Example sentences of "[vb mod] [adv] be [vb pp] to an " in BNC.

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1 In R v Sunderland JC , ex pG [ 1988 ] 2 FLR 40 , a case decided under the old law , the Court of Appeal held that the guardian ad litem 's report should not be disclosed to an independent social worker instructed by a parent unless it could be shown that the evidence of the independent social worker would assist the court .
2 Editorial direction should also be handed to an upfront , well-established journalist .
3 Thinking and perceiving , which might naturally be attributed to an incorporeal mind , are simply complex motions in matter .
4 Newton would assign equal and opposite spins to A and B. Their values would be fixed at the moment of separation even if they might not be known to an observer until he had actually measured them .
5 But even if they were to be drawn up from scratch with the express aim of reducing the level of severity in sentencing , there would still be a danger that discretion might simply be displaced to an earlier point in the system , such as the prosecutorial decision .
6 Infants dying of sudden infant death syndrome included 229 Maoris , 240 non-Maoris , and 16 children who could not be assigned to an ethnic group .
7 They could well be given to an officer 's deputy or underling , assuring him of promotion when the time came .
8 For example , a large family shareholding which , if sold , might render a family company vulnerable to takeover , could instead be sold to an Esop .
9 General SA ( see also ) references may also be made to an entire group of headings as an economy measure , for instance ,
10 Modules of any type may also be added to an SSR , after it has been submitted , by its submitter and the range of module versions to which an SSR refers may be extended .
11 Modules of any type may also be added to an SSR , after it has been submitted , by its submitter .
12 But Ruth would not be drawn to an old man .
13 Candidates shall not be admitted to an examination later than half-an-hour after it has commenced , except with the permission of the senior invigilator .
14 If individuals have personal difficulties that do not impinge on their functioning at work they can be assessed under this agreement : the individual would then be referred to an appropriate specialist agency for ongoing work outside the agreement , on a personal basis and without commitment on RBGE 's part .
15 If the products satisfied this panel 's criteria , they would then be referred to an EC jury for further scrutiny , to ascertain whether the Commission 's " eco label " requirements are met .
16 In a very fast and expert manner the bottle would then be brought to an upright position , thus preventing very little more than the sediment from escaping .
17 The couple were told that Alex 's natural mother was an unmarried rape victim who merely wanted a secure home for the child who would otherwise be condemned to an institution .
18 Sulking is a common occurrence , but it may sometimes be carried to an anti-social extreme .
19 In our view such developments will only be attracted to an area if there is a clear prospect of of a site being made available as an exception to normal blank policies to meet those very specific requirements .
20 A similar strategy , explored by Salop and Scheffman ( 1987 ) , is where integration or contracts entered into by the incumbent have the effect of raising rivals costs , e.g. where a contract with a supplier specifies that an input will only be supplied to an entrant at a higher price than that enjoyed by the incumbent .
21 However , it is possible that the rationing function of waiting lists will simply be moved to an earlier stage in the treatment cycle .
22 It can only be brought to an end on or after the date it runs out by a notice in a prescribed form , served by either the landlord or the tenant .
23 The Kingdom is not and can not be relegated to an appendix which follows the turning of the last page of world history .
24 Monetary policy can not be given to an ‘ independent ’ bank because it makes no sense to talk of monetary policy as independent of economic policy .
25 The Trislander can rapidly be converted to an all-freight configuration , but it is more normal for seats to be removed towards the rear .
26 This makes it possible for anybody to create a professionally polished performance that can then be shown to an audience using either the Mac itself , 35 mm slides or overhead projector foils , backed up with printed handouts and speaker notes .
27 His language and style can indeed be compared to an artist 's brush , quivering with fever and emotion .
28 With the growth of international lending in both domestic and foreign currencies most banks have increased their staff numbers and resources devoted to the assessment of country risk , although it has to be recognised that such a subject can never be reduced to an exact science .
29 In biblical language , God makes himself known always and only as the Lord who lays his claim upon us ; in that of Kierkegaard , he is the Subject who can never be reduced to an object , but is always the One who challenges us across the gulf of the ‘ infinite qualitative difference ’ , and so awakens in us the ‘ infinite passion ’ of faith .
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