Example sentences of "[verb] in [noun] to the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The French king Robert the Pious ( 996 – 1031 ) allegedly delighted in generosity to the poor , in acts of humility , such as when he washed the feet of 160 clerics with his own hair , and in making gifts to churches . |
| 2 | The main charges being investigated were acts committed in relation to the 1968 invasion by Warsaw Pact troops and to the November 1989 demonstrations as well as more general charges involving abuse of official authority , political interference in legal proceedings , illegal property and currency transactions , and embezzlement . |
| 3 | Given the above potential for arbitrage profits , it was argued that if enough investors acted on this opportunity , the price of ABC Ltd would rise and that of XYZ Ltd would fall in response to the changing pattern of demand . |
| 4 | A subject who not only finds science exciting but also believes it can be applied to help people and produce wealth and employment could hardly be bettered in answer to the white coated caricature with which Ian Fells began . |
| 5 | ‘ Florian is a colleague ! ’ she flared , trying to contend with the wrenching anguish that rose in response to the sexual jealousy that seemed to mock her with its similarity to the emotional sort . |
| 6 | This can be seen to underlie economic change in the UK in that the older industrialized regions have tended to suffer in relation to the expanding regions of the south of England . |
| 7 | If such an allotment would be prohibited by foreign law , or would only be permitted subject to compliance with onerous filing or other obligations , the scheme can be modified in relation to the overseas shareholders in question by providing for the consideration securities to be allotted to an independent trustee who will then sell the securities and account to the shareholders with the net proceeds . |
| 8 | One important issue illuminated by the analysis is the manner in which ‘ syntactic complexity ’ in a creole language develops in relation to the expanding discourse needs of its users . |
| 9 | are , are out , are out now , in , in relation to consultation and user groups and their re or representative organizations , have been asked to comment in relation to the whole process before we go , we get to Panel and P and R er , so that we get , and then full Council , so we will get some indication , and twenty six particularly , so that , maybe those members in the last er , er , Council do realize they might have got , we might have got our fingers burnt in relation to this particular issue . |
| 10 | If the Government are prepared to put £66 million into the work now , as well as dragooning hon. Members to push this Bill through the House , they must have — certainly they ought to have — a clearer idea of how they will behave in relation to the ultimate funding of the project when British Rail wants to start work . |
| 11 | For instance , it may be legitimate to generalize from a finite list of observation statements referring to litmus paper turning red on being immersed in acid to the universal law , ‘ Acids turn litmus red ’ , or to generalize from a list of observations referring to heated metals to the law , ‘ Metals expand when heated ’ . |
| 12 | A 200 µg dose of salmeterol was included in addition to the recommended doses of 50 and 100 µg to extend the dose range of salmeterol . |
| 13 | This obliteration can be considered in relation to the two possible cratering histories shown in Figure 6.9 for the Moon . |
| 14 | Such monitoring should not only be backward , it must be forward looking and where it can be seen that a task has taken longer than anticipated , the effect of such delay should be immediately considered in relation to the overall programme . |
| 15 | It must , obviously , be considered in relation to the actual matters it is concerned with , of which Greek tragedy is the most specifiable . |
| 16 | A major point emerging from our analysis of language/network relationships is that the variable network needs to be considered in relation to the variable sex of speaker . |
| 17 | Finally , an assessment is made of the effectiveness of current policy , and with the creation of the SEM , the important implications arising from the Treaty of Rome are considered in relation to the future direction of British policy and proposals for change . |
| 18 | Having regard particularly to submissions five , eight , nine and eleven above , the changes currently proposed by the county and local planning authorities require to be considered in relation to the washed-over greenbelt status at present applicable to the area under which no boundary is in existence . |
| 19 | ( Hey recorded as Key , for instance ) or by the choice of alternative Christian names ( e.g. the second one used in preference to the first ) or by evasion of the system before penalties were introduced in 1875 . |
| 20 | It was felt by many that jobbers were too small and hence under-capitalised in relation to the above risks , and that an injection of capital was needed . |
| 21 | The policy of gender neutrality is further pursued in relation to the proposed offence of procuring an act of gross indecency by threat which would be capable of commission by and against males as well as females . |
| 22 | I assure my hon. Friend that we look forward to receiving any further written representations that he has in addition to the cogent case that he has put before the House today . |
| 23 | In addition , neither of the conditions of para 21(2) , Sch 9 had been met in relation to the combined trade . |
| 24 | We knew what had happened at Muirfield Village in 1987 could happen again , " he added in reference to the earlier whitewash . |
| 25 | Mr Mike Bennett , chairman of the Metropolitan branch of the Police Federation , said last night : ‘ I just hope that the honourable thing is done in relation to the 18 other officers who are still to come before the magistrate on January 25 . ’ |
| 26 | It is possible , of course , that the depression or anxiety is felt in response to the physical symptoms — rather than being directly caused by the food itself — or that the person experiences certain mental responses to certain foods simply because they expect to do so . |
| 27 | With low ratio , four-wheel-drive selected in preference to the rear wheel drive high ratios recommended for road use , a combination of brute force and good tyres allows the vehicle to be forced over terrain where few would attempt to walk . |
| 28 | where it uses in relation to the previous authorities the words ‘ the principal debtor acted as the agent of the creditor in obtaining a security ’ to relate to any formal contractual agency or agency by ostensible authority but was rather another way of saying ‘ they left it to the debtor to obtain the execution of the necessary documents . ’ |
| 29 | The skills involved in drafting work , examining what has been written and thinking about what has been written in relation to the original purpose of the assignment are skills which teachers stress heavily . |
| 30 | Aberbach , Putnam and Rockman ( 1981 ) use survey data and case study reports to demonstrate the relative influence of politicians and bureaucrats and the emergence of an increasing overlapping of roles as state authority has expanded in response to the political demands of newly mobilized groups . |