Example sentences of "it is [verb] [to-vb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is fitting to feel resentful , for example , when we have been wantonly injured ; but for an injury to be wanton it must satisfy these conditions . |
| 2 | Precisely because it is seeking to bring some awareness of spirituality to those mostly brought up in a spiritual desert , great care is needed to avoid conveying misleading impressions . |
| 3 | President Bush has warned that he will not sign an extension of the Endangered Species Act unless it is amended to take local employment priorities into account , " because people and their jobs deserve protection too " . |
| 4 | It is intended to foster greater appreciation of the complex and contentious issues associated with research in this and other controversial areas . |
| 5 | As such , it is intended to draw wider lessons about the workings of pressure groups in modern Britain . |
| 6 | It is intended to reassure key figures in Hong Kong that they have a ‘ safety net ’ and need not emigrate elsewhere if relations with China do not improve as the 1997 handover approaches . |
| 7 | It is intended to reassure key figures in Hong Kong that they have a ‘ safety net ’ and need not emigrate elsewhere if relations with China do not improve as the 1997 handover approaches . |
| 8 | Consequently , it is intended to acquire inflected versions of the above collocation dictionaries and compare these with their lemmatised equivalents ( using the same text recognition data ) . |
| 9 | Although it is intended to charge actual staff costs , including incentive allowances , National Insurance , pensions and other costs , to the school 's budget , the formula by which the school 's finances are allocated does not take this into account . |
| 10 | It is intended to yield 1 if the image on the retina is of a particular kind . |
| 11 | It is intended to update this listing on a regular basis . |
| 12 | ‘ A witness may be cross-examined as to previous statements made by him in writing or reduced into writing relative to the subject matter of the indictment or proceeding , without such writing being shown to him ; but if it is intended to contradict such witness by the writing , his attention must , before such contradictory proof can be given , be called to those parts of the writing which are to be used for the purpose of so contradicting him : provided always , that it shall be competent for the judge at any time during the trial , to require the production of the writing for his inspection , and he may thereupon make such use of it for the purpose of the trial as he may think fit . |
| 13 | I confirm that it is intended to notify individual responsible persons of their Council Tax Banding as part of the canvas exercise in December 1992 . |
| 14 | It is intended to compare two schemes to identifycorresponding differences in typical experiences , problems and relations with and effects on the wider community . |
| 15 | It is intended to compare these costs with tax revenue ; to examine their incidence ; and to identify the particular areas and causes of high compliance costs . |
| 16 | The criterion-referencing of assessments is not an essential feature of graded tests , but it is an approach which has been strongly recommended because it is intended to make clearer the targets which pupils need to aim for and to provide information on achievements for parents , teachers and employers . |
| 17 | An analysis already exists of the migration patterns of 1974 and it is intended to make direct comparisons between this and the 1983 results . |
| 18 | It is intended to make detailed case-studies , over two years , of three educational institutions : one each from further education , polytechnic and university sectors , chosen to reflect the diversity of cultures and structures in post-compulsory education and on the basis of their explicit intention to implement equal opportunities policies . |
| 19 | It is intended to establish both the level of such Joint Venture activity and , through interviews , the circumstances and form which are most advantageous to improved UK industrial performance . |
| 20 | It is intended to accredit these individually as used but we would like to take the opportunity of thanking Mr Gilson now . |
| 21 | Sub-titled The Princess Nobody Knows , it is intended to reveal all about the Princess of Wales but , instead , reveals a great deal about the author , a woman of monumental snobbery and a rare talent for bitchy innuendo . |
| 22 | On the basis of the findings it is intended to ascertain effective management structures , and to identify the circumstances in which a collaborative approach may or may not work . |
| 23 | Through a survey of 6 publishing companies , differentiated by size and type , it is intended to develop both case studies of companies and research tools to be used in a later industry wide study . |
| 24 | Ultimately it is intended to cover all vocational qualifications , but , for the present , work is restricted to the skilled worker level . |
| 25 | It is intended to approach this by studying : — their patenting activity by means of patents granted to them in the United States in the past 25 years ; this will indicate the areas where the industries/economies of each country — and their research/innovative activity appears to be strongest ; — the adoption of the selected major postwar innovations and their diffusion in the industries of each of the countries covered ; — their performance in ‘ high-technology ’ areas ; — certain indicators of the countries ' energy economics ; — and possibly assess their productivity level in comparison with some West European countries ; Economic research institutes in Sofia , Prague , Budapest and Warsaw will cooperate by providing — where necessary — the technical and statistical information required . |
| 26 | It is intended to identify specific issues for attention within a comprehensive national agenda of issues of science and technology policy thought likely to be prominent over the next 10-15 years . |
| 27 | Mirroring the part played by layout in Bentham 's inspection-houses , it is intended to provide constant monitoring ( surveillance ) as a means of avoiding and eliminating waste . |
| 28 | Some organisations provide detailed lists of items which are allowable under the disturbance allowance ; others merely state that it is intended to meet all other ‘ out-of-pocket ’ expenses incurred during relocation which are not specified elsewhere in the company 's policy . |
| 29 | In conclusion it is justified to examine ICAM-1 expression as a potential prognostic risk factor for colonic carcinoma . |
| 30 | Instead , the leisure industry can offer the solutions , provided it is geared to attract many more overseas visitors , as well as UK residents . |