Example sentences of "[is] [to-vb] [pron] in [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One way of understanding the world is to see it in terms of the relationships within and between a set of interrelated systems , as described in the opening paragraph of this chapter . |
| 2 | The problem is largely an insuperable one , and all we can do at this stage is to bear it in mind . |
| 3 | In a survey of London 's trades in 1747 , the wages of milliners were said to be " poor and mean " : " Though a young woman can work neatly in all manner of Needle Work , yet she can not earn more than Five or Six Shillings [ 25-30p ] a week , out of which she is to find herself in board and lodging . " |
| 4 | He added : ‘ The best way to get rid of them is to baptise them in power . ’ |
| 5 | My longing is to meet you in play of love , my lover : |
| 6 | The essential skill in setting call objectives is to phrase them in terms of what the salesperson wants the customer to do rather than what the salesperson will do . |
| 7 | One is to wrap them in clingfilm and put them in the fridge until the next meal . |
| 8 | When you buy a valuable piece of equipment , like a new car or furniture for your home , one of the first things you do , is to insure it in case of accidental damage . |
| 9 | If the elderly do not have money , then the answer is to put them in government homes . |
| 10 | A classic way of finding out how much of your own job can and should be delegated is to put someone in charge while you are away . |
| 11 | when they confront uses of the foreign language they are learning , their natural inclination is to interpret them in reference to this established association , and rely on the foreign language as sparingly as possible . |
| 12 | The correct way to think about [ 4 ] is to interpret it in terms of energy transfers . |
| 13 | The temptation , when setting objectives , is to determine them in terms of what the salesperson will do . |
| 14 | So can you see it is vital that all of you keep your circulation going right and a good idea is to start it in bed so that before you get out and put weight on your limbs And the same with the rest of your body get your circulation going , get the joints doing a bit of movement and before you get up and give them the added job of bearing your weight . |
| 15 | The only response is to clap them in irons , but that will not persuade anyone to listen to reason or to feel that he should be accountable . |
| 16 | Unbeknown to you the real motive is to question you in order to undermine your position . |
| 17 | Outline answers to these questions have already been suggested ; the aim of the project is to develop them in detail . |
| 18 | Now the goal is to complete it in time for an autumn summit . |
| 19 | Thus , as we saw above , the only way to help sponsor something is to sponsor it in part by contributing money oneself . |
| 20 | Its instinct is to root itself in truth , to earth itself in reality , and it is this which distinguishes faith from fantasy , the object of faith from a figment of the imagination . |
| 21 | There is no doubt that the efficient way to plan projects is to take them in order of priority — the marketing function has a major interest in priority setting — and allocate to each in turn the maximum amount of resources it can usefully employ . |
| 22 | The work of Clarricoates shows that when boys do not do well , the tendency is to explain it in terms of their ‘ independence ’ and their ‘ free spirits ’ ; their wrong answers are an indication of their ‘ divergent thinking ’ ; their failure to follow the rules as evidence of their intellectual non-conformity . |
| 23 | Now the Diary learns his mother Minnie , who is nearing 90 , is to join him in Southend at the end of March after living most of her days in Glasgow . |
| 24 | To enter into the eternal is to bring ourselves in contact with this movement within us , which is the movement of the eternal . |
| 25 | Essentially the method is to make it in stages in accordance with the diagrams . |