Example sentences of "be [vb pp] [adv] [to-vb] [that] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They should be checked regularly to endure that all nuts and bolts are secure , and also inspected for cracks and flaws which can develop at places which are subject to a lot of stress , such as the bottom of attachment posts , the hinge area and where the metal is thinner round nut holes . |
| 2 | The case against the defendant was indeed a strong one and for that reason their Lordships would not be prepared simply to recommend that an acquittal be ordered , but they do not feel able to say that the jury would inevitably have convicted , if the defence had been furnished in advance with the three statements in question and if the jury had received the accepted direction on evidence as to character and guidance from the trial judge on the problem , whatever it was , indicated when they first returned to court . |
| 3 | Perhaps in one sense it does not matter that he ignored the sometimes vandalistic assaults on the gospel texts by Form-critics and Redaction-critics ; just as it could be seen not to matter that the school of philosophy in which he was reared had been rendered more or less obsolete by the man who — in the year that Lewis was writing The Problem of Pain — had become a professor of philosophy at Cambridge : Ludwig Wittgenstein . |
| 4 | A plan must also be drawn up to ensure that parts are made in the right order for assembly . |
| 5 | On the one hand it can be used simply to say that whilst theory is essential and desirable it nevertheless depends for its validity on observation ( of an empirical kind ) . |
| 6 | In these cases the framework for college membership will have to be negotiated carefully to ensure that students from Compact schools are not asked to work towards targets they have already achieved . |
| 7 | But a solicitous critic ( Amis has had his share , for all the faces he makes ) could perhaps be counted on to demonstrate that the novelist is sorry that Patrick is sexist . |
| 8 | Representatives from the CBI and the CIA suggested that a European audit body could be set up to ensure that national bodies were enforcing legislation requirements . |
| 9 | She suggests a ‘ clearing house ’ across London to be set up to ensure that , if nurses are no longer required in one hospital , there is a mechanism to collate the information and pinpoint areas where their skills are needed . |
| 10 | Roger Davis , head of audit at Coopers & Lybrand , has called for a corporate governance panel — similar to the City 's Takeover Panel — to be set up to ensure that the voluntary system of corporate governance , recommended in the Cadbury report , is effective . |
| 11 | Mechanisms must be set up to ensure that commissioners in both health and social services receive feedback about needs assessment . |
| 12 | No plan should be inflexible , the services offered and the demands of clients should be monitored constantly to ensure that both are compatible . |
| 13 | A Children 's Rights Commissioner should be appointed immediately to ensure that children 's rights in the UK are upheld . |
| 14 | Furthermore , where standard costs are used , they need to be reviewed frequently to ensure that they bear a reasonable relationship to actual costs obtaining during the period . |
| 15 | A strong case can be put forward to demonstrate that no decision can be taken without full consultation with parents and due deference to their views . |
| 16 | Drugs such as cannabis specifically affect short-term memory and therefore under-achievement in examinations and in other tests is a common indicator of drug use , although care must be taken not to assume that all under-achievers are necessarily on drugs . |
| 17 | We might be tempted also to say that other benefits of depreciation accounting would ensue , such as producing a charge in revenue accounts for the use of assets , rather than as at present for the financing of assets . |
| 18 | The research evidence suggests that support from one 's family should be the last resort and not the first , and that even then it must be handled carefully to ensure that each party retains a proper independence of the other . |
| 19 | ‘ There is no shortage of back-up and if there is a talented athlete , a lot of resources will be poured in to ensure that his or her potential is reached . |