Example sentences of "[noun] [vb -s] to the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Climbers make a great mistake , however , in imagining that each of these groups aspires to the dizzy heights of dangling . |
| 2 | Like the implicit analogy between the Nixon pardon and a cleaning product , the comparison between denazification and the action of washing powder points to the arbitrary nature of the performative act and questions the authority on which it is based . |
| 3 | Differentiation refers to the different relationships , departments and goals that exist within an organisation and integration is the degree of co-ordination and co-operation between different departments with inter-departmental tasks . |
| 4 | Differentiation refers to the positivist assumption that there is something ( preferably measurably ) different about criminals ; they may be seen as differing from non-criminals in terms of their biological or psychological make-up , or in terms of their values , again according to the academic origins of the criminologist concerned . |
| 5 | English Nature spent over £6 million on habitat management agreements during the year and gave more than £250,000 in land purchase grants to the voluntary sector . |
| 6 | Moscovici 's defence refers to the destructive power of operational definitions to restrict intellectual advance . |
| 7 | In this way , the original formulation contributes to the overall relevance just as much as the reformulation does . |
| 8 | This suggests that even when writers explicitly indicate that they are correcting themselves , as for example in [ 34 ] , the original formulation contributes to the overall relevance of the text . |
| 9 | The standard form analysed by Professor Tetley refers to the individual carrier 's contract of carriage as follows : |
| 10 | Using the mouse or cursor keys the user points to the main heading of the menu he or she wants and the menu pulls ( Windows ) or drops ( GEM ) from the heading . |
| 11 | And we hit the bar as well , so it goes to the ninetieth minute does n't it , that 's what it is , a fifteen round fight goes to the last second does n't it as some boxers have found out . |
| 12 | Search literature refers to the best path as having the lowest cost . |
| 13 | Your writer refers to the recent agreement between BBC Enterprises and talent unions to allow release of BBC material featuring those union members , on the BBC Video label , for sale or rental to the public , for home use . |
| 14 | It is not suggested that the money belongs to the former regime of Siad Barre , nor that it is the property of a government or governmental agency rather than state property belonging to the Republic . |
| 15 | But at least some of the meaning of blackbird belongs to the whole complex , and is not attributable to either black — or bird separately ; so , when black is replaced , this additional meaning is lost , along with ‘ black ’ . |
| 16 | It states that not using a lawyer would save you money initially but that it could be a false economy , particularly if your case goes to the High Court , where your opponent will almost certainly have a solicitor and a barrister . |
| 17 | of our aid budget goes to the African continent . |
| 18 | In prescribing that around 70 percent of the reduced funding goes to the regional tourist boards in England , Government is cutting their funds in real terms . |
| 19 | The description refers to the old buildings that were burnt down in 1834 ( see FIRE WHICH DESTROYED PARLIAMENT ) . |
| 20 | The coin belongs to the Persian period , bears the inscription " Judaea " ( YHD ) , and shows a figure on a winged throne or on a chariot : this figure apparently confronts a Dionysiac mask ( B. Kanael , The Biblical Archaeologist 26 ( 1963 ) , 40 and fig. 2 ) . |
| 21 | Keith Curle drops to the standby list along with Wright , Paul Parker is unavailable because of suspension , while out of form Aston Villa winger Tony Daley is dropped . |
| 22 | Unless both parties successfully anticipate inflation by fixing the terms of loans in such a way as to compensate for inflation , the lenders find that the real value of their loans declines , and the borrowers find that the real value of their debts declines to the same extent . |
| 23 | Now I 'd like to emphasize this as because within York area it saw a difference between the census counts to the actual base population of a growth of five point seven two percent . |
| 24 | Irigaray 's version of the specular ( imaginary ) experience corresponds to the flawed retrovizor where the ‘ other eyes ’ represent the non-specularizable ‘ I ’ behind the discourse , the ‘ other author ’ who is never present in the text . |
| 25 | The Famous Grouse , like all the 1991 World Cup sponsors , had a first refusal option included in their contract ; in other words they are asked to make a bid for 1995 before the marketing agent goes to the open market . |
| 26 | Only four steps are required to decelerate the motor , as the load torque contributes to the decelerating torque . |
| 27 | Mr Mandela belongs to the royal family of the Tembu tribe . |
| 28 | ( Research by Lynda Grattan and Tim Morris on effective succession planning in organizations points to the considerable importance of feedback to men and women early in their careers . |
| 29 | The Railway Staff Joint Council ( RSJC ) is organized , as at sectional council , according to occupational groups , with separate sections for footplate staff , other ‘ conciliation ’ grades ( the term refers to the manual grades included in the original machinery established in the 1920s ) , and salaried staff . |
| 30 | While closure refers to the relative degree of openness of different classes , reproduction refers to the economic and cultural resources that classes use to sustain themselves . |