Example sentences of "[be] to [be] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | How wonderful it must be to be a great artist like Mr Beaumont or a musician like Mr Fergus or even a teacher like half the church . |
| 2 | Comparing the work I have done here to that produced in other areas of England and Wales this seems to be to be a perceptive observation , which is verified by Laura Knight : ‘ But whatever the month , and whatever the time of day , the beauty of the landscape for the painter in the West Midlands would be hard to beat . |
| 3 | Therefore , much as I may myself enjoy theatre-going and much as I may cheer when I see a full theatre , I must contain my own enthusiasm if I am to be a cool observer . |
| 4 | ’ — And if I am to be a great Kha-Khan , I ought to be able to recognise when I am being told the truth . ’ |
| 5 | For example , if a supplier has agreed to deliver a computer system and the contract states that the terminals are to be a deep yellow colour but , instead , he delivers a computer with lemon coloured terminals , this will amount to a breach of warranty unless there is some special reason why the deep yellow colour was specified . |
| 6 | If women are to be a good test of male-oriented psychological theories , as egalitarian feminist psychology hopes , they must be assumed to be a largely homogeneous population . |
| 7 | As the Chairman , Pat Retief in his Annual Chairman 's Review says , ‘ we must continue to be a profitable company if we are to be a good employer in the fullest sense , capable of maintaining and enhancing our portfolio of assets and maximising the development of the Group 's human resources . |
| 8 | I think it is essential to feel that if you are to be a successful athlete . |
| 9 | This is very difficult when you are accustomed to your precise and meaningful jargon , but it is a skill you must acquire if you are to be a successful communicator . |
| 10 | The polytechnics of the new binary policy were to be a key group of partners for the CNAA from roughly the beginning of the 1970s : the Assistant Director of Hatfield Polytechnic spoke of the polytechnics and the CNAA as ‘ inseparable … |
| 11 | More junior staff came , who were to be a great help to us . |
| 12 | If there were to be a Labour Government or the unlikely event of a Liberal Democrat Government , it would be open house for local authorities to spend and spend , just like Viv Nicholson . |
| 13 | They were to be a new form of secondary school — ‘ beacons of excellence ’ — funded mainly by industry , and would concentrate on science and technology . |
| 14 | Haplochromis were to be a new challenge . |
| 15 | Then there was Tiare , named after Polynesia 's whitest flower , who had inherited a secret hoard of paintings from her artist father , paintings that were to be a turning point in the history of the island . |
| 16 | Since older miners were usually no longer fit to work at the coal-face and did less well-remunerated jobs on or near the surface , this meant that in old age — if they reached it — their pensions were to be a calculated on the basis of their more poorly paid years at work ! |
| 17 | He had given some of the more frank and open-minded advice on the future of the industry before nationalisation , and his critical and constructive approach and blend of engineering and commercial experience were to be a valuable input to Central Authority discussions . |
| 18 | The Japanese invasion brought an end to this initial stage of Holy Cross ; the war years were to be a severe testing of the training given . |
| 19 | The grouse were to be a special feature on the menu . |
| 20 | If such a strategy were to be an effective one — and the jury is still out , although it seems a promising idea — then reintegrative shaming would be a valuable method of reforming offenders , which ( as we have said ) is a valid reductivist aim to be pursued within a morally defensible penal system . |
| 21 | That would probably take you to your er first scenario , if there 's to be a new settlement , that the criteria approach alone is acceptable . |
| 22 | Not surprisingly , I heard today that in in there 's to be a judicial review on the supposed Trust because they 've not given enough information to the public on which to start their enterprise . |
| 23 | ‘ There 's to be a big town meeting tonight , ’ said the vole , pressing water from his fur . |
| 24 | Colleagues , immediately after the close of this particular session , there is to be a meeting in the conference hall within the Guildhall , on the National Trade Union Laws on National Tamp Tampon Alert Day , and there 's to be a special video which will last approximately eleven minutes . |
| 25 | There 's to be a special er sweet or something , bar of chocolate for those who get these questions right . |
| 26 | He gathered rocks , but found a dredge such as the Hudson 's to be a crude sampling tool . |
| 27 | The complete essence or form of a triangle is to be a three-sided plane figure . |
| 28 | The coffee morning is to be a regular feature and will be held at Harewood House every second Saturday in the month . |
| 29 | We are determined to make it work — the last thing I want is to be a laughing stock among local farmers if I fail . ’ |
| 30 | the organisational objectives as gauged by an individual need to be compatible with personal objectives of the individual if he is to be a well-integrated member of the organisation . |