Example sentences of "must be the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 As Rhodes ( 1981 , p. 27 ) observes , in future ‘ the starting point must be the complexity of interactions and the constraints imposed thereby on both levels of government ’ .
2 On the other hand are those convinced that the only explanation of such injustice must be the existence of God ( for otherwise there would be no way of satisfying the human desire to see justice prevail ) .
3 Speaking to the European Parliament on Oct. 23 Jacques Delors , President of the European Commission , maintained : " The crux of the reforms must be the concept of a common action , resting on the need for a common will to defend the central interests which the member states share …
4 You must be the judges of whether or not I 'm the devil or at least his representative , but I hope you do n't see me that way .
5 There must be the finding of the court as well as that of the jury , and that is what is meant by the ‘ substance and effect of the conviction . ’
6 Wondering , she whispered to herself , ‘ Then this must be the Moon ! ’
7 ( 4 ) That the decision must be the King 's own decision .
8 ‘ Thank the lord for that , I thought HM must be the King .
9 The dilemma can be expressed as follows : the more accessible teachers seek to make themselves to all their pupils as individuals , the less time they have for direct , extended and challenging interaction with any of them ; but the more time they devote to such extended interaction with some children , the less demanding on them as teachers must be the activities they give to the rest ; and the less demanding an activity is of their time and attention as teachers , the more the likelihood that the activity in question will demand little of the child .
10 They must be the ones that Mum had been eating when you I came in .
11 They must be the ones in the white blouses then .
12 The switch finally used must be the metal cased type not the glass envelope type .
13 ‘ That may well be so , ’ I answered , ‘ but Moodie gave me the cloth , so he must be the assassin . ’
14 Particularly if there 's any suggestion that anything a bit like hypnosis has been used um this er business of of well it must be the therapist making them up or putting them up to it in some way becomes a particular argument that 's raised quite often .
15 Er — oh , you must be the Head of Lice Entertainment …
16 Mr Denton has asked us to stress that flexibility must be the order of the day .
17 Membership of the advisory committee on education in the colonies ( 1940–3 ) confirmed his preoccupation with ‘ the ‘ emergent ’ African who must be the architect of the future' ; but , as British Council representative in West Africa ( 1943–5 ) , he became disillusioned with ‘ the nearly highbrow ’ .
18 Its core purpose must be the advancement of learning through support of the curriculum .
19 We must be clear that this occasion must be the exception and not the rule .
20 Like many such groups , they have acquired a patina of legend : during the nineteenth century there were those who referred to them as Druid stones , others who thought they were of Roman origin , and yet others who asserted they must be the gravestones of Danish invaders vanquished by Banquo and Macbeth .
21 I believe this must be the heart of education , not just because every human being will have to cope with the unexpected , with disruption to routine and the loss of what is dear , but because it is singularly appropriate to the current generation of young people who find themselves growing up in a world that is characterized by instability .
22 It must be the heart of the night .
23 That must be the , that must be the consensus
24 It must be the smell which spirals you into double , triple , quadruple activity .
25 But it must be the middle of the night …
26 Ultimately , whether or not to take the test must be the decision of the individual .
27 Surely this must be the UK — kittiwakes , puffins and guillemots .
28 Our immediate agenda must be the talks on which we embarked last year .
29 Rather than national liberation , it seems to be liberation from nationalism that must be the goal for the 21st century .
30 This means that an even more professional service must be the goal .
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