Example sentences of "be to show the [noun] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A compromise might be to show the over- and under-spendings for all heads but only to explain any significant variances . |
| 2 | Mr Takeshita 's immediate aim is to show the Americans that he is as adept in international affairs as in domestic politics , and that they are wasting their time on a boy like Mr Kaifu . |
| 3 | All I want is to show the world that Charles was not hallucinating . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ The aim is to show the kids that we are in the new Europe , that the Dutch children are n't far away and that we are all one . ’ |
| 5 | You will notice that the comments do pay attention to spelling , but that the main purpose of the response is to show the pupil that he has achieved what he set out to do , that is , to write it like a court report , and to include the main information from the story . |
| 6 | The first is to show the Angels that flake is food and the other is to take the place of dither fish . |
| 7 | The aim of the exhibition is to show the quality and variety of Jordaens 's work and to reassess where he stands in relation to Rubens , by whom he has always been overshadowed . |
| 8 | At the start , this strategy was to show the electorate that the Prime Minister was ‘ a very nice person ’ , tell them of the horrors of Labour 's tax policies and hope that in the twinkling of Mr Heseltine 's eye — aided by the applause of some celebrities and a giant ( and inexplicably awful ) stage set — the Conservatives would be back in government . |