Example sentences of "[noun] [noun] [vb base] to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Therefore , the relative prices of index futures appear to be set in accordance with the no-arbitrage condition , adjusted for transaction costs . |
| 2 | The frescoes show us what the colonnades looked like and capitals of varying designs can be inferred from them ; some of the stone pedestal lamps seem to be miniature versions of the full-sized timber columns . |
| 3 | As noted , eurobond issuers need to be of good reputation , whether in terms of credit quality or name recognition . |
| 4 | Some computer inventions have to be protected by copyright rather than patents . |
| 5 | An indexed file can allow more marked savings to be made , as only the index entries need to be read , and these show which tracks and cylinders can be skipped . |
| 6 | Mer-doll and T-shirt opportunities appear to be limitless ; making balance-sheet splashes are Disney 's The Little Mermaid and the upcoming Cher movie Mermaids — a tail story in which she plays a single mother of two who leads a less-than-respectable love life . |
| 7 | This perhaps links with the lack of awareness of Britain as a multilingual society referred to above — on the whole teaching methods seem to be conceived of a primarily technical , with little regard for the links between techniques and methods used and more general educational and social questions . |
| 8 | National Curriculum subjects have to be covered in school groups . |
| 9 | As the implications of another disastrous election defeat begin to be analysed , it is clear that calls for the Labour Party to embrace PR as a way of breaking the Tory stranglehold are gaining in strength . |
| 10 | Long-term eating patterns need to be taught and avoidance of inappropriate dieting for children . |
| 11 | It is possible that a high-status tomb may yet be found entirely intact and that many gold and silver objects remain to be discovered by excavation . |
| 12 | Inefficiency in the clinics and the universities is compounded by the fact that research groups tend to be small and isolated , shunning collaborative links with other small groups , either locally or nationally . |
| 13 | Some US research groups appear to be tackling part of this problem by tagging databases with error information . |
| 14 | Casework loads tend to be dominated by short-term ( or even crisis ) work ; service development — which demands long lead times — is easily squeezed out . |
| 15 | the arrangements for the administration and use of student feedback questionnaires appear to be limiting their usefulness , and might be revised . |
| 16 | But our task is made relevant only in the context of an adequate sociological model which provides for an account , from ‘ without ’ , of the processes by which football fans come to be viewed as deviant , and how fans come to be portrayed as disordered and devilish . |
| 17 | In conclusion , mobile diabetic eye screening units seem to be particularly effective at identifying previously unrecognised retinopathy in rural areas , at a relatively low cost . |
| 18 | Several studies emphasise that , far from being marginally interested in the game , hooligan supporters tend to be among the most committed and knowledgeable of fans ( Dunning et al. , 1986 ) . |
| 19 | Sadder occasions occur ambulance charters need to be carried out , typically to Southampton with a patient who can not be treated satisfactorily in the islands . |
| 20 | Whereas London cabaret bills tend to be filled with straight stand-up acts , in provincial gigs you are more likely to be put on with local bands , cringe-worthy performance poets , or singer-songwriters wielding acoustic guitars . |
| 21 | Data archives need to be proactive in encouraging the data to be used as well as providing a flexible and supportive service to potential users . |
| 22 | Most auction companies appear to be waiting until the transfer legislation is in place before they too offer sheep quota — and they expect most of 1993 trading to concentrate on leasing . |
| 23 | Most of lowland Britain is intensively cultivated ; upland areas tend to be used for sheep farming and/or for game ( grouse , deer etc. ) as well as for other recreational activities . |
| 24 | In feudal conditions , where workers lack citizenship rights and where class privileges and distinctions are deeply entrenched , labour movements tend to be highly politicised in order to help effect a radical change in the social order ( Kassalow , 1969 ; Shalev and Korpi , 1980 ) . |
| 25 | Query expansion and user feedback during the search process appear to be the most promising routes to follow . |
| 26 | If policies are to improve , third-world governments need to be subjected to a shrewd combination of pressure and advice . |
| 27 | And since the Tories have been parked in Number 10 for the past 13 years , they 'll do as targets when the custard pies come to be thrown . |
| 28 | SHOW OF AFFECTION : The Duchess of York and Johnny Bryan seem to be very close ( top ) and little Princess Eugenie looks on ( above ) as the American moves in to kiss her mother |
| 29 | Should any part of the text , the version , or the entry tables prove to be unreadable , alternative tables are available to rebuild the data lost . |
| 30 | Completion dates tend to be on an " on or before " rather than a fixed date and frequently pass by without completion taking place … |