Example sentences of "[noun] 's reaction to " in BNC.
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| 1 | The horse 's reactions to its environment are more likely to be consistent , reasonable , judicious , moderate , and practical . |
| 2 | Jean 's reaction to her sister 's death was complicated by this fact . |
| 3 | Quickly she turned her head to see David 's reaction to seeing his ex-fiancée again after such a long time . |
| 4 | Gorbachev 's reaction to Yeltsin victory |
| 5 | Labour 's reaction to that is that local authority inspection should be made the universal norm , with local authorities inspecting the schools which only they are allowed to run . |
| 6 | The industry 's reaction to news of the Novell/USL negotiations ( UX No 398 ) is less one of surprise at the possibility that Novell might effectively buy Unix than at the timing . |
| 7 | Its creator 's reaction to it had merely added to my fright . |
| 8 | Carolyn never really understood Alan 's reaction to her being pregnant . |
| 9 | ‘ So clever that you are , my darling , did n't you guess that was a typical bachelor 's reaction to danger ? |
| 10 | A letter had been received from Perin 's Community School asking the council 's reaction to the possible building of a small swimming pool , approximately 8 by 12 metres , which would serve both the school and the local population . |
| 11 | Roderigo 's reaction to being urged to effect ‘ the removing of Cassio ’ ( IV.ii.228ff . ) ) . |
| 12 | If the management 's reaction to our demands is not favourable we will consider escalating the action to three-day strikes and even further if necessary . |
| 13 | Lady Amory 's reaction to this was a mixture of sadness and the old excitement : ‘ We 're very fortunate in that in the near part of the wood garden we 've been able to grass over and you would n't realise the number of big trees that have come down . |
| 14 | These poems are probably set in Somerset , but as most of Wordsworth 's social observation is directed towards the inhabitants of the Lake District , it would be as well to consider the economic history of that area in some detail before proceeding with Wordsworth 's reactions to the poverty and despair around him . |
| 15 | Without waiting for The Fat Controller 's reaction to all this , she turned and went back to her own table , where she was greeted with little ‘ Well done 's and furtive shoulder pats from her fellow diners . |
| 16 | We 've seen Pete 's reactions to disappointment . |
| 17 | Aware of how precarious his position was , and still clinging to the Entente as the only hope in the shifting pattern of the European system , he had taken the unusual step of sending Eugénie to visit Queen Victoria at Osborne in the July of 1867 in order to find out the Queen 's reactions to the situation . |
| 18 | Holly was wrong about Wickham 's reaction to the gossip column story about his wife . |
| 19 | If he did n't answer the leg , he got a quick reminder from the schooling whip — something I should have done but had chickened out of because Skipper 's reaction to a schooling whip had been to throw some rather impressive bucks . |
| 20 | In such a case , subordinates must manage the boss 's reaction to pressure , and this manager did : |
| 21 | Thus , while Piaget emphasised the importance of the child 's actions upon the world , other researchers have focused upon the child 's reactions to other people and the interactions which occur when adult and infant act and react towards each other over a period of time . |
| 22 | To help you assess your child 's reaction to the diet objectively , you should keep a score-sheet of symptoms for each day . |
| 23 | Other family members ' response will also influence a child 's reaction to the disease . |
| 24 | Sartre 's reaction to the threat that the negation of a negation may produce a detotalizing effect is to introduce a new category , a unifying force of a ‘ singularization ’ which incarnates the universal : ‘ If totalization really is an ongoing process ’ , he writes , ‘ then it operates everywhere . |
| 25 | Author Catherine Cookson 's reaction to being made a dame was ‘ I feel just like Cinderella . ’ |
| 26 | Numbers did indeed fall to 166 in 1913 ; but the Board 's reactions to the 185 in the School in December 1914 , and the 192 a year later , are not recorded . |
| 27 | One of Churchill 's reactions to the fall of France was to put into effect his long-brewed plan to vent his anger and frustration on his secret services . |
| 28 | In the autumn of 1985 , Peter Walker , Secretary of State for Energy , had taken to making the following joke in after-lunch speeches : he would quote the Duke of Wellington 's reaction to his first Cabinet meeting as Prime Minister : ‘ An extraordinary affair . |
| 29 | ‘ A ridiculous cockshy to put up and then knock down , ’ was Collier 's reaction to the Keepin and Kats paper . |
| 30 | Sybillin put up a bold display when successful over the two-mile Victor Chandler course and distance last month , and FitzGerald 's reaction to the weight was positive . |