Example sentences of "is meant [prep] [be] the " in BNC.

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1 According to Bartlett and Ghoshal , the transnational company is meant to be the vehicle for international marketing of the 1990s that integrates the strengths of the three former culturally-dependent types of company .
2 None of these mixed spices is meant to be the full flavouring of a dish .
3 Not so much a gentleman actually , more a devious swine , since this means I get the overhang which is meant to be the crux .
4 This is meant to be the sexy bit , but do n't get excited , chums .
5 If the Bill is meant to be the beginning of a revolution in the standard of public services to embody the Prime Minister 's so-called big idea of a citizens charter , it is a pretty poor start .
6 I think the ‘ cold star ’ is meant to be the world without life , like the rest of the planets , the star representing earth .
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