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

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1 It acts , through law , in a manner which is of benefit to commercial activity .
2 When that viewpoint is outside the school it is of assistance to corporate management to weigh up its authority and seriousness .
3 But even an issue such as camping can become rather central if it is of importance to one partner .
4 The role played by dietary fibre is of importance to this compartmentalisation because it binds bile acids .
5 Although the legislation rarely has to be used , its existence is of value to prospective mineral operators as a means of persuading landowners to reach agreement .
6 The Belfast /a/ system varies considerably in terms of length , height , backness , rounding and diphthongization , and shows variation to a degree not attested in standard accounts of English phonology : if we include pre-velar items ( as in table 4.2 ) , the range ( in place of articulation ) is from mid-front to low-mid back .
7 The delegation of authority under LMS is from LEA to governing body .
8 This is in addition to individual player skills .
9 This is in addition to any penalty imposed by a Misfire result .
10 This is in addition to any policy excess which you may have to pay .
11 This is in addition to any policy excess which you may have to pay .
12 Under a recent amendment to the Wildlife and Countryside Act ( 1981 ) it became an offence to kill or injure adders — this is in addition to previous legislation prohibiting the sale of adders .
13 It is in response to this demand that qualifications at these levels have bee produced .
14 This is in contrast to that information which can be challenged and questioned which has to be made publicly available in support of quality assurance .
15 This is in contrast to high intensity areas where mechanical removal of vegetation coupled with intensive weeding and mowing have altered the environment to such a degree that forest recolonisation is unlikely .
16 It is in contrast to another leitmotif that marks the entrances of Carabosse , the wicked fairy .
17 Paradoxically , since it is in relation to personal care that we see examples of highly committed one-way support , the research evidence suggests that most people do regard it as legitimate for the parties to consider their own interests in this situation , even if it is possible to push that too far .
18 It is in relation to that order of the court that the present proceedings arise .
19 The second is that it is in relation to this period that one finds a quite separate account of the origins of the Muftilik advanced , namely Katib Celebi 's view that the office originated not with Molla Fenari in Bursa or Fahreddin Acemi in Edirne but rather with Hizir Bey in Istanbul , the Muftilik being for his tenure , and for some time alter , a to the post of kadi of Istanbul , of which he was the first holder .
20 It is in relation to this area of activity that recent moves towards systematic amalgamation , centralization , and mutual aid seem to have been made .
21 Mr , I 'm not quite sure t w er what your your standing is in relation to this point .
22 ( 2 ) ( 1 ) above is without prejudice to any duty arising out of a collateral relationship such as bank and customer : see the undisputed liability in negligence in Midland Bank Plc.
23 Of course , when you first get the program you have to type in all the data , the whereabouts of all your equipment , whether it is on loan to another company etc .
24 It is by reference to this distinction that we are to test for ‘ scepticism ’ and , presumably , can expect to find the Mursi lacking .
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