Example sentences of "idea is [to-vb] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Another interesting idea is to create a silhouette picture . |
| 2 | ‘ The idea is to create a garden that combines minimum maintenance with maximum attraction for wildlife , ’ says Stuart . |
| 3 | Westinghouse Electric Corp , Pittsburgh has asked 15 cellular and wireless companies for proposals to build a nationwide wireless data network , the Wall Street Journal reported : the company 's idea is to spur the wireless carriers , individually or as part of a consortium , to develop a network that would make it easier and cheaper for users of laptop and palm-top computers and other devices to send and receive information over the air — and in return , Westinghouse promised to buy a substantial amount of transmission capacity for turn-key communications services that it wants to offer over such a network for various types of companies , such as those that manage large fleets of vehicles and security concerns doing remote monitoring — ‘ We 're trying to get a national packet data network that covers , at a minimum , the 30 largest metropolitan areas , ’ the company declared . |
| 4 | The idea is to test the hardware and software associated with high-speed communications and investigate the kind of services that could be supplied over such a network . |
| 5 | He reiterated that a planned new law on secession [ see below ] would allow Lithuania to secede on the basis of a referendum and " the realization of interests both of Lithuania and the USSR " , but commented : " My idea is to preserve the union on the basis of a different approach to each republic [ and ] a new union treaty . " |
| 6 | The idea is to allow the server to be attached to host systems — Unix or proprietary — where it will function as a database subsystem accelerator . |
| 7 | The main idea is to draw the house from the outside in , a task that at first appears quite daunting , but , once you 've worked through the tutorial files ( which I heartily recommend that you do ) it 's actually relatively straightforward . |
| 8 | According to Krajicek , it 's based on touching , and the idea is to relax the body so the mind is relaxed too . |
| 9 | The idea is to use the acrylic in a transparent form so that the colour of the paper shines through the layer of paint you are applying . |
| 10 | The idea is to compare a store 's performance not just with its historical record , but with some more objective measure of how well it should be doing . |
| 11 | The idea is to compare the gain in weight with a fairly consistent performance - the leaf area is less influenced by the presence of structural material than is the gross weight . |
| 12 | Another idea is to split the cost of radio adverts . |
| 13 | The idea is to re-create the building as a 12-bed extension for the neighbouring and packed Stockton mission for the single homeless without losing its historical railway look . |
| 14 | The idea is to move the venue to Stockton this time . |
| 15 | One very simple but effective idea is to hang the picture from a picture rail , or higher point , from a length of cord , rather than wire . |
| 16 | In each case the idea is to link a point in the sequence or group with a secure chronological fixed point . |
| 17 | The idea is to give a taste of life outside for mental patients who may have been inside institutions for up to twenty years . |
| 18 | The idea is to give the editor plenty of room to make changes and alterations . |
| 19 | Their idea is to examine the feasibility of a one-step diagnostic to indicate the presence of a particular molecule , such as might be used to test for the presence of surfactant . |
| 20 | Some components are already available on the firm 's proprietary MPE systems — the idea is to reduce the number of service calls required . |
| 21 | Another , more complicated , idea is to make a picture resembling a vase of flowers . |
| 22 | A further idea is to make a saw out of cardboard so , when the child arrives , he or she can do a little jig with the saw or , possibly better , you could put strings on the saw and have the saw doing the jig . |
| 23 | The idea is to make the text clearer and help advisers who use the book by improving the layout . |
| 24 | The idea is to make the audience feel good and smile . |
| 25 | The idea is to increase the Barn Owl population in the country by 50 per cent over the next 20 years . |
| 26 | The attention is not so much of a problem when the dogs are puppies as the idea is to train the dog to not be afraid of people , but when this happens to a fully trained guide dog accompanying a blind person it can cause problems . |
| 27 | Sancha 's publicity guru , Max Clifford , is quoted as saying : ‘ Her idea is to write a book and then turn it into either a television drama or a documentary . |
| 28 | The idea is to drop the notion that the handicapped and the non-handicapped are separate groups , whilst still acknowledging that certain children , possibly a fifth of all children educated , may require some form of special education . |
| 29 | The latest bright idea is to bury the device from one of those irritating musical greetings cards in their run , which should drive them out ( or mad ) . |
| 30 | One idea is to revive a bill put forward in 1991 , in the wake of a previous corruption scandal . |