Example sentences of "[noun sg] be to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | IT 'S strange but true : the earliest ancestors of the video camcorder are to be found in holes deep below ground which were inhabited by cave dwellers long before the dawn of recorded history . |
| 2 | Other examples of discrimination are to be found in role titles such as foreman or tradesman widely used in business which imply the positions are normally ( and rightly ? ) filled by men . |
| 3 | Students ' attitudes on university funding are to be studied by means of the following design : where S 1 and S 2 are random samples of students starting their second and first years respectively interviewed at time T 1 . |
| 4 | This may seem to have moved a.long way away from the Creation , but not if the full significances of the Mayan story are to be enjoyed . |
| 5 | While no-one likes to see anyone lose his job the Glentoran Board are to be congratulated on having been decisive at such a vital time for the club . |
| 6 | It is submitted that the views of Browne LJ in Littlewoods case are to be preferred and that the approach of the majority is an extreme example of the object and intent approach which should not be followed . |
| 7 | Smaller areas of good fattening pasture are to be found in other parts of the country , but before attempting to finish cattle on grass , the smallholder should ensure that the three main conditions — a long growing season , constant subsoil water supply , and good drainage — are met . |
| 8 | In an intensive hunt thousands of Zulus on the nature reserve are to be fingerprinted . |
| 9 | Or perhaps , like Hope , he found an inexplicable access of joy : ‘ I must be alone , ’ he wrote , ‘ if either my imagination or my heart are to be enriched . ’ |
| 10 | The French are attracted by the fact the Magic Kingdom and the proposed second theme park are to be located at Marne-la-Valee near Paris , the heavy involvement of the French government and the existence of theme parks such as the Asterix near Paris . |
| 11 | The tennis courts at Arlebury Park are to be resurfaced shortly , and the football pitches at both Arlebury and Stratton Bates continue to be well used and are an ongoing maintenance expense . |
| 12 | And at long last , the five hundred acres of Woodchester Park are to be opened to the public . |
| 13 | Bills of exchange raise special transparency considerations , for it is a tenet of the law relating to such instruments that the terms of payment are to be found exclusively in the instrument itself , without reference to extraneous facts . |
| 14 | ‘ In that city , the ultimate secrets of scientific advancement are to be found . |
| 15 | However , changes going the right way at any level are to be encouraged and demanded . |
| 16 | Is the Nat Sec the person through whom all dealings with the nation 's Churches at central level are to be conducted ( eg Synods , Assemblies , central women 's organisations , youth offices etc ) ? |
| 17 | Two other features of the 1823 appeal in parliament are to be noted . |
| 18 | Some sections of the total route are to be upgraded by other authorities ( eg. Slateford to Merchiston ) ; our volunteers will work on sections not otherwise covered . |
| 19 | The Universiade GB board also announced that the immediate cash-flow problems , revealed a week ago , had now been resolved by an injection of funds by Sheffield City Council and that further offers of financial support are to be followed up immediately . |
| 20 | It has been estimated that every year about 300 000 patients in the United Kingdom experience some form of harm as a result of being admitted to hospital , and if claims for medical negligence are to be minimised it is vitally important that doctors ensure that the patient has carefully considered the potential risks of any procedure as well as its likely benefits . |
| 21 | New buses which emit no more pollution that an average car fitted with a catalytic converter are to be introduced to London by the capital 's transport authority . |
| 22 | Details of the main items of government income are to be found in Fig. 16.1 and information on the income and expenditure in Table 16.2 . |
| 23 | ALLEGATIONS that the Department of Trade and Industry may have lost the taxpayer millions of pounds over the sale of the Rover Group to British Aerospace are to be made by the National Audit Office , Parliament 's financial watchdog . |
| 24 | About 1000 students from the University are to be found annually gaining mainstream industrial and clinical experience in both paid and unpaid placements . |
| 25 | Earlier research has shown that if projects of this kind are to be successful , management needs to make organisational changes , as well as technical ones . |
| 26 | PLANS for one of the most ambitious civil engineering projects envisaged for the North West are to be left gathering dust . |
| 27 | PLANS for one of the most ambitious civil engineering projects envisaged for the North West are to be left gathering dust . |
| 28 | The fact that the question is thrown into the perfect tense shows beyond doubt that no other facts than those stated in the first sentence are to be assumed . |
| 29 | Chairman , I would just like to add that er you and the Town Clerk are to be congratulated on this achievement |
| 30 | The terms in which it expressed this decision are to be found in a letter dated 23 October 1991 addressed to the plaintiffs ' solicitors and written by Mr. A. D. Farries , a principal in the Crown Prosecutor Fraud Investigation Group . |