Example sentences of "[vb infin] to [be] the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 've been involved in community projects and I can say I enjoy going into schools , but at the end of the day there will always need to be the regulated type of policing of crime and violence . |
| 2 | It was the Europeans who cultivated fish that may have satisfied culinary requirements , but at the expense of what some would consider to be the aesthetic qualities of a ‘ typical ’ carp . |
| 3 | What do you consider to be the encouraging trends in education these days ? |
| 4 | The columns displaying prices of licensed dealers ' stocks in the national newspapers did not always appear to be the paid advertising they actually were . |
| 5 | This might appear to be the ultimate sacrifice on behalf of the colony , but all the bees in the colony are genetically related . |
| 6 | A plectrum helps with accuracy , also adding attack and brightness to the sound , so as such it would appear to be the required compromise . |
| 7 | The Sanskrit word ‘ Jnana ’ would appear to be the correct spelling for the female aspect and would comply with the understanding of the function of the Wandjina . |
| 8 | However , it does not appear to be the exclusive property of the right . |
| 9 | The latter would appear to be the better view , since those who are ‘ likely to deal ’ would be the general public . |
| 10 | Despite the absence of any traces of body or coffin ( apart from some nails in the fill ) in the central pit , the whole monument would appear to be the probable grave — or cenotaph — of an important official which was erected sometime around the middle of the second century . |
| 11 | Yet , now more than ever , force would appear to be the only way of ousting the general , and Syria alone capable of supplying it . |
| 12 | Given a dichotomous division between sensing and thinking this would appear to be the only option open to him . |
| 13 | If you compare a striped object with one that has a different kind of black and white pattern , they do not appear to be the same size even if , in reality , they are identical . |
| 14 | The transfer ratios differ in different applications of what might appear to be the same thing : V8 Ninety — 1.222:1 ; V8 One Ten — 1.410:1 and V8 Range Rover — 1.192:1 . |
| 15 | And why does it always appear to be the same photograph ? |
| 16 | Yet such a solution would appear to be the last stage in the process of experimentation/disguise previously discussed . |
| 17 | The clue to the plenitude of oxygen in the Earth s atmosphere would appear to be the respiratory activities of the lowest and earliest forms of terrestrial life . |
| 18 | The digestive enzymes , however , do not appear to be the main agents producing bone modification , and it is the level of acidity combined with the length of time the food is in the stomach that are the main determining factors . |
| 19 | The reason for the last value is not clear , although since the spotted eagle owl also has the lowest value for average relative abundance , and since there is a positive relationship between them , the loss of distal elements would appear to be the main cause of reduced overall relative abundance . |
| 20 | In trying to summarise these findings , it may be said that linguistic knowledge does appear to be the important variable . |
| 21 | ‘ I would , gladly , if I knew ; it would appear to be the quickest way of getting rid of you , and that , Mr Whoever-you-are , would give me great pleasure . ’ |
| 22 | Upon reflection this does appear to be the likely cause of LLD . |
| 23 | Sparrow said he did not expect to be the last chairman of the Levy Board , which assesses and collects contributions from bookmakers to finance racing . |
| 24 | It seems to me there is no foundation for it whatever ; all that a court of justice can look to is the parliamentary roll ; they see that an Act has passed both Houses of Parliament , and that it has received the royal assent , and no court of justice can inquire into the manner in which it was introduced into Parliament , what was done previously to its being introduced , or what passed in Parliament during the various stages of its progress through both Houses of Parliament . |
| 25 | I am not talking about hunting being given the name of culling , I am talking about situations where culling does really look to be the only way to save the vegetation . |
| 26 | In just 28 days from now would you like to be the proud owner of a new body ? |
| 27 | I would so like to be the proverbial fly on the wall at those Cabinet subcommittees which are currently engaged on passing judgement on so far-fetched a proposition . |
| 28 | But over time , the industry has adjusted and farmers there can not claim to be the only farmers in the developed world farming and exporting without the benefit of subsidies . |
| 29 | The senior partner , Mr Alan Vickers , has been with the firm for 40 years but still can not claim to be the longest-serving member of staff . |
| 30 | The Royal Company of Archers , based in Edinburgh , better known as the Monarch 's Bodyguard in Scotland , was not formed until 1676,193 years after the Kilwinning Society , but as they have had a continuous existence also , they can claim to be the oldest archery company in Scotland . |