Example sentences of "to [be] essential [prep] [pos pn] " in BNC.

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1 It seemed to be essential to her sense of identity , but I was finding it wearisome .
2 Hinduism , Buddhism and other groups such as The Hare Krishnas and those who engage in Transcendental Meditation all recognise Yoga to be essential to their religious philosophies .
3 This is a wonderful opportunity also for discarded England tight-head Jeff Probyn , dropped for the Tests against Canada and South Africa but considered by his England team-mates to be essential to their Five Nations campaign .
4 The popular movement did not produce the Uprising , but its proven modus operandi was found to be essential to its success .
5 I call ‘ conservative ’ , for the purposes of the discussion in this chapter , Christologies which hold the maleness of Christ to be essential to his nature , and the fact that Christ was male to be central to Christianity .
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