Example sentences of "[adv] [prep] [noun sg] to [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The reach of corporatist theory is over ambitious : it makes sense of things but only with respect to some groups ; some issues ; some periods ; and at some levels of the state . |
| 2 | One reason is that the lithosphere is not divided into small discrete blocks able to move freely up and down with respect to each other . |
| 3 | So with regard to these beings , the Chewong know that they are vulnerable to attack , but that if they take proper care in their day-to-day behaviour and avoid places where potentially harmful beings are known to live and set their traps , they have a fairly good chance of being healthy and fit . |
| 4 | Somewhat in contrast to these findings about Thatcher and Kinnock , the visibility of all ‘ other ’ Conservative and Labour politicians ( taken in each case as a collective , unspecified ‘ other ’ ) became more predictable as the election approached . |
| 5 | Somewhat in contrast to these findings about Thatcher and Kinnock , the visibility of all ‘ other ’ Conservative and Labour politicians , taken in each case as a collective ‘ other ’ , became more predictable as the election approached . |
| 6 | This was prompted by reports that the two governments had been providing logistic support for UNITA — South African Foreign Minister Roelof " Pik " Botha , hitherto a negotiator in the conflict [ see p. 39129 ] , had been declared persona non grata on Nov. 6 , apparently in response to these reports . |
| 7 | I 'm not saying necessarily in response to that resolution , but at least in the direction that we were hoping . |
| 8 | Perhaps in response to this call for negotiations ( though that is something that the administration would not admit ) , Mr Baker is set to make another tour of allied capitals in Europe and the Middle East , during which he would , at the very least , be available for a meeting in Baghdad . |
| 9 | Far from it , powers only in relation to such matters as can be most conveniently and efficiently administered within such an area will be transferred . |
| 10 | I suggest that these meanings arise from everyday discourse , which habitually makes use of oppositions such as masculinity/femininity , science/arts — oppositions which make sense only in relation to each other . |
| 11 | The noun ‘ dependent ’ is an ugly label , implying that a person exists only in relation to another person . |
| 12 | The Mamur Zapt had right of entry to all premises in Cairo . |
| 13 | This means that the court can not take account of the various breaches actually committed , for which the defendant is seeking protection under the clause , to decide if the clause is reasonable or not , either generally , or separately in relation to each breach . |
| 14 | Gabriel moved away in silence to another seat . |
| 15 | It was thus a political decision in the strictest sense , but it was taken , not in response to any kind of popular pressure , but in response to a narrowly but powerfully based pressure-group campaign in which those who stood to gain most from it financially , such as the makers of television sets , played a prominent role . |
| 16 | A person can not by reference to any contract terms or to a notice given to persons generally or to particular persons exclude or restrict his liability for death or personal injury resulting from negligence . |
| 17 | A person can not by reference to any contract terms or to a notice given to persons generally or to particular persons exclude or restrict his liability for death or personal injury resulting from negligence . |
| 18 | Where one party enters into a contract as a consumer , or on the other contracting party 's written standard terms of business , so that s3 applies , the Act provides ( in s3(2) ) that " the other " ( ie the non-consumer , or the party on whose written standard terms the contract is made ) can not by reference to any contract term — ( a ) when himself in breach of contract , exclude or restrict any liability of his in respect of such breach ; or ( b ) claim to be entitled — ( i ) to render a contractual performance substantially different from that which was reasonably expected of him , or ( ii ) in respect of the whole or any part of his contractual obligation , to render no performance at all , except in so far as … the contract term satisfies the requirement of reasonableness . |
| 19 | Section 3(2) provides that a person dealing with a consumer , or contracting on his/her own written standard terms : can not by reference to any contract term — ( a ) when himself in breach of contract , exclude or restrict any liability of his in respect of the breach ; or ( b ) claim to be entitled — ( i ) to render a contractual performance substantially different from that which was reasonably expected of him , or ( ii ) in respect of the whole or any part of his contractual obligation , to render no performance at all , except in so far as … the contract term satisfies the requirement of reasonableness . |
| 20 | Section 68 states , in essence , that if the Secretary of State is satisfied that any local education authority is acting unreasonably in relation to any power conferred on it , the Secretary may give directions as to the exercise of that power . |
| 21 | And unless we move quickly in response to these tip-offs , it is likely that treasured , valuable possessions will simply disappear . ’ |
| 22 | Section 10(3) ( b ) goes further : ( b ) any failure to do more in relation to any matter than is required by — ( i ) any safety regulations imposing requirements with respect to that matter ; ( ii ) any standards if safety approved for the purposes of this subsection by or under any such regulations and imposing requirements with respect to that matter ; ( iii ) any provision of any enactment or subordinate legislation imposing such requirements with respect to that matter as are designated for the purposes of this subsection by any such regulations . |
| 23 | I did n't make any bread out of it , just me own gear , like , and I was still in debt to this lad who was laying it on me . |
| 24 | The times measured by these different clocks would agree almost exactly if they were moving slowly with respect to each other — but the times measured by different clocks would differ significantly if the clocks were moving at high speed . |
| 25 | This information is also of interest to all engineers to help them encourage good practice approaches to the identification and assessment of risk issues . |
| 26 | The first and most powerful emotion was pride in what this moment meant for so many millions , and especially for their leaders , who had succeeded in making this return after 22 years of isolation conditional on the genuine opening up of cricket to all South Africans . |
| 27 | Assumptions and expectations which lie behind an inter-agency approach require to be made more explicit in order that agencies , and individuals within agencies , are absolutely clear about where they stand , not only in relation to the paramount concern of protecting the child , but also in relation to each other . |
| 28 | The words emerged involuntarily in response to that moment of stark recognition . |
| 29 | Knowledge of the issues and problems facing the peoples of the Community , both in relation to each other and to the rest of the world , is essential for anyone seeking a career in , for example , business , politics , languages , the national and international civil service , and journalism . |
| 30 | Partly in response to such criticisms , some researchers have conducted ‘ field experiments ’ . |