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The phrase "are to lie" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to indicate a future obligation or expectation regarding where something or someone is supposed to be positioned.
Example: "The documents are to lie on the table until the meeting begins."
Alternatives: "are meant to lie" or "are supposed to lie".
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Seventeen other charges are to lie on file.
The more tempted negotiators are to lie, Tenbrunsel has found, the more likely they are to believe their opponents will lie to them.
A recent study out of University of Massachusetts-Amherst found that the farther away people are from the person they were communicating with, either physically or psychologically, the more apt they are to lie or exaggerate.
Fields are to lie fallow every seventh (Sabbatical) and 50th (Jubilee) years to renew their bounty.
A recent study out of University of Massachusetts-Amherst found that the farther away people are from the person they were communicating with, the more apt they are to lie or exaggerate.
Select the shapes which are to lie in a vertical straight line with one another and center them with Modify > Alignment > Centered.
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Hens, for instance, are to lay twice daily.
The other was to lie.
That goal was to lie".
His fault was to lie and be found out.
The expression is "to lie low," so the perfect tense should be "has lain low".
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