Example sentences of "is [v-ing] to be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Recently a remedy was introduced that can be added to the pond water and this is proving to be successful . |
| 2 | ‘ While we would hope the money we are spending at the moment is proving to be cost-effective , at the end of the day electronic security is really only buying time , ’ said Mr Banks . |
| 3 | Brian Talbot , the West Bromwich Albion player-manager , has pulled a muscle in his back and is struggling to be fit in time to face Wolves , at The Hawthorns on Sunday . |
| 4 | Spurs boss Doug Livermore said : ‘ Ian is struggling to be fit for Saturday , so that will give Erik his big chance . ’ |
| 5 | St Helens prop Kevin Ward is struggling to be fit for Sunday 's Regal Trophy first round tie against Leeds at Knowsley Road because of a neck injury , but New Zealander George Mann could return to the pack after a being out for a month with back trouble . |
| 6 | This can happen in the closest of relationships when the parent is wanting to be caring and kind but realizes that some limits need to be set . |
| 7 | It is reassuring to be able to say that the inquiry to come does not depend on our decision . |
| 8 | ‘ Western logic is ceasing to be adequate for all our needs . |
| 9 | After all , once the baby 's born , a baby-sitter is going to be useful . |
| 10 | The the difficulty is knowing what is going to be useful in the future . |
| 11 | It 's marvellous that the Brighton Corporation came in , but nevertheless the building to perform a function which is going to be useful for the community as a whole has got to be properly funded . |
| 12 | The game is going to be TV-driven in the future , and rightly so when the worldwide trend is towards seated stadiums with reduced capacities . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ This is the first time I have made a gramophone recording at Watford — I 've done film music here , but I think the sound of this is going to be amazing , ’ he said . |
| 14 | It is not a geographical accident of birth that determines whether an individual or group is going to be rich or poor , but a question of class location . |
| 15 | ‘ Adam says the trust is going to be irrevocable , so for heaven 's sake , think ahead , for when Joshua goes to Eton — ‘ |
| 16 | But it is going to be necessary because , by the time the later subjects come on stream , there will certainly be a need to look at the first ones again , such as maths and science . |
| 17 | And , by the way , Jenkins pulls no punches on the prospects for the Wales side now partly his to command : ‘ Substantial improvement is going to be necessary before we can even consider winning ’ . |
| 18 | ‘ In order to change and adapt to shifts in the Italian business and political scene , a radical rethink of what the AIE has stood for until now is going to be necessary , ’ he said . |
| 19 | If the army is going to be troublesome , Mr Suharto needs the Muslim masses clearly on his side to ensure he will have his way in next year 's election . |
| 20 | Unless something happens swiftly , the market is going to be uncertain for some time . ’ |
| 21 | Any sociologist who is trying to identify the causes of social events and behaviour is going to be involved in making comparisons , whether by means of conducting surveys among different groups of people , or by conducting experiments with control and experimental groups , or by the comparative methods described above . |
| 22 | If the EC Commission goes ahead with a planned registration scheme , the agricultural community is going to be involved in a massive numbering operation — the introduction of a sort of International Standard Cow Number . |
| 23 | If you have a good and close relationship with your mother you should be able to talk to her , but sometimes things are not even as straightforward as this , and if you are close to someone who you know is going to be upset or disappointed in you , it may be even harder to do . |
| 24 | Balancing the books is going to be tricky … going on recent balance sheets around three million pounds will be needed up front to pay off debts and buy the Maxwell family shares … and then presumably more money will have to be invested to beat off losses of fifteen thousand pounds a week … the club 's managing director Pat McGeough is hoping to do a deal within the next few days … its not simple … its not clear cut … but for the first time win weeks United are confident about the future |
| 25 | No food producer who actually wants to sell his product is going to be daft enough to admit on the label that the meat contained therein predates the Gulf War , Princess Beatrice and the fall of the Berlin Wall . |
| 26 | Fuel burn at around 11 gallons per hour was what one might expect from the power plant , and the aircraft would undoubtedly benefit from turbo-charging although as always the trade-off in this is going to be increased maintenance costs . |
| 27 | This means that next summer Yorkshire will have only eight championship matches to share around the six venues instead of 11 , so someone is going to be disappointed . |
| 28 | Well , if I ca n't have Heathcliff as my friend , if Edgar is going to be mean and jealous , I 'll try to break both their hearts by breaking my own . |
| 29 | Clearly er , it 's er , again in , in paragraph four , under future budget of er , the services is going to be critical , if you 've seen the last couple of years that are defined in the pay , and that 's going to continue . |
| 30 | So I think there is a need to plan for a location where this new settlement is going to be successful , recognizing that failure to attract appropriate er private sector interest will mean poor quality design and social provision which will obviously detract from the new settlement as a place to live and also undermine its role in terms of the Greater York area . |