Example sentences of "[is] [to-vb] [adv prt] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One method is to grind up a suitable mixture of the correct minerals and stick it to the surface . |
| 2 | The purpose of the research is to carry out a critical analysis of the literature both on the role of beliefs in social and political order , and on the principles of legitimacy of particular regimes , so as to develop a systematic theory about the legitimation of power . |
| 3 | CADW , the organisation responsible for historic monuments in Wales , is to carry out a new survey of listed buildings in Holyhead the first in 43 years . |
| 4 | The UK practice is to carry out a preliminary field inquiry into all but the most insignificant accidents . |
| 5 | And you can do it by taking one from t' other but more useful er , I would suggest , is to work out a planned performance or what I 've called a planned performance , er , this 'll be in your , in your notes as well , er which equals planned expenditure over planned er , income or allowance . |
| 6 | So what we will try to do is to work out a preliminary understanding of the conventions which tell English speakers when to use " the " . |
| 7 | The goal , therefore , is to work out a theoretical framework of communication ethics which can be related to the formation of policies in different cultural and political settings , concentrating , as noted above , on the positive aspects of ethical norms and motivations rather than negative restrictions . |
| 8 | The best way is to work out a weekly budget and avoid the temptation to splurge out at the beginning of term . |
| 9 | The aim is to set up a professional , cost-effective organisation by 1996 to stimulate , assist , promote and encourage firms to set up and expand in Gwynedd , the report says . |
| 10 | The plan is to set up a Central Music Authority for the army , similar to that already operated by the Royal Navy and Royal Air Force , which will agree on bookings for each band . |
| 11 | Australia is to set up a major new centre for research into the ecology of Antarctica and the souther oceans . |
| 12 | The purpose of this Act is to set up a legal framework for the conversion of units of the planned economy into companies and a conversion of one company into another form of company and mergers between such companies . |
| 13 | One of her latest projects is to set up a paper-making plant in Nepal . |
| 14 | Meanwhile , news that the Welsh Office is to set up a forensic psychiatry unit in North Wales a medium secure unit was given a cautious welcome . |
| 15 | Bulgaria is to set up a joint venture with the Sprint International division of Sprint Corp , Reuter reports from Sofia : Sprint-Bulgaria will build a public packet-switched data network for Bulgarian Telecommunications Co ; Bulgaria has also invited foreign companies to submit tenders for a $230m project to upgrade the present telephone system . |
| 16 | The article is unmarked as regards spatio-temporal relations ; so the function of deictic reference is to set up a continual spatial , temporal and subjective opposition between proximal and distal relations . |
| 17 | Another possible way of allowing for addition is to set up a special block , called the overflow block ( see Figure 5.7 ) . |
| 18 | The aim of the guidelines is to set out a clear role for each conference within a coherent , sensible framework . |
| 19 | However , this would clearly not be a wise move in practice , and the better course is to set out a formal partnership deed in writing after professional advice . |
| 20 | What the being is doing in this case is to trace out a geodesic — a great circle on the sphere , e.g. NA shown in Fig. 3.8 . |
| 21 | General causal models can not be drawn up when interactions exist between the variables ; the only solution is to draw up a separate causal model for each of the groups for whom the effects of the variables are different . |
| 22 | The only thing I can do now is to let out a great shout with you , ‘ Ça ira ’ for men and for people , believing that man is a world worth many times the world and that the most ardent ambitions are those which have the pride of Anonymity . |
| 23 | The simpler option is to put up a false ceiling in the room concerned , with a 100mm layer of insulation and a vapour barrier above it . |
| 24 | One way of dealing with these problems is to run off a standard pro-forma , to fill in the blank spaces and send them off to parents . |
| 25 | The other is to build up a cognitive map of the region to be traversed . |
| 26 | Generally , then , the basic objective is to build up a strong framework or system of main stems , and to develop lateral side shoots which are pruned back each spring to 3 or 4 inches ( 7.5 or 10cm ) , with a terminal bud pointing in the right direction to fill spaces and gaps . |
| 27 | If the salesperson is to build up a close personal relationship with his or her customers , he must understand the cultural , religious and business practices of the country . |
| 28 | The aim is to build up a comprehensive database on the Gault of the United Kingdom . |
| 29 | An alternative start to block play is to build along a flat surface either in a line like a roadway or as a tabloid . |
| 30 | Every fabric handles differently , and the only way to find out how it is likely to drape when made up into curtains is to hold up a large sample and study how it hangs . |