Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] this to be " in BNC.

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1 This may correspond in part to the relatively wide range found around average size of establishment , though it would be unwise to necessarily assume this to be so , given the variety of practice found within authorities of similar size .
2 With the symmetry of the rest of the geometry we can only assume this to be from choice rather than from the limitations of the designers ' technology .
3 My mother obviously considered this to be both morbid and affected .
4 She so much wanted this to be exactly right ; and perhaps , by the time that Wayne returned , she 'd have enough of a grip on herself to ensure that it would be .
5 Ian Coffey of the Evangelical Alliance : ‘ I just sense this to be a confirmation of what God is saying to the church .
6 According to Chandrasekhar 's analysis the parent star collapses completely to zero radius , and we shall generally take this to be the case .
7 my Lord the fifth point in relation to question three , C , we 've always understood this to be a threshold bond , we 've concentrated on the words capable in law in relation to section fourteen , there are two ways of viewing this and your Lordship will clearly have to take a view on whether er one or both of these is a proper issue under clause three , C one , first of all is , is , is section fourteen itself capable of restricting the competition , is it in itself a restriction of competition , well we took your Lordship the C B R case , the case of the commission in which an ouster clause was held to infringe article eighty five , because of it 's interrelationship with the other restrictions and so section fourteen is bad if the other restrictions are made out as a matter of competition law , that we say is a question of fact and we therefore answer that part of three C by saying it 's not capable in law
8 So I support er the recommendation for the change in the er , Treasury Management Policy er statement , and I formally move this to be adopted by this Committee .
9 Some still think this to be the case .
10 Those keeping to a strict 1,000 calories a day allowance will usually find this to be a realistic target .
11 Commenting on the thirty one thousand , er Mr 's erm er scenario , that the County Council would clearly think this to be erm unreasonable , it would clearly have regional implications er as I said earlier er in my opening remarks er the County Council would accept that it would n't be meeting its regional commitments , erm er it would be difficult in practice bearing in mind the level erm of commitment we 've got and there may well be local problems in in local housing markets with the level of er of growth er at that level .
12 No further allusion was made to the issue of fealty , and Edward II himself replied ‘ with an amiable countenance , : ‘ We willingly wish this to be done [ i.e. the alliance to be renewed ] , for it is right . ’
13 Castro did , however , mention Cuba 's desire for trade relations and Alekseev , presumably perceiving this to be the best way forward , suggested that the Soviet trade exhibition then in New York should be brought to Havana , and that Anastas Mikoian might come for the opening ( Bourne : 1987 , p. 189 ) .
14 We now know this to be true of all the planets ; however , the effect is so small that only in the case of Mercury was it detectable by nineteenth-century astronomers .
15 Few people now believe this to be possible .
16 I immediately took this to be a delusion — a sign that I was shortly to withdraw forever into a blissful lunatic world of favourite food fantasies .
17 so it was left to the hardy annual of the clash of dates , although I for one never fully believed this to be a valid argument .
18 Even if labour moves between firms , they carry with them more skill and experience than a new recruit and may therefore expect this to be rewarded .
19 It 's as good a theory as any to explain it , because lord knows I never intended this to be anything other than a business arrangement . ’
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