Example sentences of "[verb] to be a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Apple 's Macintosh , on the other hand , was designed to be a closed system with a rigidly defined hardware and software core that all developers could take advantage of . |
| 2 | A further specialized module , scheduled for docking in March 1990 , was intended to complete what was designed to be a multipurpose orbital complex for enhanced research in the fields of astrophysics , space biology , medicine and technology and the investigation of the Earth 's natural resources . |
| 3 | Designed to be a complete teaching package , Fanfare does not need to be supplemented by any additional material . |
| 4 | The station was consciously designed to be a civic centre with a wide range of rooms including a theatre . |
| 5 | Both Jesus and Paul will say that marriage is designed to be a one-flesh lifelong relationship , but they both recognise the human realities . |
| 6 | self-chosen evidence of pupils ' thought and action in written , visual and taped form designed to be a self-selected commentary on the pupils ' character . |
| 7 | And it 's not designed to be a public meeting for anybody that come along and gives support and help would be more than welcome . |
| 8 | The story is designed to be a modern-day film noir . |
| 9 | Dataproducts Corp has released XP-1 , a print server designed to be an intelligent noder for Unix or DEC Ethernet networks : allowing multiple hosts to queue print jobs transparently across the network . |
| 10 | The essay should seek to be an objective discussion ; references to " I " do not lead to that impression . |
| 11 | His response to a Christian who might approach him with the request to convert to Hinduism would be to urge him to try to be a good Christian since the Gītā could offer him no more than the Bible . |
| 12 | If you know someone with HIV or AIDS , it is important to try to be a good friend to them . |
| 13 | None the less , it has concluded that if the backlog is to be eliminated there will need to be a similar increase in the recurrent baseline , which represents a substantial commitment of university funding . |
| 14 | The electorate did not need to be a democratic one , and as a general rule was not ; all that was needed was an electorate consisting of the men of substance , so that the government would be responsive to their choices . |
| 15 | Now obviously in a case like that there does n't really need to be a great deal of negotiation because obviously if it 's something being given ex gratia then really obviously people really ca n't be in a position to argue too much . |
| 16 | This will enable them to point out any of your obvious failings ( you do n't need to be a professional counsellor to realize when someone is mumbling or unprepared for certain questions ) . |
| 17 | Just very briefly , I think that erm the point Mr raised is a fair point and erm there may well need to be a good bit of clarification erm on on that . |
| 18 | Prognosis — not a punishingly long course , but you 'll need to be a good putter to break par ! . |
| 19 | there may need to be a separate contract dealing with specific services . |
| 20 | And so there does not need to be a separate provision made for numbers of concealed households . |
| 21 | Use diagrams wherever possible You do n't need to be a graphic artist . |
| 22 | Moreover , the belief would not need to be a reasonable one . |
| 23 | Torture does not need to be a male preserve , she says . |
| 24 | They have the characteristic of being cross-disciplinary , which reminds us that the future of mental health planning and commissioning will need to be a joint effort . |
| 25 | Had n't he already described himself as ‘ a political animal ’ — ‘ and with £19.50p attendance money a day as a Sheffield councillor , on which I 'm dependent by the way , I 'd need to be a political animal . ’ |
| 26 | With four months of the year already recording no increase , there will need to be a sharp rise in the remaining months to achieve that . |
| 27 | Training may need to be a continuous activity , with periodic updating sessions and refresher courses , especially if the firm is involved in new product development or if technology is changing rapidly . |
| 28 | ( You do n't need to be a trained anthropologist to spot the seeds of conflict in this theology . ) |
| 29 | You do n't need to be a trained journalist . |
| 30 | There may need to be a large number of meetings and discussions between the consultant and the client even after the candidate is appointed to ensure that things are running smoothly . |