Example sentences of "be [verb] to [v-ing] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The fact that very little concerted thought had been given to organizing the juvenile labour-market does not mean that no action had been taken at the local level by schools , skilled employment committees , and several or more local education authorities . |
| 2 | Above all , we are committed to providing the best service in the business . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ I have worked closely with Technology on a number of service projects and I know that they are committed to providing the best possible service , ’ said John . |
| 4 | Nevertheless , sponsors of commissioned works are committed to accepting the finished product , even if the composer fails to produce exactly what was envisaged or specified . |
| 5 | Security 's being tightened up around the breeding pens … but staff are committed to maintaining the same easy access to the birds for visitors to the trust . |
| 6 | At The Shaker Shop , Tim Lamb and Liz Shirley are committed to presenting the essential simplicity of authentic Shaker style . |
| 7 | ‘ We are committed to retaining the nuclear option for the future , provided the industry can demonstrate that nuclear generation is economic and provided it can meet rigorous standards of safety and environmental protection . ’ |
| 8 | We are committed to applying the best practicable health and safety standards in our business to protect our employees , contractors , visitors , customers , shareholders and the community . |
| 9 | The departments which teach modern European languages — French , German , Italian , Portuguese , Russian , Scandinavian , Spanish , Celtic — are committed to preserving the best features of traditional courses of language study so that students may acquire competence and skill in the written and spoken language as well as an extensive knowledge of the literature and civilisation of the countries concerned . |
| 10 | In the first and last resort , the law , and therefore all courts and judges , are committed to upholding the prevailing social , economic and political order and they will not countenance activities that threaten that order . |
| 11 | In Latvia , thoughts are turning to bringing the former Soviet satellite state back into the ‘ light ’ and that means the suppressed aviators are beginning to stir . |
| 12 | Of the nursery , the location of which is being kept secret , Mr Wood said : ‘ We are geared to taking the injured and now have veterinary backing . ’ |
| 13 | So far , most of the effort has been devoted to unifying the first three categories of physical interactions , the strong and weak nuclear forces and electromagnetism . |
| 14 | In recent years considerable effort has been devoted to making the computerized information system more ‘ user friendly ’ , that is , simpler to use in order to carry out efficient information retrieval . |
| 15 | As regards the substantial outside assistance to the Western Isles , one wonders whether a small part of it might not usefully be redirected to subsidising the high costs of transport between them and the mainland . |
| 16 | Consideration should be given to using the following sources of information as the means to identify targets : — |
| 17 | Thirdly , more thought should be given to understanding the general nature of the balancing process which operates within fairness . |
| 18 | Because it is difficult to get everyone together , too little time and consideration will be given to making the final decision , which may well be made simply to bring the meeting to a close because one or other member of the panel has to get away . |
| 19 | MAS 's involvement in investigations tends to be limited to briefing the investigating accountants on the outcome of the key features review and studying with the purchaser the due diligence findings , to consider how these may impact on the heads of agreement and the client 's warranty and indemnity requirements . |
| 20 | As explained at our meeting , MAS 's involvement in due diligence tends to be limited to briefing the investigating accountants on the outcome of the key features review and reviewing with yourselves the due diligence findings , to consider how these may impact on price and your warranty and indemnity requirements . |
| 21 | Even those who thought military sanctions might be necessary believed that this would be limited to using the Royal Navy to close the Suez Canal to the Italians . |
| 22 | Methodological objections could be made to comparing the two groups because of the different periods of time monitored , that is , for prisoners the period of time refers to after the sentence has been served whereas for probationers it is after the sentence has been imposed . |
| 23 | It may often form part of a series , although history teachers need not be tied to utilising the whole series . |
| 24 | If it was n't for the Great Video Game in the sky , I 'd probably be reduced to watching The Young Doctors . |
| 25 | A great deal of effort also needs to be devoted to enhancing the social standing of the cleaners because they can so easily be regarded as inferior by other staff irrespective of their skills . |
| 26 | Group financial accountant Tony Hall told ACCOUNTANCY that a decision to use the direct method was taken back in December 1991 so that adequate time could be devoted to making the necessary analyses . |
| 27 | The question is how they apply to these weapons , and why the Great Powers have continued to avoid any explicit acknowledgment that the laws of war can apply in any respect to nuclear weapons ; and finally how should the mobilisation of world public opinion and political action be directed to ensuring the effective outlawing of these weapons . |
| 28 | Mr Lamont insisted that the Conservatives were committed to helping the poorest families over VAT on domestic fuels . |
| 29 | The Government possessed no legal power to close down this paper , nor indeed any other paper at this time : its powers were restricted to refusing the initial registration of a paper , and Ulimwengu was registered . |
| 30 | The first efforts of the Bolsheviks were directed to overturning the traditional system of international relations , by the publication of the secret treaties signed during the war by the tsarist regime and by direct appeals , over the heads of their governments , to the peoples of the world for support . |