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The phrase "they were bound to" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used to indicate that something was inevitable or certain to happen. Example: "Given their history of poor performance, they were bound to face criticism after the latest project failure."
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Apparently, they were "bound to cause trouble".
I thought they were bound to be fakes.
They were bound to become less and less effective.
Under those circumstances, they were bound to deviate from his rules.
"It's not like Barcelona or Atlanta, where they were bound to win everything," Jasikevicius said.
They were bound to their co-workers, people they trusted, often men a lot like themselves.
Many of his views changed bewilderingly and often, as they were bound to.
I'm sorry, he said afterwards; after the way they played, they were bound to forgive him.
They were bound to try to disrupt moves towards any compromise settlement.
They were bound to overtake Japan in terms of GDP eventually.
Not only because it degrades the quality of political discourse, but also because they were bound to lose.
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