Example sentences of "is [verb] [adv] to [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It concerns me , in fact I was , I 've had a theory for a couple of years now , that what the Tories wish us all to do is to go on to the American system of medical insurance . |
| 2 | If you have genuine difficulty in keeping to the diet in this book or any other diet , your best bet is to go back to the calorie-counting method , supervised by a diet club , dietitian , or doctor . |
| 3 | It is likened locally to a stranded whale , and dominates the area . |
| 4 | There is bound to be considerable upheaval among the blue-chip client list which Deloitte UK is bringing over to the new firm . |
| 5 | The mass of water ( typically 90 litres ) is heated quickly to a pre-set temperature ( 60°C ) and is maintained at this level . |
| 6 | In each the primitive , sometimes bestial is joined obdurately to the modern and sophisticated . |
| 7 | It is a lightweight steel structure on piled foundations and , elevationally , is treated differently to the existing block , in a consciously modern style . |
| 8 | The wrenching cry at the start of the Finale claps a vice on the emotions that is sustained through to the ambivalent release provided by the Epilogue , and Barbirolli is one of the few conductors to prolong the agony of the climax by observing VW 's protracted emphasis on the grinding trombone and tube underpinning . |
| 9 | Quite clearly , then , if a child is brought up so that it is exposed constantly to a critical parent , she or he may spend much of the time being an adapted child . |
| 10 | Every Thursday is given over to a drop-in day , which is open to the previous year 's group to come back or to any girl on home-teaching , and sometimes girls from three or four years back may also drop in for a chat or advice . |
| 11 | For the rest of the week it is given over to a different selection : good second-hand clothes , useful but redundant household articles , outgrown children 's toys plus almost anything that someone no longer needs and someone else might use . |
| 12 | The morning is given over to the religious aspect of celebrations , the afternoon belongs to the children , while the brass bands come into their own in the evening . |
| 13 | The award is given annually to a deaf person of outstanding merit in leadership , citizenship and general achievement . |
| 14 | No District Court accepted the exclusivity argument , many relying on a superficial reading of Article 27(c) of the Convention , which allows Contracting States to permit ‘ by internal law or practice , methods of taking evidence other than those provided for in this Convention ’ ; the better view is that this freedom is given only to the requested country and does not refer to the country from which the discovery request originates . |
| 15 | Interestingly , the use of key rings is confined solely to the Roman period . |
| 16 | But the H S E says the cluster of leukaemia cases is confined mainly to the nearby village of Seascale and to children whose fathers began working at the plant before nineteen sixty five . |
| 17 | The Bill is reported back to the whole House as amended . |
| 18 | When the penis is stimulated by touch , the " feeling message " is carried back to the spinal cord at the sacral level from which the nerves emerge . |
| 19 | A further point is that there is no need to rely on the right unless the decompilation is carried out to a substantial part of the original program ( there is no infringement to excuse otherwise ) . |
| 20 | High ground on the right , topped by the hall at Heath , pulls back while a sewage works is located close to the left bank but remains hidden . |
| 21 | A rectangular coil is located parallel to a long straight current-carrying wire as shown in Fig. 4.19 . |
| 22 | Fitted in-car audio/telecommunication equipment is included up to a total value of £500 . |
| 23 | Fitted in-car audio/telecommunication equipment is included up to a total value of £500 . |
| 24 | Fitted in-car audio/telecommunication equipment is included up to a total value of £500 . |
| 25 | But he demonstrated yesterday that he is now back on song and he is looking forward to a good run in the National Championships at Newark at the end of the month . |
| 26 | Most of the money will find its way into Flint which is looking forward to a major town centre redevelopment supermarket , DIY store , smaller shops , fast food restaurant and new car park . |
| 27 | Now she is looking forward to a valuable contrasting experience in Denmark . |
| 28 | He is looking forward to the new challenge of visiting arthritis sufferers in their own homes . |
| 29 | And now Ian is looking forward to the inevitable . |
| 30 | She is admired by business , which is looking forward to an industrial policy for France : something it has lacked for years . |