Example sentences of "to be kept [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | No one wants to project an image of schools as humourless places , a balance needs to be kept between frivolous and serious stories . |
| 2 | these proposals we regard as doing no more than initiating a programme of family welfare which will have to be kept under continuous review and modified and expanded in the light of experience and deeper knowledge . |
| 3 | True scientific investigation always revealed the workings of divine law , and the medical profession needed to be kept under constant surveillance , because their narrow commitment to materialistic principles overlooked moral considerations . |
| 4 | This old dear , who was to be kept under heavy sedation , clearly did n't know that she was a long-term patient , being treated for depression . |
| 5 | As many fonts also have Semi or Demi , not to mention Extra and Heavy versions these still need to be kept as multiple families , so reducing the number of unique ID numbers . |
| 6 | She proved to be the Glisseuse , a rather shabby forty foot motor cruiser , difficult to see on Venturous ' radar , so that much of the time she had to be kept at visual distance , especially as she approached the busy traffic lanes of the Thames . |
| 7 | These two possibilities may allow deletion-prone gene transcript concentrations to be kept at equivalent levels in both strains . |
| 8 | Boat traffic needs to be kept at modest levels in order to protect one of Britain 's most outstanding botanical treasures . |
| 9 | If spending and the community charge are to be kept at acceptable levels , staff numbers have to be kept under better control than that . |
| 10 | Workstation back-ups by portable tape drive will be possible from late 1992 , and this should eliminate the need for large numbers of floppies to be kept for hard-disk back-ups . |
| 11 | Later it transpired that the INAO ( Institut National des Appellations d'Origine des vins et eaux -de-vie ) would accept this 10% as a stock régulateur , a reserve without appellation to be kept for possible classification should any future shortfall require it . |
| 12 | If there is anything in the distinction I believe that the term Cabinet Committee ought to be kept for Ministerial committees and perhaps for committees of officials directly subordinate to a Ministerial committee ; but I am far from certain that the distinction is worth making . |
| 13 | It was put on deposit immediately , to be kept for post-war work on the course . |
| 14 | For , whatever Clarke feels , the debate is also too important for its details to be kept behind locked doors . |
| 15 | They did not come near Lucie , Izzie or Gabriel , and had to be kept from starving with little presents of food left furtively on their threshold . |
| 16 | Boots and shoes need to be kept in good repair , otherwise they are a potential hazard to the wearer . |
| 17 | The bridges are meant to be kept in good repair . |
| 18 | Scientists have been trying for years to realize the potential of hydrogen , but they have been thwarted by the problem of storing the gas , which is highly explosive and needs to be kept in high-pressure containers . |
| 19 | The Germans intensified and brutalized their methods of interrogation until it was quite usual for a prisoner who refused to talk to be kept in solitary confinement under intentionally unpleasant conditions for weeks . |
| 20 | ( 4 ) If a court determines that any such criteria are satisfied , it shall make an order authorising the child to be kept in secure accommodation and specifying the maximum period for which he may be so kept . |
| 21 | Under section 25(5) of the Act of 1989 I will make an interim order permitting the child to be kept in secure accommodation for three weeks from today . |
| 22 | Although weak , the baby was basically healthy , but she had to be kept in intensive care for the first few weeks . |
| 23 | Although some of his referees had said he was ‘ extremely zealous ’ and needed to be kept within specific guidelines , at the time , that had struck Shaughnessy as a commendation rather than a reservation . |
| 24 | An additional feature of the Goldstar step ladder is the useful tool tray which fits neatly on to the handrail , making a place for tools to be kept within easy reach . |