Example sentences of "be [vb pp] [adv] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Machines , computers , materials of all kinds , and labour all have to be blended together to enable the production system to carry out its operations in a cost-effective way . |
| 2 | flexibility , which implies that the computer simulation model can be altered easily to take account of changes in circumstances or to allow modelling of a different system . |
| 3 | Each eye has only a narrow field of view , but it can be swivelled independently to scan over a hemisphere . |
| 4 | Walesa signed a bill to revalue pensions on Nov. 8 , but announced that the law was to be amended immediately to reduce the number of people whose pensions would be cut as a result . |
| 5 | In 1984 it had to be amended further to follow the Euro-notion of ‘ equal pay for work of equal value ’ whereby the pay of women occupying jobs without immediate male comparison is set equal to men 's through the opinion of a judge rather than the operation of market forces . |
| 6 | John Ritchie , Staff Development TVEI Co-ordinator , has now followed up the audit by inviting all schools in identify developments that should be undertaken centrally to allow these gaps to be filled . |
| 7 | The most important principle of insulin therapy in the insulin-dependent patient is that insulin must be given regularly to inhibit lipolysis and prevent ketosis . |
| 8 | One last example may be given here to demonstrate the dangers of biographers copying each other 's errors . |
| 9 | The controversies and speculations will no doubt continue for many years to come and only the briefest notes will be given here to suggest some of the possibilities , without prejudice but also with realism . |
| 10 | If the answer to the pursuer 's case is that the fault for the accident rests wholly or partly with someone else , consideration should be given now to service of a Third Party Notice by which that other party blamed can be brought into the action . |
| 11 | Our study showed that constipated children <2 years of age responded better to treatment than children >2 years of age , supporting the conclusion by Clayden that treatment should be given early to prevent development of severe constipation or faecal soiling , or both . |
| 12 | The moral to be drawn from these examples is that apparent compatibility of readings must not be too hastily accepted as proof of generality : each case must be examined carefully to determine whether there are special factors preventing the appearance of zeugma . |
| 13 | Similarly there is no assumption that repeated use of a ruler in 4c is more demanding than single use of it in 4b , but this and similar instances need to be examined empirically to see if the task differences concerned are also difficulty factors . |
| 14 | In future , core samples will have to be examined microscopically to determine the likelihood of failure , but development of the new test is not yet complete and will not be available until summer at the earliest . |
| 15 | Their use of subterfuge can be justified only to obtain material which ought to be published in the public interest and could not be obtained by other means . |
| 16 | Millions of pounds which should be spent on health , education and investment will be diverted merely to restore what had existed until the IRA struck . |
| 17 | Some consist of a simple bowl with a lip , over which the water trickles , while others come in sections of varying lengths and shapes which can be joined together to form complex arrangements . |
| 18 | Each sentence may form a mini decision tree and these will be joined together to form the version which will be verified by the users . |
| 19 | Furthermore , any number of metal components can be joined together to make complex shapes , leading to an almost limitless variety of products . |
| 20 | Fructose and glucose can be joined together to make sucrose or table sugar , normally prepared from sugar cane or sugar beet . |
| 21 | Charlton , who are meeting Greenwich Borough Council officials tomorrow night over the projected return to The Valley , are unhappy at being told recently by the council that it wants the club 's proposals to be revised dramatically to take account of environmental requirements . |
| 22 | Each will be revised regularly to check on progress , and raise standards higher . |
| 23 | The text should be consulted both to verify identifications and to check the range of variation . |
| 24 | But he expresses this by saying that we ‘ can proceed no farther by reasoning than to things which must be exposed again to experience or which can be evidenced by means of some appearance ’ ; and this seems to suggest something new . |
| 25 | Subsequently a small fort would be constructed , a garrison would be placed there to collect yasak and to protect the private traders . |
| 26 | They should be checked regularly to endure that all nuts and bolts are secure , and also inspected for cracks and flaws which can develop at places which are subject to a lot of stress , such as the bottom of attachment posts , the hinge area and where the metal is thinner round nut holes . |
| 27 | The question was whether , in the harsher climate of the late 1970s and early 1980s , the fragments could be welded together to form a new force in British politics . |
| 28 | This means that in some areas water from the mains may have to be treated chemically to neutralize the additives before it is safe for fish . |
| 29 | A £10,000 bond has to be posted just to get the details . |
| 30 | A menu can be arranged specially to cater for various tastes and requirements , champagne starts at around £35 per bottle and there is a charge of £150 for the room hire . |