Example sentences of "[be] [to-vb] [conj] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | A set of raw recruits was marching up and down with a new drill instructor , who sounded every bit as determined as the late Sergeant-Major Philpott had been to see that the snow was never allowed to settle . |
| 2 | A committee of the International Olympics Committee ( IOC ) has been to see if the changes qualify the country for readmission . |
| 3 | Some jobs are to go when the Aberystwyth based family owned Cambrian News weekly newspaper places the paper 's printing contract with another company , possibly in Swansea . |
| 4 | A corporation tax deduction will be available to Newco for contributions made to a non-qualifying employee trust provided that : ( a ) the contributions are regular and of a revenue nature ; ( b ) the contributions are voluntary ( so as not to constitute annual payments within s337(2) ( b ) TA 1988 ) ; ( c ) the class of beneficiaries under the trust is confined to employees of the settlor company , so there will need to be multiple settlors if all the employees in a group of companies are to benefit and the various companies in the group that are contributing wish to ensure corporation tax deductions ; and ( d ) the companies themselves are entirely excluded from benefiting under the terms of the trust . |
| 5 | Now they 're to close because the American owners can make more money transferring production to Leeds shedding 330 jobs . |
| 6 | It was lively enough to marry Bellow to a ‘ stylish Radcliffe graduate ’ of whom Roth had been ‘ enamoured ’ — if we are to assume that The Facts has not imagined the connection . |
| 7 | Much of this could be as plausibly argued today as thirty or more years ago : the extraordinary achievement of the public relations advisers who replaced the ‘ ludicrous courtiers ’ has been to ensure that the royal family do still have it both ways . |
| 8 | In general , the project of conservative normativism has been to ensure that the decisions of ‘ inferior tribunals ’ are subject to review by the superior courts applying the common law . |
| 9 | Labour was further incensed because Balfour 's and the Cabinet majority 's crowning blow to Long 's hopes had been to ensure that the Act operated for only three years , the result of government 's unwillingness to accept permanent responsibility for the relief of unemployment . |
| 10 | We are to understand that the idea of a usual background is relative : there are different usual backgrounds for different causal claims , or different groups of causal claims . |
| 11 | With this available , the main concerns are to ensure that the tank is large enough and that sufficient head is maintained in the supply line to keep the tank full . |
| 12 | The role of the LEA in monitoring and evaluation should be to see that the work is done within schools and to provide support and expert advice . |
| 13 | it does n't who 's responsibility would it be to see that the old brochures were withdrawn and the new brochures were put on in there place ? |
| 14 | To travel to Cologne might well be to find that the battlefront between Germany and the western Allies had already been established just beyond the city . |
| 15 | Others write letters ( in role ) to relatives and friends in other parts of the country telling them what has happened , and ( for the most part ) excitedly proclaiming how easy it will be to visit once the line is built . |
| 16 | The next step would be to explore whether the " others " could be represented in Byron 's poetry by people who follow the religion of Islam . |
| 17 | However , this example serves to emphasize how misleading it can be to assume that the breeding sex ratio necessarily reflects the extent to which male reproductive success varies for , even among closely related species , it is likely to be the case that males have substantially longer breeding lifespans in monogamous species than in polygynous ones ( see Wiley , 1974 ; Clutton-Brock et al . , |
| 18 | A reasonable starting point may be to assume that the process will vary for individuals and for different types of text . |
| 19 | A cruel generalisation , but probably justified , would be to suggest that the large majority of curricula in Africa are designed for an ideal situation — namely a uniform six-year-old entry , relatively homogeneous in age and culture , equal in sex and of average size ( say 30–45 in a class ) who attend regularly , repeat seldom and complete their primary course . |
| 20 | One option would be to deny that the events in question do represent audit failures and to roundly condemn those who criticise the profession for the alleged lapses . |
| 21 | In the search for that stability , Britain 's role should be to ensure that the European Community becomes the vehicle with which to channel aid into the East in terms of commitment to training , new technology , transport improvements and preferential commercial arrangements . |
| 22 | The challenge for secondary schools in particular will be to ensure that the system reflects the learning , and does not dictate it . |
| 23 | As the Council for Science and Technology ( CST ) , one of its aims will be to ensure that the Government draws on outside advice when deciding its research spending . |
| 24 | The purpose of this review will be to ensure that the staffing levels and working arrangements are those needed to enable employees to deliver the service in a safe manner . |
| 25 | On the question of democracy in the republic of South Africa , does the right hon. Lady agree that our objective should be to ensure that the white electorate fully appreciates that South Africa will face unprecedented international isolation should there be a ’ No ’ vote in this month 's referendum ? |
| 26 | I do believe that one of the best ways we 're going to benefit from the new circumstances I hope of economic stability of low inflation and low taxation , will be to ensure that the provision of capital is made by the principle institutions , namely the banks and the investing institutions . |
| 27 | Its main task would be to ensure that the environmental impact of military activities were kept to a minimum . |
| 28 | Nevertheless , the aim of the draftsman must always be to ensure that the lease as executed represents the full intention of the parties . |
| 29 | that does n't answer my question , who 's business would it be to ensure that the brochures were withdrawn ? |
| 30 | sector , a different sector , we 're only relying on it by analogy they talk about the position of requiring the applicant by guarantee such as the deposit of money or other security , and my Lord our submission is , is very simple , er that , er the , the measure that are seeking to recover under are linked into solvency and the payment of policy holders , there 's a community interest there in the directive , but if , er for any reason your Lordship feels there 's a , a matter that needs to go on and further to , to , to a lengthy trial , that in the interim what would be compatible with the community object would be to ensure that the monies are recovered into settlement fund er so that the solvency and payment policy holders can continue |