Example sentences of "it be [verb] to " in BNC.

  Next page
No Sentence
1 4 ) What back-up in terms of advice and maintenance is available e.g. if the microcomputer breaks down , can it be attended to locally or will there be a delay ?
2 Can it be upgraded to at least 16Mb to take advantage of future software ?
3 Does the idea of homology apply only to morphological patterns , he asks , or can it be applied to developmental processes ?
4 How effective do you consider this means of presentation and how widely could it be applied to other discourse types ?
5 I wonder if you are familiar with this type of thing and could it be applied to computer video outputs .
6 Can it be related to a system with a biological purpose ?
7 Only when a batch has completed one process can it be moved to the next .
8 Can it be converted to gif ?
9 Could it be referred to the grant first ?
10 Chairman , I ask that you receive erm , the petition of eight hundred and sixty four signatures requesting a pelican crossing on and ask it be referred to the environment committee , please .
11 Now can it be said to be clear by the law of Scotland that the locus here is beyond what the legislature may assert right to affect by legislation against all whomsoever for the purpose of regulating methods of fishing ?
12 But why should it be determined to be correct ?
13 The second question was : If everything is determined by some fundamental theory , then what we say about the theory is also determined by the theory — and why should it be determined to be correct , rather than just plain wrong or irrelevant ?
14 Nor will it be tied to a fixed programme of auctions .
15 ‘ Can it be lowered to here ? ’
16 Only when the agency is satisfied that they have a film which can be made for the money and will be allowed on air should it be shown to the client .
17 If the building is no longer needed for its original purpose , could it be put to a new use ?
18 In fact there was nothing ‘ reasonable ’ about it , and Bismarck knew this , for at the first whisper of Leopold 's appearance on the scene the French Ambassador had , officially , let it be known to Berlin that this candidacy would never be accepted by Napoleon III .
19 Napoleon III let it be known to both men that a simple withdrawal of the candidature would suffice and that France would then be glad to consider the whole affair closed .
20 The government of the day will often let it be known to one of its aspiring party members that it would greatly welcome his ballot victory to promote a particular piece of legislation which it , the Government , does not wish to devote its own time to , either because of its controversial nature or simply because it has better things to do .
21 And if it does , how can it be known to be true ?
22 How could he let it be known to all and sundry that they were ‘ engaged ’ — how could he ?
23 Should it be proved to the satisfaction of the House that the benefits that I have described will accrue , any decision to stay outside would be of immense disadvantage to us .
24 if it is accepted that biotechnology is here to stay , how can it be controlled to the best advantage ?
25 If the answer is no , and here this is linked to the question of should the policy include specific guidance for the location of the settlement , and by specific guidance , it implies , should it be allocated to a particular district , then in order to do that , the panel feel that we would have to be in a position of having sufficient information to make an objective and logical decision on that .
26 how can it be delivered to the user
  Next page