Example sentences of "be [vb pp] to show [conj] the [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | The pluralist arguments , on the other hand , are designed to show that the possibility of such criteria is ensured by the existence of logically irreducible relations ; or by the existence of irreducibly relational , and hence essentially " pluralistically committed " , properties . |
2 | But enough has been said to show that the world of vernacular literature in 1200 was a much larger , more diverse , more interesting world than in 1100 . |
3 | The word ‘ appears ’ is used advisedly because , although computers have been used to show that the equation does not work for values of n up to several thousand , no one has yet been able to prove for certain that there is no number n greater than 2 for which suitable values of x , y and z can not be slotted in to produce a valid equation . |
4 | A survey record had been falsified to show that the Manchus were not entitled to the protection of citizenship — that in fact they were aliens possessed of only minimal intelligence . |
5 | But in a few cases careful evidence must be gathered to show whether the attachment falls within Cox v Harrison at ( B ) 7 above . |
6 | In his view , the letter should be used to show that the Board 's policy in the one county in which it had been implemented for at least two years was a misconceived , divisive one . |
7 | 3 The existence of an interest which merits protection The employer will be required to show that the restraint protects a valid interest : see Morris ( Herbert ) Ltd v Saxelby [ 1916 ] 1 AC 688 " a proprietary right " . |
8 | Crucial to the arguments of Bailey and Bickerton is the scaleability of their data , which is intended to show that the rules are added in a set order ( reflecting the historical development — the " decreolisation " of the language ) , and resulting in a systematic ordering of lects from bottom to top . |
9 | His article is designed to show that the situation was similar on 31 January , 1950 , when President Harry Truman ordered an all-out effort to develop the hydrogen bomb or ‘ Super ’ . |
10 | Apart from indicating past , present , and future reference , each past or future reference is marked to show whether the event in question is immediately connected to the present , is separated from it by a period of time but taking place on the same day , or is separated from the present by at least one night . |
11 | Ample evidence is provided to show that the structure of the labour force in post-war United States has shifted towards service employment . |
12 | Conversely , a high P/E ratio is presumed to show that the market expects high and/or non-volatile earnings from the company . |
13 | The SCFW is required to show that the change in financial wealth represents the difference between the entity 's opening and closing equity for the period , after taking into account prior period adjustments and contributions from owners . |
14 | The gathering was intended to show that the government , besieged by a rebellion started by the most elite units of its own armed forces , could still rely on ‘ people power ’ for support . |
15 | The Long constructs contain the Ead gene , in addition to 23 kb of 5' Ea sequence and 4.5 kb of 3' Ea sequence ( Figure 1c ) and was designed to show whether the presence of the upstream regions containing DH groups III-V were of functional importance to position-independent , copy-dependent expression of the Ea transgene . |