Example sentences of "[to-vb] the [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We ought none of us to lose sight of the fact that human beings count far more than institutions or procedures or precedents , and we ought always to be willing , given justification , to sacrifice the latter to the former . ’ |
| 2 | In terms of Henry Thornton 's antithesis between reputation and religion and the need to sacrifice the former to the latter if it aided the antislavery cause , Clarkson had sometimes seemed too attached to reputation . |
| 3 | The new instrument seeks to skin the same cat but in a slightly different way . |
| 4 | It remains determined to achieve regional parity with Israel in order to compel the latter to make peace on terms favourable to itself , including a return of the Golan and possibly the 1949 demilitarized zone along the eastern edge of the Sea of Galilee to allow access to its waters . |
| 5 | The A.896 road through the pass remains narrow with passing places , although a few parking spaces have been cut out of the verges to accommodate the many car owners who come to walk . |
| 6 | To accommodate the former a whole range of speculative buildings appeared , largely the product of individual estimates of need and attempts at a quick profit . |
| 7 | One of the main objects of the occasion being to enable the many supporters of the Link to learn first hand from Mr Jim Coffey and his team how the results of their fund raising efforts have provided much needed aid in Romania . |
| 8 | The money thereby obtained would be paid by the G.L.C. to the L.T.E. as a grant , in order to enable the latter to balance its accounts . |
| 9 | London-based Powercore International Ltd and Paris-based Isocor Corp have announced a joint technology agreement to enable the former 's Network Scheduler 3 workgroup product to operate as a native client application over Isocor 's suite of X400 messaging systems . |
| 10 | The party congress in August 1990 amended the party constitution to enable the same person to hold both the post of party chairman and that of President of the Republic , reversing an amendment made in 1985 when Julius Nyerere stepped down as President . |
| 11 | Do you think Mummy will say I have to wear the same dress ? |
| 12 | What makes it look all the more daft is that they will often have to wear the same number tabard all the way through , which over top hat and tails makes them look like someone wearing his vest over his dinner jacket . |
| 13 | Always to wear the same expression on one 's face whether one is going in or coming out ? ’ |
| 14 | She never seemed to wear the same fur coat twice . |
| 15 | When you all have to wear the same uniform , there is n't a great deal you can do to make yourself stand out from the crowd , but we did our best , washing and setting each other 's hair and sharing out what precious bits of makeup we owned . |
| 16 | They are n't likely to wear the same garment for six years , as Granny might do ! |
| 17 | It is intended to restore the former baronial mansion to its original internal splendour as a clubhouse for the proposed 18-hole golf course . |
| 18 | With the syringe there were two ways to go , intravenous and cardiac , ‘ Uncle Pepi ’ tending to champion the latter as more efficient and humane . |
| 19 | She was a little uneasy with the letter H and put it in other words , which was confusing ; ‘ hungry ’ and ‘ angry ’ were often made to sound the same . |
| 20 | By Lesson 27 the speed had dropped to 87rpm , the speed I had to use to get the voice to sound the same as Lesson 1 . |
| 21 | Unfortunately , The Darkside have yet to cultivate the same trick , plying a sulky , introverted bedsit groove than which shows altogether too much reverence to an image of Lou Reed on downers . |
| 22 | Unfortunately , The Darkside have yet to cultivate the same trick , plying a sulky , introverted bedsit groove than which shows altogether too much reverence to an image of Lou Reed on downers . |
| 23 | They were very glad to borrow the few Penguin books we brought along with us , even though they are not particularly light reading . |
| 24 | One of these young males , hardly 2″ yet , appears to cherish the same hope — he is almost fully coloured and busily chasing the females . |
| 25 | He reached the milestone in just under three years — but his 109 matches were five more than it took Lewis Jones , of Leeds , to hit the same target in the 1950s . |
| 26 | Clwyd Health Authority is seeking to demolish the former War Memorial Hospital in Wrexham and to get planning permission for a supermarket on the site . |
| 27 | TNT let-off CONTRACTORS who tried to demolish the former Brymbo steelworks melting shop with explosives without first obtaining the necessary council permission are not to be prosecuted . |
| 28 | If you ca n't , if you ca n't get home if you have to go the that play , give me ring . |
| 29 | ‘ This little oasis is a great pleasure to everyone in the area and it would be a travesty if it were ever to go the same way as everywhere else in the Newbury district — for commercial gain . ’ |
| 30 | Most patterns need to go the same way on all pieces joined , so this must be taken into account when ordering . |