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Free sign upThe phrase "are to select" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where you are indicating a requirement or expectation for a group or individuals to make a choice or decision.
Example: "The committee members are to select the best candidate for the position by the end of the week."
Alternatives: "are expected to choose" or "are required to pick".
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The final steps are to select the best ideas and put them into action.
Under that measure, the five S.E.C. commissioners are to select the five members of the new accounting oversight board.
It is true the scout needs to get a life, but his words explain just how desperate teams are to select that special player.
The states are to choose their electors on Dec. 12, and the electors are to select a president on Dec. 18.
The implementation model is avowedly bottom-up – localities are to select from a range of new care models and their leaders are urged to focus upon whole healthcare economies rather than their own individual organisations.
The objectives are to select a gas adsorbent material, to produce a silicon micro-reactor with an integrated heater, and finally to introduce the most suitable adsorbent into the micro-channels of the device.
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"My job was to select the best of the best".
The students were to select the appropriate connecting word.
The party is to select its ministers on Thursday.
Another possibility is to select a higher default contribution.
The job of the historian is to select and condense.
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