Example sentences of "[am/are] [adv] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even John Stuart Mill who , as one would expect , greatly admired Socrates , describing him in On Liberty , rather extravagantly , as " the head and prototype of all subsequent teachers of virtue " and " the acknowledged master of all the eminent thinkers who have since lived , " was moved to protest at this probably misplaced generosity : " The Athenian Many , of whose irritability and suspicion we hear so much , are rather to be accused of too easy and good-natured a confidence , when we reflect that they had living in the midst of them the very men who , on the first show of an opportunity , were ready to compass the subversion of the democracy . " |
| 2 | But if this is a mistake and animals are properly to be understood as primitive beings , at least as different from us as they are similar , then their modest entitlement to humane treatment , accorded them by common sense and enshrined in the law , might well be vindicated . |
| 3 | Not only does it ignore the sense in which suffering can be unwitting but it also begs the question in favour of saying , when specific symptoms like struggling or urination occur in animals , that these are properly to be seen as , emotional responses ' ( which covertly elicits our sympathy for the conscious distress of the stricken human parent rather than the symptoms of it observed in the struggling , yet unaware , athlete ) . |
| 4 | If , however , Morgan v. Palmer and Steele v. Williams are properly to be regarded as cases of extortion colore officii the same must be true of Hooper v. Exeter Corporation , which followed them . |
| 5 | ( b ) I do not accept that quasi-contractual claims , even where a contract is involved , are properly to be treated as falling per se within article 5(1) , having regard both to the general considerations I have already advanced in my analysis of the cases such as Peters [ 1983 ] E.C.R. 987 , and also because it is difficult to locate a place of performance for a quasi-contractual obligation . |
| 6 | Whether Josquin and his fellow Northerners active in Italy are properly to be regarded as ‘ Renaissance ’ figures , a question that he ponders at some length , is at bottom a non-issue . |
| 7 | Occasionally sacks can be obtained with a ‘ zip-off ’ front pocket which can be converted to a day sack , although these are mostly to be found on convertible sacks used as travel luggage . |
| 8 | Alternative traditions to the analytic one are mostly to be found in Continental Europe ( and in some North American universities ) . |
| 9 | The married women are rarely to be seen outside . |
| 10 | We will try to impart suggestions , tips and hints that we have found useful , but which , if ever , are rarely to be found in books . |
| 11 | I am luckily to be hear to write after the bombing of our works I have not had a chance to explain or to see the person who is in charge of this case … |
| 12 | Whether or not the fruits of such a hybrid could be commercially exploited is not yet clear , however MacDonald and Wimpey feel that they are on to something very exciting . |
| 13 | When you are on to more advanced machine knitting and attempt some intarsia knitting , that is , knitting blocks and strips of colour adjacent without floats at the back , by means of an intarsia carriage , you will be able to make coloured cable strips without knitting the contrast separately simply by knitting strips of colour side by side and cable crossing them . |
| 14 | And now somebody 's probably tipped him off that the police are on to him and he 's doing what they all do , running off to Spain where they ca n't get him . |
| 15 | you are on to a good thing , you 'll end up with knitteds that suit you because they fit . |
| 16 | I think we are on to a loser with this one , but good luck … |
| 17 | All I can say on that is that , as regards the delivery of patient care in the areas from which we have received trust applications , we are on to a winner . |
| 18 | If er , scientists and his team works on a , or think they are on to a discovery or something that needs researching , can get , the necessary funding , office , or firms that they benefit , say this in the previous paragraph , that 's fine , but to concentrate on topics which are I do n't think that happens . |
| 19 | The police are on to it , but that 's not enough for me . ’ |
| 20 | Many directors who take dividends in lieu of salary may think they are on to a good thing . |
| 21 | Judging by the trade and the spirited bidding , Scotland 's hill farmers now know that they are on to a good thing . |
| 22 | With our high standard of food and a quality presentation , we are on to a winner and the school has been very impressed so far . ’ |
| 23 | For the Christian , it is natural that God should become a person at the Incarnation rather than a dog or a stone , not necessarily because persons are somehow more technically advanced on a scale of being , but because they display the qualities that are most to be valued . |
| 24 | Natural fibres are much to the fore and you can find the most splendid colours in wool and mohair , though there is also a strong feeling for the velvety look of chenille — it 's easy to knit too ! |
| 25 | I liked his gentle , unimpeded sense of flow in the opening Andante dolce ( his slightly brisker tempo does n't quite achieve the same buoyancy as Richter ) , and his finely controlled phrasing and subtle ‘ nodal-pointing ’ are much to be admired also . |
| 26 | Their energies and enthusiasm are greatly to be admired . |
| 27 | Left : Another good predator is the Arrow Crab Stenorhyncus seticornis , which is safe in reef aquaria so long as they do n't contain small shrimps , which along with juvenile crabs are greatly to the Arrow Crab 's taste . |
| 28 | In those circumstances , my right hon. Friend 's proposals are greatly to be welcomed , to ensure that Tamils who are genuine and need asylum can be properly considered . |
| 29 | Perhaps we should blame the English for this , because it started to be built early in the thirteenth century , when Bayonne was ours , and the English royal arms of the day are apparently to be found , alongside those of France , emblazoned on some of the keystones of the very high vaulting in the nave . |
| 30 | It also does not correspond to the fundamental assumptions on which the new security systems should be based , for essential elements which would guarantee security are apparently to be excluded . |