Example sentences of "[is] [verb] [to-vb] the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 It is this willingness to buy anything , and our increasing ability to go into debt to do it , which is helping to power the so-called North American recovery .
2 But it is a valuable addition to the growing volume of news from Tibet that is helping to undermine the brutal occupation of this tragic region .
3 Francis Maginn dominated the proceedings and proposed a resolution in the following terms : That this Conference is of the opinion that the combined system , as advocated by Dr E M Gallaudet before the Royal Commission , is calculated to confer the greatest benefit upon the greatest number of the deaf and dumb .
4 VR1 is adjusted to optimise the large signal handling capability of the circuit .
5 One of the simplest planning points is to ensure that the timing of dividend and ACT payments is arranged to give the maximum cash flow advantage .
6 A high atomic density is favoured to maximize the signal-to-noise ratio , but if it introduces frequency shifts , the shifts will either have to be well characterized , to allow an appropriate correction to be made , or else an extrapolation to zero atomic density will be necessary .
7 The research is intended to explore the various ways in which economic influence and control is exercised .
8 This project is intended to explore the complex relationship between geographical mobility and voting .
9 More specifically , the research is intended to explore the potential relevance of the current interest in discourse , hegemony and agency to the critical debate about the nature and efficacy of development .
10 It is intended to represent the collective opinion of those professionally involved in the field of takeovers on a range of business standards appropriate to the conduct of such takeovers .
11 The new round is intended to save the firm $680m .
12 The exhibition is intended to underline the long term commitment to the study of Ruskin by the university 's Ruskin Programme , a research group made up of scholars from different disciplines in the humanities .
13 It is intended to demonstrate the continuing significance of federalism in the European Community 's political and constitutional development .
14 The word ‘ community ’ is intended to describe the whole community of a town or country , not one particular language group .
15 The review of government functions and organizations which has been carried out … is intended to lay the necessary foundations .
16 It is intended to monitor the economic relations between these Republics collectively or singly to provide a basis for future studies in greater depth .
17 Instead , it 's called FirstPerson Inc , and is intended to move the object-oriented technologies of the Spring project to the mega-volume consumer market .
18 The show is intended to celebrate the seventy-fifth anniversary of the British Antique Dealers ' Association .
19 The Premmia family is intended to replace the existing Power Premium line , which currently makes up 30% of AST 's UK turnover .
20 It is intended to replace the low temperature refrigerant CFC502 , and ultimately HCFC22 , for which there is no single alternative .
21 The allowance is intended to replace the old scheme whereby special invalid trikes or a private car allowance were made available , and that scheme is being phased out .
22 The offence created by section 4 is intended to replace the Public Order Act 1936 , section 5 .
23 This brief excursion into the complex field of labour statistics is intended to illustrate the following points which are relevant to the theory and practice of ergonomics .
24 It is intended to illustrate the broad direction in which modelling might be developed to build bridges between financial and strategic analysis .
25 As a Task Description , a block diagram is intended to illustrate the dynamic behaviour of the system with emphasis on human interactions within the system .
26 Legislation has in fact been issued under general treaty powers which expressly states that it is intended to implement the Social Charter , such as Directive 91/533 on contracts of employment , which , since it was made under Article 100 which requires unanimity in the Council , must at the least not have been opposed by the United Kingdom minister .
27 This year 's parliament is intended to include the final rites over the 1989 protests as the judiciary reports on its recent ‘ successes ’ in jailing the leaders of the demonstrations .
28 So I would emphasise then , again , that the resolution is intended to enable the present position to continue , and to enable your trustees to manage the funds effectively in setting the policy and benefiting from the advice which is available .
29 The high viscosity of these solutions keeps them in the eye longer , while the polymer itself is intended to mimic the ocular mucins ( glycoproteins ) , a deficiency of which is often the cause of dry eye symptoms , and promote tear film stability .
30 One important part of the citizens charter is not so much that it contains many individual ideas and proposals for change , but that it is intended to change the entire attitude of public servants and the way in which citizens approach them .
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