Example sentences of "[adj] [was/were] [to-vb] [adj -er] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The second was to make greater headway in the field of community relations , enhancing the pioneering role of the Race Relations Board , and preparing for fresh legislation . |
| 2 | I have proposed that , on the reasonable assumption that resources remained more or less constant for the time in question , the price exacted for ( phyletically ) growing larger was to become rarer , thereby increasing the probability of extinction ( Hallam , 1975 ) . |
| 3 | The most obvious was to seek better compounds than the original nitrogen mustards , and numerous alkylating agents emerged during the following 30 years . |
| 4 | Calling a referendum on demands for immediate cultural autonomy , they also demanded political and territorial autonomy for Serbs in Croatia if the latter was to gain greater sovereignty in a redefined Yugoslav confederation . |
| 5 | The case for such objective assessment before operation seems particularly strong in women over the age of 50 because they may have suffered occult damage to the anal sphincter during the childbirth and could be at particular risk of a poor functional outcome if the sphincter were to sustain further damage at the time of operation . |