Example sentences of "[is] [verb] [to-vb] [noun sg] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I wish to correct a wrong impression that has gained some credence amongst the ignorant and unreasoning public , that sign language — the agency through which we inter.exchange thought and opinion — is calculated to do injury to the intelligence of the deaf and dumb . |
| 2 | Earnings per share are up er , more than forty percent over the same period last year and when the E P S is adjusted to take account of the non-operating items , the figure has increased by nearly ninety percent . |
| 3 | The score assigned to each migrant is intended to characterize progress in the transition from an insulated to an integrated type of network , and as such is a tool capable of investigating looseknit types of personal network structure ( see 5.7.3 ) . |
| 4 | If community care is intended to give priority to the most vulnerable groups in society , the rising numbers of people with dementia and their carers must be addressed urgently as a specific group by local authorities , policy makers and government . |
| 5 | Nothing which we have said is intended to cast doubt on the accepted legality of properly conducted games and sports , lawful chastisement or correction , reasonable surgical interference , dangerous exhibitions , etc . |
| 6 | This is intended to shed light on the important question of whether or not unions do increase wage rigidity , and limit the ability of the economy to cope with a decline in product demand . |
| 7 | For example , if I normally doff my cap only to my superiors , but on an occasion doff my cap to an equal , then I can effectively communicate an ironic regard , with either a joking or a hostile intent ( the non-linguistic example is intended to draw attention to the great generality of the phenomenon ; for a study of a particular linguistic practice and the jokes thus made available , see the study of the openings of telephone calls by Schegloff ( 1979a ) ) . |
| 8 | 6.1 As described earlier in this paper , it is intended to seek agreement on the rate at which courses can be transferred to the new format . |
| 9 | Answer guide : This is intended to encourage discussion of the economic climate , the market for the goods produced , competition etc . |
| 10 | It is intended to provide guidance for the chemist or technician in the laboratory . |
| 11 | Finally , the difficulties of having an investment strategy which is formulated to take account of the sensitivity of public opinion are discussed . |
| 12 | Although study of the past can be useful for extrapolation into the future it is also imperative that investigation of contemporary processes is undertaken to assist understanding of the way in which environment operates now , operated in the past , and may operate in the future . |
| 13 | The petition must state : ( i ) the amount of the debt ( in sterling , converted from any foreign currency at the official exchange rate at the date of issue of the petition , by analogy with r 6.111 ) , the consideration for it ( or , if there is no consideration , the way in which it arises ) and the fact that it is owed to the petitioner ; ( ii ) when the debt was incurred or became due ; ( iii ) if the debt includes interest or any other charge accruing from time to time , the amount or rate of the charge ( separately identified ) and the grounds upon which it is claimed to form part of the debt provided that , in the case of a petition based upon a statutory demand , only the interest claimed in the demand is included ; ( iv ) that the debt is unsecured , and either that the debt is for a liquidated sum payable immediately and the debtor appears to be unable to pay it , or that the debt is for a liquidated sum payable at some certain future specified time and the debtor appears to have no reasonable prospect of being able to pay it . |
| 14 | It 's designed to bring knowledge of the real world around them . |
| 15 | The two can also be seen to be linked in that the principles involved in the doctrine of reprisals ( which is considered to form part of the jus in bello ) are essentially the same as those of the doctrine of self-defence in relation to the initiation of conflict . |
| 16 | A saving throw of 6 is permitted to take account of the Squig . |
| 17 | A common mistake is to try to use lift on the way back instead of gliding on through it at a sensible speed . |
| 18 | What we must do — until today there has been a broad measure of agreement on this — is to try to focus attention on the Bill 's aims and motivations . |
| 19 | Installation time is largely dependant on how much disk space the files you have already take up , since what 's already there is squeezed to make room for the extra drive , and squeezing takes time . |
| 20 | In addition , the research is expected to shed light on the social consequences of cities ' changing economic roles . |
| 21 | Annex B approval was received in April 1992 for the development of the Caister gas field [ LASMO 21 per cent ] which is expected to commence production before the end of 1993 . |
| 22 | The UK government is expected to halt funding to the Coal Research Establishment ( CRE ) at Cheltenham , part of British Coal and recognised as a world leader in research into " clean " coal technology . |
| 23 | Business with industrial and commercial companies and financial institutions is expected to remain flat in the next quarter but business with individuals is likely to fall further . |
| 24 | The separatist Slovak government is expected to continue work on the dam despite protests . |
| 25 | A 20-strong group is expected to take part in the event at Tunstall Court on June 26 . |
| 26 | And despite the even bigger swing to the right-wing coalition in the first round of the elections on Sunday , investors flinched yesterday in anticipation of a move by the markets to test the resolve of the new government which is expected to take power after the second round of voting this coming week-end . |
| 27 | Her acceptance as a full member nation is expected to take place at the ITF 's Annual General Meeting , which takes place in the Dominican Republic in September . |
| 28 | The wind power is expected to come onstream in the late 1990s . |
| 29 | Jan Little 's Wath Fantasy is expected to start favourite in the 255 metres event , though Shawfield 's Rhincres Legend , which won at Sunderland last week , makes a quick return and connections are excited about Conway 's new dog , the wide-running Irish import Outcast Charlie . |
| 30 | We are , however , well prepared to benefit from a restoration of consumer confidence which is expected to follow resolution of the new administration 's policies . |