Example sentences of "[noun pl] be [adv] to " in BNC.
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| 31 | Unfortunately , so far such improvements are nowhere to be seen , and we can only speculate on the reasons for their absence . |
| 32 | The good news is , therefore , that despite having been beaten by better sides , improvements are certainly to be expected . |
| 33 | Andy Swapp , manager of Blackwells ' Art & Poster Shop , argues that non-book paper products are not to be sniffed at , and explains why booksellers should consider stocking diaries , calendars and cards not only for the contribution they can make to profitability but also for the dramatic way in which they support and enhance book displays and promotions |
| 34 | 2 To show that these products are up to date and invaluable to the modern man or woman . |
| 35 | I urge my hon. Friend to keep in close touch to make sure that response times are up to the charter . |
| 36 | While Dicey played a major role in shaping this tradition , his particular views are not to be equated with it . |
| 37 | Margaret Irwin herself accepted that the lack of success was caused by " the apathy of the women themselves … the woman does not take her industrial work as seriously as a man … [ she ] does not regard it as the permanent occupation of her life " .37 Margaret Irwin 's views are not to be dismissed lightly , but it is worth noting that she herself did not approach the question with any blazing convictions about equal pay . |
| 38 | Rewards are not to be confused with bribes . |
| 39 | Holidays for inner city groups are also to be provided . |
| 40 | All of Ptolemy 's original groups are still to be found on our maps , though their boundaries have been modified in many cases . |
| 41 | She points to the additional 1.9 per cent which is being offered for growth and argues the more explicit guidelines are there to ‘ make sure we are getting value for money ’ . |
| 42 | Guidelines methods are also to be found at later decision-making stages of the process , governing , for example , emergency release , temporary release and parole practice ( Gottfredson 1987 ) . |
| 43 | These conflicting considerations are both to be taken seriously . |
| 44 | The ASA 's rules mean that companies must check with the MPS to ensure its lists are up to date before they are used . |
| 45 | But if this is a mistake and animals are properly to be understood as primitive beings , at least as different from us as they are similar , then their modest entitlement to humane treatment , accorded them by common sense and enshrined in the law , might well be vindicated . |
| 46 | At St Michaels even the rules they do have regarding animals are there to be broken at the special blessing service |
| 47 | a rigorous attempt to Think the limits of that principle of reason which has shaped the emergence of Western philosophy , science and technology at large … the activity of deconstruction is strictly inconceivable outside the tradition of enlightened rational critique whose classic formulations are still to be found in Kant ( Norris 's italics ) . |
| 48 | Left : Another good predator is the Arrow Crab Stenorhyncus seticornis , which is safe in reef aquaria so long as they do n't contain small shrimps , which along with juvenile crabs are greatly to the Arrow Crab 's taste . |
| 49 | On Merseyside thefts from cars are down to 16,251 and numbers of cars stolen are down to 12,992 an overall drop of nine per cent . |
| 50 | On Merseyside , thefts from cars are down to 16,251 and the number of cars stolen has fallen to 12,992 an overall drop of 9% . |
| 51 | CASE 2 : when a number has been entered in the Print Sequence Number Start box the form may be completed in two ways when a number of subsequent entries are also to be proofed : |
| 52 | The authors are indeed to be congratulated on producing such a clear and authoritative treatment of their subject in so short a time . |
| 53 | When Dick 's lads are down to seven and a half hours which they are in the erm summertime , I mean we s the lads 'll come in I mean we ca n't pull them off now , but those lads 'll come in and clean up . |
| 54 | Ten bit positions are sufficient for most words ( 83% of words in a lexicon of 70,000 words are up to 10 letters long ) , so for words 10 letters long , bits 9 and 10 are set , and for words more than 10 letters long , only bit 10 is set . |
| 55 | Future village speakers are still to be arranged for the meeting due to be held on February 25 . |
| 56 | Most long-firm fraudsters manage quite successfully in prison , although its entertainments and amenities are hardly to their taste … |
| 57 | Lifts are not to be used by single passengers . |
| 58 | The teacher 's interactions with the children will be vital if the opportunities are not to be missed . |
| 59 | November often brings the odd day of mist and when the conditions are foggy , I often ca n't see the point in a tough hill walk when the expansive views of other months are nowhere to be seen . |
| 60 | Details of the arrangement between the government and insurers are still to be finalised . |