Example sentences of "[vb mod] [verb] to be so " in BNC.
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| 1 | The overriding criterion — that the service of a summons is impracticable or inappropriate — does not even have to be based on objective grounds ; it is enough that it should appear to be so to the constable making the arrest . |
| 2 | ‘ If I have misused another of your American idioms , ’ he said stiffly , ‘ I should like to be so informed . ’ |
| 3 | That this should continue to be so is curious , as participants in many meetings covering a wide variety of subjects will often , when pressed , agree that the interchange which has taken place outwith the meeting has been at least as useful , and generally more enjoyable , than the actual meeting itself . |
| 4 | Pervasive though this negative tradition is , it does n't quite answer why it is that in a post-Christian society there should continue to be so much indifference to the claims of animals . |
| 5 | The strategy outlined last year for the Group , of continued and intense emphasis on cost reduction in all aspects of both businesses , has been pursued vigorously and must continue to be so in these still uncertain economic times . |
| 6 | It is often thought that Cichlasoma pair for life , and in the home aquarium , this may appear to be so . |
| 7 | With their broader streets and freshly painted houses they might appear to be so , but , as Engels remarked , those streets were often unpaved and lacked a sewer , the paint was bound to fade within a decade , and their apparent solidity of build would then be revealed as no more than that of bricks laid end to end . |
| 8 | Such a process is not just ‘ muddling along ’ , although it might appear to be so . |
| 9 | It did not occur to us that ‘ working in their usual way ’ might prove to be so different from what we were expecting that work on the project would be brought virtually to a standstill . |
| 10 | To begin with I found the subject somewhat tedious , but as the weeks passed I became fascinated by how meticulously recording each transaction could prove to be so beneficial even to our little business . |
| 11 | They used to try to be so posh . |
| 12 | For such changes to be successful , they would need to be so large that they would undermine price stability in the Community . |
| 13 | Section 682 provides that income arising under a settlement shall be deemed not to have been distributed if and to the extent that it exceeds the aggregate of : ( i ) the sums , excluding all payments of interest , paid in that year by the trustees of the settlement to any persons ( not being a body corporate connected with the settlement and not being the trustees of another settlement made by the settlor or the trustees of the settlement ) in such manner that they fall to be treated in that year , otherwise than by virtue of s677 above , as the income of those persons for the purposes of income tax , or would fall to be so treated if those persons were domiciled , resident and ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom and the sums had been paid to them there ; and ( ii ) subject to s682(2)– ( 5 ) ( rules for ascertaining undistributed income where interest is paid by trustees ) any expenses of the trustees of the settlement paid in that year which , in the absence of any express provision of the settlement , would be properly chargeable to income , in so far as such expenses are not included in the sums mentioned in para ( i ) above ; and ( iii ) in a case where the trustees of the settlement are trustees for charitable purposes , the amount by which any income arising under the settlement in that year in respect of which exemption from tax may be granted under s505 of TA 1988 exceeds the aggregate amount of any such sums or expenses as aforesaid paid in that year which are properly chargeable to that income . |
| 14 | This would appear to be so , but can anyone tell me why the 950i dropped its stitches off on the left of the machine and the 836 preferred the right ? |
| 15 | ‘ It would appear to be so , ’ he growled in an undertone , then changed the subject before it could be discussed further . |
| 16 | ‘ Do you think I would choose to be so ? ’ |
| 17 | He found it was too large to be caused by a gravitational field : if it had been a gravitational red shift , the object would have to be so massive and so near to us that it would disturb the orbits of planets in the Solar System . |
| 18 | If it is dangerous to engage in political protest ( and it is ) and , as one of my informants Biu complained , if it is pointless to reclamar , to argue with God ( and it would seem to be so ) , hungry and frustrated people can transform angry and nervous hunger into ‘ breakdown ’ and ‘ mental ’ problems . |
| 19 | only in the sense that driving while drunk is wrong , and would cease to be so if medical obstacles were removed ? |
| 20 | Deny it as much as you like , but we 're lovers now and shall continue to be so . ’ |
| 21 | Public utilities such as electricity , gas , water and telecommunications provided the best examples of what were considered to be natural monopolies , although when technological advances are made , certain industries formerly classed as natural monopolies may cease to be so ( eg telecommunications ) . |
| 22 | This flow chart is fairly complete ; not every petrographic study will need to be so thorough , but particular paths are easily selected . |
| 23 | Does my hon. Friend agree that more than ever it is important that an agreement is reached at Maastricht in which Britain takes a whole-hearted role in the European Community , because otherwise it will cease to be so attractive for inward investment ? |
| 24 | The big industrial company , says Mr Chandler , has been the engine of economic growth for the past 100 years , and will continue to be so for the next 100 . |
| 25 | The Authors jointly and severally warrant to the Publisher that the Company is entitled to the relevant services of the Authors and is therefore in as position to contract in this way with the Publisher , and that this will continue to be so throughout the period of the Publishing Agreement . |
| 26 | ‘ These are difficult times for all of us , ’ thundered the editorial , ‘ and will continue to be so until we are reaping the full benefits of North Sea oil . |
| 27 | And we do n't suppose that the United States will continue to be so generous with its aid , once the FDR takes power ! |
| 28 | Our policies have been a huge success up to now and we are determined to ensure that they will continue to be so . |
| 29 | We will continue to be so . |
| 30 | Yes , I mean it 's quite clear grass cutting is one of those issues which has been very vexatious over the years and I 'm sure it will continue to be so . |