Example sentences of "[noun] [conj] [verb] to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | In spite of this , there is plenty of scope for what is sought to be greatly reduced ; it is also possible for the permission to be limited in time , in other words for the development , building and/or use to be permitted only until some date in the future . |
| 2 | an in-patient ( or awaiting admission or booked to be admitted ) in a hospital or nursing home ; or |
| 3 | Within this framework , Ryan makes two main proposals , both extremely interesting : first , that plot-advancing propositions can be defined as those that affect , directly or indirectly , the relationships between the worlds that make up the textual universe ( Chapter 7 ) ; second , that the aesthetic value or " tellability " of a story partly depends on the degree of diversification of such worlds , i.e. on the richness of the virtual situations and events that only exist in the minds of the characters ( whether they are explicitly mentioned in the narrative or need to be inferred by readers ) ( Chapter 8 ) . |
| 4 | Or , if you 're travelling by foot or want to be seen clubbing , Red or Dead has a range of shoes with luminous soles at £50 , from 61 Neal St , London WC2 ; Royal Exchange , Manchester ; 6 Slater St , Liverpool |
| 5 | These levels erm they 've got to be in the context of the levels of the national curriculum or fail to be valuable . |
| 6 | If you take the line of least resistance or fail to be consistent , you will actually make things worse . |
| 7 | We will either transform it into a new liberating future or continue to be subject to its tyranny whether we recognize its power or not . ’ |
| 8 | Often , if they have a disposition to broader problem-solving , the search consultant can provide views on several issues : the potential organisational structure ; how the individual would fit in ; the likely scope of his or her responsibilities ; if the tasks he or she will be set are manageable and possibly whether candidates can be found in the market who meet a particular specification ; whether the search can be a UK-based search or needs to be international ; whether any of the top candidates can be attracted for the remuneration or does the remuneration of the senior team need reviewing ; is the nationality of the candidate important ; could a woman do the job ; what happened to the last job holder ; did he or she move on to a bigger job or was he or she fired , and was that person successful in the role ? |
| 9 | If he does not appear the proceedings may be struck out or the district judge may proceed with the review in his absence or may order the action or matter to be struck out ( Ord 17 , r 5 ; Ord 21 , r 1(2) ) . |
| 10 | The creation of a zonal level of administration directly under the Home Affairs Ministry was announced at the end of 1988 with the 18 existing districts or dzongkhags to be grouped under four zonal administrative headquarters . |
| 11 | The principle to be applied is that any departure from the target represents a loss or gain to be shared on an agreed basis between the two parties . |
| 12 | It is likely that chronic insulin treatment is necessary to allow endothelial cell loss or damage to be repaired ( Harrison et al , 1980 ) . |
| 13 | The condition can also follow heavy applications of lime and is one of the risks that have to be taken when a heavy liming is needed to neutralize severe acidity quickly when it is causing problems like canker for example . |
| 14 | The remedial action that had to be taken was painful in the extreme but it saved ICI Fibres and put it in a position of strength for the future . |
| 15 | These areas tended to be socially deprived , with more unemployment , more manual workers , etc. , i.e. those characteristics that tend to be associated with a high offender rate . |
| 16 | Such diversity emphasizes that gender , class , economic , and cultural arrangements are important family characteristics that need to be reflected in policies affecting the ten million family members in the UK who are retired . |
| 17 | Said to Bert that got to be a right dopey dick to ride a bike with no mudguards on . |
| 18 | If careful attention is paid to the function of modules in relation to the overall structure of the software , as well as to the production method , the number of different combinations that have to be managed can be drastically reduced . |
| 19 | And Virgin 's boss says there 's a great deal that has to be done to stop more deaths in the crisis zone . |
| 20 | The matron moved towards Elinor 's bed on legs that seemed to be joined to her feet without ankles : she did not walk so much as stomp . |
| 21 | Of course everyone knows to which general she belongs , but it is her eyes , her ears and her discernment that have to be relied upon . |
| 22 | The result is , however , that the termination of the war , and the construction of the peace , will also involve much wider considerations than seemed to be implied by the UN resolutions . |
| 23 | With questions on behaviour such as magazines read or television programmes watched the previous week , the open question produces lists that tend to be abbreviated due to forgetfulness . |
| 24 | The difficulty with all these policy areas is that the effect on economic efficiency is by no means clear cut : there are nearly always benefits and losses that have to be weighed . |
| 25 | It is the scientism of Marx and Freud that has to be rejected and a status found for their critical theories through their interest in emancipation from domination ( economic domination and domination of the individual through neuroses ) . |
| 26 | Not all organizations that claim to be seeking control of the government can realistically be said to be doing so . |
| 27 | The first sees organizations pluralistically and , from a fairly orthodox political stance , asks what leads to conflicts in organizations that have to be settled politically , and what resources of power and influence different groups within organizations can draw upon to protect and advance their interests . |
| 28 | As she turned to walk on she shivered , affected by a chilliness that seemed to be an expression of her revulsion . |
| 29 | She was so proud of herself for getting that out , grinning wildly at the other woman , that Ruth could n't subject her to more and left them for the tennis courts while they unpacked the dusty Seat that seemed to be packed to the gunnels with baskets of clothes and packages . |
| 30 | It was what was going on in my mind that had to be kept secret , on pain of interference , on pain of ridicule , on pain of punishment and , inevitably , on pain of self-understanding . |