Example sentences of "to [be] [verb] to new " in BNC.

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1 For Schein , it is ‘ the pattern of basic assumptions that a given group has invented , discovered , or developed , in learning to cope with its problems of external adaptation and internal integration , and that have worked well enough to be considered valid and , therefore , to be taught to new members as the correct way to perceive , think and feel in relation to these problems . ’
2 Procedurally , the machinery could no longer be operated since no provision had been made , in 1922 , for functions relating to the organising of elections and previously discharged by the Lord Chancellor and Clerk of the Crown in Ireland , to be transferred to new officials , and those offices had been abolished .
3 Meanwhile , the decision to sell Saatchi 's ailing business consultancy division has put additional strains on Saatchi management and a number of senior managers have had to be moved to new positions .
4 THE residents of an old people 's home in Londonderry , some of whom are in their late 80's , are to be moved to new accommodation and the home closed , the Western Health and Social Services Board has announced .
5 Although some adjustment would have to be made to new criteria for apportioning teaching time , these subjects were not new .
6 Consideration can be given to producing a leaflet or , for virtually no cost , standard letters can be adapted into information sheets to be given to new and potential clients ( see Chapter 2 ) .
7 Since the building of the huge medieval tithe barns , constant changes in farming methods have meant that most farm buildings have had to be adapted to new uses or else demolished or simply abandoned to the elements .
8 Also , I believe most students prefer to be introduced to new ideas which they can explore for themselves with a sense of adventure , rather than be led on a Cook 's Tour with every fact and statistic recited .
9 As the Investors Chronicle of 18 September pointed out , most building societies do not tell their savers when one of their accounts ceases to be marketed to new investors , even if the existing investor could obtain a much better rate of interest by switching to another account with the same society .
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