Example sentences of "[conj] [noun] [adv] [verb] to the " in BNC.

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1 Another form of local knowledge is recognition of how developments or discoveries elsewhere apply to the local situation .
2 For example in the theoretical or epistemological sphere , foundationalism would entail the belief that concepts or statements somehow correspond to the real world ; in ethics , foundationalists might propound the belief in an unconditional ethics .
3 However , the most vital feature in eligibility for participation in the committees was the attitude or relationship previously adopted to the Japanese : if village elders had shunned the colonial regime , they could be chosen to play a leading part in the work of the committees .
4 The sports man or woman simply walks to the top of a hill , carrying a special mountain skateboard , and when at the top climbs on the board for a thrill-of-a-lifetime journey down the hill .
5 Chappell & Co. now appealed to the House of Lords .
6 If you are an Overseas student , please see the section on Coming to Edinburgh as an Overseas Student ; and if you would like further advice or information please write to the International Office .
7 Young people in care , through having a volunteer or worker not attached to the unit can have space and a safe environment to air concerns .
8 The most crucial factor in the organization of R & D probably relates to the number of independent centres of initiative .
9 The female form — or imagery directly related to the female anatomy — is therefore as ubiquitous in Surrealist paintings by women as it is in those by men .
10 The report , citing three unidentified executives familiar with the talks , says that discussions originally extended to the possibility of HP making an investment in NeXT , and NeXT adopting HP 's PA-Architecture RISC chip .
11 The implications of ‘ story ’ have hardened to the extent that Federman constantly refers to the narrative as a ‘ recitation ’ , as if he were writing over earlier texts such as Beat novels .
12 He said that Ken constantly referred to the ‘ guilt ’ that he felt .
13 Many organisms other than corals also contribute to the construction of the reef .
14 What took place was a widening and deepening of consumption so that goods previously confined to the wealthier classes came to be purchased next by the middle-income ranks and then , to some degree , by the lower .
15 Is it just that people selectively applied to the task in hand some of the ideas they had come across in reading various books ?
16 It was no coincidence that Franco always referred to the exercise of political power as " el mando " — " command " .
17 Furthermore , it is important that staff actually listen to the language used by clients ; the reason for a distressed patient telephoning the counselling office was a member of the medical staff saying to her : ‘ Mrs Jones , we are abandoning you this month . ’
18 The fact that the cold war lasted so much longer than the economic idyll meant that Americans never adjusted to the fact that , economically , their country had long ceased to be able to deliver the annual increase in prosperity they had come to consider a birthright .
19 As was indicated in Chapter 1 , it was during this period that Britain officially returned to the gold standard and free trade .
20 It is worth considering that hands long formed to the sword , reins , shield and other military accoutrements become stiffened and calloused and it may be that the use of a small stylus or quill was physically difficult for Charles ; we can be in no doubt about his energy and intelligence .
21 If , then , the narrator is characterized as a woman , and , moreover , a woman who boldly presents this tale of female prostitution and financial gain as a jape in which the wife as well as the monk triumphs at the husband 's expense , the implication that women innately conform to the medieval antifeminist stereotype is doubled in strength .
22 It also tells us that women never get to the top .
23 And in picking up these old connections it helps greatly that Greece now belongs to the European Community .
24 And Doyle never referred to the fact that he 'd seen the Asian girl near to Charlie 's ? ’
25 Cardiac symptoms after infarction consist mainly of heart failure , which is a consequence of muscle damage and angina mainly related to the degree of residual coronary disease .
26 Heavier traffic flows caused by lorries on bridges and roads also added to the ministry 's problems .
27 Now at Thorsbury she and Victoria often rode to the fields to watch the men labouring and when it was clear that the work of leading and stacking the corn would soon be at an end , she kept the child entranced with stories of the Harvest Suppers of her youth .
28 The twelfth is notable : for the first time ( UX No 430 ) Sybase will be available on the ICL DRS6000 , ending a long and tense stand-offish relationship between it and ICL formerly wedded to the Ingres toolset , and Sybase , and joining rivals Oracle and Informix on the ICL Unix platform .
29 Augustinians , Dominicans , Franciscans and Cistercians all contributed to the care of such communities which were finally organised into independent parishes .
30 By now they were almost halfway down , the drop not so far as it had been , but it was still a long way and Maggie almost crept to the slight shelter of the rocky bank .
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