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Free sign upThe phrase "develop to be" is not a correctly formed phrase in English.
The verb "develop" is a linking verb (a form of the verb "to be") and cannot be used with a second linking verb such as "to be". A correct way to use "develop" in a sentence might be, "I have been developing my skills as a programmer." This sentence implies that the speaker has been working to improve their programming skills over a period of time.
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Would you be able to recommend any skills I should develop to be attractive to your field?
They could control about 70 80% of the patients' symptoms; 20 30% patients develop to be intractable epilepsy sufferers.
What everyone working with children does know, however, is that to develop to be happy, healthy adults, children must be raised in a supportive, loving and stable environment.
The promising draft pack Cristian Roldan may develop to be a useful central midfielder, but is likely to not be ready for prime time for a while yet.
Consequently, the as-extruded Mg-Zn alloys prepared by powder metallurgy are promising to develop to be ideal biodegradable implants for bone tissue engineering.
They say the connection is almost automatic, because the skills they must develop to be successful sales representatives -- knowledge of a community, extensive lists of contacts -- are also useful in doing charity work.
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Things are "developed to be different, not better".
New products are constantly being developed to be more effective.
"But it was really developed to be used in ecommerce and for micro transactions.
The fish were first developed to be indicators of polluted water.
"Bitcoin wasn't really developed to be a replacement for fiat currency.
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