Example sentences of "[be] [vb pp] [prep] [adj] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | The approximately 370,000 Soviet troops remaining in East Germany would be withdrawn in three to four years , a process for which Germany would provide financial assistance . |
| 2 | Return of regular periods and fertility may be delayed for eight to ten months . |
| 3 | Particular attention would be given in 1991 to creating jobs and boosting the private sector . |
| 4 | The NGC says construction work on the Lackenby-Picton section would take 12 to 18 months ; the Picton-Shipton section would be completed in 18 to 20 months . |
| 5 | If full morphometric analysis were to show changes at the mild end of the spectrum of coeliac like enteropathy in the original biopsies ( as has been reported in two such patients ) this would require that the descriptive term in these cases be revised from latent to low grade or mild gluten sensitive enteropathy . |
| 6 | NATO planning had accordingly to be adjusted in 1967 to a policy of ‘ escalated ’ response in the event of Soviet attack : conventional weapons , then short-range nuclear weapons , would be used before engaging in full nuclear exchange . |
| 7 | Sometimes it happens that after a number of successive doses like this , the patient will have the beginnings of an aggravation : the medicine should be stopped for two to four days ( or a few hours in acute disease ) and in order to continue treatment you want to give the remedy now in a more diluted form : from the first cup ( not the bottle ) take one teaspoonful and dilute it in another cup , and one teaspoonful of this solution should be given to the patient . |
| 8 | There is still no childhood vaccine although researchers at Southampton University — funded by the National Meningitis Trust — believe one may be developed in five to ten years . |
| 9 | Another industry chief reiterating his position at Geneva was Fiat SpA chairman Gianni Agnelli , who said that Japanese penetration would be limited to 15 to 18 per cent for a transitional period , and after that all restrictions should be dropped . |
| 10 | Major was perplexed that his niceness should be considered by some to be an electoral disadvantage . |
| 11 | This may be considered by some to be an invitation to explore the issue of whether the switching-off is an act or an omission ; for if it is an act , it may be an abetment . |
| 12 | However , the introduction of proposals which structurally divorce the providers of services from wider population considerations , may be considered by some to be a retrograde step and , in practice , may affect the type of care delivered . |
| 13 | Well in fact the discussion on Friday morning went along the lines that the new settlement should be located within six to eight miles or six to ten miles . |
| 14 | I would however hope that this can be organised within two to three weeks . |
| 15 | Basically a simple intercom system which directly replaces an existing door bell system , the inside and outside units can be installed from 3 to 50m apart , using two core-bell wire to connect them . |
| 16 | Despite the slowdown in emigration during 1991 Voice of Israel radio reported on Dec. 10 that Uri Gordon , director of the Jewish Agency , had predicted that 400,000 Soviet immigrants should be expected in 1992. to Egypt |
| 17 | The turbo diesels in the XM and 605 are due to be uprated from 110 to 130bhp . |
| 18 | Starting from Jan. 1 , 1994 , an estimated 20,000 separate tariffs , duties and other barriers would be lifted in five to 10 years ; however , tariffs on most sensitive goods , especially agricultural products , would remain for up to 15 years . |
| 19 | Common cultural situations should be built in both to the drills and to the conversation material , from an early stage in the book . |
| 20 | It can be ascertained within two to four days whether or not the remedy has been correctly selected ( in acute cases within two to four hours ) because the patient after a few doses should be relieved . |
| 21 | The 9 and 11 June amendment widens the scope of the categories of objects concerned and increases the time limit within which a claim for restitution can be made from thirty to fifty years , removing it altogether for objects in state or ecclesiastical ownership . |
| 22 | Coir must be watered differently and it must be fed after three to four weeks instead of the six to eight weeks recommended for peat . |
| 23 | If the line were to go overground from Stratford — presumably along the north London line — that line might have to be upgraded from two to four tracks , with a loss of hundreds of homes in Hackney . |
| 24 | A bypass is already planned though not approved for Aylesbury and campaigners believe the proposed east-west route linking the M40 , the M1 , the A1 and the M11 to Harwich and Felixstowe will eventually be upgraded from dual to three-lane carriageway , creating a new motorway . |
| 25 | This condition ought to be seen by all to be quite ridiculous and unacceptable , but it is all too common . |
| 26 | The National Assembly was to be expanded from 99 to 108 members , equally divided between Christians and Moslems , the powers of the Prime Minister and Cabinet increased and those of the President reduced . |
| 27 | Much of its work will be transferred after 1992 to a European Commission panel . |
| 28 | The Assisted Places Scheme was created , whereby pupils can be transferred from maintained to particular independent schools , with the government p paying part or all of the tuition fees ; the Secretary of State was authorised to establish the details of the scheme by issuing regulations . |
| 29 | The other is in European and Comparative Law , under the auspices of the Law Board , and will be related in particular to the degree of M.Juris. , a one-year postgraduate degree , and to a new four-year undergraduate degree in Law , one year of which is spent at a European university . |
| 30 | In the US , the National Resources Defense Council has also petitioned for a faster phase-out of ozone depleters , calling for the CFC deadline to be moved from 2000 to 1995 , a 1993 ban on production of methyl chloroform and methyl bromide , and a 2005 ban of HCFCs which are not yet included in the protocol . |