Example sentences of "promises [prep] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | This year it promises to be as big as ever , with 90% of stands space already booked . |
| 2 | An amorous meeting is forecast , so keep yourself smart , sociable and suitably alert for what promises to be an interesting episode . |
| 3 | HAMMERSMITH in west London , home of some all too visible faceless architecture , has been chosen as the site of what promises to be one of Britain 's most remarkable buildings , an enormous office block designed on natural lines by the Royal Gold Medallist Ralph Erskine , Jonathan Glancey writes . |
| 4 | As she enters her second decade in power , this promises to be an effective line of attack . |
| 5 | Dr Kavanagh , who is a director of the Goldsmith Press , promises to be in Dublin to fight his Sacred Keeper 's corner in court . |
| 6 | However , there are a further two weeks in Turkey yet , time to visit the Blue Mosque in Istanbul , haggle for genuine Turkish carpets in the Grand Bazaar and take part in what promises to be an emotional but fascinating tour of the Gallipoli Battlefields . |
| 7 | His team , World Cup finalists and dotted with household idols , were taken to the cleaners by a bunch of Australian students and farmers in the first Test , and the second Test at Lille promises to be not only a trial of Fouroux 's incumbency as coach but also his tactical shrewdness in selection . |
| 8 | In what seems a courageously wild effort to match fire with fire , England have packed their side with fast bowlers of unproven calibre , so Hemmings 's wise-owl control and skill , patience , duty and courage promises to be crucially tested . |
| 9 | But it promises to be an unwieldy body , including the heads of 20 ‘ autonomous republics ’ as well as those presidents of the 15 fully fledged republics who agree to turn up to its meetings . |
| 10 | Like all of the Marcos affairs , the trial promises to be complex . |
| 11 | Dogs Today will be there in force , and look forward to meeting our readers at this prestigious event , which promises to be a fascinating day out for all . |
| 12 | Five hundred voters from the two Conservative-held marginal seats of Bolton North East and Bolton West are being ferried to London for what promises to be the toughest ‘ grilling ’ any of the leaders will face during the entire campaign . |
| 13 | With the National Youth Orchestra conducted at Glasgow 's Royal Concert Hall by Christopher Seaman , this promises to be as sparkling an occasion as ever . |
| 14 | Following what promises to be the closest contest for 50 years , publishers are dreading a rush of ink to the head . |
| 15 | They may , indeed , deliver another painful lesson in what promises to be a fascinating derby match but Alex Ferguson 's team go into that encounter with pressure eased in the knowledge that they can drop a minimum of six points on a seven-match run-in . |
| 16 | As a result , there promises to be a battle royal between IBM and Microsoft and their respective products . |
| 17 | His speech today promises to be one of the most crucial of his nine-month-old presidency . |
| 18 | It is clear that local government promises to be an even worse headache for the new government than it was for the old . |
| 19 | This problem of the sense of identity at national government ( i.e. United Kingdom ) level is one which will be felt more acutely in many countries in what promises to be a period of mass migration . |
| 20 | With this year 's addition of the IAAF World Marathon Cup , the 1991 race promises to be the best ever . |
| 21 | My ambition now is to move into film and music with Hysteria — which promises to be as big a success as Zabat — centred as it is on the passionate potential of Blackwomen 's Creativity ! ’ |
| 22 | Organised by the Alton and District Arts Council , the week promises to be better than ever . |
| 23 | This festival promises to be the most exciting yet and full details may be obtained by telephoning Flowerfield Arts Festival Centre on ( 026583 ) 3959 . |
| 24 | This show promises to be ‘ the very best of Mike Harding , ’ with some old favourites and classic Harding Tales alongside new material . |
| 25 | The reason why is summarised in my own ‘ Principle of inverse irreversibility ’ , a sub-paradigm of my ‘ Law of innate tendencies ’ , itself one of the laws that go to make up the all-encompassing ‘ Law of irrelevant correlates ’ , as explained in my work-in-progress , ‘ Irrelevant correlates ( and others ) ’ , which promises to be hailed on publication as the definitive analysis of systematised muddleheadedness . |
| 26 | ‘ The Zoom is ecologically correct , cute to behold , and promises to be highly practical both to run and keep . |
| 27 | There are a limited number of places available for what promises to be an enormously enjoyable occasion , so tickets at £15.50 will be allocated on a first-come , first-served basis . |
| 28 | Preparations are now well advanced for this year 's ride , which promises to be bigger and better . |
| 29 | Remembering that the elderly often become quite anxious and upset at the prospect of any change or disturbance of their normal routine , however pleasing the end-result promises to be , you will need to take anything they may regard as an ‘ upheaval ’ very slowly . |
| 30 | There promises to be something for everyone and you never know — you may discover a hidden talent ! |