Example sentences of "[verb] [be] [to-vb] [adv] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the net effect has been to leave exactly the same number dependent upon means-tested assistance . |
| 2 | The response has been to bolster up the procedural checks attendant upon the disbursement of such benefits . |
| 3 | As a result , one of the central policy priorities of government has been to strengthen significantly the academic infrastructure so that research and postgraduate training activities are adequate to meet the future needs of industry , especially in what have been termed ‘ exploitable areas of science ’ . |
| 4 | The first thing we need to do is to set up the vertical grid on the page . |
| 5 | Moreover , as the University validates the Normal College 's courses , it would seem to us that whatever the pros and cons of retaining a local authority based teacher-training institution in Gwynedd , a much more sensible long-term solution would have been to integrate both the Normal College and St Mary 's College into the University College of North Wales when that opportunity arose after 1974 . |
| 6 | In fact the only way to find out just how much space you 're going to get is to fill up the hard disk , but because disk compressors need some room to work , this is n't a particularly healthy idea . |
| 7 | One of the first steps taken was to set up the European Monitoring and Evaluation Programme ( EMEP ) to measure emissions and deposition of sulphur and nitrogen oxides in Europe . |
| 8 | The prime task of the 1905 revolution had been to break up the large estates and with them the political and economic power of the nobility . |
| 9 | He has now undergone a total of 10 operations , of which five have been to straighten up the three remaining toes on his left foot . |