Example sentences of "[conj] is [vb pp] to [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To establish the merit of project proposals without overlooking any significant factor , it is highly desirable to have a selection system that is applied to all cases . |
| 2 | To establish the merit of project proposals without overlooking any significant factor , it is highly desirable to have a selection system that is applied to all cases . |
| 3 | Nevertheless , the sheer quantity of nitrate fertilizer that is applied to much farmland — and it has increased five times since the 1930s — ; creates problems from the surface run-off of rainwater which finds its way into drainage channels and ditches and eventually into streams and rivers . |
| 4 | Bernard Williams defines the respect that is owed to all persons as an effort of understanding , ‘ to see the world from his point of view ’ . |
| 5 | The cornetto , made of wood , with a cup-shaped mouthpiece and finger-holes , is not the most docile of instrumental pets ; to play it fluently , in tune and with good ( ‘ sensuous ’ , as Benvenuto Cellini described it ) tone , is a skill that is given to few — it does not seem all that long ago when even competent cornettists were almost as rare as hen 's teeth . |
| 6 | You can open a Premier Savings account with just £5000 and in return we will pay you our top rate of interest that is linked to those on the money markets . |
| 7 | What the statute itself enacts can not be unlawful , because what the statute says and provides is itself the law , and the highest form of law that is known to this country . |
| 8 | ‘ In the life of any organisation , a centenary is a very considerable period of time , a good deal longer than is given to most of us . |
| 9 | This was the Roman capital of their western empire and is crowned to this day by the massive Porta Nigra , Germany 's finest Roman relic . |
| 10 | The budget originates in the Executive branch and is sent to both houses for approval ; it can be amended by both — and usually is , very substantially — but the final version must be approved by both the President and the two houses acting jointly . |
| 11 | Do make sure that all this material is filed in such a way that it is easy to find and is related to any photographic or other reference . |
| 12 | The power of authorisation lies with the Department of Trade and Industry and is granted to each company with respect to particular classes of insurance business . |
| 13 | The Centro de Orientacion Rosa Virginia Pelletier is under armed guard and is run to all intents and purposes as if it were a prison , although in 1980 there were only two young offenders in residence . |
| 14 | Scarcely ever to be used in war — and as ineffective as so many of these guns were when she was — Mons Meg was nevertheless a source of pride then , and is admired to this day by visitors to Edinburgh Castle . |
| 15 | The ACE system was set up by the ISMA , Euroclear and Cedel to satisfy pre-settlement matching requirements of the two clearing systems , and is offered to all participants in them . |
| 16 | Hardraw is a good starting point for Shunner Fell and Lovely Seat , the two hills that flank the famous Butter Tubs Pass , and is known to many who have walked the Pennine Way as either the end or the beginning of the day that takes you from Tan Hill to Hawes or vice versa , depending on which direction you are walking . |
| 17 | This ‘ great continuum ’ is the real wonder of India , and it is here , where the sign of the serpent was nurtured and is preserved to this day , that its exact significance is most clearly defined . |
| 18 | The flip , ‘ Peacock Dub ’ , shows up all the ‘ Sexual Healing ’ elements of the groove and is recommended to all Radio 2 DJs . |
| 19 | What happens if a company is sold to one private sector owner but is transferred to another within a year ? |
| 20 | A shirt originally cost £5 but is reduced to half price . |
| 21 | Though the Court of Appeal is also a court of supervision , it appears to be too busy to be able to devote as much time and thought as is needed to such cases . |