Example sentences of "[am/are] intended [to-vb] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ESA 's medium-sized missions are intended to complement the four larger missions that form the cornerstones of its scientific programme : the SOHO solar observatory , the XMM observatory for X-ray astronomy , a far-infrared space telescope and the cometary probe Rosetta . |
| 2 | Stage 2 Generic Sciences modules are intended to complement the appropriate Stage 2 Sciences modules and can be integrated into programmes as necessary . |
| 3 | Although it is currently the practice of Customs to allow the vendor to deduct input tax attributable to a TOGC ( which is an " outside-the-scope " supply ) , it appears this practice might be changing in view of changes to s15(2) VAT Act 1983 and Reg 32 of the VAT ( General ) Regulations 1985 ; the changes are intended to put the right to deduct input tax in respect of certain outside-the-scope supplies onto a statutory footing . |
| 4 | These standards are intended to support the business-like approach of the ES . |
| 5 | These two techniques are primarily intended for use in table searching in main storage , and are only incidentally usable for direct files ; it is worth noting that they are intended to eliminate the order-preserving properties of division , while using division as a convenient randomizing algorithm . |
| 6 | But they are intended to illustrate the very general point that we can not know in advance the belief systems of the communities we are studying ; an important part of good fieldwork practice is to get to know them and take them into account at all stages of the research , up to and beyond the time of publication . |
| 7 | There are also commercial preparations of bacteria which are intended to restore the normal flora of the gut . |
| 8 | It is hard to avoid the suspicion that Kay 's and Smith 's articles are intended to reinforce the erroneous claim that there is no scientific basis for clinical ecology . |
| 9 | They are intended to reinforce the main aim of the National Health Service — to help people live longer and enjoy a better quality of life . |
| 10 | These , together with the new independent Crown Prosecution Service and the introduction of tape recording of suspects ' statements , are intended to balance the increased powers given to the police to enable them to investigate crime more effectively . |
| 11 | These examples must be multicultural , if they are intended to show the universal nature of mathematics , and should also demonstrate how we move from reality to abstraction and back again . |
| 12 | By supplanting local authority planning powers in this way , UDCs are intended to remove the political uncertainty and restraints of local democracy which , in the government 's view at least , represent a significant hindrance to the development process and a deterrent to private investment ( House of Lords Select Committee , 1981 ) . |
| 13 | So as to underline that all measures are intended to benefit the young person , provisions for involuntary care have been removed and the views of the young person have to be taken into account in deciding on a form of assistance , although no steps can be taken against the wishes of the parent or guardian ( except in an emergency , s. 43 ) . |