Example sentences of "is [verb] [verb] a [noun sg] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Party 's choice of one man and one woman ( London school teacher Jean Lambert ) is intended to reflect a commitment to equality . |
| 2 | It is offering its Audio Solution Board , which is a single board system with support for CD ROM drives , and is intended to enable a computer to be used as a sound studio . |
| 3 | Thus , when it is intended to export a product to a number of different countries it may , and often will be , necessary to carry out separate tests at several different conditions of temperature and humidity . |
| 4 | As its title indicates , this book is intended to provide an introduction to the main topics currently discussed under the rather unclear heading of ‘ epistemology ’ or theory of knowledge . |
| 5 | Version 5 however , is expected to include a facility to ‘ knit from the screen ’ , so if your computer and knitting machine are in the same room , you may find this more convenient than printing on to paper . |
| 6 | THE NOBEL PRIZE committee is expected to give a boost to the drive for political freedom in east Europe when it announces the winners of the Peace Prize in Oslo today . |
| 7 | Tarmac , which made profits of £377 million as recently as 1989 , is expected to announce a plunge to just £30 million this month and the betting is that it too will slash the dividend . |
| 8 | Chancellor Norman Lamont is expected to announce a solution to the VAT problem that threaten 's the industry 's future in Britain . |
| 9 | Chancellor Norman Lamont is expected to announce a solution to the VAT problem that threatens the industry 's future in Britain . |
| 10 | But this bodpod is designed to solve a down to earth problem … how to fit six people into a car designed for five . |
| 11 | Castle Drachenfels is designed to present a challenge to characters of all levels of experience , but inexperienced adventurers will have to be very careful indeed if they want to survive their visit to the Castle ! |
| 12 | There needs to be a facility whereby one is automatically informed that the entry at which one is looking has a cross-reference to it in another part of the dictionary , and whereby one is immediately given a display of this cross reference ( or all of them , if there are several ) if one wants to check it . |
| 13 | The ‘ Functional Approach ’ : There are fewer though more frequent harvests , with less replication and an attempt is made to fit a function to the data . |
| 14 | The University of Strathclyde is seeking to appoint a successor to Professor Sir Graham Hills , who retires from the office of Principal and Vice-Chancellor in 30 September 1991 . |
| 15 | It is as if one is seeking to give an answer to the question : What advantage does morality bring ? |
| 16 | The Arsenal manager , facing up to the worst sequence of League defeats at Highbury for 16 years , is refusing to become a hostage to the reputations of what he calls ‘ name players ’ . |
| 17 | Mr Trevor Fisher , who is from Shrewsbury , organised the event and is seen presenting a cheque to Fr Tom Mulheran , the Director of the Trust , watched by Headmaster Mr John Byrne , who is from St Vincent 's Parish , Altrincham . |
| 18 | It argues that a ‘ national strategic technology acquisition plan ’ is needed to provide a boost to the industry 's own research efforts comparable to what US companies receive from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA ) , which spends about $ 900 million a year in the field . |
| 19 | Release will depend upon whether he is thought to pose a danger to the public and therefore should be detained beyond the end of his tariff period . |
| 20 | Now he does not tell her that he is going to put a knife to that child 's throat and burn his body to ashes . |
| 21 | Apple Computer , the Cinderella company that has risen from the backyard to a worldwide name in six years , is going to give a computer to every public and private school in the state — that 's about 10 000 computers with a retail value of almost $20 million . |
| 22 | Clearly , further education is now well represented within the Welsh Office and the central authority in Wales is beginning to give a lead to its future development . |
| 23 | We are on familiar ground , since this idealism is none other than his deeper — sometimes he called it deepest , sometimes highest — realism ; but with new implications in that he is beginning to show a sensitiveness to the actual which no doubt existed before but was rarely evident , a sensitiveness which is now coming out like a bruise . |
| 24 | The man who is more at home on the classical stage is getting to pay a tribute to his idol at the Ulster Hall . |
| 25 | The former Darlington manager who played for Aston Villa and England is set to take a team to promotion for the third successive season as long as his Leicester team keep their nerve in next Saturday 's crucial last game at home to Newcastle . |
| 26 | THE AGA KHAN is set to call a halt to his long-running legal battle with the Jockey Club over the disqualification of Oaks winner Aliysa , it was disclosed yesterday . |
| 27 | Runcorn midfielder Ian Brady , who has been sidelined by injury since the second game of the season , is set to make a return to action in a friendly against Poulton Vics at Canal Street tonight . |
| 28 | It is hoped to present a cheque to the Asthma Research Council at the Kent Rally . |
| 29 | In so doing , it is hoped to make a contribution to the methodology of cross-cultural research by overcoming linguistic problems involved in the translation of perceptions of health from one language to another ; by identifying differences in the perceived severity of the items ; and through the interpretation of cultural differences in scoring . |
| 30 | Production director , is pictured presenting a cheque to , vice-chairwoman of the St. Nicholas Hospice . |