Example sentences of "[noun pl] [vb mod] add to " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the first instance , say a simple shield design ( perhaps a red ground with a horizontal gold bar across the centre — gules a fess or ) represents the bearings of the head of the main family , then offshoots might add to this stark layout crosses , birds or other charges above , below , or on the fess to mark the identity of their own branches , while honouring in their retention of the basic style the fundamental familial ties of blood . |
| 2 | This was Ceauşescu 's preferred weapon in dealing with his critics at home and abroad , when the case was not urgent and when the very length of the victim 's sufferings might add to the satisfaction of his elimination . |
| 3 | There is a real concern that local management of schools will add to these pressures and that training in child protection will be given only low priority . |
| 4 | The fortunes of this cohort of companies should add to our knowledge of the impact of the business cycle on small businesses . |
| 5 | Such movements could add to the downward spiral which the poorer productivity countries would experience from the SEM programme . |
| 6 | Perhaps a new young star would make his insistent mark on the golfing heavens ; or , more likely , one of the top dozen or so established golfers would add to his bank balance . |
| 7 | Their contents will add to our knowledge of all aspects of small communities in the early modern period as well as enabling the first comprehensive study of a squire-dominated community in this period . |
| 8 | And yet , even as military production stops adding to the total amount of nuclear material in the world , plutonium and HEU from dismantled weapons will add to the stocks . |
| 9 | Ideas can add to knowledge in an accretionary manner , or in a revolutionary , paradigm-shifting way , depending on their influence . |
| 10 | Their organization into topic-comment structures must add to the complexity of their thematic analysis and to the difficulty of identifying signals of thematic status . |
| 11 | ‘ And all the deals will add to the price , especially if other dealers see something going on and have a punt themselves . |
| 12 | At the same time , this adherence to the remnants of old political beliefs can add to the complication of government . |
| 13 | However , the borough planning committee said the proposals would add to already serious traffic problems in the Hollyhurst Road area . |
| 14 | Nor are the disputes confined to those instances where the two tiers are controlled by different party majorities , though such differences may add to the bitterness of the disputes . |
| 15 | Any such policy of quotas or limits would add to the complexities of making and monitoring offers , given the multiplicity of fields and combinations ( some with reserved places ) . |
| 16 | The new discharge limits will add to the clean-up campaign and ensure that the Tees becomes a recognised salmon river once again . |
| 17 | Information about the movement of Scottish prices will add to our knowledge of almost every aspect of Scottish medieval economic history . |
| 18 | On the cliffs there are magnificent colonies of guillemots , razorbills , puffins , fulmars and kittiwakes and , offshore , gannets and shearwaters pass by even whales may add to the day 's impressive wildlife list . |
| 19 | Such clues would add to the embarrassing riches of intelligence which had recently flooded in to Napoleon 's headquarters from Belgians who desperately wanted to be part of France again . |
| 20 | There is also the possibility that tricyclics may add to the risk of cardiac arrhythmia and severe hypotension , especially in those in whom purging and vomiting has led to dehydration and cardiac dysfunction . |
| 21 | Mrs V Hawkins mounted a display of photographs of Juniper Green past and present and hopes that others may add to what she would like to form a permanent record of the village . |
| 22 | This is intended to be a topical , practical inquiry , but one whose findings may add to our understanding of social policy development in general . |
| 23 | Earlier sections of this chapter have indicated the existence of recent , major changes within manufacturing in the UK economy , in the geography of manufacturing and in uneven development more widely ( for uneven development can not be considered only in relation to manufacturing — and later chapters will add to this wider picture ) . |
| 24 | Studies of air quality show that pollutants like car exhaust fumes can add to their suffering , especially during hot weather . |
| 25 | ‘ Ten for you , ten for me and as much as the others can add to it . |
| 26 | Rather than helping them " get away from it all " , for many young people the misuse of drugs can add to their problems . |