Example sentences of "be [verb] to be a " in BNC.
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| 1 | One forgot in the early enthusiasm that the rotors had never been intended to be a ship 's prime movers , too much was expected of them . |
| 2 | What problems there are tend to be a mite esoteric . |
| 3 | Those that have seemed to indicate that ESP might be at work have generally later been discredited : either the subject of the experiment has been proven to be a charlatan or the experimental procedure itself has been shown to be flawed . |
| 4 | And ma'am , just on a brief note of clarification , the report which has been referred to was a report prepared by the County Planning Officer , endorsed and I think was prepared in his name and was presented t to a working party of Greater York authorities . |
| 5 | Both brushes and foam can also take on a partial biofiltering role , but if they are intended to be a mechanical filter , they should be cleaned before they clog . |
| 6 | Oral examinations are intended to be a cross examination of the severest kind and your debtor will be required to bring his books , papers and documents into court with him . |
| 7 | These are intended to be a cheap , quick and informal way for customers to resolve disputes . |
| 8 | Lunchtimes at the Victoria Centre are intended to be a communal affair but at the Delphi Centre they are strikingly different . |
| 9 | If there are expected to be a number of queries of the type ‘ How many lecturers are over 40 years of age ? ’ , the database administrator may well consider using date-of-birth as a key for inclusion in the index . |
| 10 | NI benefits are expected to be a target for cost cutting but the review is expected to be very wide ranging . |
| 11 | Benefit cuts are expected to be a critical part of the autumn public spending statement to be made by Chancellor Norman Lamont next week . |
| 12 | In general this owl has been considered to be a woodland species preying on woodland rodents and birds ( Southern , 1954 ) . |
| 13 | It has been considered to be a pool car . |
| 14 | The electricity industry had always been considered to be a natural monopoly and plans to privatise it were preceded by lengthy discussions about the ideal structure for the industry . |
| 15 | Accordingly , laminin has been considered to be a marker of fibrogenesis . |
| 16 | Eventually , of course , the dug-outs return with the news that prices and demand had increased on other islands also and that what had erroneously been considered to be a series of relative price and demand shifts turned out to have affected all islands equally . |
| 17 | An unemployment rate well in excess of what had hitherto been considered to be a stable NAIRU was failing to produce sustained reductions in the rate of inflation beyond the initial impact effect of the fall in aggregate demand . |
| 18 | If we had won all the Tests but lost all the one-dayers , then it would have been considered to be a successful trip . ’ |
| 19 | Although he had not formally announced his candidature Olympio , son of President Sylvanus Olympio who was himself assassinated in 1963 , had been expected to be a very popular presidential candidate . |
| 20 | Successive summonses bear the same number and date as the original and are deemed to be a continuance of the original fixed date summons ( Ord 7 , r 19(3) ) . |
| 21 | Apart from immunisation of young children , pregnant women are considered to be a priority group because certain infectious diseases can cause serious damage to the developing fetus . |
| 22 | Food premises will have to be registered so that they may be inspected and action taken if they are considered to be a health risk . |
| 23 | The approach of the Commission as described in the Directive takes into account the fact that , in general , takeovers are considered to be a positive phenomenon . |
| 24 | It is a feature of modernity that our elder citizens are considered to be a nuisance to be dealt with as quietly and unobtrusively as possible . |
| 25 | The computer-enhanced pictures are considered to be a vast improvement on the old photo-fit style in terms of clarity , and detectives are hoping the men will come forward quickly . |
| 26 | Although our sexual practices are considered to be a low risk for HIV transmission , being a lesbian does not provide immunity from HIV . |
| 27 | Birthtales looks forward to the day when these female experiences are considered to be a valid subjects for inclusion in galleries . |
| 28 | The main causes of the reductions are considered to be a 1985 EC directive limiting lead levels in petrol and the introduction of unleaded petrol in 1986 and the preferential fiscal measures to encourage its use . |
| 29 | Illustrations are seen to be a motivating factor for poor readers , but they are otherwise considered to be a distraction and ‘ do not themselves make the reading level of the prose any lower ’ ( ibid . |
| 30 | House sites are seen to be a scarce resource , by both Shetlanders and incomers , basically because the amount of sites given planning permission by the local authority is ever decreasing . |