Example sentences of "are [to-vb] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | These should be about 23 cm ( 9 in ) deep and of similar width if they are to accommodate aquatic planting baskets properly . |
| 2 | Ms Patti White , of the Health Education Authority , said : ‘ If we are to promote better health in the whole population , not merely the most fortunate , we must radically rethink our current health initiatives . |
| 3 | It is to be hoped that schools in the independent sector will recognise how vital these principles are if we are to promote true peace and co-operation in British society . |
| 4 | The identification of the cause of discomfort is critical if nurses are to promote patient ease and comfort . |
| 5 | The company intends to cut about 4,500 jobs by the end of 1995 , leaving it with some 20,000 full-time employees , compared with 24,651 at the end of 1992 ; 3,500 jobs are to go this year . |
| 6 | The company intends to cut about 4,500 jobs by the end of 1995 , leaving it with some 20,000 full-time employees , compared with 24,651 at the end of 1992 ; 3,500 jobs are to go this year . |
| 7 | If we are to combat any attempt of the Right to exploit issues involving sexuality in order to hang onto power , we can not afford to neglect the virtue of solidarity — which involves a certain restraint concerning our feelings bout what other people do in bed . |
| 8 | Delegations from Derbyshire , Norfolk and Bournemouth are to attend next month 's London meeting and it is hoped as many others as possible will turn up to add weight to the issue . |
| 9 | I believe that an element of local knowledge is essential if you are to acquire maximum enjoyment from this volume . |
| 10 | We must expand the breadth of political argument if we are to claim political integrity as a distinct ideal on its own . |
| 11 | And I think it is , we would all agree , that it is essential that an agreement which is acceptable to all sides is reached , and I 'm sure that it 's going to be because let us not forget that we 're not in business to remain in perpetual opposition if we are to achieve proper rights for employees , which have been so reduced by the Conservatives if we are to save the welfare state , which is now so under threat if we are to obtain decent health and education services , which are also under threat if we are to create a strong economy and a strong recovery which provides the jobs which we so desperately need then we must win power ! |
| 12 | With severe skills shortages looming , UK companies must promote more women to the most senior positions if they are to stand any chance of competing globally in the next century . |
| 13 | However , it must be stressed that you must still practise the manoeuvre if you are to stand any chance of success in an emergency situation . |
| 14 | The effects of fire are to increase light intensity at the ground , affecting germination but also the fauna and flora of the soil . |
| 15 | There is a growing body of professional opinion that senior managers in secondary schools face and increasing need to work in close collaboration if they are to meet this challenge effectively . |
| 16 | Flexible friend FOOTBALL : MPs are to meet National Heritage Secretary David Mellor to seek ‘ a show of flexibility ’ over the implementation of the Taylor Report . |
| 17 | In the 1850s Godwin wrote : ‘ The problem how capitalists are to provide such accommodation as will be liked , with a pecuniary return , is not solved yet ’ ; it never was . |
| 18 | These are to provide short term relief to those suffering from the effects of the famine and to try to prevent the famine continuing by getting to the root of the problem , and so having more lasting long term effects . |
| 19 | WORKERS at Monktonhall Colliery , who have not been paid for seven weeks , are to receive financial assistance from Lothian Regional Council to fund an independent study into the pit 's viability . |
| 20 | A full meeting of the TCCB on May 19 will have decided whether the recommendations are to receive similar treatment to those of its predecessors , that is the Clark Plan of 1966 and the Palmer report of 1986 , and be consigned in large measure to the archives or to be adopted in full . |
| 21 | The funds are to purchase malted barley , yeast and oak casks , and for the use of labour and stills at Tobermory , as well as the later transport of the fine spirit to Customs-approved bonds . |
| 22 | If we are to evaluate complementary medicine properly , he says , there are several separate questions that must be asked . |
| 23 | All the authorities must work properly and openly if we are to avoid such abuse in future . |
| 24 | If we are to avoid this foundationalist conclusion we shall have to show that the regress argument is fallacious . |
| 25 | It is a must if you are to play good golf , and I suggest you learn it . |
| 26 | Soldiers of the Junior Infantry Battalion of the Scottish and Kings Division , based in Northumberland , are to help National Trust restoration projects covering revamping safety rails on South Shields cliffs and clearing coastal dereliction at Warren House Gill , near Easington . |
| 27 | Local authorities are to retain overall control of community care services , but they are to be responsible for planning , finance and regulation rather than direct provision . |
| 28 | The actions for ‘ one went bang ’ are to point one finger and then clap hands once . |
| 29 | The immediate plans are to use this workshop as a centre in which to train craftworkers . |
| 30 | Longman and Heinemann are to publish more grammar titles , and Penguin is publishing yet another series of graded readers . |