Example sentences of "[conj] [noun pl] [am/are] [verb] to [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Harden 's data indicate an annual range of soil losses varying from , with the highest rates of erosion occurring where soils are exposed to drought , overgrazing or tillage . |
| 2 | However , we are aware of the concerns that have been expressed about the system as compared with the arrangements in England and Wales , where appeals are made to valuation and community charge tribunals . |
| 3 | It is a very neat metaphor so , for example , foremen or supervisors are likened to Warrant Officers who are ‘ worthy gentlemen of extreme power ’ , as one manager described them . |
| 4 | Although he is a thoughtful person , who loves to put his ideas down on paper in the form of articles for such august publications as the Harvard Business Review , he suspects that labels are attached to management practices in hindsight rather than as objectives executives set out to master . |
| 5 | The most important feature is the reservoir of larvae in the tissues of the cow , with subsequent milk-borne transmission ensuring that calves are exposed to infection from the first day of life . |
| 6 | ‘ If people wish to mark their respect , the family would ask that donations be made to Alder Hey Children 's Hospital in Liverpool through the funeral director , L J Clegg of 98 Liverpool Road South , Maghull , Merseyside . ’ |
| 7 | We know that families are tied to school holiday dates , and for that reason we offer our highest discounts during these periods ; this is the best time to go combined with the best value . |
| 8 | While FoE is not arguing that children are exposed to radiation levels above legal limits , it is criticizing BNFL for not doing enough to fulfil its legal obligation to reduce the radioactivity of its discharges to the minimum . |
| 9 | Lord Denning said that it had to be so serious that it was of the first importance that offenders be brought to justice . |
| 10 | Freehold and long leasehold land and buildings are revalued to market value at intervals not exceeding five years . |
| 11 | Output is accordingly lower than it would have been under conditions of perfect competition , and resources are diverted to alternative , less valuable uses . |
| 12 | Oxides of nitrogen are reduced to harmless nitrogen , and the carbon monoxide and hydrocarbons are oxidized to carbon dioxide and water , as before . |
| 13 | The general principle of the Government 's policy is clear : we will ensure that people who commit fraud and swindles are brought to book through the courts . |
| 14 | ‘ A lot of fine forensic work will not be revealed until charges are brought to court , but the investigators have a pretty good idea about the sources of the case . |
| 15 | Seeing that cash flow is the life blood of any business , it follows that if fees are related to job progress there must be a direct relationship between performance and cash flow . |
| 16 | Within West European , the legislation in some countries covers manual records ( eg. France and The Netherlands ) , while others are restricted to computer data . |
| 17 | The main problems of overcrowding are in local prisons , which act as holding centres before inmates are moved to training or open prisons . |
| 18 | Like your hair , nails are primarily composed of keratin , a fibrous , porous protein , whose cells stretch when nails are exposed to water . |
| 19 | I have in the last couple of lectures erm outlined or tried to outline erm Locke 's basic decision erm his concept of how we as individuals are related to nature , to each other and I 've emphasised the crucial importance of this notion of how we are related to God . |
| 20 | Reference to Table 13 indicates that almost as many males as females are referred to hospital after self-cutting . |
| 21 | By creating a new but related company , the parent firm gains a partner with recent experience of its working practices and , as wages are related to seniority , removes an expensive element of labour cost . |