Example sentences of "[is] [to-vb] [adv prt] [adj] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | The other part of your homework I 've given you to do , is to write down all of the intervals that you can possibly have . |
| 2 | One of the simplest things to do is to work off some of the tension by walking to the interview if at all possible . |
| 3 | By using the relatively new and rather powerful transactions cost analytical approach , combined with conventional and radical approaches within organisation theory , and insights from the sociology of work , combined with the results from recent empirical work on the introduction of new technology , the intention is to set out some of the possibilities and choices about the use of new technology at work , indicating the different pay-offs to particular groups , and suggesting that the outcomes in specific cases will depend not just on the technology itself but on the strategy and power of the various interested parties . |
| 4 | After the usual cost-trimming exercises have been accomplished the only thing left to do is to sell off some of the most profitable parts to raise cash . |
| 5 | The purpose of this chapter is to fill out certain of the areas of the study of crime which have been discussed or referred to in earlier chapters , and to provide readings or extracts from original sociological work in this field . |
| 6 | Bethpage , New York-based Grumman Corp may be looking for computer-related acquisitions , but in the meantime , it is to use up some of its cash pile by spending up to $100m buying in its own shares . |
| 7 | The idea is to mop up some of the surplus spending power that is causing inflation . |
| 8 | It is easy to see that studying the growth and modifiability of neurons is a much harder task than describing them in the state you normally find them , so it is not surprising that much less is known , and all I can do here is to point out some of the interesting possibilities that are opening up . |
| 9 | A MYSTERY buyer is to take over one of Edinburgh 's leading shopping centres . |
| 10 | The first thing most people do when they diet is to cut out many of the foods they like . |