Example sentences of "in [v-ing] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ ( 1 ) Where livestock belonging to any person strays on to land in the ownership or occupation of another and — ( a ) damage is done by the livestock to the land or to any property on it which is in the ownership or possession of the other person ; or ( b ) any expenses are reasonably incurred by that other person in keeping the livestock while it can not be restored to the person to whom it belongs or while it is detained in pursuance of section 7 of [ the ] Act , or in ascertaining to whom it belongs ; the person to whom the livestock belongs is liable for the damage or expenses , except as otherwise provided by [ the ] Act . ’ |
| 2 | HMIP 's policing function will be crucial in bringing to book companies that pollute air and waterways . |
| 3 | This was in recognition both of the 40th anniversary of his debut with the company and of the strenuous part he has played in bringing to fruition this ambitious project . |
| 4 | Little did the bargeman know that he would be instrumental in bringing to justice the most hated woman of her time . |
| 5 | And although this particular episode in the end solved no major scientific problem , it serves a crucial role in bringing to light the many aspects of what science is all about and what it means to do good science . |
| 6 | It claimed to have the authority of the past and the patronage of the saints in bringing to the world the fruits of monastic discipline and devotion . |
| 7 | In our own Ulster Nation we would have a free hand in bringing to justice and finally ridding the country of these butchers . |
| 8 | They therefore constitute a significant historical source , above all in bringing to life the British community in Calcutta . |
| 9 | But for her , the challenge in Athene lay in bringing to the attentions of the readers items which were not of specifically female concerns . |
| 10 | In bringing to light the user 's primary need for subject searching , online catalogues have begun to be considered as true IR systems akin to commercial online services . |
| 11 | On Nov. 27 a warning had been issued to the government by France , the United Kingdom and the USA , to hand over two men suspected of blowing up a Pan Am airliner over Lockerbie , Scotland , in December 1988 , and to co-operate in bringing to trial suspects in the bombing of a French UTA airliner over Niger in September 1989 [ see p. 39215 ] . |
| 12 | This technical ability is demonstrated by the recipes in Cooking to Please . |
| 13 | By definition , a state of equilibrium does not permit activity designed to outstrip the efforts of others in catering to the wishes of the market . |
| 14 | Antibodies are proteins that are specific in binding to different molecules ; thus antibodies can be made which recognize only one kind of molecule on the cell surface . |
| 15 | When viruses succeed in binding to cell membrane receptors they still have to enter the cell and break up into separated proteins and genetic material before they can replicate . |
| 16 | Mutagenesis of human CD2 in these regions has highlighted residues likely to be involved in binding to its ligands LFA-3 ( ref.18 ) and CD59 ( ref.9 ) . |
| 17 | Measurements of DNA unwinding of supercoiled plasmid pBR322 DNA by these complexes show that in binding to DNA the platinum atom is covalently bound with the acridine chromophores intercalated adjacent to the metal binding site , or in the case of the longer chain homologues , one base pair removed from this site ( 4 ) . |
| 18 | NCp7 and NCp7 mutants form high molecular weight complexes with large DNA fragments and show cooperativity in binding to the DNAs . |
| 19 | As will be discussed below , NCp7 shows cooperativity in binding to DNA , which may explain why the shorter fragments competed less efficiently for NCp7 than the longer DNA fragments . |
| 20 | In contrast , NCp7A was less active in binding to and protecting DNAs while NCp7D was found to interact poorly with the DNAs . |
| 21 | With all his theological subtlety and insight into human behaviour he accepted the common views of the time in attributing to the saints in Heaven a concern for their worldly rights which , if they had not been part of an eternal order of the universe , would have disgraced a schoolboy . |
| 22 | One requires a background of considerable behavioural complexity before one is justified in attributing to any creature beliefs , intentions and so on . |
| 23 | It is fascinating to follow John Taylor 's poetic imagination in attributing to the Spirit of God the ‘ inner awareness of the unattained ’ , ‘ the stimulation of initiative and choice ’ , and the ‘ principle of sacrifice ’ inherent in the creative development of our world ( The Go-Between God , chapter 2 ) . |
| 24 | The initial reaction was one of surprise : many of those invited felt that they had no place in helping to ‘ manage ’ the school , yet the school secretaries , cooks , SMSAs , ancillary assistants . |
| 25 | ‘ There is not the least use in preaching to anyone unless you chance to catch them ill . ’ |
| 26 | Instead of the usual exercise in preaching to the converted , UKCMG members — real users rather than computer industry staff — brought with them a wealth of scepticism and experience to Thursday 's open systems stream that was both refreshing and alarming . |
| 27 | They have not always been as humble as Balanchine in submitting to the dictates of the score as envisaged by the composer . |
| 28 | It saw Jesus as the victim on the cross who in submitting to Satan became his victor . |
| 29 | Consider , for example , the cultural differences for a European in journeying to parts of Africa ( large , but few time zones crossed ) or New Zealand ( smaller cultural changes but more time zones crossed ) . |
| 30 | Hanger was also well supported by his lead , Ray Gaskins who vied in drawing to the jack with his opposite number , new international Palmer . |