Example sentences of "[adj] return to [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Society has to decide how much risk-taking it wishes to encourage and to allow a proper return to risk-taking as an economic cost against accounting profits .
2 The southern Vietminh , no less than those in the north , were to resist both principle and practice of the French return to power ; the French were unprepared for any alternative and Gracey 's forces were effectively caught in the middle .
3 Passion and surrender , her romantic fantasies of love , the overheard conversation just now , her abrupt return to reality
4 Glaxo Group Research has a range of policies to provide support to , and facilitate the easier return to work of , women who have been on maternity leave .
5 But to avoid this return to voluntarism he must have in mind some further conception of strategy , and it is not surprising to find him talking about it in what might be called its objective sense : the strategy of a class — the course of action which will best enable it to gain power over other classes — is estimated in the light of its objective interests and its position in a formation , and is detached from the beliefs and aspirations of its members .
6 Gough in a rash return to hostility
7 Specialism never entirely disappeared , but in the 1980s there was a quite definite return to specialisation , especially in mental health and child care .
8 Romanian opposition leaders criticized his visit as " inopportune " but he maintained : " I feel there is a definite return to democracy in Romania and nothing I have seen or heard here can contradict this feeling . "
9 ‘ Coming back to England in 1968 was a hideous return to reality .
10 In Germany the total return to capital is shown by areas 9 + 10 , and areas 6 + 7 + 8 are the payments to labour .
11 Most animals gradually recover although complete return to normality may take weeks or months .
12 There was a limited return to work on May 8 after a broadcast appeal by Conte .
13 The ceremony meant an unscheduled return to work for Christine as she had been off work with a broken hip , but was well on the way to recovery and set for a New Year return .
14 Thirty years ago this change would have been more likely to coincide with marriage ; today it coincides with becoming a parent , and its significance may be underrated as maternity leave holds open the option of a very early return to work .
15 The study of hospital patients by Ferguson and MacPheal concluded as follows : ‘ The ex-patients who showed the heaviest mortality at early ages , the strongest tendency to relapse and the poorest record in point of early return to work were the group of unskilled labourers . ’
16 REVOLUTIONARY new surgery has put a second Runcorn player on the road to an early return to action .
17 REVOLUTIONARY new surgery has put a second Runcorn player on the road to an early return to action .
18 Frenchman Alain Prost made a victorious return to formula one in an incident-filled South African Grand Prix on his first outing with his new Williams team .
19 FRENCHMAN Alain Prost made a victorious return to formula one yesterday in an incident-filled South African Grand Prix on his first outing with his new Williams team .
20 Macari used his appointment not only to begin his personal return to form , but as an opportunity to put further distance between himself and the squalid affairs at Swindon .
21 It induces euphoria , numbs concentration and generally slows down reactions , increasing the likelihood of a bumpy return to earth .
22 If the response is not satisfactory a visit can have advantages in that the claimant can see that an interest is being taken in their welfare , the handler can consider whether or not an independent examination may be desirable and also may act as a catalyst in a speedy return to work .
23 Finally , good wishes for a quick return to health to Audrey Foster , Hilda Lodge and Doris Patten , who have all been in hospital .
24 The Organization of American States ( OAS ) , holding a special meeting of foreign ministers in the Bahamas on May 18 , urged a swift return to democracy in Peru but declined to impose sanctions .
25 Sergio Onofre Jarpa , of the National Renewal party ( RN ) , a leading right-wing senator and an Interior Minister under the Pinochet military regime , had joined several government ministers and members of parties in the ruling Coalition for Democracy ( CPD ) in arguing that the 1994 elections would upset the smooth return to democracy .
26 After a brief return to work , there was a further three-week strike at the car plant which ended on May 28 after an improved pay offer by the management .
27 Alan Hinson , of the Walkers , made a welcome return to competition by strolling in 26th ( 108.42 ) .
28 This summer brought a welcome return to music with his soundtrack to Jarmusch 's Night on Earth , which is followed this month by Bone Machine , his first studio album for more than five years .
29 IAN RUSH makes a welcome return to action for crisis club Liverpool here tonight insisting : ‘ We must win for our own good . ’
30 For Moffatt , with a good winning streak behind him , it is an unexpected but welcome return to action following a lengthy lay-off with a facial injury .
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