Example sentences of "are [adj] [to-vb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | But not all are sorry to see the squadron go . |
| 2 | We are sorry to announce the sad demise of Leeds United football club , who died tragically yesterday in unforseen circumstances . |
| 3 | If anybody wants to know whether people are right to perform the local duty |
| 4 | I also believe that the manner of Senor di Meana 's intervention demonstrated to the full that the Government are right to stress the principle of subsidiarity which holds that the Commission should not become involved in matters that can more effectively be dealt with by member states . |
| 5 | You are right to rebuke the Master when he forgets himself so . ’ |
| 6 | We are right to reward the living ones with public lending rights . |
| 7 | Of course the authors are right to list the goals — from equal pay and opportunities to equal political and civil rights — that have not been reached , but I also think that many feminist ideas have entered the mainstream . |
| 8 | CPU2 also features on the existing multiprocessor SuperSparc models 450 , 750 and and 752 , all of which are upgradable to use the new Cypress Semiconductor Corp HyperSparc chips . |
| 9 | In my experience , it is seldom worth trying to establish natural plants , as these fish , particularly the dominant males , are destructive to say the least . |
| 10 | The arguments that Freud advanced are unnecessary to establish the conceptualization of the death instincts , and their eternal struggle with the sexual instincts , in the unconscious life of humanity . |
| 11 | With the increasing toleration of ‘ fringe ’ med-icine , orthodox doctors are hesitant to dismiss the laying on of hands as flim flam and the positive results merely the result of the placebo effect . |
| 12 | This is the reason why many ethologists are hesitant to apply the insights of the theory of natural selection , which have been gained for the social behaviour of animals with only rudimentary cultures , to the behaviour of our own species . |
| 13 | Examination papers should be approved four months before students are due to sit the examination and centres should allow three months for the moderation process ( to allow for any resubmission ) . |
| 14 | All are due to visit the Solar System in the mid-1990s . |
| 15 | ‘ We are due to take the Norwegian striker Frank Strandli from IK Start when problems over a work permit are sorted out , there are some promising young players coming through and we should have key men David Batty and Mel Sterland back after injury soon . ’ |
| 16 | Only newly-appointed and promoted staff are due to receive the new contracts which according to the Institute 's NATFHE chairman , Denis Clinton , has led to the problem of new staff being appointed but not given contracts . |
| 17 | The leading crews are due to reach the end of their voyage at Southampton on Sunday . |
| 18 | Globe-trotting Ray and Mark Hanna are due to attend the November airshow at Auckland , New Zealand , where they will fly some NZ-based warbirds . |
| 19 | Detectives are due to interview the five men later today . |
| 20 | Can I just make the point that we are due to pay the next erm , annual subscription for this guarantee . |
| 21 | We are due to review the morning service pattern at the church meeting on December 9th , although it is difficult to imagine how we could ever revert to a single service since already we have about 500 adults and children attending the two services ! |
| 22 | Representatives of the steering group are due to meet the Labour-controlled council 's insurers , Municipal Mutual , next month to negotiate the final details of the compensation agreement . |
| 23 | They are due to face the court again on Wednesday , 3 March . |
| 24 | Take whatever steps are possible to cool the body below 102°F ( 38.9°C ) as quickly as possible whilst awaiting expert help . |
| 25 | The general conclusions are that to reduce the negative side-effects of intergroup competition , an organization would need to : |
| 26 | We are grateful to escape the alternative . |
| 27 | That is why I was especially pleased to hear that the Government are prepared to allocate the necessary funds . |
| 28 | In the context of special need this means selecting competent , adaptable and understanding staff who are sensitive to the needs which present themselves in the school and who are prepared to undertake the study and training required to keep pace with developments . |
| 29 | Nevertheless , we are prepared to examine the arrangements in Committee with an open mind . |
| 30 | I note what the hon. Gentleman says , but I have to make the point that it will not be possible to keep any design capability , any warship-building capability or any manufacturing capability for the sort of defence components that we need unless the Government are prepared to fund the defence programme at a sensible level . |