Example sentences of "[adj] [conj] [be] to [be] " in BNC.

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1 Offshore winds are dangerous and are to be avoided at all costs .
2 It is argued that cultural discontinuities between homes and schools do exist , are inevitable and are to be celebrated .
3 Equally , strong unison singing to an accompaniment is always effective and is to be encouraged .
4 Co-operation with the LEAs was equally important and was to be sought on a basis of complementary provision rather than through competitive relationships .
5 Lakatos offers a universal criterion of rationality , then , which is conjectural and is to be tested against the history of science .
6 Three thousand tonnes of equipment from the steel works , which closed two years ago with the loss of 1,200 jobs , has been bought by the Chinese and is to be shipped out of Birkenhead docks to Shanghai .
7 Three thousand tonnes of equipment from the steel works , which closed two years ago with the loss of 1,200 jobs , have been bought by the Chinese and is to be shipped out of Birkenhead docks to Shanghai .
8 Three thousand tonnes of equipment from the steelworks , which closed with the loss of 1,200 jobs , has been bought by the Chinese and is to be shipped out of Birkenhead docks to Shanghai .
9 Only two cities in Poland have more Poles , and but two cities in Ireland have more Irish than are to be found in Chicago .
10 Zipped up the inside , and with a squared off toe , it was the last word in futuristic chic that was to be adapted and toned down for the mass market .
11 The amounts are variable and are to be debited annually .
12 However , this does not mean that the kinds of plant foods we have mentioned are bad or are to be avoided .
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