Example sentences of "is [to-vb] that [noun pl] [modal v] " in BNC.

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1 Because the greatness of man is to see that things might be otherwise — to look at the world around him , and to see another world beneath its surface . ’
2 The point of the trust clause here is to provide that substitutes should be liable for exactly the same as the instituted heirs , with the one exception of the problematic condition on the manumission .
3 Lord Taylor 's main point is to suggest that judges should pass sentence with an eye to the public 's expectations .
4 But that is to deny that women can also want and enjoy sex purely for the fun of it .
5 In general , the aim of these facilities is to ensure that managers can explore options and their consequences before taking decisions which are crucial to the profitable operation of the business .
6 Our objective is to ensure that members can operate these new hours in a satisfactory way and not be expected to do so under enormous pressure .
7 This is to ensure that instructors can modify while retaining the general path .
8 The main object of the code is to ensure that guests shall be informed in writing , before taking up accommodation , what price they will be obliged to pay , particularly the total obligatory charge .
9 To remedy this , he suggests that arts education must be shown to be " vocational " , which is to say that arts should be shown to provide education for living , acting , doing , knowing , thinking , and enjoying .
10 The aim of the exercise is to show that schools can have free ( bar the cost of the adaptor ) and easy access to a range of educational software .
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