Example sentences of "[art] [noun sg] [be] to [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It may be said that the social work of the cinema is to naturalized certain sense of individual subjectivity by producing cinema-viewing as a timeless and abundant experience . |
| 2 | The window was to high up to be reached by the captive , though the could poke her head out to be fed . |
| 3 | Possibly the reference is to German flutes , those of the now universal variety blown through a hole at the side instead of through the upper end . |
| 4 | The toast is to Rotary the world over . |
| 5 | In each case , Liberia in 1971 , Kenya in 1979 , and Botswana in 1980 , the transfer was to existing vice-presidents . |
| 6 | The dancing was to good old rock and roll music , and even those who were just a twinkle in their father 's eye in the 6Os joined in with the jiving fun . |
| 7 | One of the first major presentations of the results of the first phase of the initiative was to senior staff of the Children 's Division and the Social Services Inspectorate of the DHSS . |
| 8 | The point was to liven things up . |
| 9 | And he also insisted that the crisis is to deep that there have to be important changes at the top within the union : ‘ There must be less politics , more work … |
| 10 | The architect charged a very low fee , but the client disputed it and the architect was to ill-advised ( or not advised at all- as to decide to sue . |
| 11 | — The price was to high for the spaniards , Frank say . |
| 12 | I AM a fan and an observer of dogs and before the avalanche descends on me I must shout that , like Chris Joyce , our US Editor , I am well aware of the case against dogs but also know that the relationship is to human advantage rather than the other way round . |
| 13 | But at a time when the swing is to full-time 4 × 4 , they have added a central viscous coupling so that in 4 × 4 , on road or off , the power goes to the wheels with the most grip without transmission wind-up and all that entails , which can be locked for extra traction off-road . |
| 14 | The residue is to shocking that many people take refuge in illusion to escape it . |
| 15 | Once more the secret is to learn-by-doing , to make the TL part of that do-it-yourself mirror practice which is daily routine . |
| 16 | Environmentalists such as Steve Elsworth warned that the real purpose of the project was to muddy scientific waters and ensure delay . |
| 17 | the world 's to right weekend . |
| 18 | Given that much traffic such as goods deliveries and rubbish removal is essential to the city 's functioning , the purpose was to filter-out non-essential movement so that necessary traffic would flow more smoothly not more slowly . |
| 19 | One of the first to bring global warming to international attention , Hansen says the effects of the Philippines eruption underline how sensitive the atmosphere is to small changes in heat balance and how vulnerable it is to the greenhouse effect . |
| 20 | ‘ how committed will the ATB be to part-time farmers in the light of budget restrictions ? ’ |
| 21 | The more distant in time an issue is to current industry concerns , the more difficult it is for managers to establish that it applies to their business in some significant way ( relevancy ) and that it should be addressed now ( urgency ) . |