Example sentences of "[is] [adj] to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is humiliating to be living in debt and squalor in the midst of affluence and bewildering to feel helpless in the face of laws , regulations and procedures that one can not understand . |
| 2 | It is humiliating to be left and gratifying when the leaver shows signs of repentance and regret . |
| 3 | ‘ You do n't seem to believe that it 's possible to be a rogue and a good man at the same time . ’ |
| 4 | It 's a continuing theme ; dance is fickle and chews up styles so quickly it 's possible to be last week 's thing when your work is still relevant : ‘ Electro was given a bad name by break-dancing , ’ reckons David . |
| 5 | But the good news is , with the aid of these space age products , it 's possible to be prettier than ever before . |
| 6 | Sibling rows can be beneficial because they show that it 's possible to be angry with someone you love , but there 's a vital difference between that sort of infighting and the division that favouritism can cause . |
| 7 | As it 's possible to be backward compatible but not forward compatible , you ca n't blame the program for being unable to correctly identify a processor introduced after the program was written . |
| 8 | It 's possible to be sad about your babies becoming children , and yet accept the fact that you wo n't have any more . |
| 9 | ‘ Lucky for him , his alibi is as watertight as it 's possible to be , unless the college Principal , half his staff and all his students are Iying . |
| 10 | It 's not difficult with small creatures , but with the large ones it 's possible to be a hundred pounds or so out , and an overdose could be dangerous for the animal . |
| 11 | The best you can do is be as careful as it 's possible to be . ’ |
| 12 | While I certainly do n't mind playing those roles it 's fabulous to be offered something meaty . ’ |
| 13 | It is understandable to be worried and scared if you think you might have been exposed to HIV . |
| 14 | By 1993 , a HK$4bn airport that is to be built on reclaimed land off the island of Taipa is due to be opened . |
| 15 | A final version is due to be endorsed by China 's parliament , the National People 's Congress , in March . |
| 16 | Space shuttle Atlantis is due to be launched from Cape Canaveral , Florida , on Thursday . |
| 17 | The economy is crumbling , and the country 's foreign debt is due to be rescheduled by next June . |
| 18 | The United Nations High Commission for Refugees has said Selahattin Osberk , 30 , who is due to be put on a flight to Istanbul today , should be granted refugee status and has a well-founded fear of persecution . |
| 19 | Another Kurd represented by Mr Hanley , Halil Guzel , is due to be deported on another flight to Istanbul this afternoon . |
| 20 | More soon of this exciting saga , which is due to be turned into a TV epic or will be if we can fix up a deal with anyone . |
| 21 | The book will cost £20 and is due to be released in the near future . |
| 22 | Legislation on the scheme is due to be unveiled in the Queen 's Speech on November 21 . |
| 23 | These comments , coming from the NRA 's senior scientist a few days before the Government 's Green Bill is due to be published , add more problems to the rough passage already faced by the legislation . |
| 24 | The French President and some other EC governments believe the new system should be ready for operation by the end of 1992 when the single barrier and frontier free European market is due to be completed . |
| 25 | Formerly at Woburn Abbey , it is due to be sold to the Getty Museum in California . |
| 26 | Clearly working under the pressure of the speed of events in central Europe , the West Europeans have decided to go all out to form a united economic bloc , if possible by the end of next year , but at all costs by January 1992 when the EC internal market is due to be completed . |
| 27 | The final game of the series is due to be played tomorrow in Lahore . |
| 28 | They had been working about a mile along a blind underground roadway , ending at what is due to be a new coal face , when the roof fell in 500 yards behind them . |
| 29 | An official of the Association of British Insurers , which drew up the new insurance ratings , conceded that the structure , which is due to be introduced on July 1 , is being revised ‘ almost daily . ’ |
| 30 | Shareholders nodded-through the acquisition and capital raising on Monday and the deal is due to be completed tomorrow , giving Sunleigh a new role in life as a leisure company . |