Example sentences of "[conj] [to-vb] [art] [noun sg] to [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | First , there are problems over ‘ ambiguity ’ , and whether to use Fielding 's definition of counterurbanization as the opposite of urbanization , or to extend the term to Robert and Randolph 's ( 1983 ) prerequisites including both decentralization and deconcentration . |
| 2 | The extreme of critical judgement is to destroy the work concerned , as bulldozers destroyed a Russian exhibition of experimental art in 1974 ; or to forbid an artist to work , as was the practice in National Socialist Germany , where another form of criticism was used in 1937 by making an exhibition of art to be repudiated by its visitors . |
| 3 | But what was simpler than to drive the car to Streatley , siphon petrol out of the Rolls into it ( possibly even siphon some into a can as well , to top it up near London ) and then drive back ? |
| 4 | Yet nearby landowners had little option other than to tolerate the threat to law and order which the existence of open villages implied because the closed parishes to some extent relied upon the open ones to provide a pool of reserve labour which could be used during periods of peak demand like harvest , but which would not at other times become a charge on the poor rate . |
| 5 | We hold such information in our collections , and our staff have the necessary skills to interpret this information , to recognise its significance , and to impart the knowledge to others throughout Europe . |
| 6 | There have been drawings on those investments , though , mainly , the the the main two have been to fund the redundancies associated with the reorganisation , and to grant a dowry to N A C V S , on its independence from the Council . |
| 7 | Advanced Certificates are designed to develop competences already achieved through National Certificate programmes , and to provide a bridge to HNCs and HNDs . |
| 8 | Gemini 's aim was to ‘ decolonise ’ world news and to provide an alternative to reports written by western journalists for western readers . |
| 9 | It is a programme designed to add to the wealth and efficiency of the nation , to give a spur to industry and to open the way to markets . ’ |
| 10 | Certain administrative changes at this time appear designed to effect a stricter supervision by the Exchequer over the collection of the Forest revenues , and to lessen the temptation to extortion by the Forest officers . |
| 11 | For the most part , however , it was not the democrats who carried the day , but the Whig Founding Fathers , who were as concerned as their British namesakes to establish restraints on the popular will , to protect the interests of the rich and propertied , and to restrict the franchise to property-holders . |
| 12 | The tears are thought to be caused by her pain as she looks at the sins of the world , and are meant to inspire the watchers to repent and to set an example to others . |
| 13 | We are committed to legislating as soon as possible on a new scheme to protect hedgerows and to notify the intention to grub up . |
| 14 | The EC Communications and Telecommunications Ministers agreed on Dec. 8 , 1989 , on a programme to deregulate and liberalize the remaining areas of the EC market in telecommunications which had not been covered by earlier agreements ( see p. 36494 ) , voting to deregulate value-added telephone services by April 1 , 1990 ( with transitional concessions to Spain , Portugal and Greece ) , and to extend the ruling to packet-switching and circuit-switching services by the start of 1993 . |
| 15 | Tell him to get his men into the Rorim , and to send a runner to Luib on the gates . |
| 16 | Also it is hoped to monitor the current advertising campaign and to assess the reaction to diesel power . |
| 17 | It strengthened his conviction that ‘ there exists in man 's nature an undying capacity to break through the barriers of error , and to seek the road to truth ’ ( Pacem in Terris 158 ) . |
| 18 | In addition to the Appropriation Accounts , there are many statutory bodies that have responsibilities to produce accounts , to have them audited by the C. and A.G. and to present the result to Parliament . |
| 19 | To the public , especially the British public , fed by its rabid tabloid press , it seemed an absurd technicality ; further , given the power of Ferrari within the sporting authorities , there was a widespread belief that there was a plot against Master James and to hand the championship to Lauda , who was awarded the race while Hunt was disqualified . |
| 20 | Even now , the categories of duty can not be regarded as being closed ; they have been held to include a general duty to enforce the law , to detect and prevent crime and to bring the offender to justice , to prevent harm to persons and property and to preserve evidence . |
| 21 | But to lose the part to George Birkitt … that he found hard to stomach . |
| 22 | The Committee considered whether to increase the grant to Farmers World Network , but decided to allocate the full balance of this year 's budget to this post . |
| 23 | The amount of the counterclaim is now a factor that can be considered by the court in deciding whether to rescind a reference to arbitration . |
| 24 | Held , dismissing the appeal , it was a serious defect in the summing-up to omit a direction on the burden of proof : but the omission was not necessarily fatal to the conviction and the court could properly consider whether to apply the proviso to section 2 of the Criminal Appeal Act 1968 : Donoghue ( 1988 ) 86 Cr.App.R. 267 , 272 per Watkins L.J. , distinguishing Edwards ( 1983 ) 77 Cr.App.R. 5 ( where the omission was as to a direction on the standard of proof ) . |
| 25 | It is in fact an argument about Godwin 's ideas , and it is difficult to decide whether to assign the victory to Godwin or to the more conservative philosophy which Wordsworth was now beginning to embrace . |
| 26 | Arsenal had no option but to take the attack to Oldham in the second half and Rhodes had to save from Thomas , Dixon and Quinn , but when a magnificent ball by Bunn sent Milligan streaking for goal he was hauled back by O'Leary , who was booked . |
| 27 | Sarah sat on the oak settle in the hall and wondered whether to take the message to Enid in the shop . |
| 28 | In deciding whether to take the case to trial , this legal official acts on the basis of the material provided by the police . |
| 29 | The aim of structural fire precautions is to limit the spread of fire within the building or from one building to another so as to minimize the risk to life . |
| 30 | The only parts of the experimental area where there are no facilities for cyclists are in those residential streets that are sufficiently lightly and slowly trafficked as to constitute no danger to cyclists sharing the roadway with cars . |