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

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1 Overall , the image gives a feel of the nature of diversification during development , since as a cell proceeds down a pathway and takes one of the branches , other pathways cease to be open to it .
2 Sometimes one , possibly two patients , appear to be central to the outbreak and should , if possible , be moved to another setting .
3 In the second ( more profound and unconscious ) , the reader engages with certain associations that appear to be personal to the reader and that come together as one , central fantasy .
4 Interestingly , German managers whilst not showing any difference in their feelings of physical health , did show superior psychological health compared to their British counterparts , and these appear to be due to their more frequently and effectively using stress-coping techniques such as ‘ social support ’ , ‘ task strategies ’ , ‘ time ’ and ‘ involvement ’ .
5 Fine songs such as ‘ Mean To Me ’ or ‘ I Ca n't Get Started ’ appear to be close to perfect here but such trifles as ‘ With Thee I Swing ’ and ‘ You 're Too Lovely To Last ’ are just as charming because the singer gives them the same sensitive treatment .
6 Again , in some areas where conditions throughout appear to be favourable to corals , coral reefs and banks will be found on some submerged banks and not on others , for example in the Laccadive Islands in the Indian Ocean .
7 For instance , if a country concerned still employs traditional systems which , in the light of more modern techniques , appear to be detrimental to public health , it may be desirable to change patterns of behaviour in , say , nutrition or hygiene .
8 In fact , our ‘ middle-class ’ witches appear to be similar to the Canaanites ( see p. 56 ) , whom God roundly condemned .
9 I would therefore think it 's appropriate to be in this sort of format er so that if any other issues other than questions of in migration appear to be relevant to this situation , then it can be taken on the move .
10 On the contrary , the maintenance of meaningful links with the birth family appear to be beneficial to children , to their sense of identity and self esteem and for gaining a better understanding of their genealogical background and adoption circumstances .
11 Other releases through the Sub Pop empire ( all of which now appear to be subject to the same scheduling difficulties ) include THEE HEADCOATS ' LP , ‘ Heavens To Murgatroid Even !
12 Other releases through the Sub Pop empire ( all of which now appear to be subject to the same scheduling difficulties ) include THEE HEADCOATS ' LP , ‘ Heavens To Murgatroid Even !
13 It is well known that teachers undertake a number of tasks which appear to be additional to their contractual duties and so voluntary .
14 The latest report on the employment of black graduates also concludes that they experience greater difficulties than white graduates in obtaining employment ; in addition , the jobs obtained appear to be inferior to those gained by white graduates ( CRE , 1987 ) .
15 They appear to be insensitive to semantic and iconic similarity but differ on decrement in performance with signs which are similar in their physical components ( i.e. handshape , movement etc . ) .
16 The Index Kewensis lists more than 250 species of dodder and while some of these are possibly synonyms of the same species collected from different localities , the dodder appear to be native to all the large temperate and tropical land masses of the world .
17 Some appear to be stuck to the branches and one or two are distinctly fluttering their wings , as if in some kind of trouble .
18 Emphasis must be placed on certain steps and their qualities which appear to be particular to one country and dances should be limited to those which can be recognised .
19 We hope an expect to be faithful to each other .
20 ‘ Most of our customers are second time buyers who know what they want and expect to be able to just walk in and take it off the shelf like a can of beans , ’ he says .
21 Er and then to contrast this you 've got like the feminist view er well it 's a just reconstruct a lot of these ideas instead of saying that women 's talk was diffident they said it was more considerate , and so the idea that quite often A lot of the features that are in this conversation are n't because women want to be deferential to the men they 're talking to , it 's that they actually want to show some consideration to the turn-taking or the conversational style that 's going on .
22 If you want to be close to the centre there 's a campsite within the grounds .
23 The village is the place to stay if you enjoy a relaxed , informal atmosphere and want to be close to all the activities .
24 Within five years we want to be close to 15 per cent . ’
25 ‘ Now , darlin' , you want to be nice to old Eddie , ’ he said softly .
26 I have been to the Benefits Agency in my constituency , where the manager and staff made it plain to me that if staff were concerned about their safety they would not wear a name badge — but most of them want to because they want to be able to be identified by the public , so that if someone rings up a week later he can identify the person to whom he spoke a week before .
27 In addition , if we want to be true to our ecumenical commitment , it should not exclude religions other than Christianity .
28 Everton have cut the cost of their kit , while Wimbledon , who are refusing to jack up their prices , have said : ‘ We want to be fair to our supporters . ’
29 I 'm sorry but I , I want to be fair to everybody , yeah and I also want to be fair to the debate that 's still to come later this afternoon , but I 've called for questions and I 'd like everybody to start their statement with the question which they 're going to put to the convenor .
30 I 'm sorry but I , I want to be fair to everybody , yeah and I also want to be fair to the debate that 's still to come later this afternoon , but I 've called for questions and I 'd like everybody to start their statement with the question which they 're going to put to the convenor .
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