Example sentences of "[adj] [is] [verb] [to-vb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sometimes this is done to present a biased picture of progress for domestic approval ; sometimes the opposite is needed to support a request for foreign aid . |
| 2 | A national curriculum centrally determined is about to be imposed on the schools , and this is bound to encapsulate a philosophy of education , its nature and purpose , that arises directly out of the discontents of the last twenty years . |
| 3 | This is argued to have a potentially destabilizing effect on the stock market . |
| 4 | This is intended to give a clear idea of what the module is about . |
| 5 | This is intended to publish a wide range of action research and related studies , with the aim of making their outcomes widely available and exemplifying the variety of possible styles of reporting ( ie not just another narrow , jargon-laden talking shop for academics ) . |
| 6 | This is said to reflect a touch of panic among certain high-yielding income fund managers , pole-axed by the likes of Royal Insurance and Lonrho chopping pay-outs . |
| 7 | This is expected to provide a considerable boost to BA volumes . |
| 8 | This is expected to provide a considerable boost to BA volumes . |
| 9 | ‘ I know this is going to sound a bit silly , but in a way it was because of her that I came here . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ This is going to take a bit of brainwork . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ This is going to take a long time , ’ said Tony . |
| 12 | This is going to take a while . |
| 13 | This is going to take a bit of getting used to . ’ |
| 14 | We have come to realize that many of us will not see the improvements in our quality of life , as this is going to take a long time . |
| 15 | ‘ This is going to make a frightful mess of my suit , ’ he said to Leila with another dazzling smile . |
| 16 | Right Jade , I 'm going to have a look in your ears , and this is going to tickle a little bit . |
| 17 | This is starting to become a trend in Britain as well , although the planning system which encourages standard development is to some extent acting as a block . |
| 18 | This is meant to convey a sense of security and privacy : the drawbridge is pulled up and the portcullis is dropped . |
| 19 | This is thought to reflect a selection bias . |
| 20 | Any committee interested is invited to send a representatives to the Annual General Meeting to be held at Pelaw Social Club on Saturday March 28 at 10.30am . |
| 21 | Gluckman quotes one example of this from the ethnographic literature , an analysis of African village life in which gossiping between one lineage and another is believed to introduce a risk of sorcery . |
| 22 | There are of course parliamentary questions , although individual members of the Bundestag may only ask Kleine Anfrage ( small questions ) : a quorum of 26 is need to ask a Grosse Anfrage ( major question ) and these require a fuller reply . |
| 23 | ANYONE interested in forming a Petersfield group of Amnesty International is invited to attend a meeting in the Exhibition Room of the County Library in The Square on Tuesday at 7.30 p.m . |
| 24 | 4 is intended to give a general picture of provision it is not exhaustive ; some of the variants and sub-divisions of subject headings ( such as types of history or engineering ) have been conflated in order to reduce the overall length of the list . |
| 25 | The latter is thought to cause a reduction in blood flow and may predispose to perforation . |
| 26 | So , for instance , the promoter of a Bill may state that Clause 1 is not intended to cover X because X is covered by Clause 2 , and the Clause 3 is intended to implement a Community obligation ; yet , as a matter of law , X may not be covered by Clause 2 and there may be no obligation in Community law . |
| 27 | Where the user takes advantage of the voluntary vision screening programme and as a consequence of vision defects at the viewing distances used specifically for the display screen work concerned is recommended to have a full eyesight examination by an ophthalmic optician , then during this interim period , the user will be permitted to use an ophthalmic optician of their own choice . |
| 28 | So each one of those is going to have a a name of its own |
| 29 | Manx is planning to launch a three-flights-a-day service from Stansted to Manchester on April 19 and also has a licence to fly to Belfast . |
| 30 | Here is the kind of letter you will write for a reference : re Mr John Smith The above is proposing to take a lease of certain residential premises at an annual rent of £ and maintenance charges at present £ , and he has supplied your name as a reference . |