Example sentences of "[pers pn] be designed to [be] " in BNC.

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1 She is designed to be handled by a minimum crew and her huge Mediterranean-style cockpit is both comfortable and secure .
2 Being keen-sighted created , we are designed to be alert during the day and to sleep through the dark hours .
3 They are designed to be less restrictive than full safety helmets and are known as ‘ bump caps ’ .
4 They are designed to be portable and enable herdsmen and hunters to move around the countryside in search of new pastures for their camels , sheep and yak .
5 Instead they are designed to be ‘ read ’ in the following way .
6 They are designed to be positive in their orientation , emphasizing what pupils ‘ know , understand and can do ’ .
7 They are designed to be quick to prepare and even quicker to eat and as a result are highly desirable to anyone who has a busy lifestyle .
8 They are designed to be equivalent in standard to existing qualifications , such as those of the RSA and CGLI , and to replace them in Scotland .
9 Though they are in no sense elementary in their approach they are designed to be read with benefit by all who have ‘ some experience of the industry and of the administration of engineering contracts ’ .
10 Similarly , normal copying programs which come with a computer operating system are within the law because they are designed to be used legitimately , to take back-up copies of programs and data files .
11 They 're designed to be emulsioned over : try using sponging techniques , with two or three colours , to give a deeper textured effect , without much added cost .
12 To aggravate all this further , the records all sound as though they were designed to be played on compact disc .
13 That means that they were designed to be viewed right through at one sitting .
14 This does not mean that the interviewer becomes a cold clinical robot , but it does mean that he or she uses a particular instrument in the way that it is designed to be used — for objective study .
15 It 's 412 grams pit it closer to the specialist motion control trainers of the market than the general all-round shoe it is designed to be .
16 It is designed to be used by curriculum planners , course and test writers , teachers and teacher trainers and by self-access learners of foreign languages .
17 It is designed to be a place for SATELLITES , SHUTTLES , PLANETS and THE SHIP .
18 As the name of this test implies , it is designed to be used as a screening device to identify children between 3 and 8 years of age who require further assessment and possible intervention ( Lee 1969 ) .
19 Such an awareness is , as it is designed to be , a training for life itself .
20 As a staff development activity it is designed to be of both immediate and long-term use in the classroom and school setting , and thus meets an important stipulation for effective in-service work .
21 It is designed to be used as a server to a Unix workstation , and is claimed to execute 1G multiply-accumulates per second .
22 It is designed to be used as a server to a Unix workstation , and is claimed to execute 1G multiply-accumulates per second .
23 From Brighton Station to the Palace Pier it is designed to be enjoyed both by casual visitors and dedicated enthusiasts .
24 It is designed to be taken by people who are on a weight-loss diet , in order that they get the correct daily balance of vitamins and minerals .
25 Weapon is given a wide definition under section 2 of the Canadian Criminal Code and includes ‘ anything that is designed to be used as a weapon or anything that a person uses or intends to use as a weapon , whether or not it is designed to be used as a weapon . ’
26 It is designed to be a first maths program for the younger user and is suitable for the 3 to 6 years age group , depending on the level of computer familiarity .
27 Remember that it was designed to be seen from 20ft below and back .
28 It was designed to be a troop transport plane .
29 It was designed to be used when knitting pile and drive lace — though I suspect from the almost total lack of drive lace and pile garments that I 've seen , or rather not seen , that is used at all it 's mainly with the rib transfer carriage !
30 Since it was designed to be earthquake proof and to resist cannon fire , the installation of the revised air-conditioning system was a remarkable feat as well as a test of the building .
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