Example sentences of "[that] [to-vb] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 In the case of the simple potential divider depicted in figure 8.2(c) , the requirement of unaltered loading on insertion between a source and load resistance R L demands that But the attenuation is or through condition ( 8.4 ) From equations ( 8.4 ) and ( 8.5 ) it follows that to implement attenuation A through a simple potential divider without altering the loading of the source , the values of resistances R 1 and R 2 must be Notice that to provide variable attenuation yet maintain unaltered loading , that is , input resistance equal to load resistance , both resistances R 1 and R 2 must be adjusted in such a way as to comply with equations ( 8.6 ) .
2 I stood in a white wilderness , and perceived that to gather wood for burning in such conditions was not easy .
3 For the authors , the semantic net had been so important that to see node-link-node triples before each paragraph provided a kind of unity to the document .
4 The experience of trying to force one 's perceptions into preconceived categories , and the pain and distortion that this has often led to , is now used as a basis by feminist theorists for the argument that to see feeling as ‘ contaminating ’ objective , scientific knowledge points to a distortion of conceptualisation .
5 I do not suggest that to restore benefit to 16 to 18-year-olds would solve this problem overnight , but it would go far down the road to alleviating this problem which surely must be unacceptable in 1993 .
6 In the 1830s , the British geologist Charles Lyell argued that to establish geology as a rigorous science , it had to be assumed that the forces that had sculpted the earth 's surface in the past were identical , both in kind and intensity , to those acting now .
7 What is so damaging to the maintenance of educational standards is the perverse belief of the Secretary of State that to secure competition between the providers of education , there must be competition between the regulators .
8 Joseph 's afrancesado minister , Azanza , held that to encourage resistance was to ensure ‘ the dissolution of society ’ by encouraging anarchy feared by all conservatives in 1808 .
9 We saw in Chapter 7 how the enemy is ‘ homosexualized ’ , with the result that , even while homosexuals were being imprisoned and murdered by the Nazis , it could be said that to eliminate homosexuality would be to get rid of fascism .
10 Indeed , it is very clear from our studies that to define curriculum balance solely in terms of subject time allocations is both superficial and misplaced .
11 Is the Home Secretary aware of the legal opinion that to restrict access to legal advice and representation in asylum and immigration matters may be a breach of the law ?
12 Mosbacher justified his decision on the grounds that to substitute population estimates in place of actual figures would be to " abandon a 200-year tradition of how we actually count people " .
13 Already Hewlett-Packard Co has gone about 70% of the way to fitting out its HP 9000 as well as its rapidly ‘ opening ’ HP 3000s with the facilities that mainframe users expect and demand , and machines like Sequent Computer Systems Inc 's Symmetries and NCR Corp 's multi-80486 machines are offering the performance that mainframe users need at a fraction of the price IBM has traditionally demanded , and are not blind to the fact that to win mainframe users ' hearts and minds , they will have to offer the stability and functionality and versatility of the mainframe .
14 The Court 's decision was largely influenced by the evidence of a psychologist who claimed that to award custody or access to the grandmother would diminish the child 's prospect of developing ‘ a balanced personality ’ .
15 He argues that to focus analysis in this way neglects the disciplinary forms and technologies through which power operates .
16 Yet at the moment there is a feeling in many of the schools I visit ( both in this country and abroad ) that to give attention to the child who is already a ‘ high flier ’ is difficult and somehow immoral .
17 In a stark and poignant phrase , he refers to God as the belly of the starving man and claims that to give food to such a man is to give a gift to God .
18 Desire , it is said , is one of the prime motivating powers of human existence and we believe that to curtail desire would be to leave life without meaning .
19 Despite his wounded condition , Isabel had the distinct impression that to awaken fitzAlan would be dangerous .
20 Another dealer said that to do business worth $1 million in a week is not uncommon .
21 The High Authority soon discovered that to use legislation to eliminate tariffs and quotas was not sufficient to generate a common market .
22 Only in the later decades of the century was there a growing realization that to understand life one would have to take account of the complex interactions between all the living things occupying a particular territory .
23 BR now says that to run Network South-East without subsidy would require fare increases of at least half , and the Government is not disposed to argue .
24 He further suggested that to permit review of a visitor 's decision for error of law would not impair the effectiveness of the visitor 's domestic jurisdiction .
25 They know that to flaunt Socialism would make them unelectable .
26 He promised luxury homes and he believes that to keep faith , that 's what he must provide .
27 I believe that to conquer fear of water , gentle persuasion is the best tack .
28 It is being widely acknowledged , in services for all client groups that to judge outcome in terms of reduced reliance on institutional care is an overly simple view of the issues , and that a whole service needs to be judged on the extent to which it uses its residential facilities appropriately , that is for those who really need it , and for an appropriate length of stay to meet their needs .
29 Curran said : ‘ I 'm convinced that to finish top of the table we must win our remaining two home games with at least a victory and a draw needed in the away ties .
30 Many pressured workers feel that to add counselling to already time-consuming tasks would compound the queues and others feel ill-equipped to cope with emotional issues .
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