Example sentences of "[is] [to-vb] [noun sg] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The ironic thing is that the flight is to publicize damage to the ozone layer and it 's gas from fridges that causes most of that damage . |
| 2 | One of the functions of their facial disc is to transmit sound to the ears . |
| 3 | Even ignoring its importance as a local employer , to say that a sector which earns 15 per cent of GDP , which finances most of the small business start-ups in Scotland , which provides capital for companies great and small , which finances pensions and insurance for thousands of Scots , as well as backing for a quarter of the UK 's institutional funds , does nothing to help the economy , is to carry ideology to the point of folly . |
| 4 | But possibly the most satisfying task for the Hercules and its crew is to carry aid to the needy . |
| 5 | Our approach is to promote awareness of the duties the Regulations impose . |
| 6 | It is to include research into the techniques of sustainable timber extraction and the pharmaceutical and genetic potential of the South American country 's forest resources , centred on a newly-established scientific reserve of 3,400 square kilometres , close to the Brazilian border . |
| 7 | For the loyalists the purpose is to remain part of the U K and those two are so far apart , those two positions , that it 's impossible to see a bridge between them and that 's the difficulty . |
| 8 | They argue that the differential in living standards between the two groups is minimal and to see this as social mobility is to detract attention from the important fact that they are all part of the large urban poor whose poverty is due to the wider social formation and , in particular , the capitalist mode of production . |
| 9 | Our first task is to gather information of the ‘ best practice ’ of this vision from the parishes and diocese of England and Wales . |
| 10 | Our first aim too is to serve the district according to the needs of our time , the first of which is to preserve knowledge of the life of the area . |
| 11 | The second and more important reason is to impose liability on the vendor in the event that the assets are inadequate or defective or the vendor does not have adequate title . |
| 12 | The Bentley Mulsanne — this was an inspiration of the Secretary 's to distract attention from the noises off — had come nosing its way from behind the South Stand . |
| 13 | Their purpose is to provide evidence of the strength of a particular point of view amongst Members of Parliament . |
| 14 | So am I am I right in thinking that the western relief road is catering for a north south through traffic element , but its primary purpose is to provide relief to the main e the present A sixty one which runs through the centre of Harrogate and again would seek to distribute traffic around the network and bring it in on other radial roads from the West for example ? |
| 15 | The major role of the school librarian or resources manager is to provide access to the kind of information users require and especially in schools , to help users develop the skills which will enable them to identify the purpose of , find and use that information . |
| 16 | A second use of the study of hoards is to provide information about the quantity of coins put into circulation ( fig. 28 ) . |
| 17 | ‘ Our aim is to provide excellence in the design , project management and assembly of smaller railway rolling stock contracts , ’ says Peter Johnson , one of the firm 's directors . |
| 18 | ‘ Our aim is to provide excellence in the design , project management and assembly of smaller railway rolling stock contracts , ’ says Peter Johnson , one of the firm 's directors . |
| 19 | In Wallingford , many of the companies still in business are concerned enough about their survival , that they 've formed a business group who 's aim is to increase co-operation in the town and provide some mutual support . |
| 20 | Our most important target for 1986 is to increase membership of the Society . |
| 21 | The usual way of bolstering the value of the pound is to increase interest on the international scene : But this action invariably effects small business adversely : This makes their survival more difficult , because of increased costs and pressure from suppliers who want their bills for supplies paid quicker to minimise their own costs . |
| 22 | The aim of verifying the accuracy and reliability of records and documents ( by examination and testing ) is to obtain support for the expression of an opinion on the financial statements . |
| 23 | Our first step is to obtain information about the hens ' own point of view . |
| 24 | The only certain method of prevention is to exclude light from the water , and the employment of a light aluminium roof on a tank is becoming common practice . |
| 25 | But he has done himself some damage and will need to work hard , and with some care , if he is to secure re-election to the shadow Cabinet in November . |
| 26 | Each spore is surrounded by a thin protective sheath which may initially aid in sticking the spore to a potential host ; once in place , its first task is to establish contact with the living tissue of the host , penetrating the tough exoskeleton to gain access . |
| 27 | Perhaps the most important task facing NAB in the immediate future is to establish credibility in the eyes of those concerned with providing advanced further education , and in this regard the role of the DES will be crucial . |
| 28 | His intention is to establish continuity between the issues of the Vietnam War and those of the recombinant-DNA controversy , especially a pervasive mood of doubt and suspicion about the social benefits of science and technology that were characteristic of the establishment thinking then . |
| 29 | ‘ Well , after my travails upon this sad world are done , the last thing I would want is to view eternity from the inside of a bottle . ’ |
| 30 | The Department of Trade and Industry is to consult business about the implications of computer misuse — estimated to cost over £1bn a year — through a series of seminars to be held in London , Manchester , Birmingham and Bristol . |