Example sentences of "[noun] be [vb pp] to [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It provided for the unimpeded movement of foreign exchange and gold into and out of the country by both Philippine residents and overseas investors , and removed the requirement that foreign exchange earned abroad by Philippine-based commodity and service exporters be sold to Manila-based banks . |
| 2 | Now the United States is on the verge of bombing Iraq on the pretext that Iraq refuses to destroy its ‘ weapons of mass destruction ’ — when , in fact , Iraq has asked that some of its military industry be converted to civilian production laid waste by allied bombing . |
| 3 | Authorities decided the only possible means of completing the transfer on time would be from a proper docking facility and requested the carrier be moved to nearby Glasgow for loading . |
| 4 | Why should observations through a telescope be preferred to naked-eye observations ? |
| 5 | It can be argued that true liberalization of standing rules requires not only that applicants be accorded standing to represent interests which they share with many others ( the old test of ‘ genuine grievance ’ achieved that ) but also that standing be accorded to genuine representatives of interested persons even if the only interest of the representative is to further the interests of the represented . |
| 6 | To what extent can these findings from the British civil service be generalised to other occupational groups ? |
| 7 | This does not mean that we thought , and still less required , that in no circumstances should J. be subjected to mechanical ventilation . |
| 8 | The circulation may on occasion be restricted to certain defined and known developers who are most likely tore-instruct the agent for the sale of the projected development . |
| 9 | And could British Rail be sold to British Rail ? |
| 10 | What may in the first instance be attributed to physical causes and treated by an herbalist may , if it persists or grows more severe , be redefined as caused by mystical forces requiring treatment by a diviner ( see Horton 1970 : 142 ) . |
| 11 | The US Marine Mammals Protection Act of 1972 stated that : ‘ … it shall be the immediate goal that the incidental kill or serious injury of marine mammals permitted in the course of commercial fishing operations be reduced to insignificant levels approaching zero morality . ' |
| 12 | Thus , if on the one hand the ‘ civilizing ’ role of the Russians in Siberia should not be belittled , neither should too much credence be given to nationalistic claims put forward in Russian accounts of the subject , whether before or after the 1917 Revolution . |
| 13 | Once such a formulation is proposed then it can of course be applied to other phenomena ( other than those originally used ) and these are explained as additional instances of the abstractions that have been established . |
| 14 | It maddened Adam , his misuse of this word , which could n't of course be applied to guiding anyone on land , coming as it did from the Latin navigare and thence from navis , feminine , a ship , and agere , to drive or guide . |
| 15 | Discussing the use of the 18-foot ( 5.5 metre ) perch for measuring plots , the fiscal assessment in Domesday Book and the 1284 Kirby 's Quest knights ' fees , she examined in detail the plans of Hemingborough , Thornton le Beans and Upper Poppleton , and showed that the plans of these and other villages seem co be related to early feudal arrangements . |
| 16 | So how can protecting the environment be left to individual conscience ? |
| 17 | Identifying as unquestionably spontaneous whatever can not even on the most indulgent interpretation be ascribed to considered choice , what will be the place of spontaneity in our model of the rational man ? |
| 18 | Now more than ever , an increasingly mobile and multi-racial society demands that consideration be given to sociocultural factors in communicating . |
| 19 | The Director of Education suggested that as the teacher was due to retire soon , consideration be given to possible amalgamation of this school with that at Green Haven , about five miles away . |
| 20 | Would not a massive increase of jobs ensure that training be integrated to economic revival and be more productive in finding work ? |
| 21 | In the Duma and in the press loyalists were loudest in their demands that Russian interests be vigorously defended , that the massive expenditure on armaments be put to good use . |
| 22 | Can a pension be paid to other dependants ? |
| 23 | For the idea put forward is not merely that " pluralistically committed " relational properties are not as basic as qualitative properties , but that all properties and relations can in the end be assimilated to qualitative properties of one sort or another . |
| 24 | Will this principle be extended to other areas of the company 's operations ? |
| 25 | In practice , you might , for instance : ( a ) Broaden your essay 's conclusions , so that they could in principle be applied to other books , or an author 's work as a whole . |
| 26 | At the same time , the new law provides that the previously free distribution of textbooks to all students be confined to needy students only . |
| 27 | In many of the Sussex levels pumped drainage schemes are being installed to give greater control over the water levels so that the water table can be gradually lowered , permitting the permanent pasture to be improved by ploughing and re-seeding and allowing a longer grazing season ; some will no doubt be converted to arable . |
| 28 | To what extent can trends be related to concomitant changes in age structure , household composition , or work patterns ? |
| 29 | So far as concerns professional regulation , the Law Society requires that the membership of each such company be confined to qualified solicitors , retired partners and the dependents of retired or deceased partners . |
| 30 | It may then direct that the records or documents be disclosed to other parties to the proceedings . |