Example sentences of "[conj] is [adv] [vb pp] to [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But is n't it er true according the reports in the financial times , that the government at this moment is planning to withdraw Britain from the I L O. Precisely because the I L O has censured Britain a censure that is normally a sanction that is normally applied to countries like Haiti and North Korea . |
| 2 | Experience over the last ten years ( 1963–73 ) has convinced the staff of this Polytechnic of the need for a more flexible type of course than is commonly offered to students . |
| 3 | Lexical variation of this type is widespread in Durham and is not restricted to items belonging to any particular grammatical class ; Kerswill reports that it is particularly salient as a sociolinguistic marker sensitive both to the age and social class of the speaker ; but unlike either CSPs or other phonological variables , it is affected very little by speech style . |
| 4 | But Aristotle is not just making a sociological point about what is and is not permitted to women in his society . |
| 5 | The House held , agreeing with the Court of Appeal , that there is a tort of intimidation , but they also held , reversing the Court of Appeal , that the tort extends to threats by A to break his contract with B and is not confined to threats of criminal or tortious conduct . |
| 6 | A disclaimer can be used in relation to any trade description of any goods and is not confined to odometers on motor cars . |
| 7 | The sanding plate wo n't rip or tear , and is simply attached to tools with a self-adhesive backing . |
| 8 | In part it is simply descriptive of the employment foundations of the economy , and is sometimes related to theories of economic development which argue that national economies evolve through a series of stages dominated in turn by agricuIture , manufacturing and services . |
| 9 | Be assured , though , that God sees what you are doing , understands why you are doing it and is really chuffed to bits when you try to do what he wants . |
| 10 | Spines — This expression has been used by various writers with considerable latitude but is here confined to outgrowths of the cuticle which are more or less thorn-like in form . |
| 11 | As is well known to anthropologists , kinship terms , and other kinds of title or proper name , often come in two quite distinct sets , one for use in address ( as vocatives in second person usage ) and the other for use in reference ( i.e. referring to individuals in third person role ) . |