Example sentences of "must be [verb] a " in BNC.

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1 Gorbachev must be facing a similar problem in the USSR , in the taciturnity of Soviet youth . ’
2 We need people who are not only economically literate , but politically and socially literate , well informed about and sensitive to crucial social and moral issues ; we must be developing a society whose members are aware and tolerant of others and manifest concern for their welfare .
3 If I am to show what I can do I must be given a chance to make my own complete performance .
4 A cat is a carnivore and if it is to be kept as a pet it must be given a carnivorous diet .
5 One has one or two friends who must be given a copy , and there it must end .
6 His devotion is to the destruction of ignorance ; his credo is ‘ hastened evolution ’ or , in popular terms , ‘ nature must be given a helping hand ’ .
7 We urged on him that the RUC must be given a ‘ fraud squad ’ as quickly as possible .
8 ‘ Maybe there will be someone to fill Lineker 's shoes in years to come but at the moment the replacements must be given a chance to do it in their own time . ’
9 If holist forms of explanation are to merit serious consideration , they must clearly be based on more than an uncritical acceptance of a crude version of historical materialism , and the claim that they are not threatened by counterfactuals such as those discussed at the start of the chapter must be given a less doctrinaire justification .
10 The person receiving a letter from a company must be given a degree of information about the organisation which they are dealing with .
11 He must know what evidence has been given and what statements have been made affecting him , and then he must be given a fair opportunity to correct or contradict them . "
12 A research programme must be given a chance to realize its full potential .
13 Since the defence must be given a copy of the statement of a proposed witness who has not made a deposition , it must follow that , if a Crown witness 's evidence is intended to depart significantly from his deposition and to be based on his statement to the police , it is the duty of the Crown to give the defence a copy of that statement in advance of the hearing .
14 But being a liberal-democracy also implies that the minorities must be given a chance to become a majority ; and that means , therefore , that they must be given a chance status and a means to convert the majority .
15 But being a liberal-democracy also implies that the minorities must be given a chance to become a majority ; and that means , therefore , that they must be given a chance status and a means to convert the majority .
16 Remember , your customers and staff must be given a choice between protected food or unprotected food , a healthy office or a sick building , a sterile hospital theatre or a source of dangerous infection .
17 The re-building of the science base must be given a priority in the longer term planning of the University .
18 Then , realising that sooner or later he must be given a reason for her presence , she repeated the one she had given Stella .
19 The private sector must be given a fair chance to compete for local authority contracts .
20 I think that in the light of the emerging government guidance , that the transport choice must be given a very s substantial weight in the in that decision mak making process .
21 The landlord must be given a specific date towards which to work ( with time being of the essence ) , which will obviously also be important from the tenant 's point of view as the tenant may be subject to seasonal trade variations in business and may wish , for example , to open the premises in time for the Christmas trade .
22 The program must be given a name ( file or device specifier ) an this name becomes the name of the file in which your program is saved .
23 If so , the mosaics from Broad Street and the New Market Hall site must be assigned a date before that of Tockington Park .
24 The penny share flourishes on the fallacy that if you get more shares for your money , you must be getting a better buy .
25 " Even you must be getting a pretty clear picture of what happens .
26 That fella up at Cecil 's , I should he must be getting a fortune .
27 It must be getting a bit boring Dave .
28 And with the Holy Father a prisoner and the Emperor in uncertain health , the situation of that little family must be arousing a host of eloquent prayers this minute .
29 Livestock must be fed a wholesome , appropriate diet in sufficient quantity to maintain them in good health and to satisfy their nutritional needs , and have adequate fresh drinking water ; food and water must be available each day unless a vet says otherwise in the course of professional duty .
30 ( 7° ) I 'm writing to say I 'm having a marvellous time here The gestural usage must be glossed a little differently , as " the pragmatically given space , proximal to speaker 's location at CT , that includes the point or location gesturally indicated " .
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