Example sentences of "[is] [to-vb] [adv] [adv] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For most companies , the practice in the UK is to report much sooner than the publication period permits . |
| 2 | Once a project which meets the predetermined criteria has been found the natural inclination is to proceed as quickly as possible , but ignoring changed circumstances will cause problems . |
| 3 | Important though this literature is , the main purpose of later sections is to isolate as far as is generally possible the impact of the government budget on the Lorenz curve that would otherwise have obtained , and then to consider proposals that are more closely tied to the poverty literature . |
| 4 | But the aim is to discover not merely whether there is more radioactivity in the brains of the trained compared with the control chicks , but just where in the brain it is located . |
| 5 | The function of a library service is to provide so far as resources allow , all books , periodicals , etc. , other than the trivial , in which its readers claim legitimate interest . |
| 6 | The objective of the RFX experiment , a collaborative project between Italy and Britain that is to be built in Italy at Padua , is to find out directly whether the RFP can confine high-temperature plasma well enough for the configuration to form the basis of a reactor . |
| 7 | My personal preference and practice — but it has to be supported by very fertile conditions — is to prune much harder than many think that a rose can stand ( remember , do n't be afraid of the knife , to three or four buds as necessary to find the outward pointing direction from the previous years prune . |
| 8 | This is to suggest as strongly as possible that the first words written down about anything important are almost never ‘ right ’ — whatever that might mean in this context . |
| 9 | If it is to function as well as it possibly can , the body has several basic needs — nutrition , exercise , relaxation , sleep and so on — but , because of the hectic pace of twentieth century life , not enough attention is paid to ensuring that these needs are met . |
| 10 | Er , so our intention is to do as quickly as we can . |
| 11 | The alternative is to manage reactively rather than proactively . |
| 12 | Their response to danger is to flee as fast as possible , rather than freeze or hide . |
| 13 | As the aim of investigating terraces is to determine as accurately as possible former base levels , the back of marine terraces ( E on Fig. 9.18 ) should be measured as this approximates to the former high tide level , but the front of river terraces ( F on Fig. 9.18 ) is the closest approximation to the level of the centre of the old valley floor which was graded to high tide level . |
| 14 | If the motor is to accelerate as quickly as possible the maximum ( pull-out ) torque must be developed at all speeds . |
| 15 | ‘ But in exercising discretion under article 13 ( a ) of the Convention , I have to balance my findings as to the interests of the children and the detriment which I am satisfied would befall them were I to order their return , against the fundamental purpose of the Convention which is to ensure as far as possible that children wrongfully removed from the place of their habitual residence are returned there as soon as possible … |
| 16 | ‘ in exercising discretion under article 13 ( a ) of the Convention , I have to balance my findings as to the interests of the children and the detriment which I am satisfied would befall them were I to order their return , against the fundamental purpose of the Convention which is to ensure as far as possible that children wrongfully removed from the place of their habitual residence are returned there as soon as possible , and the fact that the Australian court has already been seized with their welfare in the context of the divorce proceedings . |
| 17 | Now I realised something was wrong for , as you young men know , if a horse becomes uncontrollable the best thing to do is to dismount as quickly as possible . |
| 18 | The secret is to lean back hard as you put the power on . |
| 19 | The MP added : ‘ I 'm calling on Saville 's to withdraw as quickly as possible from the deal and allow the local authorities to acquire the land . |
| 20 | And one other match taking place this evening is the preliminary round F A Cup replay at Railway Cuttings between Banbury United and Solihull Borough , and if you 're thinking of popping along , the message from Banbury is to get there early as another bumper gate is expected . |
| 21 | DENIS OSWALD , of Switzerland , is to take over immediately as president of the International Rowing Federation ( FISA ) following the death of his compatriot Thomas Keller , who suffered a heart attack last month . |
| 22 | When food is clumped in groups , the best method of search is to move straight ahead when not in a group , but to turn through tight angles once one item has been found , in order to find the rest of the group . |
| 23 | Though her job is to translate as faithfully as possible , this process is replicated in her mind by ‘ bad copies ’ in which analogous discursive systems are conjoined in such a way as to emphasize disparities between them or unexpected parallels . |
| 24 | The cabling of Britain is to begin as soon as possible , so that at least major conurbations will be hooked up by 1986 , when the BBC starts direct broadcasting by satellite ( DBS ) . |
| 25 | The aim of the circular walk I 've devised is to capture as fully as possible the incredible magic of the Lakes . |