Example sentences of "[be] [vb pp] [adv] [adv] [to-vb] " in BNC.

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31 Software Transformation 's technology provides a framework of software programming tools that is claimed to transcend differences in graphical user interfaces and varied operating system characteristics such as memory allocation and file systems so that applications need be developed only once to run on a variety of systems — currently Apple Computer Inc 's Macintosh , Microsoft Corp 's Windows , Novell and Univel Inc 's UnixWare and Unixes from Digital Equipment Corp , Hewlett-Packard Co and Sun Microsystems Inc , with versions for OS/2 , AIX and NT on the way .
32 It is to be hoped that data-base technology can be developed quickly enough to meet the imminent requirements for data management in very large hyper-bases .
33 Cassie wondered hazily whether in Johnny 's book it would be considered all right to force himself on the other sort of girl , whoever she may be !
34 Ian Renilson , operations manager for Fife Product Innovation , said he believed product innovation was the most fundamental method of wealth creation which could be harnessed more effectively to generate real economic growth .
35 This small , wall-powered unit can be installed almost anywhere to allow one Ethernet connection to become eight .
36 This small , wallpowered unit can be installed almost anywhere to allow one Ethernet connection to become two .
37 This small , wallpowered unit can be installed almost anywhere to allow one Ethernet connection to become four .
38 The literature on the distribution of earnings is massive and no attempt will be made here either to summarise or evaluate it .
39 At the time of the Agadir crisis , he had declared bombastically that it was ‘ high time this insolent clique in Paris should be made once more to feel what a Pomeranian Grenadier can do ’ He edited a book for children , entitled ‘ Germany in Arms ’ , glorifying war , and was fond of speaking to German youth about the forthcoming ‘ happy — cheerful war ’ whatever that meant .
40 Frozen foods , of course , should be treated like other non-live foods and be fed very sparingly to avoid leftovers fouling the aquarium .
41 The preponderance of sole practitioner respondents to the consultation as a whole can be seen once again to have had a dramatic effect on the outcome of this particular question , with over three-quarters of the 55% who answered negatively being sole practitioners .
42 This must be done very carefully to ensure that the opening of the oviduct remains intact since it is extremely difficult to insert a needle once it has been damaged .
43 There are two things that could be done relatively easily to ameliorate this situation .
44 It was therefore assumed in the culture that there were ‘ universals ’ and that it was the universal , rather than particular instances of that universal , which could be said most truly to exist .
45 Today people conceive as ‘ real ’ that which , within a dominantly Platonist framework of thought , would have been held to be a particular instance of what could be said most truly to exist .
46 Added to this the partner of the black hole must have swollen to the giant stage in order that material can be transferred rapidly enough to give an accretion disc that produces detectable numbers of X-rays .
47 Remember that even the best ideas have to be drawn very accurately to look correct .
48 The informal interview can not generally be used to test hypotheses very accurately , but it can be used most fruitfully to clarify them and to elaborate them .
49 At age 16 the General Certificate of Secondary Education ( GCSE ) should be the main form of assessment , especially in the core subjects ; ( e ) the results of assessment should be used both formatively to help better teaching and to inform decisions about next steps for a pupil , and summatively at ages 7 , 11 , 14 and 16 to inform parents in simple and clear terms about their child 's progress .
50 the results of assessment should be used both formatively to help better teaching and to inform decisions about next steps for a pupil , and summatively at ages 7 , 11 , 14 and 16 to inform parents in simple and clear terms about their child 's progress .
51 Mr Arrastía 's inspiration for FARCO grew our of his dissatisfaction with Argentina 's national networks and his increasing conviction that radio can be used very effectively to unite and strengthen marginalised communities .
52 The irons can be used to mark any number of horses — ideal for a large yard or riding school — and can also be used very effectively to mark show jumps and even trailers and carriages .
53 Old age abuse is a term that can be used more properly to refer to situations where it happens that the elderly person is abusing the carer ( Case Study 4.2 ) .
54 Scrap metal was to be used more efficiently to eke out imported steel and scrap , and the shortage of fuel oils would be resolved by resorting to bituminous slate and lignites which , according to Franco , existed " in fabulous quantities " in Spain .
55 Not so at the short story length , where humour can be used more gainfully to put over the perhaps dull facts needed to lay out a situation leading to an ingenious switch-over ending .
56 Union researchers must be used more systematically to support the party 's work .
57 Co-operative R&D ventures are more flexible than full integration and can be realigned more easily to meet changing circumstances .
58 ABOVE The eyes of some breeds , such as Setters and Poodles , may need to be wiped quite regularly to remove accumulations of tear fluids , which can otherwise stain the fur and look unpleasant .
59 Cannabis , when smoked , has to be inhaled very deeply to get its mood-altering effects .
60 Early potatoes should be sprouted indoors now to go out in spring .
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