Example sentences of "be [to-vb] [noun sg] in the " in BNC.
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| 1 | A member of the Council of Overseas Research Centers of the Smithsonian Institution , the Academy 's mission will be to support research in the arts and humanities by American and Central European scholars and to become an important part of a new American presence in Europe . |
| 2 | An alternative means of increasing the number of units in the input utterance , and thereby decreasing the number of word paths found , would be to include stress in the lexicon and input utterance . |
| 3 | A main task of party renovation would be to restore confidence in the party as the defender of working class interests . |
| 4 | I do not know how easy it will be to find Paradise in the Sea of Sorrow outside Japan . |
| 5 | The purpose of an interim agreement would be to create confidence in the democratic process and to unite the law-abiding people and the two sovereign governments , to defeat ‘ political violence ’ . |
| 6 | At most periods of the twenty-four hours to run into the middle of Southwark Bridge would be to invite suicide in the stream of traffic pouring across it , but at that time of morning traffic was relatively light , and there were some gaps between the cars and lorries . |
| 7 | Section 309(1) of the Companies Act 1985 provides that ‘ [ t ] he matters to which the directors of the company are to have regard in the performance of their functions include the interests of the company 's employees in general , as well as the interests of its members ’ . |
| 8 | If we are to maintain confidence in the system , there is no point in our mucking around with the map several times in each Parliament . |
| 9 | One effect of the years of terrorism had been to abolish night in the vicinity of prisons , and the scene outside was bleakly bright . |
| 10 | These grievances were to find expression in the strike wave that occurred once economic conditions improved . |
| 11 | Perhaps the outstanding legacy of Napoleon 's invasion lay with the bevy of experts he had brought with him who created the " Institute d'Egypte " producing numerous volumes that were to launch Egyptology in the Western academic world and , in time , to remind educated Egyptians of former glories . |
| 12 | They were to have school in the afternoons and would n't be starting until Friday . |
| 13 | If the rabies virus were to take root in the wild life of the UK , domesticated pets would be at risk and so , in turn , would the population . |
| 14 | MORE than 150 anglers from Ulster , Britain and the continent are to take part in the 1993 Co Monaghan Pairs International Course Angling Championships which opens at Lough Muckno , Co Monaghan tomorrow . |
| 15 | ‘ 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 . |
| 16 | ‘ 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 . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | A more intriguing possibility is to generate power in the hotel . |
| 20 | One of the Teams ' main aims is to reduce unemployment in the area and in this regard the Teams work closely with other government bodies . |
| 21 | ‘ One of our key objectives is to reduce unemployment in the heart of Bootle where the rate is especially high . ’ |
| 22 | To his great credit , but contrary to the trend of recent decision-making , Taylor J. was unable to ‘ accept that the court should never inquire into a complaint against a minister if he says his policy is to maintain silence in the interests of national security ’ . |
| 23 | But the underlying tendency is to place faith in the police process . |
| 24 | The whole purpose of the transaction is to transfer ownership in the car . |
| 25 | His ultimate ambition is to take part in the Australian-style ‘ Iron Man ’ competition — a swim of two and a half miles , a 112-mile cycle and a full 26-mile marathon . |
| 26 | He hears that an anti-government demonstration is to take place in the Beirut suburb of Basta — a Shia district which 30 years later will be controlled by pro-Iranian militiamen — and he takes a taxi to investigate : |
| 27 | The broad effect of this arrangement is to relocate ACT in the subsidiary company , which can then be carried back . |
| 28 | The aim is to instil confidence in the economy at the same time as lifting the Conservative Party morale — and public focus — on the Government 's Maastricht troubles . |
| 29 | But since the ECSC had been created , the faltering Fourth French Republic had collapsed in 1958 , and France was then governed by President de Gaulle , determined to raise the status of France as a state and nation : it was a foretaste of the French attitude that was to affect integration in the next decade . |
| 30 | The object was to monitor change in the services provided in Nottinghamshire and to evaluate the work of the CMHTs . |