Example sentences of "be [verb] [v-ing] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | The avoidance of such fluctuations was considered desirable not only as a first stage in monetary union but also for the smooth operation of the Common Agricultural Policy , since food prices are calculated according to the exchange value of member currencies . |
| 2 | The capacity of a watercourse and the tolerable limits of polluting effluent are calculated according to a mathematical model , which ideally should be applied routinely and objectively to all dischargers regardless of their means , the costs of treatment , their prior efforts , or the demands made of their competitors . |
| 3 | Discounts are calculated according to who is resident in a dwelling , and ’ resident ’ means having one 's sole or main residence there — a concept not unfamiliar to Labour Members . |
| 4 | Full-time fees for students are calculated according to total parental income . |
| 5 | Fees for investment business certificates are calculated according to the number of principals in an MNP or directors and shareholders in an RB . |
| 6 | Those who exercise power or authority over others typically claim legitimacy for doing so , ie that their position and actions are justified according to recognised principles . |
| 7 | Accidentals are placed according to the emotional needs of the melody itself . |
| 8 | In brief , it seems that stresses are altered according to context : we need to be able to explain how and why this happens , but this is a difficult question and one for which we have only partial answers . |
| 9 | A list of Cornish saints recently studied in an early tenth-century manuscript , where in several cases the saints are listed according to geographical contiguousness of parochial dedications , suggests that the parochial structure of Cornwall , as we know it today , was already in existence at that time . |
| 10 | The ability of some species to undergo explosive increases in population had been largely ignored by exponents of the balance theory , but the significance of such phenomena had now been recognized owing to the writings of Thomas Malthus . |
| 11 | The systems planning team will ensure that the subsystems are developed according to the plan which allows for some form of integration later . |
| 12 | In South-west England a number of strand lines are developed corresponding to different sea levels which fluctuated up to 130 m above present sea level ( Camm and Hosking , 1985 ) . |
| 13 | The reason for this is that inflationary expectations are revised according to what has happened to inflation in the past . |
| 14 | Weights are adjusted according to the following rule . |
| 15 | These values have been calculated according to the rules prescribed by Lautro . |
| 16 | The surrender values set out in these tables have been calculated according to the rules prescribed by Lautro . |
| 17 | The surrender values set out in these tables have been calculated according to the rules prescribed by Lautro , ( the regulatory authority for the marketing of life assurance and unit trusts ) . |
| 18 | Repayments and interest have then been calculated according to the terms of the agreement and the estimates of drawings . |
| 19 | Three kinds of power are differentiated according to the means employed to make the subordinates comply : physical , material or symbolic . |
| 20 | However , the areas they inherit will have been developed according to policies very different from those supported by the local council , which is after all the elected body . |
| 21 | Allegiances are formed according to colour and group censorship demands conformity as ritualized insults fly : |
| 22 | Erm essentially we we are sticking sticking to more information about environmental environmental issues expect er er within the ne next few months . |
| 23 | But at the heart of that issue I you know that specific issue I think is a good example of the of of the problem which I see you facing is that I think it 's more not so much about the noise but about the fact that we have a relatively privileged few people who are enjoying going to these May Balls I mean and enjoying the end of their exams , staying up all night , and I wonder in fact if it 's more a matter of sour grapes rather than environmental health . |
| 24 | Officials are full-time employees , promotion is according to seniority and achievement ; pay scales are prescribed according to the position or office held in the organisation structure ; |
| 25 | ‘ The first sign of madness , ’ joke people who have been caught talking to themselves , confident of course that it is not . |
| 26 | Test packages are designed according to job specifications . |
| 27 | Since materials are classified and grouped first by language , all literary forms such as poetry are scattered according to language . |
| 28 | Second , when they are raised , they are resolved according to the simple criterion of political muscle power . |
| 29 | You will see that there are two parts to it — one in which the items have been sorted according to the geographical location ( ie by county name , alphabetically ) ; the other by service category . |
| 30 | The human development of the disabled person is highly respected , so SPRED groups are organised according to four age levels : 6–10 year olds ; 11–16 year olds : 17–21 year olds : 22 and over . |