Example sentences of "a warning to [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Judge Bryan Prior has done society a favour not just by locking Michael Watson away , but by giving a warning to every mugger . |
| 2 | Profumo unfortunately succumbed to the charms of a Miss Christine Keeler who — casting my mind back — appeared at the time to be an attractive little thing , and whose very appearance could be regarded as a warning to every husband anxious to preserve his marriage . |
| 3 | These new powers would sound a warning to a number of companies which run , or are planning to build , new incinerators in Britain , some of which rely on imports to maintain profitability . |
| 4 | The evacuation followed a warning to a local radio station at 12.50am . |
| 5 | I 'm going to spell out a warning to the aeroplane pilot by making you all into letters . |
| 6 | Furthermore , should the level of perception of a toxic substance be lower than its TLV , then the odour is in effect acting as a warning to the workforce . |
| 7 | One came many hours later after news of the atrocity had been spread by Claverhouse as a warning to the district . |
| 8 | ‘ They left his body lying where it fell for three days , as a warning to the other prisoners . |
| 9 | Deacon had taken over the head of the formation as the leader 's R/T was not working , and calling a warning to the other pilots , he swung into the attack on one Messerschmitt from the quarter position , breaking away to attack a second similarly , though in neither case did he observe any results . |
| 10 | English country folk once believed these beasts would hover over a house as a warning to the inmates to mend their ways . |
| 11 | Finally , the KGB assassinated a dozen members of our group as a warning to the others . |
| 12 | Matthew includes this parable as a warning to the Christian community of his own day . |
| 13 | The movement of people , especially children , that was taking place led the Borough medical officer , Dr. G. K. Bowes , to issue a warning to the town council of the danger of a diphtheria epidemic . |
| 14 | In the Museum forecourt is a morticed flagstone , formerly in the High Street , marking the spot where gruesome portions of their quarters were displayed as a warning to the in habitants of Swanage . |
| 15 | The bodies of the executed men had been left in the main square for twenty-four hours to serve as a warning to the rest of the inhabitants . |
| 16 | Something of a warning to the rest of us . |
| 17 | Somebody who wo n't hesitate to shoot a few of the troublemakers as a warning to the rest . |
| 18 | Someone at Templecombe knew where to hide both herself and a scaling ladder in the church , as well as how to use that poor hag ; first to deliver messages and then , as a warning to the rest of us , as a victim . ’ |
| 19 | Does he agree that the nationalists in Mid-Ulster have given a warning to the House by the way in which they voted , with a colossal rise in the Sinn Fein vote and a colossal drop in the SDLP vote ? |
| 20 | In the case of a Japanese company wishing to invest in this country , whereas hitherto the attractions of the United Kingdom economy , along with the English language , which is important in Japanese investment , have been significant , for the future we are issuing a warning to the Japanese investor to be careful ; he may not be able to price across Europe in the future , he may experience high interest rates in this country and he may find it much harder to trade into the Community , because if we are not participating in the single currency we may not get all the benefits of the single market either . |
| 21 | Avril 's action was also interpreted as a warning to the opposition . |
| 22 | According to The Times of Dec. 29 this was a reference to events in Eastern Europe and a warning to the Soviet Union not to interfere in China 's socialist system . |
| 23 | Alternatively it was seen by some as a warning to the opposition that the process of democratization would have its limits . |
| 24 | Baker coupled his recommendation with expressions of support for the " courageous people " of the Baltic states , and a warning to the Soviet leadership that " perestroika can not succeed at gunpoint " . |
| 25 | OPEC Secretary-General Subroto issued a warning to the effect that over-production ‘ by various OPEC countries including the UAE ’ had raised the possibility that ‘ countries with big capacity will also increase their production ’ in an attempt to restore discipline . |
| 26 | Even now he was careful to suggest nothing more specific to the US secretary of state than the creation of some sort of Atlantic " democratic system " as a warning to the Soviets that they " could not advance further " . |
| 27 | This was a warning to the adventurous Arab in the desert , if you did force-land and you suddenly found you were his prisoner , and in several dialects of Arabic . |
| 28 | , bless , president of the A V W Engineering Union , gave a warning to the T U C against denying the unemployed the opportunity to join the Scheme . |
| 29 | He had telephoned a warning to the Chester office of the Echo 's sister paper , the Daily Post . |
| 30 | And it is both a warning to the public and an acknowledgment of the long climb out of recession which still lies ahead . |