Example sentences of "be designed [to-vb] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The two finishing holes are designed to test the last reserves of the golfer 's confidence . |
| 2 | A large agrarian reform and related regional development programmes are designed to reincorporate the low income rural population as producers , consumers and participants in a more democratic social system . |
| 3 | The logo and style are designed to reflect the best traditions of the Board and its policy of being at the leading edge of education for industry and commerce internationally . |
| 4 | The course units are designed to reflect the multidisciplinary basis of the course , and to encourage the integration of theoretical and practical aspects of a subject . |
| 5 | Frequently they are designed to suppress the different experiences people have of marriage . |
| 6 | The reforms are designed to reverse the drastic decline in the Party 's support . |
| 7 | Such policies are designed to promote the efficient allocation of resources through the encouragement of competition , which is seen as the active progenitor of economic efficiency and welfare . |
| 8 | Both media have differing advantages and disadvantages for generating and receiving sound waves , and cetaceans are designed to reap the best of both worlds . |
| 9 | His long sinuous phrases are designed to enclose the different levels and quirks of reality , just as liquid , spilt on a rough pavement , eventually seeps into every crack and cranny . |
| 10 | The core units are designed to inculcate the special skills and knowledge that are indispensable to those seeking employment in the area covered by a particular Board . |
| 11 | The hoist has a capacity of 50 tons for boats of FAB 3's dimensions and both it and the dock are designed to accommodate the largest lifeboats at present envisaged . |
| 12 | The measures are designed to halt the sharp decline in shark populations caused by overfishing in recent years . |
| 13 | The other class of devices are designed to detect the relative movement of freely suspended massive blocks . |
| 14 | AND ALL ARE DESIGNED TO GIVE THE HIGHEST POSSIBLE MILEAGE . |
| 15 | The activities are designed to exploit the motivating and memorable appeal of music to the learner and the author proves his point that ‘ anything you can do with a text , you can do with a song ’ . |
| 16 | It has made an environment assessment , and its proposals are designed to enhance the environmental interest of the area . |
| 17 | The remedies are designed to influence the internal , inherited predisposition components . |
| 18 | The restrictions on trading are designed to limit the potential impact of the options market on the stock market . |
| 19 | Programmes are designed to meet the specific needs of organisations whether a senior management programme or a company MBA or Diploma . |
| 20 | VERs are designed to protect the domestic car industry , but critics argue that consumers suffer , as some are prevented from buying the car of their choice , and that the prices of Japanese cars are higher than they would otherwise have been , thus raising Japanese profit margins ( ie profit per car sold ) . |
| 21 | The two and three centre holidays in this brochure are designed to offer the best of both worlds and combine old favourites with one or two unusual ones . |
| 22 | They are designed to work the various muscle groups from slightly different angles , and will enable you to vary your routines according to your requirements . |
| 23 | The questions , to the Trade and Industry Secretary , Mr Nicholas Ridley , are designed to establish the full cost to the taxpayer of the Rover deal . |
| 24 | Test procedures are designed to provide the desired information in the shortest possible time . |
| 25 | My hunch is that these two popular myths of management — which are both drawn from previous experience and make the contemporary experience of the manager — are designed to mediate the rational model both to the manager himself and others so that it is more human . |
| 26 | The two objectives are designed to achieve the same end . |
| 27 | In 18 acres of tropical gardens on Teluk Bahang 's beachfront , the rooms are designed to make the most of the magnificent views over the sea . |
| 28 | This roundabout was constructed as part of the Millerhall Bypass and has been designed to accommodate the proposed A7 Dalkeith Bypass . |
| 29 | These three modules have been designed to assess the final core skill : problem solving . |
| 30 | It has been designed to streamline the nitty-gritty business of balancing accuracy against available resistor values , tolerances and cost . |