Example sentences of "to be successful " in BNC.
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| 1 | Look , do n't hold out too much hope that you 're going to be successful in this . |
| 2 | Giving up smoking together too is much more likely to be successful than if you have to struggle alone . |
| 3 | ( By 1988 the Italian Railways had produced a tilting train — the Pendolino — which appears to be successful . ) |
| 4 | It emphasises , too , man 's primitive belief that if his real life task is to be successful , then it must first be enacted in the magic made by dance ( see page 15 ) . |
| 5 | The distinction is useful because companies that seize an opportunity in markets outside their domestic base are more likely to be successful than those that react in response to an external factor . |
| 6 | I had a very deep feeling that the attack on the village by the Black Watch was not going to be successful due to the fact that the enemy were well dug in and were determined to hold on to this position . |
| 7 | In his address , Sir Thomas Kennedy spoke of the enormous communications gap that had to be bridged if the Appeal was to be successful , and sought delegates ' help in publicising the Fund and the Appeal especially through the medium of provincial and local newspapers . |
| 8 | If the agent knows that a publisher , a record company and a manager have all invested , at least he or she can feel there are a number of people needing this act to be successful . |
| 9 | Design is about the way a product not only looks , but also functions , and for anybody in manufacturing industry or retailing to say they do n't take an interest in it would be perfectly ludicrous , because at the end of the day it is design that causes a product either to be successful or unsuccessful . |
| 10 | For the project to be successful it was essential for each stool of the tripod which supported it — the government , the livestock owners and the Bank — to have an equal commitment to its success and to perceive the project in roughly the same terms . |
| 11 | And if first-night reaction is any indicator , Prince Of The Pagodas will also prove to be successful . |
| 12 | They actively seek to expand their influence and would appear to be aiming to cover most of west London … the group can be expected to continue in their attempts to undermine the police , but are unlikely to be successful except in conditions of widespread disorder , general strike , etc , when they might have a potential for destabilisation . ’ |
| 13 | Chris Patten is among the sceptics : ‘ Even if it ( investment ) were to be successful and encourage a 40 or 50 per cent increase in the use of rail , it would make damn-all difference to the growth in road traffic — it would just take a few percentage points off the top . ’ |
| 14 | The Doaks have found a number of friendly gestures to be successful in communicating intentions to dolphins and engaging them in gamesplay . |
| 15 | ‘ Such a man , with a good track record can fight for his plant and his people on the very strong grounds that investment in his region has been proven to be successful . |
| 16 | This plan 's only going to be successful if they do n't suspect anything , and if they see her around they 'll suspect lots . |
| 17 | For the Labour Party , the inter-war years proved to be successful ones . |
| 18 | And it was expected to be successful . |
| 19 | Ryan raises one of the questions the movie will have to answer in order to be successful : whether or not creativity gives you a licence to search and destroy . |
| 20 | To be successful it should be applied in meticulous detail . |
| 21 | ‘ We have always said if we are going to be successful you have just got to try and keep winning and not worry about other results . ’ |
| 22 | If this approach is to be successful there need to be benefits to the wife , the farmer , and the farm . |
| 23 | Certainly , in so far as the problems and needs of the disadvantaged areas are concerned , a more task orientated approach is required if measures are to be successful . |
| 24 | Between 780 and 782 Saxony seemed to be well under control ; even when Charles left the country , no immediate rebellion occurred , and enforced missionary work seemed to be successful . |
| 25 | Whereas things appeared stable in Britain at that time , overseas there existed events of change — in Italy there existed no unity and much of the land was occupied by the forces of Austria , but they were removed and in 1833 , a united Italy was advocated under Papal rule , but that proved not to be successful and it would be some years before Garibaldi was able to form the Italian National Association for the Unification of Italy which only achieved its objective in 1871 . |
| 26 | However to be successful in export markets companies must offer first class products of good design and proven quality . |
| 27 | Finally , to be successful , an agrarian reform program should include the development of comprehensive and realistic programs of community development including schools , health programmes , services for the protection of life and property , the construction of local roads and bridges , agricultural extension activities and farm credit facilities . |
| 28 | The great advantage of spontaneous housing is its cheapness and , until governments can provide adequate housing with the same attraction , they are not likely to be successful . |
| 29 | The others were very successful and if they continue to be successful it would be nice to hold them regularly , would n't it ? |
| 30 | But , as we shall see , it was not the Bolshevik position on the question which alone determined what happened in the Russian empire , nor is it clear that , in practice , the Bolsheviks had had any real alternative if the revolution was to be successful . |