Example sentences of "[noun pl] be bound [prep] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What is much more interesting , I have already suggested , is the idea that there could be patterns of behaviour which human beings are entirely capable of wanting and indeed , on an individual or limited scale , of achieving , but which for biological reasons are bound to be psychologically costly , or confined to a small group of otherwise unusual individuals , or otherwise bound to fail as general social institutions . |
| 2 | When you find that your head has n't actually been bitten off and that you can actually speak , join one of the local societies whose activities are bound to be plastered all over your library 's noticeboard . |
| 3 | If you do that , then I think that even though your own values are bound to be in it a bit , they wo n't be in it in a way that makes the work useless or makes it appear hopefully prejudiced to someone else . |
| 4 | But at the same time , it is clear that as soon as the war was over the purely economic contradictions were bound to be excessively aggravated . |
| 5 | Yet another complicating factor is that the account given of the generic team 's work with elderly clients is bound to be only a partial exemplification of whatever advantages may be claimed for the generic model , whether of professional practice or of staff development . |
| 6 | Although this certainly coincided with attempts to breakdown the work process , matters were bound to be more complicated in such an unequivocally skilled trade . |
| 7 | Until we can organise our economy properly and bring the general level of unemployment down , progress in those directions is bound to be slow . |
| 8 | Having found water , which in these circumstances is bound to be tainted with sand , the elephant uses its trunk as a filtering device , swinging the tip until all the sand is thrown out and only the water is left . |
| 9 | Since a process of individual wage reductions in such circumstances is bound to be ragged and discontinuous , it will be hedged about with uncertainty and apprehension . |
| 10 | Thus , even in ideal circumstances , merging these two companies was bound to be tricky . |
| 11 | Within a few days , however , anxiety had set in and he was confiding in Rohde his fear that a book that crossed so many conventional demarcation lines might deter all his prospective specialist readers : " the philologists wo n't read it because of the music and the philology … " ; and regarding the classical readership in particular , Rohde would know " how offended the philologists are bound to be at anything not published by Teubner and without the paraphernalia of critical notes " . |
| 12 | Treasury ideas are bound to be different , and should have to do with choice and with making markets work . |
| 13 | Either way , these next two or three days are bound to be both difficult and rather demanding for you . |
| 14 | Robins , clutching the ball after his first senior hat-trick , said : ‘ Comparisons are bound to be made because I 've just scored three on TV and United are struggling . |
| 15 | A government that has been in office for 13 years is bound to be judged overwhelmingly on its record . |
| 16 | Private-sector firms are bound to be too expensive , say others . |
| 17 | In such a young , fast-growing market as that for junk , many investors were bound to be novices . |
| 18 | No two years are alike , and what succeeds this year may fail next : further , your early plans will be made without complete knowledge of all the factors , and modifications are bound to be necessary . |
| 19 | The Three Valleys are bound to be in there too , with Charlotte 's vote probably going to Meribel because it 's in the central valley of the three and not what is invariably described as a concrete jungle ; Val d'Isere because the skiing is just so brill and Tignes is , well , a concrete jungle really . |
| 20 | Any discussion which leads to teachers sharpening their ideas and ironing out disagreements and misconceptions about aims and objectives is bound to be valuable . |
| 21 | For that reason , the exercise of critical abilities in the sciences is bound to be more restricted than in the arts and the humanities . |
| 22 | The problem is that these internal processes are bound to be influenced by the person 's experiences ; it would be unreasonable to think of them as being entirely autonomous . |
| 23 | The sense of harmony and purpose among Mr Major 's advisers is bound to be tested before long . |
| 24 | This is an opportunity to be built on when it occurs as the insurer 's preference for its own panel members is bound to be an initial issue ; at the same time as asserting the client 's right to choose , panel membership can be discussed . |
| 25 | It was years since she 'd played , of course , and her fingers were bound to be rusty , but she could n't resist trying out some of the pieces of music she used to play so long ago . |
| 26 | He stressed that ‘ Heshang ’ was mainly intended to raise questions and some of the reactions were bound to be critical . |
| 27 | These sorts of policies were bound to be self-defeating , as we indicated in Section 7.2.4 , since the volume of world trade contracted and therefore output and employment stagnated on an international scale . |
| 28 | The amount of time spent out of doors is so dependent upon the weather that children are bound to be aware of changes and some effects of sun , wind , rain and snow . |
| 29 | Those three points are bound to be read as concessions to public opinion , given a series of weekend polls putting Labour as far as 11 points ahead of the Conservatives . |
| 30 | Humans are bound to be special cases , since they are more independent of the natural environment than are plants and other animals and this is an area which is not yet fully understood . |