Example sentences of "[adv] a [noun sg] to [noun] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Armstrong 's interest in and love of birds began during his childhood in Northern Ireland and found their first mature expression in his prize-winning book Birds of the Grey Wind ( 1940 ) , as much a contribution to literature as to natural history . |
| 2 | And tonight we lead the world in facing down a threat to decency and humanity . |
| 3 | So a trip to Whitby and a trip to Scarborough . |
| 4 | This is only a bar to registration if the first mark is registered in respect of " the same goods or description of goods " . |
| 5 | But even in the 1860s , the notion that a " mere girl " might learn the trade very quickly and be doing as well as a man in a short time , was not only a threat to employment but a threat to the craftsman 's pride in his skill . |
| 6 | For her the multi-media scheme has been not only a counter to depression but also a means of exercising aspects of her intellect and imagination . |
| 7 | An Information Science element had existed in the course for some time and included not only an introduction to libraries and the nature of information but also on-line retrieval systems and other forms of electronic information provision . |
| 8 | This is basically an attempt to group or to classify customers according to similar needs or purchasing characteristics . |
| 9 | ‘ We are not just a temple to gold and glass but should turn our attention to daily life ’ |
| 10 | We are not just a temple to gold and glass , but should turn our attention to daily life in all its many aspects . |
| 11 | They may go down the field below the cave to a gate on the Kingsdale road which , followed to the left , goes over a rise to Deepdale and Dent , and to the right leads down the valley to the more probable destination of Ingleton which has accommodation , shops , refreshments and bus services . |
| 12 | Gill joined Darlington from Middlesborough and another former Ayresome Park player , Alan Walsh , is thinking over a move to City and is likely to sign on Monday . |
| 13 | It promises , not a bedrock to philosophy and lifestyle , but a feast of weird explanations , a mental trip . |
| 14 | With some horses , animation that is not a response to anxiety or fear , becomes a thing of the past ; but with others , especially Arabians , cheerfulness and animation continue as a consistent part of their personality . |
| 15 | Goldring says : ‘ It is not a response to PMA and contains nothing about civil defence ’ . |
| 16 | It was not a call to workaholism and a sense of achievement , but to an abiding relationship with him . |
| 17 | The very philosophy of the Hegelians is therefore not a challenge to society but a way of making such challenge unthinkable . |
| 18 | Unlike other non-operative treatments , a non-functioning gall bladder with a stone impacted in Hartmann 's pouch is not a contraindication to treatment and stones were removed successfully in 15 of 16 patients with a return of cystic duct patency . |
| 19 | This is a very good program but , if you are not a novice to spreadsheets or computers , you will find it frustrating as it will be too slow for you . |
| 20 | Now villagers feel that AIDS sufferers should be treated with compassion , and that they are not a danger to others if it is known how to protect oneself from the disease . |
| 21 | People who have HIV or AIDS are not a danger to others and they do not need to tell people at school , at work or people that they meet every day . |
| 22 | The provision of accommodation for a child under s20(1) is not a solution to homelessness and should not be offered to relieve a housing authority of its obligations under the Housing Acts . |
| 23 | The play is basically a psychological study of a marital break up , yeah , of a couple and the other couple are very largely just an audience to George and Martha 's marriage yeah , that is the main line . |
| 24 | An Old Firm game played on the Saturday before an international match is clearly not an aid to Roxburgh and the fact that it was the 34th match of a gruelling 44-game championship did not escape his attention , either . |
| 25 | ‘ Turning our attention now to the remaining portion of the Archipelago , we shall find that all the islands from the Celebes and Lombok eastward exhibit almost as close a resemblance to Australia and New Guinea as the western islands do to Asia … ’ |
| 26 | But the sad experiences of thousands over the past three years show that home ownership is not always a path to happiness and contentment . |
| 27 | Portable operating systems , such as Unix , are also a threat to IBM and other companies which once prospered on proprietary ones , such as Wang and Data General . |
| 28 | Modern technology and the discourses of knowledge associated with it represent both a threat to society and a possible means of expanding human consciousness . |
| 29 | His work with the youthful Chamber Orchestra of Europe confirms both a commitment to training and to performing new works . |
| 30 | Attempts to accommodate both a sensitivity to difference and a commitment to the universalistic claims of post-Enlightenment liberalism became increasingly convoluted and forlorn . |