Example sentences of "[noun] [noun pl] is [verb] to [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some of the scope for the criticism of policy that comes to Opposition members is denied to government supporters . |
| 2 | The prime motive , the committee claims , is to save taxpayers ' money , but Wiltshire 's senior police officer says any attempt to run his force along purely business lines is doomed to failure . |
| 3 | These debates are particularly acute when the level and regularity of consultation with large business corporations is compared to consumer groups , women 's organizations , non-unionized labour or minority groups . |
| 4 | Studies by the German researchers Sukopp and Schindler have shown that the stems of reed mace Typha are weakened and tend to break at even 11–20 mg/litre nitrate , while , in the Broads , an extensive dieback of the elegant Norfolk reed Phragmites is attributed to nitrate pollution . |
| 5 | He said the erosion of Sunday opening regulations is leading to traffic increases in towns , along with noise and disturbance . |
| 6 | It will 1 ) examine more fully the extent to which primary schools vary in their effects on a variety of pupils ' educational outcomes , including progress in reading and maths ; 2 ) establish whether the composition of pupil intakes is related to effectiveness ; 3 ) find out whether school vary in their effectiveness from year to year and whether their effects on pupils persist into secondary school . |
| 7 | The operation of rental and freehold land markets is compared to inheritance as a means of access to land . |
| 8 | Designer Labels is intended to short-cut the procedure , and allow you to do what you want with labels in a short time , and for the most part , it succeeds . |