Example sentences of "[noun] to become a [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | All eyes of course will be on Cheltenham where John Taylor will be trying to prove that being black is not a bar to becoming a Conservative Member of Parliament . |
2 | OTIF is only one part of ICI Paints ' Focus on the Customer programme but it 's a vital stage of our journey to becoming a total quality business-one which is organized to be totally responsive to customer needs . |
3 | Having started on the road to becoming a professional Profitboss ( whatever your job ) , now determine the other essential steps . |
4 | If you know what your aims are ; if you make sure that you know how to memorise and recall ; if your reviews are effective , with good concentration , you may feel yourself well on the way to becoming a successful student with a bright future . |
5 | At any rate , non-violence was on its way to becoming a political objective , not merely a moral one . |
6 | In 1198 the established central " Church " at Rome was well on the way to becoming a vast , governmental machine . |
7 | Berkshire 's outlet was Reading , situated on the Kennet just above its confluence with the Thames , and on the way to becoming a major river-port , forwarding malt and meal to London , to which Great Marlow shipped Chiltern corn brought down from High Wycombe . |
8 | At the end of the nineteenth century the verdict of the legal philosopher Dicey was that laissez-faire had given way to collectivism ; that government had begun to assume a role in society that had taken Britain well on the way to becoming a socialist state . |
9 | But in England the financial department was on the way to becoming a formal institution . |
10 | Sir : The article by Tom Arnold ( 9 October ) , vice-chairman of the Conservative Party , takes much pride in the fact that social connections are , in his view , no longer a passport to becoming a Conservative candidate ( 9 October ) . |
11 | Roger suddenly launched into this discussion about how they 'd identified the need for someone to join the team with a view to becoming a main board member ; this person would effectively release him from a lot of the day-to-day public company responsibilities and the accounting , reporting and auditing areas , so that he could focus on being part of the entrepreneurial team , organising financing and liaising with the City . |