions upon the sovereign powers of States which can only be to the extent accepted by the members through the express or implied terms of the treaty . |
| 24 | the application has to be made to a quarterly meeting of the board ( s.5(6) ) , and the transfer effected can only be to the person who during the currency of the licence has become the Owner or occupier or the new tenant of the premises to which the certificate relates . |
| 25 | The Bill disregards the statutory role of local authorities with regard to impounded water and that can only be to the detriment of local people . |
| 26 | Ultimately we are campaigning to be allowed to be ourselves , with all out differences and similarities , and such an aim can only be to the advantage of us all . |
| 27 | ‘ Throughout the summer , I understand , you are hosting a number of national and international sailing competitions this can only be to the good of Dwyfor and , indeed , Wales . ’ |
| 28 | erm in that situation I fail to understand how that can necessarily be to be honest , because the vehicle in question has done eighty thousand miles . |
| 29 | Early consultation with your neighbour can also be to your advantage . |
| 30 | yeah , er , design I can never be to a boiler or storage heater for the winter also the heater would activate the till the heat |