Example sentences of "[be] [adj] to be present " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some fungi , bacteria and viruses are likely to be present in most ponds and aquaria , but that these do not cause problems until fish are injured or weakened in some way . |
| 2 | What personal biases and distortions are likely to be present ? |
| 3 | Group Captain Lord Cheshire , who had been unable to be present , had sent a telegram . |
| 4 | reported that the Funeral Service Journal had hoped to attend the Conference , but had been unable to be present owing to imminent magazine deadlines . |
| 5 | As you know , I am unable to be present at this meeting . |
| 6 | In both cases the creditor had left it to the debtor husband to deal with the surety , his wife , and had done nothing to satisfy itself that she understood what she was doing or to protect her from abuse by the debtor of the influence and reliance that would be likely to be present . |
| 7 | The cumulative effects of section 3(4) ( which provides that no bystander need be or be likely to be present ) and 3(5) ( which says that affray is capable of commission in both public and private places ) complete the march of logic , with the result that if a person assaults another in private ( for example in a domestic assault ) and uses violence ( of such a degree that the other members of the household would be frightened if they were there ) , he is technically guilty of an affray . |
| 8 | There was no evidence that the defendants were aware of the existence of those whom their conduct offended , although the court said that there was evidence from which the magistrates were entitled to infer that the appellants ‘ must have known that other people would be likely to be present . ’ |
| 9 | Rule 5 strikes a note familiar to all Sunday School teachers and Superintendents : ‘ Scholars who shall have been marked absent for twelve Sabbaths of the year shall not be entitled to be present at the Annual Festival Excursion . |
| 10 | I give my apologies for not being able to be present myself . |
| 11 | During his last days was his Golden Wedding Anniversary , many of his BIE friends being able to be present with Tom and Sylvia at its celebration . |
| 12 | It would be lovely if many of you were able to be present on that day . |
| 13 | Only an H , O or A horizon is likely to be present above rock . |
| 14 | I suspect that is merely because I have always been able to anticipate when a fox is likely to be present as the result of scent , footprints and tell-tale evidence around the burrow mouth . |
| 15 | After nomination the candidate is entitled to be present at the issue of postal ballot papers , to visit the polling stations and the candidate , the candidate 's spouse ( if any ) , and ( except in parish or community elections ) the candidate 's election agent are entitled to be present at the count together with a number of counting agents . |
| 16 | So , a representative of the authority is entitled to be present at the taking of the evidence ; for example , the authority may wish to ensure that there is no infringement of his State 's sovereignty or security , or to uphold privileges of the witness . |
| 17 | European diplomats say that Reginald Bartholomew , the under-secretary of state for security assistance , has warned them against doing anything with the WEU that undermines NATO or freezes out the Americans from security talks at which they think they are entitled to be present . |
| 18 | After nomination the candidate is entitled to be present at the issue of postal ballot papers , to visit the polling stations and the candidate , the candidate 's spouse ( if any ) , and ( except in parish or community elections ) the candidate 's election agent are entitled to be present at the count together with a number of counting agents . |
| 19 | They were a young primary school teacher from Awlad Shaikh who appeared in the Magharba list and a professor of economics from Benghazi University with a United States doctorate , who unfortunately was unable to be present himself , but was supported by the Zuwaya . |
| 20 | UNFORTUNATELY , I was unable to be present at the luncheon at a London hotel on Tuesday when the Duke of Gloucester presented the first English Tourist Board car park awards . |
| 21 | Mrs Claudio Abado was another who had worked hard towards making the evening a success , but was unable to be present . |
| 22 | It was very much regretted that Master Fellow was unable to be present due to family illness . |
| 23 | If I may erm we , we , we , we did attend er er er a briefing and myself and James , unfortunately Margaret was unable to be present on that day , although I think she 's had a separate briefing or there is a separate briefing being proposed . |
| 24 | Miss Braithwaite expressed her appreciation of all the hard work undertaken by the retiring Vice-Chairman , Mrs. Ann McMillan and said how much she regretted that Ann was unable to be present at the meeting because of her admission to hospital . |