Terms containing was to be ...

Subject	English	French
gen.	as was to be expected	comme il fallait s'y attendre
law	discovery of a fact which is of such a nature as to be a decisive factor, and which was unknown to the Court	découverte d'un fait de nature à exercer une influence décisive et qui était inconnu de la Cour
gen.	he searched in vain, John was nowhere to be found	il eut beau chercher, point de John
gen.	he was alleged to be a coward	on le disait lâche
gen.	he was nowhere to be found	on ne l'a trouvé nulle part
gen.	he was reputed to be a coward	on le disait lâche
gen.	he was said to be a coward	on le disait lâche
gen.	his name was the last one to be mentioned	son nom a été mentionné en dernier
gen.	I was pleased to be able to share my joy with you	j'ai été heureuse de pouvoir vous faire partager ma joie
gen.	I'd be at a loss to decide who was right	je serais bien embarrassé de dire qui a raison
gen.	I'd be hard put to decide who was right	je serais bien embarrassé de dire qui a raison
gen.	it has to be admitted that his performance was disappointing	sa prestation fut décevante, il faut bien le reconnaître
law	it was absolutely impossible for the decision to be complied with	cas d'impossibilité absolue d'exécution
gen.	it was hard to be Jewish in those days	à cette époque-là, il faisait mauvais être juif
gen.	it was once my misfortune to be acquainted with this individual	j'ai eu le triste privilège de connaître cet individu
gen.	it was to be expected that he'd fail	son échec était prévisible
gen.	she was believed to be pregnant	on l'a crue enceinte
gen.	she was exhorting herself to be patient	elle s'exhortait à la patience
gen.	she was thought to be pregnant	on l'a crue enceinte
gen.	that was to be expected	il fallait s'y attendre
account.	... was to be ...	devait être