Example sentences of "[noun] [modal v] work to the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This very continuity should work to the advantage of the regular US Tour competitors . |
| 2 | Commercially , such a rent review clause may work to the disadvantage of either party . |
| 3 | In other words , the system of competitive vote bidding acts like a ratchet encouraging ever more government services at the same time as it penalises a government prepared to take " tough " decisions that may hit particular interests in the short run even though these decisions may work to the advantage of all in the longer run . |
| 4 | Tighter control of the bureaucracy by one group of politicians may work to the disadvantage of others . |
| 5 | In the case of an article written by five authors , for example , the availability of one extra slot may work to the advantage of a colleague whose goodwill is valued but whose involvement with the project had been only marginal ; such circumstances may help create a dip in the number of articles with five authors ( figs 2 and 4 ) which further accentuates the peak at six authors . |
| 6 | But such intense interest can work to the carer 's advantage too . |