Example sentences of "is [to-vb] the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One is to go the whole atomist hog and turn women too into full-time contracting egoists , no less exploitative and solitary than the males . |
| 2 | One , the organism-centred way , is to see the individual organism as the centre of interest , since it is individuals upon which selection acts : individuals survive and reproduce , or they die . |
| 3 | The trick is to see the social context as the regular participants do , while at the same time remaining a detached observer of events . |
| 4 | The governor is to see the Foreign Secretary , Mr Douglas Hurd , and the minister responsible for Hong Kong affairs , Mr Francis Maude . |
| 5 | JOHN SALAKO is to see the American surgeon who saved his career amid fears that he faces another lengthy lay-off with knee trouble . |
| 6 | JOHN SALAKO is to see the American surgeon who saved his career amid fears that he faces another lengthy lay-off with knee trouble . |
| 7 | One is to stiffen the anti-inflationary resolve of wobbly coalition or spendthrift socialist governments — and we have not got either of those . |
| 8 | The Law Society takes the view that the remedy for negligent work is to sue the negligent solicitor for compensation . |
| 9 | AGE Logic Inc , San Diego , California , is to implement the new features and protocols defined in the XIE draft standard version 4.12 for X-Window servers on behalf of the MIT X Consortium . |
| 10 | The next step is to enrich the behavioural repertoire used in communication by imitating the signals of others and to associate the performance of signals with the context in which they are given . |
| 11 | Is not the problem with the TGWU the fact that the only objective that it regards as important in the House is to support the Labour party ? |
| 12 | The main finding then is to support the oft-cited hypothesis that ‘ multi-plant firms close their branch plants first ’ . |
| 13 | He strongly recommended against investment ‘ unless the aim is to support the editorial charter ’ . |
| 14 | Evenings can be lively in peak season when several discos are open , but a more leisurely pastime is to stroll the flower-flanked roads , or admire the view at night |
| 15 | There is no doubt that the purpose here is to evade the technical requirements of the Bills of Sale ( 1878 ) Amendment Act 1882 which regulates non-absolute sale transfer transactions under which a grantee is given a licence to seize . |
| 16 | Lesk 's method is to compare the various sense definitions of a word with the definitions of other words in the immediate sentential context . |
| 17 | A sensible way to proceed is to compare the estimated sum of square residuals from equation ( 3.19 ) , say , with those obtained from equation ( 3.20 ) where the restrictions have been imposed , where the denotes an estimated value of the variable . |
| 18 | A simple method of telling whether a jufti knot has been used is to compare the horizontal knot-county to the number of warps . |
| 19 | I have no plans to meet the horse bloodstock industry , but my noble Friend Lady Trumpington is to attend the annual luncheon of the Thoroughbred Breeders Association on 9 January 1992 . |
| 20 | The prime need for family members is to attend the appropriate Family Fellowship and focus their attention upon their own recovery . |
| 21 | The main aim , according to Transport Commissioner Abel Matutes , is to enforce the existing IMO rules . |
| 22 | Lloyd 's to appeal ruling LLOYD 'S is to appeal the recent judgment of the Commercial Court affecting the solvency treatment of Names ' personal stop-loss recoveries . |
| 23 | The answer is to curb the long-run demand for money . |
| 24 | One of the aims of Griffiths , already noted , is to promote the private sector and encourage competition . |
| 25 | The important thing for us is to promote the good name of dealers , and even more , to promote an interest in art and collecting . |
| 26 | Its main objective is to promote the full participation of women in the political , cultural , economic and social life of the country . |
| 27 | Increasingly , chief executives are being persuaded — by a sales pitch which asserts that the most expensive mistake a company can make is to promote the wrong executive to a key job — to hire psychometric testers to analyse their management options . |
| 28 | At the specified time , Offline will display the offline workload at an Operator Terminal , and the Offline Operator 's task is to mount the appropriate media items requested by Offline and dismount them when Offline has completed its specified workload . |
| 29 | They point out that three conditions must be met if an issue is to affect the relative standing of the parties at the polls . |
| 30 | Mrs Mary McDonald , Diocesan President , in her address to the members , reminded us of the aims and objects of the U.C.M. , one of which is to uphold the Sacramental Dignity of Marriage and to maintain Christian values in family life . |