Example sentences of "it be [vb pp] [verb] to [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Can it be justified to send to prison people too poor to pay fines — and there are more such persons during times of economic crisis — not only when the original crime of which they were convicted did not warrant a prison sentence , but when their crime is trivial in the extreme in comparison with corporate crimes which we lack the political will to tackle directly by socialist remedies ? |
| 2 | But free fighting is only the first step on the road to real competition and , in order to instil confidence in students , it is performed according to set criteria . |
| 3 | It is forecast to fall to 15% in April . |
| 4 | While none of these may suffer from ‘ absolute deprivation ’ ( a term that is anyway difficult to define unless it is meant to refer to circumstances in which people literally have no food , shelter and clothing ) , clearly many are unlikely to be enjoying an ‘ average ’ or ‘ normal ’ standard of living . |
| 5 | She 'd known that it was bound to lead to Arnie . |
| 6 | Thus in 1779 , when it was desired to refer to Choiseul 's despatches relating to the Family Compact of 1761 , they could not be found and copies had to be obtained from Madrid . |
| 7 | It was intended to go to Cserka , where 25,000 Muslims are trapped by besieging Serbs . |
| 8 | The world would be a better place if it was predisposed to listen to Blackwomen 's voices . |
| 9 | How may it speak to us , as it was designed to speak to Torquatus the Roman ? |
| 10 | A second Expeditionary Force was despatched across the Channel to France , but it WAS forced to return to Britain almost immediately because the French government asked Germany for an armistice , on 17th . |