Example sentences of "[vb -s] to be [verb] " in BNC.
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| 31 | First the main water service pipe ( and , incidentally , the main gas service pipe ) has to be earthed ( with 6mm 2 or 10mm 2 cable ) as soon as possible after it enters the house . |
| 32 | Everything has to be compared , and judged as either ‘ better than ’ or ‘ worse than ’ the alternatives . |
| 33 | So everything in between has an unfulfilling lack of immediacy , and instead of being drawn more vividly into the drama ( which is presumably the principal justification for recording live ) we experience a remoteness that characterizes none of the studio recordings with which this version has to be compared . |
| 34 | A possible edge has to be compared with all other primitives before its existence as a viewed model edge can be established . |
| 35 | The likelihood ratio test statistic for testing the null hypothesis that the restrictions are correct is 8.58 , which has to be compared with a chi-square variate with eight degrees of freedom . |
| 36 | The resulting test statistic is 5.49 , which has to be compared with 9.49 , the critical value under the chi-square distribution at the 5 per cent significance level with 4 degrees of freedom . |
| 37 | For their UK data ADD carried out such a test and obtained a test statistic of 17.93 which has to be compared with a critical chi-square value of 15.5 at the 5 per cent level and 20.1 at the 1 per cent level , with 8 degrees of freedom . |
| 38 | ‘ The proved long-term risks of lung cancer — and the smaller risk of leukaemia , from inhaling it over any period of time — mean it has to be regarded very seriously . ’ |
| 39 | Even if all of these funds are taken into account , total direct funding to the Partnerships in the late 1970s has to be regarded as small . |
| 40 | From the absolute standpoint , even a man 's body has to be regarded as a possession , so dedicated use of the body in the service of others is the highest ideal and the most effective means of happiness . |
| 41 | I 've been very impressed by this boot , and at a price which , by present standards , has to be regarded as favourably competitive , I 'd recommend giving it a serious consideration . |
| 42 | The Neroccio recently sold in Rome has to be regarded as a forgery , if only because it bears a spurious signature and date . |
| 43 | In the practical working out of UN policy the UN has to be regarded as a vehicle of American foreign policy ; this was not always the case and the Americans criticised aspects of the functioning of the UN in Korea and especially the attitudes of individual members of UN commissions . |
| 44 | If you expect a child to write about a personal experience , engagement with that experience has to be regarded as a priority . |
| 45 | Much of this has to be regarded as heroic in its assumptions . |
| 46 | Since returns are still anticipated from most of the remaining 15 courses , the response rate has to be regarded as a preliminary indication of how well the survey worked using course organisers as distributors and collectors . |
| 47 | No we do n't , erm we in principle obviously we are in favour of er there being some form of compensation scheme and that has to be regarded as erm a step forward , er it would be better if er whatever compensation scheme is gon na be introduced was introduced now and the committee recommended and not in nineteen ninety-six or whenever it may be that the legislation is enacted . |
| 48 | This will also affect how far the stick has to be moved forwards to effect a recovery . |
| 49 | However , as the table has to be moved out of the way whenever the patient gets up , it should not be too heavy , or have too many items on it at one time . |
| 50 | Much less coal has to be moved and so factory owners have a freer choice of position . |
| 51 | For lower wind speeds , the ring has to be moved ‘ down ’ the line . |
| 52 | The production machinery has to be moved every day as the face moves , geological variations mean that the size and quality of the seam is unpredictable , and there is always the possibility of the collapse of the walls , roof , etc . |
| 53 | It must be remembered that the work often has to be moved by hand . |
| 54 | Assuming the worst — that Mark has to be moved — is it justifiable to achieve this by threatening Sheila with legal action ? |
| 55 | They were far fewer in overall number and in ratio to adult miners than on the northern coalfields , because in metal mining a much smaller volume of excavated material has to be moved . |
| 56 | But he did confess to one problem — when the washing goes out , the sundial has to be moved . |
| 57 | The consignment in Huey' safe has to be moved out and down the line . |
| 58 | What , no I do n't think so , the E E C should of be , should of said well if it has to be moved if it 's |
| 59 | Quite a small bevel is adequate for this purpose so in cases where a square has to be turned over , such a small bevel on each side is the solution . |
| 60 | ( Our big fish man Andy Parkes tells me he prefers the name Oddballs for the fish he keeps — he feels a tank buster is a fish that ‘ has to be turned round several times a day ’ — which sums up how I feel ) . |