Example sentences of "be [verb] to [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As regards the substantial outside assistance to the Western Isles , one wonders whether a small part of it might not usefully be redirected to subsidising the high costs of transport between them and the mainland . |
| 2 | The editorial matter can be biased to presenting a favourable buying climate for speculative stocks . |
| 3 | Tom 's pay rise or his leaving the company are events , and attributes of the entity EMPLOYEE will be referred to following these events . |
| 4 | ‘ Careful consideration should be given to re-marketing the restaurant by introducing a style of menu that is more appropriate in style , content and price for the identified target markets , ’ Horton says . |
| 5 | The inevitable reduction in the amount of time likely to be given to singing challenges the Church to remedy this deficiency . |
| 6 | For the purpose of reporting assessment , we also believe that the profile components should have equal weighting at key stages 1 to 3 , but that in key stage 4 heavier weighting should be given to reading and writing — in the ratio of approximately 40:40:20 for Reading , Writing , Speaking and listening respectively ( see chapter 14 ) . |
| 7 | In this case , time needs to be given to establishing such a way of thinking , so that we can see that our very purpose as Christians is. to grow to be more like Christ . |
| 8 | Secondly , priority needs to be given to establishing structures that will enable all general practitioners to be involved in influencing the views of the purchasing authorities , including those who have hitherto expressed little or no interest and those who already have a clear interest in participating . |
| 9 | Priority will be given to teaching English particularly reading arithmetic and science . |
| 10 | Priority will be given to teaching English particularly reading arithmetic and science , and administering the Government 's controversial national curriculum tests and assessments . |
| 11 | Sufficient time needs to be given to listening to the answer and then to prayer and ministry to meet the needs another member has . |
| 12 | He and I think that consideration should be given to allowing Committees to bring people before them to give evidence on a Bill during its passage through Parliament . |
| 13 | If this works correctly , all is well and attention may be given to building the receiver . |
| 14 | In the event of serious damage to the building which could take 6 months or more to repair , consideration should be given to renting a property on a short term basis . |
| 15 | Particular care should therefore be given to defining the accounting policies at an early stage . |
| 16 | But both he and James Hann , the Scottish Nuclear chairman , are campaigning at present for priority to be given to defining the role of nuclear power within an overall UK energy strategy . |
| 17 | More active consideration should be given to creating ‘ wilderness areas , ’ in mountainous regions of the UK , e. g. in the Scottish Highlands , Lake District and Snowdonia . |
| 18 | More active consideration should be given to creating ‘ wilderness areas ’ in the mountainous regions of the UK , e.g. in the Scottish Highlands , Lake District and Snowdonia . |
| 19 | Equally , it is important that far more thought should be given to creating communal conditions and facilities for those who want them . |
| 20 | But perhaps more thought could be given to assisting such people to buy homes of their own . |
| 21 | In How Prints Look , first published in 1943 , he wrote ‘ an elementary introduction to the appearances ( the outward and visible signs ) of prints ’ , and cautioned that : ‘ Most of the time spent over it should be given to looking at its pictures . ’ |
| 22 | Finally , RACs should be asked to consider what the paper inelegantly described as ‘ resource availability and future coordination in respect of training for education management ’ , and consideration should be given to setting up a national advisory and consultative group . |
| 23 | Attention also should be given to facilitating the interaction . |
| 24 | Consideration should be given to producing a recruitment video which nowadays is not an expensive venture . |
| 25 | Should preference be given to producing a smooth text with typical but semantically less precise conjunctions , or should the translator give priority to ‘ meaning ’ by opting for an equally varied array of conjunctions with precise meanings ? |
| 26 | Consideration can be given to producing a leaflet or , for virtually no cost , standard letters can be adapted into information sheets to be given to new and potential clients ( see Chapter 2 ) . |
| 27 | The lower scale figure should continue for older cars : although the current four-year break period is acceptable , consideration might be given to using a period of three years . |
| 28 | Allergies to wood dust can develop in staff and consideration should be given to using dust-free sawdust and to the staff wearing masks when handling the dry bedding . |
| 29 | Consideration should be given to using the following sources of information as the means to identify targets : — |
| 30 | They were told that consideration would be given to allocating houses which became vacant to Springtown residents and that discussions had taken place with the rural district council and the NIHT about allocations of houses by them . |