Example sentences of "are [to-vb] [adv] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | If Mr Newton is right , perhaps Mr Lamont will one day be able to please the traditionalists … by announcing that the railways are to go back to the good old steam age . |
| 2 | The 343 workers whose sackings led to Britain 's most bitter industrial dispute since the late 1980s are to meet tomorrow to be told by the unions the details of the rundown package on offer . |
| 3 | LAURA PATTEN and her older sister Kate are to fly out to Hong Kong on December 20 to help their father , Governor Chris Patten , put aside local problems and enjoy a family Christmas . |
| 4 | Both require frequent use of the gearbox if they are to live up to expectations . |
| 5 | Appropriate opportunities for advancement ( promotion , better pay and other forms of recognition for increased skills and experience ) must be provided if we are to live up to principles of social and economic justice . |
| 6 | After all we are only half way through this year 's Charity of the Year programme and there is still a long way to go if we are to raise enough to fully fund the training of a Macmillan Nurse . |
| 7 | I believe I told you that we are to move on to the Astors ? ’ |