Example sentences of "is [to-vb] [adv] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | My general position would be that if this policy is to go ahead the more it 's worded in the positive rather than the negative the better . |
| 2 | To visit the Lovell village of Puebla Aida is to see possibly the greatest commitment by any developer to real individuality and imagination . |
| 3 | The particular purpose of this Synod is to see how the consecrated life can ‘ shine forth ’ more fully in the church 's life and mission . |
| 4 | The second aim is to see how the above measures over the course of a school year . |
| 5 | Mr Abdul Halim Arshat , the secretary-general of Malaysia 's leading Islamic political party , has claimed that ‘ support for Iraq is necessary as the real motive of the US is to kill off the Muslims in Baghdad and to destroy the city . ’ |
| 6 | On the contrary , one of its chief characteristics is to sieve out the workers into grades according to the degree in which they possess the required kinds of ability and alertness . |
| 7 | But if we convert our traders into stock-jobbers , who is to carry on the commerce of the kingdom ? |
| 8 | If a person is to carry out the AL of maintaining a safe environment , many of the recognised biological systems are involved . |
| 9 | Deciding what is to be done , and who is to carry out the tasks involved . |
| 10 | The best strategy with this project is to carry out the initial development and , if it is successful within 2 years , launch the project . |
| 11 | The best strategy with this project is to carry out the initial development and , if it is successful within 2 years , launch the project . |
| 12 | The Board , which is to carry out the logging operation , has recommended felling the older trees as their younger counterparts are more resistant to air pollution . |
| 13 | Sodium channels are uniquely found in animal cells , they 're not present in plants or fungi or bacteria , and they 're found on the plasma membrane , and their role is to carry out the depolarizing phase of an action potential . |
| 14 | Also , if a contractor is to carry out the work the more information we can supply to them the easier it is for them to provide an accurate tender . |
| 15 | Again , this is to drive down the net asset value of the business . |
| 16 | Apple Computer Inc is to strip out the bits that wo n't be needed in its Quadra machines to create its first-ever dedicated server , MacWeek reports . |
| 17 | The obvious way of handling things is to connect together the two 0 volt terminals in order to give the central 0 volt output . |
| 18 | do n't let's , do n't let's try and assume the , all we 're , all we 're trying to do is to gather together the bit that we can put into the pot , and to present it in a logical fashion , to say , if this , then we belief that , and if that , then we believe the other , |
| 19 | Okay and in fact I 've given you part of your homework is to write out the technical names . |
| 20 | through , through the system , but what that ca n't do is to pull off the arrears amount . |
| 21 | A useful activity is to pull together the governors of several neighbouring schools for training and updating on topical issues . |
| 22 | It follows that if teachers believe they are incompetent or impotent in these matters , they will accept and expect that the proper strategy is to pass on the problems to suitably qualified colleagues . |
| 23 | A basic principle is to try out the things you think you are most likely to enjoy and to incorporate them into your routine on a long-term basis . |
| 24 | Richard Elderton 's latest challenge is to work out the layout for a solitaire board he is designing . |
| 25 | Sheets are usually 300mm ( 12in ) square , and are often sold in packs of five or 10 ; the best way of estimating quantities is to work out the area to be covered , and to divide that by the coverage figure given on the pack , which will tell you how many packs to buy . |
| 26 | Again , the trick is to work out the net marginal revenue at the required level of activity and charge a transfer price equal to that . |
| 27 | One possible method is to work out the electric field due to a point charge pi dz located at z and then add the field due to all the other point charges present . |
| 28 | The purpose of the project is to spell out the explicit philosophy of power , equality , and materiality expressed by the Piaroa in cosmology , shamanic exegesis of it , and in daily rhetoric , to relate this philosophy to everyday practice , and to define in which ways the Piaroa rhetoric of equality and individualism is to be taken seriously as a fact of daily life . |
| 29 | One task while this is going on is to observe how the groups are working , who is too dominant , who is too isolated , and what adjustments to the groups might have to be made . |
| 30 | They spoke of ‘ an increasing displacement of the traditional curriculum in favour of new and artificial subjects ’ ; and they concluded that instead of such ‘ infantilizing ’ nonsense , ‘ the difficult subjects of the traditional curriculum are … the thing that is required if a child is to obtain either the competence necessary for a successful adult life , or the wider understanding and enriched experience which are the greatest benefits of education ’ . |