Example sentences of "[adj] be to the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | the circumstances I wonder how well this is to the current debate as opposed to amendments which I suspect will be moved later on . |
| 2 | On the whole , this is to the great benefit of government , especially conservative governments which thrive on secrecy , paranoia , a paternalistic control of information and protecting us from outside harm . |
| 3 | If GP fundholders can get consultants to their surgeries , this is to the clear advantage of patients , who have less far to travel . |
| 4 | The common solution is for both creditors and debtors to be excluded from the sale and to remain with the vendor as this is to the clear advantage of the purchaser . |
| 5 | These are to the same layout as above but newer and slightly more luxurious . |
| 6 | These are to the same layout as above but newer and slightly more luxurious . |
| 7 | The language of rule 36 of the Coroners Rules 1984 is to the same effect . |
| 8 | One of these was to the main entry on " Interlanguage " ( M.Sharwood Smith ) . |
| 9 | Now what would that be to the nearest metre ? |
| 10 | So what would that be to the nearest metre ? |
| 11 | Will that be to the Fruity Party 's advantage ? |
| 12 | Surely that is to the general good . |
| 13 | But this result becomes understandable once it is appreciated that in order to predict the outcome of a change of context it is necessary to know what associations have been formed , how each affects behaviour , and how susceptible each is to the contextual change . |
| 14 | His original leanings were towards railway engineering and he maintained an interest in the subject all his life , but his first appointment in 1869 was to the Indian government telegraph department in Karachi , on whose behalf he visited Baluchistan , Mesopotamia , and Turkey , receiving special mention for his proficiency in the testing of land line and submarine cables . |