Example sentences of "is [to-vb] in the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The temptation for Germans now , even though the generation of which Mann was writing has largely passed away , is to see in the great breakthrough of the last few months simply a kind of vindication of Germany 's efforts to achieve hegemony in Europe , to see the first and second world wars and what is happening now as three chapters of the same story . |
| 2 | The temptation for Germans now , even though the generation of which Mann was writing has largely passed away , is to see in the great breakthrough of the last few months simply a kind of vindication of Germany 's efforts to achieve hegemony in Europe , to see the first and second world wars and what is happening now as three chapters of the same story . |
| 3 | After all , most of us who live here know what there is to see in the area . |
| 4 | With the entire wealth of pop history on hand , the temptation is to indulge in the kind of free-for-all pick'n'mix that has been called retro-nuevo . |
| 5 | One way to handle different bit mapping schemes is to include in the header details such as the number of bit planes , bits per pixel , pixels per scan line , and the number of scan lines . |
| 6 | One embellishment to list-making which I have found keeps my spirits up is to include in the list ( a ) one or two things I have done already ; ( b ) a few things that are easy and unproblematic ; ( c ) the item ‘ Make List ’ . |
| 7 | Lord Haldane himself expressed his ‘ strong conviction that , at all events for a judge who is to sit in the Supreme Tribunals of the Empire , a House of Commons training is a real advantage . |
| 8 | Mrs Sarah Hogg , head of the Downing Street policy unit , is to continue in the post , it was made clear last night . |
| 9 | To eschew detail is to float in the clouds above the wood . |
| 10 | GEMMA Gibson , the 11-year-old found fending for herself while her mother was on holiday in Spain , is to remain in the care of Hammersmith Council for the time being , after a High Court hearing yesterday . |
| 11 | SEX goddess Britt Ekland is to appear in the radio soap opera The Archers . |
| 12 | An article by Benedetti is to appear in the Burlington Magazine around the same time . |
| 13 | Teachers in state schools must adopt some of these selling techniques if history is to flourish in the state sector . |
| 14 | An equally acceptable technique is to write in the blank spaces the reference to a textbook that you may like to consult later . |
| 15 | The past has gone and no one can be sure of what is to come in the future . |
| 16 | This is a shower/dryer — all you do is to stand in the shower and let yourself be bathed in jets of warm air — it 's a more hygienic , effortless and invigorating way of drying off . |
| 17 | First , if holism and individualism are to be distinct , causation and autonomy must be mutually exclusive categories : if the autonomous character of action is to stand in the way of the truth of determinism , actions can not at the same time be caused . |
| 18 | With the cable connected all that remains is to plug in the stylus to the socket at the side of the tablet , load the program and start drawing . |
| 19 | Canadian Gold , a bottled lager from Canadian National Breweries , is to launch in the UK this month . |
| 20 | Why do we persist in trying to know everything there is to know in the belief that one day , presumably quite soon , we will succeed ? |
| 21 | And the Gloster regiment is to disappear in the infantry cut backs confirmed by the government this year . |
| 22 | The survey people stressed the importance of neutrality and objectivity in research , and the participant observation enthusiasts argued that the essential thing about social life is what it means to those involved , and that the only valid way of getting at these meanings is to participate in the lives of those who shared them . |
| 23 | The subsidiary information field specifies which one of 16 accumulators is to participate in the instruction , a common use for this field . |
| 24 | Even so , we would expect the resulting market valuation to pay some attention to the underlying assets since the reason for buying investment trust shares is to participate in the income and capital gains resulting from the managers ' investment performance . |
| 25 | For a recognition application the aim of the model is to participate in the choice of candidates recognised ( Jelinek , Mercer & Bahl , 1983 ) . |
| 26 | To know is to have formulated experience in reference to given categories ; to learn is to engage in the process of such formulation . |
| 27 | A further task which could become the focus of co-operative endeavour in mathematics departments and curriculum development groups is to engage in the preparation of learning materials which do not simply support the status quo , but which enable our students to question and challenge it . |
| 28 | The Transatlantic strategists ’ , it was claimed , ‘ do not conceal the fact that from a military point of view their aim is to create in the Persian Gulf a third centre — in addition to Western Europe and the Far East of military might outside the USA and covered by an atomic umbrella . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ You know she does n't have the voice , and she 'll already be covering two heavy roles if she is to lead in the Baron and sing Juliette in our new Luxembourg . |
| 30 | My personal preference , while awaiting further light , is to look in the opposite direction . |