Example sentences of "[noun] is [verb] [prep] [noun] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | The early or lower stages that he has identified are first , a stage in which children 's thinking is rooted in obedience to adults , fear of punishment and acceptance of authority ; then a stage of an essentially self-interested acceptance , for the sake of reciprocity , of a principle of fairness between peers ; and then a further stage of seeking approval and desiring to be well thought of by one 's community or group . |
| 2 | A number of pests and diseases attack pool fish , but most can be avoided if new stock is quarantined before introduction to the pool . |
| 3 | The value of the deal is estimated at £12m to £16m ; the company , which employs about 100 people and was founded in 1984 , made its fortune with the Lemmings series of games , and saw sales rise nearly 40% to £6.8m in the year to July 1992 , and is forecasting £1.5m pro fit on £12m sales this fiscal year . |
| 4 | A second is where the defendant is committed for trial to the Crown Court ( dealt with below , page 94 ) . |
| 5 | The most vital thing is that the club is run from top to bottom just like a winning team . |
| 6 | ( 2 ) The recognition of a recognised body shall expire where a winding-up order or an administration order under Part II of the Insolvency Act 1986 is made with respect to the body or where a resolution for voluntary winding-up is passed with respect to the body or where a person is appointed administrative receiver of the body . |
| 7 | The programme is prefaced by tributes to Arlott from Richie Benaud and Ian Botham , but is otherwise unchanged from the original , as reviewed in WCM Oct 1988 . |
| 8 | KIRKBY comic Sean Styles is grinning from ear to ear with his latest job . |
| 9 | The task of this chapter is to look at attitudes to ageing and old people , to look at their consequences and to consider changing them . |
| 10 | How much private study is assumed in addition to attending the course ? |
| 11 | The problem here is that unless some attempt is made by sociolinguists to ‘ unpack ’ the pertinent variables for which social class stands proxy , progress in formulating a satisfying explanation of the relationships between linguistic and social structure is likely to be slow . |
| 12 | This practice is justified by reference to the fact that those permanent staff members performing notionally the same job take on a quasi-supervisory function during the peak period . |
| 13 | The valuation date will usually be the rent review date ; and the court will lean in favour of a construction which produces the result that the rent is valued by reference to values prevailing at the start of the period for which it is payable ( Glofield Properties v Morley ( No 2 ) [ 1989 ] 2 EGLR 118 ) . |
| 14 | Firstly , the role of ‘ consciousness ’ as an historical force is reformulated without recourse to Hegelian idealism or historicism . |
| 15 | Another tape is made for distribution to other broadcasters . |
| 16 | This effect is traced in part to the special status afforded to characters which are introduced through proper names . |
| 17 | Nearly half the songs on Lovesexy explicitly expound Prince 's nebulous ideas about salvation , and the rest of the album is limned with references to a ‘ new power ’ , a positivism that is our answer to the problems of a world that 's going to hell in a handbasket . |
| 18 | ‘ Indian industry is going from strength to strength . ’ |
| 19 | When the term is used in relation to the human figure , the camera distance then comes down from hundreds of yards to tens of feet . |
| 20 | Visual functioning is related in part to the condition of the eye . |
| 21 | The change of allegiance on the part of individual scientists from one paradigm to an incompatible alternative is likened by Kuhn to a ‘ gestalt switch ’ or a ‘ religious conversion ’ . |
| 22 | However , the latter figure is based on answers to a question in the 1981 census about the country of birth of one 's head of household , and can not be considered very accurate . |
| 23 | the maximum amount of a week 's pay taken into account with effect from 1 April 1990 is £184 per week , but that figure is reviewed from time to time . |
| 24 | With the development of rights of appeal against tribunal decisions , the significance of judicial review is diminishing in relation to such tribunals . |
| 25 | At its simplest the didactic element is shown in the way action is halted from time to time so that the author can explain , in plain , precise detail , a point of navigation , ship 's structure or deck organisation . |
| 26 | The next question is whether such action is taken in relation to the grant or refusal to grant a further loan . |
| 27 | Field data is collected with reference to : |
| 28 | Thirdly , although some data is collected in relation to gender , it would be helpful to see some interpretation of statements like these : Although ‘ women were more likely to be living alone than men , there were a number of very elderly men living on their own and some of them caused their carers great concern ’ . |
| 29 | Furthermore , all donated blood is tested for antibodies to HIV and other blood-borne infections before it is used . |
| 30 | Further large-scale deforestation is occurring in response to government-sanctioned development projects , many of which involve cash cropping and ranching . |