Example sentences of "[vb pp] to be a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Apple 's Macintosh , on the other hand , was designed to be a closed system with a rigidly defined hardware and software core that all developers could take advantage of . |
| 2 | A further specialized module , scheduled for docking in March 1990 , was intended to complete what was designed to be a multipurpose orbital complex for enhanced research in the fields of astrophysics , space biology , medicine and technology and the investigation of the Earth 's natural resources . |
| 3 | Designed to be a complete teaching package , Fanfare does not need to be supplemented by any additional material . |
| 4 | The station was consciously designed to be a civic centre with a wide range of rooms including a theatre . |
| 5 | Both Jesus and Paul will say that marriage is designed to be a one-flesh lifelong relationship , but they both recognise the human realities . |
| 6 | self-chosen evidence of pupils ' thought and action in written , visual and taped form designed to be a self-selected commentary on the pupils ' character . |
| 7 | And it 's not designed to be a public meeting for anybody that come along and gives support and help would be more than welcome . |
| 8 | The story is designed to be a modern-day film noir . |
| 9 | Dataproducts Corp has released XP-1 , a print server designed to be an intelligent noder for Unix or DEC Ethernet networks : allowing multiple hosts to queue print jobs transparently across the network . |
| 10 | There is even expected to be a slight fall in Latin America to less than 50 millions . |
| 11 | Expected to be a standard text that will entertain Welsh children for decades , it comes at £6.50 from Wales University Press . |
| 12 | Benefit cuts are expected to be a critical part of the autumn public spending statement to be made by Chancellor Norman Lamont next week . |
| 13 | Growth this year is expected to be a tolerable 5% . |
| 14 | An ageing labour force can not be expected to be a mobile one . |
| 15 | The sultan was expected to be a good Muslim and to act justly in accordance with Islamic teaching . |
| 16 | OIL prices remained firm yesterday after the latest flurry caused by Middle East tension and the start of what is expected to be a new round of petrol price rises . |
| 17 | Next Thursday , home to what is expected to be a strong Sheffield Wednesday Reserve side . |
| 18 | Like Operation Tiger , it is expected to be a low budget operation costed at £6 million over four years . |
| 19 | Forced repatriation was reportedly favoured by public opinion in the colony and the issue of the boat people was expected to be a major issue in the first elections to the legislature due in September . |
| 20 | In spite of the area president , Rosemary Sorrie , stating that there were developments afoot — and there is expected to be a major statement on FASL at the NFU 's annual meeting in Dundee next month — members said any changes to the scheme would be required to be made public more urgently . |
| 21 | This is expected to be a ginger group for ‘ new thinking ’ in foreign policy . |
| 22 | Brough Park 's Movealong Sharp will be chasing a hat-trick of victories at the East Boldon circuit in the 450 metres puppy open , but there is expected to be a serious challenge from wide running Pond Pavarotti , which is also trained by Harry Williams . |
| 23 | There is expected to be a close vote on defence , but Mr Kinnock is confident the new policy will be affirmed today . |
| 24 | There had been some 400,000 arrivals since the 1988 elections ( including 240,000 from the former Soviet Union ) , and 240,000 of them were eligible to vote , which was seen as possibly a decisive factor in what was expected to be a close electoral contest . |
| 25 | For verbal ability , there was expected to be a right field advantage , whereas visuo-spatial ability was expected to have a lesser advantage in the right field indicating left field advantage . |
| 26 | INJURY-hit Derry City will receive little sympathy from high-flying Shelbourne at Tolka Park tomorrow afternoon in what is expected to be a severe test for the Brandywell side ( kick-off 3.30pm ) . |
| 27 | Considering that σ A -RNA polymerase can also form stable open complexes at some promoters , it seems that no general rule can be easily established , and that the characteristics of the different complexes should be expected to be a particular feature of each promoter . |
| 28 | Steven Spielberg 's much hyped dinosaur movie dubbed ’ Jaws with Claws ’ is expected to be a huge box office hit when it goes on general release this week . |
| 29 | His match with Garry Kasparov is also expected to be a lucrative affair . |
| 30 | It was generally believed that they were proposing to seek an electoral pact with the Conservatives , so as to ensure that they would hold their seats against what was expected to be a Conservative landslide at the next general election . |