Example sentences of "[to-vb] [is] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In fact , it is all too easy to conclude that if one 's message is misunderstood , the receiver is at fault ; and if the other person 's attempt to communicate is not understood , then the other person 's mode of expression is deficient in some way . |
| 2 | An ability to communicate is essential in this process . |
| 3 | In fact , the implementation of the right to communicate is tantamount to the democratisation of communication on every level . |
| 4 | Because , although Vladimir 's environment is different , his essential business need to communicate is n't . |
| 5 | Supported by WACC , the seminar will examine how the concept of the right to communicate is understood and practised in the four Chinese societies of China , Hong Kong , Singapore and Taiwan . |
| 6 | ‘ Whatever achievements policemen can claim , the ability to communicate is certainly not one of them ’ , said Sir Robert Mark in his 1973 Dimbleby Lecture . |
| 7 | Video recording is also regularly used in training for situations where the ability to communicate is important . |
| 8 | ‘ A lot of people think blindness must be worse than deafness but not being able to communicate is really maddening . ’ |
| 9 | The need to communicate is a key characteristic of human society ; it serves basic social functions and it signals the ability to store information and to learn from it . |
| 10 | PETER MacLeod believes that an ability to communicate is one of his vital strengths . |
| 11 | Inside the mouse 's body , of course , the poison that made it so easy to catch is still present and can cause serious damage to the unfortunate cat . |
| 12 | Millett J commented : ‘ It would not , I think , be unfair to say that the defendants wish to embark on a fishing expedition , and that what they hope to catch is not primary evidence , but material for cross-examination ’ . |
| 13 | And what they will be trying to catch is just 70 very big carp dominated by a monster 36lb specimen . |
| 14 | I 'm often asked if I get sick of making presentations and signing autographs but I always answer by saying that the time to worry is when no-one wants me to do these things . |
| 15 | A sheet of ideas for you to try is enclosed . |
| 16 | ‘ Anyway , since this case is under investigation by the judiciary , the proper person to inform is the magistrate in charge , Luciano Bartocci . ’ |
| 17 | An intention to frighten is not by itself sufficient mens rea for s.20 : Sullivan , above . |
| 18 | But that was easy : to defer is not to forgo . |
| 19 | S 1(1) provides that ‘ a person is guilty of an offence if — ( a ) he causes a computer to perform any function to secure access to any program or data held in any computer ; ( b ) the access he intends to secure is unauthorised ; and ( c ) he knows at the time when he causes the computer to perform the function that that is the case ’ . |
| 20 | ‘ A person is guilty of an offence if — ( a ) he causes a computer to perform any function with intent to secure access to any program or data held in any computer ; ( b ) the access he intends to secure is unauthorised ; and ( c ) he knows at the time when he causes the computer to perform the function that that is the case . |
| 21 | The culture change we seek to secure is one of ensuring that our new arrangements are needs led rather than service driven . |
| 22 | These are spaced on the spars to act as bridle stops , so that the bridle connection on , say , a leading edge is retained and the tendency to slip is controlled . |
| 23 | The most important thing to obtain is a recommendation . |
| 24 | What few people seem to accept is that he might be exactly what he appears to be . |
| 25 | What this rush to a newer , more gorgeous you fails to accept is that you ca n't keep up the pace forever . |
| 26 | What I 'm not prepared to accept is that he 's entitled to lead a charmed life while others struggle and falter and fail . |
| 27 | I think erm there is some dispute as to erm what size the new settlement must be to become what 's termed an integrated and balanced community , and given the importance of this issue , and it has been with us for the last three years , ever since the new settlement was first proposed , erm I find it very surprising that North Yorkshire County Council have not undertaken any work of their own on this subject area , and have relied instead on a a residual approach to find the new settlement size , and I must say I find that very unsatisfactory , what North Yorkshire County Council are inviting you , erm , to accept is whatever size the residual for Greater York is , you know , has been in the past I should say , proposals from the public , from the private sector have come forward , an and the County Council have used those proposals as confirmation that the new settlement of that particular size was viable , it 's a sort of self fulfilling prophecy , now I think that 's unacceptable , what they have n't done is the second part of the technical exercise , which is to look at the thresholds of the various services and facilities required in the new settlement . |
| 28 | First to come is the Expression , based on the hatchback Merit in either metallic blue or pearlescent red . |
| 29 | Still to come is the awful Ghost Dad , basically another attempt to get Bill Cosby 's TV act to work on the big screen ( Bill plays a workaholic dad who , once dead , gets to spend more time with his family ) . |
| 30 | ‘ Yet to come is a Netware client for Unix users that will allow access to Novell Netware LANs — that will be very interesting for users that want better integration between PC LANs and mission critical Unix applications . ’ |