Example sentences of "[adv] [be] [to-vb] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I think to impose any other penalty upon him would merely be to exacerbate the situation . |
| 2 | the purpose will not only be to form an impression of methods and levels of language teaching but also to observe how teachers and pupils talk to each other in the UK . |
| 3 | In the case of ( a ) it is likely that the retailer would replace the machine , but his obligation would only be to offer a discount on the price in view of the damaged surface . |
| 4 | First , there is the recognition that to trade in categories and interpretations must necessarily be to trade a way not just of perceiving but also of constructing situations . |
| 5 | The overall effect of PR would thus be to put an end to the worst features of adversary politics and its unfortunate consequences . |
| 6 | That is , the effect of insider dealing will always be to move a share 's price towards the level correctly reflecting all the real facts about the company . ’ |
| 7 | Since the aim of adoption must always be to provide a child without parents with an environment which will foster normal development , the commitment must be to the child , not to the parents or to the agency . |
| 8 | This can hardly be to deny the emperor 's gift but is certainly the action of a realist , to whom arguments from later , and perhaps what was seen to be better , evidence , are important . |
| 9 | This will be a decision of the systems planning team whose function will also be to oversee the development of the information systems project |
| 10 | Current work will feature as a background in an appraisal , but the aim should also be to discover the success of delegating the responsibility from the viewpoint of both parties . |
| 11 | A more usual setup would probably be to fix the core in a horizontal position , aligned so that one pickup coil responds to the maximum horizontal component of the earth 's field , in which case the other would respond to the variations in declination or angular change in direction . |
| 12 | Finally , the toughest problem will probably be to ensure the supply , preparation , and testing of top management people . |
| 13 | My personal reaction may often be to see the problem originating with the attitudes , beliefs , or actions of the other person . |
| 14 | The best course will often be to confirm the position unambiguously in writing . |
| 15 | It may be that some areas are running out of money er which clearly need money , maybe there 's other areas are in surplus with the demands on them that are n't so great , so the answer may simply be to find a way of operating with greater flexibility within the total cash limit . |
| 16 | We have been arguing that changing concepts is a political activity ; that it is not value-free , but arises out of a particular ethical or political interpretation of the word , and that one of the aims of the dialogue between feminism and philosophy should precisely be to reconceptualise the world that is offered by philosophy as it is at present . |
| 17 | The aim will then be to encourage the family to try and modify their interactions within the therapy session , before practising this at home . |
| 18 | In this case it will be obligatory for the driver to provide the specimen which the constable decides to require , either blood or urine subject only to this , that if the constable requires blood but a medical practitioner is of opinion that for medical reasons a specimen of blood can not or should not be taken , the obligation on the driver will then be to provide a specimen of urine instead . |
| 19 | As was suggested in argument , that would indeed be to swallow the elephant and strain at the gnat . |