Example sentences of "is [to-vb] [num] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The method used ( and you may well think of a better one ! ) is to drive two brass gimp or panel pins into the panel on each side of each of the l.e.d.s such that the l.e.d. wires can be looped around ( no tightness here ) and be soldered to the pins rather as Fig. 6 shows . |
| 2 | Therefore in such cases , where it is desired that the UCTA not apply , one method is to draft one contract for both goods and services , and not two separate contracts for each element . |
| 3 | Therefore , to assume a sort of ( even internal ) scientific realism about the results of Lakoff and Johnson 's cognitive theory , to claim to have discovered truths about mind and language which give a special explanatory validity to the interpretation of King Lear , is to impose one view of linguistics , one view of science , and one view of how a literary text is to be interpreted on the text . |
| 4 | One enhancement is to provide two mark bits in each character , an " item mark " and " word mark " bit ; if both bits are set this is called a " record mark " . |
| 5 | The object is to provide one place , and one place only , for each subject . |
| 6 | The other legitimate reason for panning is to relate one part of the scene to another , a situation which can arise as a natural part of the action in this day on the beach sequence . |
| 7 | In fact , to discuss the reason why his work is the exception rather than the rule in the category of traditional adventure is to find one way to define that category . |
| 8 | The approach is to choose two discount rates to apply to a project , so that one produces a positive NVP and the other a negative NPV . |
| 9 | KNOWSLEY Borough Council is to open four allotment sites to the public next Sunday to coincide with the European Day of the Garden . |
| 10 | The aim of the audit is to select one contractor every two weeks and to check such things as the implementation of health and safety plans , to ensure that all documentation is in order and that safety training programmes are being undertaken on an ongoing basis . |
| 11 | The grant is awarded to pay toward the costs of a series of three workshops , the purpose of which is to disseminate 16-19 Initiative findings . |
| 12 | Another is to comprehend one world in terms of the other … |
| 13 | Another idea is to coat one side of clean leaves with melted chocolate , leave to set and then carefully peel off the leaves . |
| 14 | Indeed , the only way in which a society can come to terms with its conflicting values is to prefer one value in some circumstances and another in different conditions . |
| 15 | The DEFENCE MINISTRY is to axe 1,950 research workers within two years as 19 of its 54 research centres are shut down . |
| 16 | the only other way is to do one plan for the full amount , and claim half of it , at the half way stage and then claim the other half then . |
| 17 | ‘ I know it sounds modest , ’ he concedes , ‘ but what we need is to do one thing well . |
| 18 | The object of this book is to give one person 's view on the possible causes of the present situation and to stimulate discussion , hoping that new and , if necessary , radical ideas are created in the spirit that it is better to express a constructive view rather than to passively accept a disagreeable situation with discontent . |
| 19 | The most radical is to give one vote to each constituency party for its first 500 members , and an additional vote for every 250 extra members . |
| 20 | The immediate reason for his return is to give two charity concerts with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra this weekend for the victims of last year 's Armenian earthquake . |
| 21 | Jackson , who is to give two sell-out concerts at the gigantic Fukuoka Dome on Friday and Saturday , left town almost as fast as he entered it . |
| 22 | An alternative is to use one channel of an audio mixer as a volume controller , an added advantage being that , depending on the type , it may be used as a means of matching line and microphone-level signal inputs . |
| 23 | In India , the Bombay Stock Exchange is to use 50 Sun servers to support some 3,000 personal computers running alongside an ICL mainframe to automate its trading floor — the deal is worth a total of some $30m over the next 12 months : Sun 's contribution is being handled by its distributor Wipro Infotech . |
| 24 | Then all he has to do is to press one digit , and the number is automatically dialled for him . |
| 25 | The classic mistake to make when deploying Orcs is to put one Mob directly behind another . |
| 26 | Mixing different tartans is not easy and probably the best advice is to keep one colour common throughout . |
| 27 | A third alternative is to keep one step ahead of demand by increasing the provision of rural leisure facilities and expanding the range of choice . |
| 28 | The reason Chappy is moving around so much is to keep one step ahead I suppose . |
| 29 | Darlington Football Club is to run two training schools during the Easter holidays and want boys and girls to sign up straight away . |
| 30 | Then , at least seven days before the day fixed for hearing , the plaintiff is to file one copy of a paginated and indexed bundle ( with earliest date on top ) comprising the documents on which either party intends to rely , or which either party wishes to have before the court . |