Example sentences of "[noun pl] are [to-vb] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Its long-suffering shareholders are to get the opportunity to succeed where the government failed in 1982 , and break the company up . |
| 2 | If the courts are to make the section wholly efficacious , therefore , they may have to interpret ‘ the ’ to mean ‘ a . ’ |
| 3 | If the acquirer 's solicitors are to prepare the agreement , it is very important that they are fully informed as to the acquirer 's aims and concerns about the acquisition and its assessment of its bargaining position and that they discuss the draft with the acquirer before it is released to the seller . |
| 4 | Plans are to double the quantity in the fourth quarter . |
| 5 | Two of Britain 's best-known journalists are to join The Independent on Sunday , which is to begin publishing on 28 January next year . |
| 6 | Two of its goals are to expand the range of service-sector jobs and to encourage the creation of small firms . |
| 7 | In doing these things , it is supported by an ‘ elite staff ’ , again comprising people with no functional interests , whose roles are to audit the operating divisions and advise the General Office . |
| 8 | PARENTS are to have the chance to discuss a pioneering after-school maths study class in Darlington . |
| 9 | EPZ regulations must become much more flexible if countries are to retain the vitality of the original investors . |
| 10 | Both companies are to distribute the system , which is priced at $400 . |
| 11 | For every site , however , the archaeologists ' main concerns are to recover the sequence of plans that result from the changing occupation and use of the site over a period of time ; the stratigraphic sequence of layers ; the relationship of any features such as walls , pits and ditches to one another ; evidence for the dating of these features and of the site as a whole ; evidence for the climate and local environment when the site was occupied ; and the relationship of the site to other sites , both in the locality and further afield . |
| 12 | Here , the definition of recreation follows that of Goldsmith ( 1983 ) who states that it is ‘ … the pursuit of informal leisure in the countryside ; its effects are to damage the vegetation by trampling , to accelerate the loss of soil and to disturb animals ’ . |
| 13 | ARTS enthusiasts are to get the chance to organise an important programme of exhibitions in Colchester . |
| 14 | The Assessor 's Department has around 180 full-time staff and its main functions are to compile the valuation roll for non-domestic rates and the electoral register . |
| 15 | Below ground level , out of sight and sometimes out of mind , is the root system , whose functions are to anchor the plant in the soil and to supply it with water and soluble nutrients . |
| 16 | If the planes are to avoid the danger of anti-aircraft fire or missiles , they have to fly so high that any drop would be liable to miss its target , with the danger that the supplies would fall into the wrong hands , or even injure those whom it is intended to help . |
| 17 | Other good ideas are to fill the window with plants hung from the ceiling ; to fit glass shelves for a collection of coloured china or masses of pretty pot plants . |
| 18 | But if ideas are to fit the world there must be something which answers to that generality . |
| 19 | In preparing a transfer deed , it is important to check whether the buyers are to hold the property in trust for themselves as joint tenants or as tenants in common . |
| 20 | However , they are available and if individuals are to improve their lives , and companies and organisations are to improve the attendance and commitment of their staff , they must learn and apply the skills of emotional management . |
| 21 | The Building Regulations are to safeguard the health and safety of those in and around the building . |
| 22 | ‘ My two current ambitions are to hit the hippy trail in Southeast Asia and to get my first novel published . |
| 23 | The seller is then likely specifically to reject the buyer 's acknowledgement , and a detailed negotiation as to whose conditions are to govern the contract will probably ensue . |
| 24 | Another is that if resident farmers are to undertake the planting , management and felling of forests , surpluses accrue and are more likely to be reinvested locally . |
| 25 | 3.22 In practice , the distinction between these two kinds of damages is not altogether clear , although in theory exemplary damages are to punish a defendant whose conduct has been outrageous or scandalous , and aggravated damages are to compensate the plaintiff for any aggravated harm done to him , such as injury to his feelings , as a result of the special circumstances of the case . |
| 26 | Its aims are to examine the scale and operation of the informal risk capital market in the UK , to assess its contribution to closing the ‘ equity gap ’ , and to identify the characteristics of business angels in the UK and to compare them with their counterparts in North America . |
| 27 | The overall aims are to analyse the policy formation process and identify the political impediments to the formation and implementation of effective national alcohol and tobacco prevention strategies . |
| 28 | The aims are to identify the training needs of doctoral research students with regard to writing , to assess the effectiveness of two methods of providing help with writing , and to contribute to our understanding of . |
| 29 | The two most immediate priorities are to increase the number of Society members and to provide more classes , which , of course , means training more teachers . |
| 30 | MORE than 1,000 ex-servicewomen are to sue the Ministry of Defence after being sacked for getting pregnant . |