Example sentences of "be [to-vb] [pron] [noun] of the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The value of the project will be to increase our understanding of the conditions for social and political stability and instability in the contemporary world . |
| 2 | The only words they exchanged during the engagements were to discuss which side of the car they were going to step out of . |
| 3 | In his early discussion of defamiliarization Shklovsky chooses a number of examples which imply that the business of art is to restore our perception of the world outside art , ‘ to make one feel things , to make the stone stony ’ ( 1965a : 12 ) . |
| 4 | The basis of his theory of democracy is a theory of capitalist enterprise , and Schumpeter emphasizes the connection not only by discussing the historical relation between capitalism and democracy , but by treating political parties as analogous to business concerns engaged in a competitive struggle ( for power in one case , profits in the other ) the aim of which for each party/enterprise is to increase its share of the market ( constituted by voters or consumers ) . |
| 5 | Rather the role of the Holy Spirit is to heighten their awareness of the problem and enable them to identify with those to whom they are called to speak . |
| 6 | One task of the counsellor is to determine which members of the family are relevant to the processes which contribute to the problems being experienced — who to include and who to leave out . |
| 7 | The response of most analysts to this complex problem is to present their transcriptions of the spoken text using the conventions of the written language . |
| 8 | Who is to say what part of the loving relationship was generated by the bank account ? |
| 9 | The main objective of the project is to improve our understanding of the processes by which dominant firms achieve and maintain dominance in their markets and industries ; to explore the determinants of profitability of these firms ( especially the role of investment in R&D ) , particularly where they are apparently able to earn high profits persistently over time ; to evaluate their dynamic efficiency in terms of new products , improved quality and cost-reducing new technology ; and to inform and strengthen the policy analysis of dominant firms . |
| 10 | Middlesbrough council is to renew its membership of the National Steering Committee for Nuclear Free Local Authorities . |
| 11 | Those of the first two Edwards were fought against enemies whose common aim was to rid their countries of the English aggressor , but whose methods of doing so differed . |
| 12 | The objective of the study was to determine which aspects of the UK government 's implementation of the Less Favoured Areas Directive are responsible for the agriculture/nature conservation conflict and to recommend changes aimed at retaining a predominantly agricultural land use in the uplands without further loss and degradation of its unique nature conservation interest . |
| 13 | His principal objective was to clear his name of the suspicion attached to it . |
| 14 | The Palace was told that the only way to guarantee protection of her broadcast in future was to make it part of the Official Secrets Act and bring it under Government control . |