Example sentences of "[coord] is [adj] to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For while hispanophone immigration is indeed sufficiently massive in some parts of the USA to make it desirable , and sometimes necessary , to address this public in its own language , the idea that the supremacy of English in the USA is , or is likely to be , in jeopardy is political paranoia . |
| 2 | In discussing the extent to which sentencing discretion in England and Wales has been subject to control in the past , or is likely to be in the future , we will adopt the threefold classification elaborated by K.C. Davis ( 1969 ) : viz. confining discretion ( or restricting the scope of discretionary power that is available ) ; structuring discretion ( or regulating its exercise in advance ) ; and checking discretion ( or reviewing the way it has been exercised in the past ) . |
| 3 | A solicitor will generally be free to decide for himself whether or not to accept instructions from a client , though he must always bear in mind the statutory obligation not to discriminate against potential clients on the grounds of race , colour , sex etc ( see Chapter 3 ) and he must refuse to act or to continue to act in any of the following circumstances : ( 1 ) where his client seeks to insist on the solicitor conducting his case in a way which would involve some breach of law or professional regulation ; ( 2 ) where the client 's affairs are outside his professional competence ; ( 3 ) if he suspects that the instructions purporting to come from his client do not in fact represent the client 's wishes ; ( 4 ) where the solicitor is unable to obtain confirmation from the client of instructions received from a third person ; ( 5 ) where there is or is likely to be some conflict of interest involving the solicitor himself , his client , other clients ( present , past or prospective ) , or the firm ; ( 6 ) where the solicitor may be a material and not merely formal witness in any proceedings ; ( 7 ) where another solicitor has already received instructions which have not been formally withdrawn . |
| 4 | Section 33(3) requires the court to have regard to all the circumstances of the case and in particular to : ( a ) the length of , and the reasons for , the delay on the part of the plaintiff ; ( b ) the extent to which , having regard to the delay , the evidence adduced or likely to be adduced by the plaintiff or the defendant is or is likely to be less cogent than if the action had been brought within the time allowed by s11 or ( as the case may be ) by s12 ; ( c ) the conduct of the defendant after the cause of action arose , including the extent ( if any ) to which he responded to requests reasonably made by the plaintiff for information or inspection for the purpose of ascertaining facts which were or might be relevant to the plaintiff 's cause of action against the defendant ; ( d ) the duration of any disability of the plaintiff arising after the date of the accrual of the cause of action ; ( e ) the extent to which the plaintiff acted promptly and reasonably once he knew whether or not the act or omission of the defendant , to which the injury was attributable , might be capable at that time of giving rise to an action for damages ; ( f ) the steps , if any , taken by the plaintiff to obtain medical , legal or other expert advice and the nature of any such advice he may have received . |
| 5 | Will the Secretary of State now give a guarantee that no sixth-form college student will be charged for activities in relation to the school curriculum , or is this to be yet another example of pay-as-you-learn under the Conservative Government ? |
| 6 | He shaped encouragingly here last month and is sure to be thereabouts , but BRANDESTON makes even greater appeal at the 12–1 with Ladbrokes . |
| 7 | Other championship hopefuls include England youth international Richard Walker of the home club , the 1990 champion who will be hoping to end a disappointing run of form and is sure to be closely pressed by past champions Tony McClure and Graham Bell while last year 's runner-up John Surtees , John Howson and Jim Dryden , who currently heads the Northern Master Golfer league table , are sure to figure in the action in the final round on Sunday afternoon . |
| 8 | The book will cost £20 and is due to be released in the near future . |
| 9 | It will be writing a native port of SoftPC for the Mac PowerPC and is due to be available when Apple first ships the machines in January or February . |
| 10 | The work , which is being paid for out of the memorial fund launched after Whillans ' death , began recently and is due to be completed by this autumn . |
| 11 | It 's the story of the fraudulent Hitler 's Diaries and is due to be screened in five episodes starting on June 11 . |
| 12 | This was recently adopted by member states and is due to be implemented by June 1994 . |
| 13 | The proposal has already been backed by the United States and France , and is due to be debated by the members of the Paris Club , the group of 16 creditor governments , in the near future . |
| 14 | US officials have raised questions about the quality of workmanship and safety at the complex , which is being built with Soviet help and is due to be commissioned in 1993 . |
| 15 | For further information , contact Ann Worley in the School of Law , who is also always delighted to have news of alumni and is anxious to be told of changes in address . |
| 16 | No , it 's permed and is prone to being dry and frizzy so I have to use a lot of conditioner on it . |
| 17 | But he is certainly not interested in exploiting this angle and is bemused to be asked about his background : ‘ Well … |
| 18 | Sinclair 's , at all events , is the work of a Modernist , and is unlikely to be that of an occultist . |
| 19 | The Wimbledon and United States Open champion , who will also miss next week 's grand prix tournament in Sydney and is unlikely to be fit for Tokyo the following week , has now lost any chance of overhauling Ivan Lendl as world No. 1 before the end of the year . |
| 20 | The close relationship was partly a consequence of her rapport with President Reagan , and is unlikely to be as close with President Bush . |
| 21 | It is tempting to try to cram as much information as possible on to the page , a solid mass of print is unattractive to the eye and is unlikely to be read . |
| 22 | Associability does not fall to zero after just one exposure trial and is unlikely to be fully restored by a single reinforced conditioning trial . |
| 23 | He points out , for example , that personal change is a slow business and is unlikely to be achieved by attending an instant weekend run by est or some other faddish organisation . |
| 24 | Locally-trained Mauir Joyful ( 8.48 ) was impressive over the shorter course a week ago and is unlikely to be troubled in getting the extra distance . |
| 25 | The employee arrives here unsettled and is unlikely to be able to devote full attention and energies to the assignment . |
| 26 | The aircraft is in very poor condition and is unlikely to be capable of a full restoration . |
| 27 | It is a record that still stands , is even in he Guinness Book of Records and is unlikely to be broken . |
| 28 | Simons ( 1981 ) , for instance , argues that evaluation which is forced on schools by outsiders ( a power-coercive strategy ) is likely to be half-hearted , distort reality , engender defensiveness and hostility in teachers , and is unlikely to be sustained . |
| 29 | But I am afraid , since then , the Soviet Union has begun to face disintegration and is unlikely to be a major player . |
| 30 | Alas for them , Faber was not in Santa 's sack this year , and is unlikely to be for a long while . |