Example sentences of "[unc] [noun] [to-vb] to [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But Laird 's trade unionists are still bitter about the council 's decision to object to the proposed Point of Ayr gas terminal the development that could offer a lifeline to the yard if it wins approval . |
| 2 | Idi Lala , leader of the exiled MCLN , described the RDC 's decision to stick to a one-party system as " thoughtless and dangerous " , because it ignored recurrent social unrest and mass support for a multiparty system . |
| 3 | Dr Bailey believes that Infolink 's willingness to respond to the changing requirements of its customer base has helped the company to maintain a leading position in the credit industry . |
| 4 | However , its broader significance was in marking a major step in Jordan 's attempt to return to the Arab mainstream in the aftermath of the Gulf war . |
| 5 | Few contemporaries would have expected Balfour 's retirement to lead to a Unionist recovery . |
| 6 | Will the Leader of the House arrange for a statement by the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland on yesterday 's meeting of the Anglo-Irish intergovernmental conference , especially in the light of the Prime Minister 's failure to respond to the second part of the question that was asked by the hon. Member for Antrim , East ( Mr. Beggs ) ? |
| 7 | Is not the ultimate in short-termism the Government 's failure to listen to the widespread demand from industry for a long-term industrial policy for Britain ? |
| 8 | In announcing the formal closing of a procedure against the Italian authorities alleging a breach of EC rules on state subsidies , the Commission recalled that the action was prompted by the Rome government 's failure to reply to an original request for information in July 1990 . |
| 9 | When a sender judges her receiver 's schema to correspond to a significant degree with her own , she need only mention features which are not contained in it ( the time of getting up and what she had for breakfast , for example ) ; other features ( like getting out of bed and getting dressed ) will be assumed to be present by default , unless we are told otherwise . |
| 10 | ‘ Objective risk ’ is used in Summala 's sense to refer to the actual accident likelihood . |
| 11 | That being so , it is a gross breach of a privy councillor 's duty to attribute to the sovereign personal opinions at variance with the advice of her prime minister or , worse still , to suggest that the sovereign might not accept that advice constitutionally offered . |
| 12 | Despite input from the tactician , David Barnes , the local team led by Rod Davis was always wrong-footed by Gilmour 's ability to get to the left hand side of the course ( favoured all day ) and defend it . |
| 13 | But one problem which employers may face is employees ' reluctance to move to a cheaper area as they can foresee the difficulty of moving back into a high-priced housing area later on . |
| 14 | Now I know , know of no law of economics which would permit that , would you be prepared for us to pay a lot out of tax payers ' resources to give to the Soviet people , to help their economy , to help them survive this very difficult transition period ? |