Example sentences of "be [vb pp] to be [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Community makes laws which are intended to be binding upon and within member states . |
| 2 | The taxpayer : The financial targets set for each agency are designed to be demanding , ‘ so that the taxpayer can be certain that the money that is provided for these services is used in the most efficient way ’ . |
| 3 | Now they are beginning to soak up thousands of unwanted male lambs off Scottish hill farms and in five years are expected to be soaking up even more . |
| 4 | Because the state assumes that women are men 's natural dependants , widows benefits are reasonably generous , whereas widowers are expected to be earning or receiving some form of social security in their own right . |
| 5 | In just over an hour 's time up to twenty million people are expected to be watching one television programme — the final episode of Inspector Morse . |
| 6 | C-FDFC , C-FTBA and C-FYQS are expected to be flying for some considerable time , as the Freighter 's life is measured in landings , and each of the trio have about 6,000 landings remaining , ensuring their continued employment . |
| 7 | A circular from the Department explains that ‘ pupils by age 11 are expected to be attaining at level 4 in any given subject therefore the test papers will be pitched no lower than level 4 ’ . |
| 8 | People with higher savings , however , receive less : for every £250 of capital over £3,000 , individuals are deemed to be getting £1 a week income — so the actual amount of benefit will be reduced accordingly . |
| 9 | Also the cohabitation ruling makes it difficult for a woman who is on supplementary benefit to have a relationship with a man without becoming financially dependent upon him , since her benefit will be stopped if they are deemed to be cohabiting . |
| 10 | If you are known to be seeing a shrink you are deemed to be going round the bend . |
| 11 | ( a ) Conventions are non-legal rules of constitutional behaviour which are considered to be binding upon those who operate the constitution but which are not enforced by the courts or by the presiding officers in Parliament . |
| 12 | Some fear that the statement could catch ‘ innocent ’ schemes as well as any that clearly defeat the purpose of the legislation , and discussions are reported to be taking place between the Revenue and the profession as to how exactly the statement will be implemented . |
| 13 | Drug cartels and terrorists are reported to be taking over the counterfeit clothing business . |
| 14 | Other travellers are reported to be gathering at Clee Hill in Shropshire . |
| 15 | Fires are reported to be causing huge amounts of damage to Costa Rica 's largest-remaining tracts of forest and nature reserves . |
| 16 | Some Bari are reported to be working in the oil camps under semi-slavery conditions . |
| 17 | Truck loads of antiques are reported to be disappearing from Croatia . |
| 18 | Clwyd county council and Cardiff city council are reported to be proposing a reduction in their council taxes . |
| 19 | South Glamorgan county council and the Vale of Glamorgan borough council are reported to be planning increases limited to three percent or below . |
| 20 | If their discharges are seen to be causing harm they can be liable in the civil courts . |
| 21 | This means that we are seen to be thinking with our partner rather than thinking against them . |
| 22 | You must make sure that you deal ( and are seen to be dealing ) impartially with all aspects of your work , eg you must not wear items which may indicate political , controversial or other affiliations which might bring your impartiality into question . |
| 23 | Opposition from vested interests will be intense , but no one should underestimate the power of the goodwill that survives to be tapped as soon as politicians are seen to be moving in the right direction . |
| 24 | As far as I am concerned the whole point of Punch is to attack those in authority when they are seen to be acting in a way not worthy of respect . |
| 25 | As long as the limitations are recognised and understood and those who allocate are seen to be acting fairly and using socially accepted criteria such as equity and efficiency , the use of rough , though conceptually sound , mechanisms ( for example , the original RAWP formula ) is most probably as good as we can get . |
| 26 | When a government is weak and under pressure and when policies are seen to be failing , little authority may attach to a Prime Minister and the advantages of office are rapidly turned to personal disadvantage . |
| 27 | Thus , unions are seen to be engaging in a conflict with firms ’ managements as part of the class struggle between workers and capitalists , with workers aiming to raise the share of wages in the national income and capitalists aiming to raise the share of profits . |
| 28 | You are seen to be pulling a large load across the stage . |
| 29 | It does not matter whether the overall burden of tax increases , as long as they are seen to be reducing personal taxation . |
| 30 | The loss for the quarter of $285m , $0.50 a share , was in line with analysts ' estimates , which averaged at a loss of $0.49 a share , and cost controls are seen to be improving . |