Example sentences of "[vb -s] a [adj -er] [adj] [noun] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Around the stair tower , a curved , fin-like aluminium wall screens the lower conference room and the boardroom terrace above , and adds a further textural element to the low-key material themes of timber and brick . |
| 2 | By contrast to weaning , which represents the loss of a love-object ( the breast ) and which produces a characteristic culturally valued response ( mastery of the ability to postpone oral gratification in the interests of agriculture ) , toilet-training represents a more-or-less voluntary submission to an educative influence and a partial redirection against the self of the sadistic drive which is associated with the anal function . |
| 3 | Your article omits a further important strand to the debate over the past 15 years as to the optimal level of borrowing for firms . |
| 4 | Marielle , quiet spoken and nervy — though , curiously , it is she who brings a greater rhythmical stability to their playing , and who calls the expressiveness to order — talks about their new work , a jazz influenced concerto by Michel Camillo , which they have recently premiered with the Philharmonia Orchestra . |
| 5 | The first inch yields a higher marginal benefit to your neighbour than the amount that you require in compensation to offset the marginal cost to you of that first inch . |
| 6 | The premium put option provides a higher guaranteed return to the holder of the debt than would be received on identical debt without such a put option . |