To Be

This must be done clearly and loud enough so that at least one other to-be occupant of the vehicle can hear you. ❋ Unknown (2009)

And this towering intellectual "to-be" would often mispronounce a certain word -- and he knew he was miss-pronouncing it. ❋ Matthew Anderson (2011)

After all, it was a paid excuse to retreat to my room with books to-be and, if not turn them into mountains and valleys, then at least transform them into a kind of eternal play and self-education. ❋ Tom Engelhardt (2011)

If the results of the second round of bank stress tests, to be published on Friday, suggest Italy's banks are not as sound as Bank of Italy governor and to-be ECB head Mario Draghi claims, or if the tests prove as unstressful as the last round, which declared Ireland's banks sound, the price Italy will pay for that €100+ billion might just shoot up. ❋ Irwin Stelzer (2011)

It took Wills so long to propose eight years that the tabloids called his fiancée-to-be, "Waity Katie." ❋ Margie Goldsmith (2011)

Barrasso complains that Bryson supported energy and climate legislation, which did not pass the U.S. Senate -- even though back in the fall of 2007, when Barrasso first voted on such cap-and-trade legislation, it was supported by Republican presidential nominee to-be John McCain. ❋ Carl Pope (2011)

When the meeting got over five hours later, Jindal knew that within six months he was going to be the largest steelmaker in India adding JSW Steel's to-be added capacity and Ispat's 3.3 million tonnes of annual production. ❋ Prince Matthew Thomas (2011)

My first date with my to-be husband was on Halloween too but there was no wine involved, we played tennis of all things! ❋ Unknown (2009)

Awesome movie, 100% respectful to the books. lo_diggs: Basking in the afterglow of a Scott pilgrim vs the world nerdgasm beefyfunk: [non-haiku] saw Scott Pilgrim vs. the World focus group tonight, great flick (to-be) (Love Aubrey Plaza!) ❋ Unknown (2010)

Michelle Obama, First Lady to-be, is already under close scrutiny in terms of how she will spend her days at the White House and balance her poised lawyer self with diplomatic demands. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I am having a huge struggle dealing with the gap in my mind of where I am currently at vs. the completely achievable awesomeness to-be. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The downswings in "as-is" methods accompanied by corresponding upswings in "to-be" methods were dramatic. ❋ Unknown (2011)

But neither she nor Keira Knightley nor Spider-man to-be Andrew Garfield can make this come alive. ❋ Michael Giltz (2010)

Ursula Le Guin is always worth reading and re-reading (The Word For World Is Forest is one of the books that barged into my to-be - (re) - read list, last summer). ❋ Unknown (2010)