Example sentences of "[adj] [verb] a [noun] to [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Underneath the veneer of participatory management , it is business as usual — and business as usual represents a threat to America 's long-term capacity to compete . |
| 2 | However , the widening of the margin of fluctuation either side of par to 2¼ per cent at the Smithsonian Conference in December 1971 posed a threat to EC plans for limited exchange rate fluctuations amongst member currencies . |
| 3 | He just requires to spend one night in London , he 's due to catch a flight to Vienna the next day . " |
| 4 | It was also uncertain by the middle of the year to what extent the LDP 's factions were prepared to support a challenge to Kaifu for the leadership . |
| 5 | It follows that society is entitled to insist , for example , that companies are equipped with governance structures adequate to enforce a commitment to profits on the part of management and to promote the efficient operation of the business . |
| 6 | The surface may be bowed into a curve by tensioning the two cross-spars and , while this contributes a lot to stability , the Rokkaku is still a single line fighting kite . |
| 7 | Questions like these in the consultant 's mind led to fanning a small positive spark in seemingly totally negative behaviour , and this made a difference to Mr E both in relation to his colleagues in the group , and as Dave 's teacher to whom a way out of a vicious circle of perpetual defeat could in this way be illustrated , again without explicitly referring to the analogy of the situation . |
| 8 | This followed a visit to Italy on March 8-18 by Economy Minister Nechayev . |
| 9 | EDITOR : As we have always said it is YOUR newspaper , although not being prepared to put a name to letters [ even if the name is not for inclusion ] means authors can not collect the £25 Star Letter prize . |
| 10 | Prima facie , this raised a liability to stamp duty under s57 of the Stamp Act 1891 according to the value of the debt assumed by the transferee . |
| 11 | None of this meant a thing to Sien . |
| 12 | In October 1921 the Huddersfield unemployed sent a deputation to Herbert Chapman asking for admission charges ( raised from 6d to ls in 1919 ) to be waived or lowered for those with a dole card . |
| 13 | Trading and personal contacts with the PRC gradually increased over these years , but not until 1972 did a visit to Beijing by Prime Minister Tanaka Kakuei herald Japanese recognition of the PRC . |
| 14 | ‘ And I do n't need to tell you , ’ he continued , ‘ that this means a lot to Woodline . |
| 15 | It is surprising to hear that Mill does n't hold this view that he thinks that erm the moral health of the citizens is of concern to the government and it actually gives , although he does n't seem to recognize this , this gives a hostage to fortune to his conservative critics because of course they can say , did say that liberalism was very damaging of er morality of the public and so we need a far more restrictive type of regime than Mill allows us . |
| 16 | Acquiring this kind of expertise brings its own rewards and it is gratifying to discover that it is often easier to explain a subject to others when you have had some difficulty mastering it yourself . |
| 17 | This poses a threat to agriculture and the food chain , and consequently to human health . |
| 18 | ( c ) The charge If the conveyance or transfer does not fall within the provisions of s83 , one is thrown back on the previous stamp duty position : ( i ) conveyance or transfer on sale This incurs a charge to ad valorem stamp duty at 1 per cent unless the conveyance can be certified at £60,000 or less ( see below ) ( Finance Act 1984 , s109 and Finance Act 1993 ) ; or ( ii ) conveyance or transfer " of any other kind " In such a case fixed stamp duty of 50p is payable unless the instrument can be certified as being one within The Stamp Duty ( Exempt Instruments ) Regulations 1987 ( SI No 516 ) . |
| 19 | This suggests a closeness to Foucault 's notion of genealogy that the more strictly academic new historicists , whose own politics remain more carefully hidden , ignore . |
| 20 | Before the end of the year , he was also prepared to make a concession to Philip Augustus and legitimize his heirs — Philip 's bigamous wife had conveniently died — to encourage Philip towards the support of Otto . |
| 21 | Although it is actually possible to regress a patient to babyhood and even to the mother 's womb , I felt that perhaps in Maxine 's case we should try past-life regression ( see Chapter 6 ) . |
| 22 | The Supreme Court on Dec. 7 dealt a blow to supporters of the right to an abortion by refusing to review a Mississippi law which required women to obtain counselling and then to wait 24 hours before terminating a pregnancy . |
| 23 | On March 26 the US State Department confirmed that it had in July 1991 denied a visa to Narong because of suspicions over his role in heroin trading . |
| 24 | From its stations it is as easy to take a train to Warsaw as to Brussels or Paris . |
| 25 | Businesses still undamaged make a plea to looters : ‘ Black-owned ’ , or ‘ 100 per cent hermanos ( brothers ) ’ . |
| 26 | Within that period there will continue to be stated periods for exchange of pleadings and other interlocutory steps since these provide a guide to parties and a means by which they can keep one another up to schedule . |
| 27 | Results like these show a commitment to quality and customer service . |
| 28 | These included a return to work for those who had not been laid off , the re-employment of the sacked strikers next week and a final , binding decision by the arbitration body ACAS . |
| 29 | India reached 31 without loss by the close , both Srikkanth and Sidhu making 13 , but the latter was lucky to survive a chance to Taylor at first slip off the first ball he faced . |
| 30 | The nurses made approximately 41 visits a day to clients with leg ulcers . |