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The phrase "are to kill a" is grammatically correct but contextually incomplete in written English.
It can be used in a context where a subject is being instructed or expected to perform an action, particularly in a narrative or hypothetical scenario.
Example: "The orders were clear: they are to kill a traitor who threatens our mission."
Alternatives: "are meant to eliminate a" or "are tasked with killing a".
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Two of the books being taken away from our classrooms are To Kill a Mockingbird and Of Mice and Men.
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The overwhelmingly successful trial book of my early adolescence had been To Kill A Mocking Bird.
You're going to kill them anyway.' As if your whole point of existing was to kill a thing.
He said that to accede to any tax increases would be to "kill a job market already on life support".
Was "To Kill a Mockingbird" NOT your choice?
Dereck Joubert: It's as hard to kill an elephant as it is to kill a [door].
When I was in high school, it was To Kill a Mockingbird.
My ambition is to kill a scientist, big businessman, government official, or the like.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.
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