Example sentences of "[conj] [noun pl] are [prep] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Where warranties are to be given the following additional clause may be contained in the agreement : |
| 2 | One of their main concerns is that their children or grandchildren are to be placed for adoption with no continuing contact with family members , including brothers and sisters . |
| 3 | Our advice is that , where hedgerows are to be replaced , they should not be substituted just with a row of quickthorn between two strands of barbed wire , but with a mixed , proper , traditional hedge — which would be much better for the environment and habitat . |
| 4 | A writer must face the terrifying complexity of contemporary life if her fictions or poems are to be relevant to the world today . |
| 5 | If paintings or prints are to be hung on the walls it is important to work out beforehand where they are going to go , and to make sure that battens are fixed in these particular areas . |
| 6 | Property agreements sometimes state that the terms of conveyances or leases are to be agreed by the parties , or , if they fail to agree , will be settled by a solicitor specialising in real property of so many years qualification and practising in a particular locality , such as the City of London . |
| 7 | Where trees are to be retained on site , or are outside the site boundary and therefore can not be removed in order to avoid possible subsidence in clay or similar sub-soils , part of the site may be sterilised ( designated ’ unusable ’ ) in order to keep buildings at a safe distance . |
| 8 | This is particularly important where the syndication partner or partners are to be offered a position on the board . |
| 9 | Does the Prime Minister accept that we are pleased that the United Kingdom is signatory to a treaty that commits it to an ever closer union among European peoples , where decisions are to be taken as close to the citizens as possible ? |
| 10 | If specialisations or departments are to be created they must have clear identities and objectives . |
| 11 | Where pipes are to be angled across walls , they should be cut into 1m lengths and a connector/support fitted between lengths . |
| 12 | If spots or downlights are to be inset into a very high ceiling , make sure you have the longest-lasting bulbs possible and that they are very easy to change ; otherwise you 'll be for ever climbing ladders to deal with them . |
| 13 | Twenty three leaflets or booklets are to be ordered from value for money , that 's that funny one you 've got there . |
| 14 | Where assets are to be acquired , Newco has the opportunity to finance these by way of rental payments under finance leases rather than by direct acquisition . |
| 15 | Upon his death Charles 's eldest son assumed responsibility , and anxious evidently to enlarge the sphere of the firm 's activities he took an " option " or " take-note " from the Honourable John Pennington Bart. , Lord Muncaster , which issued liberty to " … search for and get lead and Copper Ores & any other ores within the Manor of Little Langdale & Tilberthwaite ( save and except in certain parcel of Ground under a lease to Wilson & which Ground & Premises are to be reserved for the sole use & purpose of the said Wilson … |
| 16 | Those restrictions relate to : ( a ) prices to be charged for goods or services ; or ( b ) the terms or conditions on or subject to which goods or services are to be supplied ; or ( c ) the quantities or descriptions of goods to be produced , supplied or acquired or the extent to which , or the scale on which services are to be made available supplied or obtained ; or ( d ) the manufacturing process to be used , or the quantities or the description of goods to which such a process is to be applied ; or ( e ) the form or manner in which services are to be made available , supplied or obtained ; or ( f ) the persons to , for or from whom or the areas or places in or from which goods or services are to be supplied or acquired . |
| 17 | Those restrictions relate to : ( a ) prices to be charged for goods or services ; or ( b ) the terms or conditions on or subject to which goods or services are to be supplied ; or ( c ) the quantities or descriptions of goods to be produced , supplied or acquired or the extent to which , or the scale on which services are to be made available supplied or obtained ; or ( d ) the manufacturing process to be used , or the quantities or the description of goods to which such a process is to be applied ; or ( e ) the form or manner in which services are to be made available , supplied or obtained ; or ( f ) the persons to , for or from whom or the areas or places in or from which goods or services are to be supplied or acquired . |
| 18 | It is most useful where records are to be sampled by computer from an unknown number held on , say , a magnetic tape . |
| 19 | Where photographs are to be produced it is usual to ask the other parties to admit their authenticity . |
| 20 | The Moscow authorities have announced that checks are to be conducted on private and commercial vehicles for excessive exhaust emissions . |
| 21 | permit variations in the way that proposals are to be implemented |
| 22 | These advantages are such that ratings are to be preferred when they can be used without distorting the intentions of the investigation . |
| 23 | The Israeli Defence Forces announce that helicopters are to be used to suppress the intifada . |
| 24 | A judge may order that costs are to be taxed on one of two bases . |
| 25 | Again , I do not think that individuals are to be blamed for this : whole societies were caught up in this sexist interpretation of reality . |
| 26 | It made a ‘ mockery of the oft-proclaimed principle that statutes are to be construed in favour of the defendant ’ . |
| 27 | This seems close to what Williams says , in the above quotation , that rights are to be understood as ‘ assuring expectations ’ of which animals are incapable ( which is not to deny that we might have such expectations concerning the treatment of animals ) : |
| 28 | After some initial hesitation it now seems to be generally accepted that the value should be assessed at the date of the conversion ( though it should be noted that in other contexts the courts show some resistance to any universal rule that damages are to be assessed at the date of the wrong ) . |
| 29 | for example , the Act says that governors are to be responsible for disciplinary procedures for staff , and a collective agreement which gave this function to the LEA could therefore not apply . |
| 30 | Despite criticisms voiced by the Post Office Engineering Union ( 1980 ) it is still the case that warrants are to be issued under the hand of the Home Secretary rather than a judge , there apparently being no concern that a major invasion of privacy can take place by executive act without the need for any judicial approval or authorization , as is required in other democracies . |