Example sentences of "[noun sg] [be] [adj] [prep] [noun] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Vocabulary explores words and the learning process in the context of the learner 's thinking and feeling , and its activities are based on the premise that depth of experience and personal interaction are necessary for words to be permanently acquired . |
| 2 | To Samsonov , all seemed to be proceeding as he most desired , and he , like Rennenkampf before him , with mistaken confidence , began to believe that the enemy were all in retreat to the Vistula . |
| 3 | The glans of the penis is similar in sensitivity to the soles of the feet . |
| 4 | But as the programme is boring with respect to TSB it will probably do ! |
| 5 | On Sep 24 , 8:32am , wrote : But as the programme is boring with respect to TSB it will probably do ! programme only |
| 6 | In addition , a strong administrative capability is desirable in order to be able to manage themselves and the large amount of work , in a quality-conscious and timely fashion . |
| 7 | During the other half-cycles , when the upper input terminal is negative with respect to the lower , it is the diodes D 1 and D 4 that conduct well , diodes D 2 and D 3 then being reverse biased . |
| 8 | In the bridge rectifier circuit of figure 7.1(b) , diodes D 2 and D 3 conduct well during those half-cycles over which the upper input terminal is positive with respect to the lower , diodes D 1 and D 4 being reverse biased and almost open circuit at such times . |
| 9 | Platelets do not usually adhere to normal endothelium but the reasons why normal endothelium is inert with respect to stimulating platelet adhesion and aggregation is not fully understood ( Shattil & Bennett , 1981 ) . |
| 10 | The procedural distinction between the two types of action is crucial in relation to the question of service and to execution pursuant to judgment . |
| 11 | It seems that the issue of friendship is significant in respect to almost every area of Leapor 's writing . |
| 12 | As legal aid is available for appeals to the Employment Appeal Tribunal , the applicant has a chance of pursuing his unfair dismissal claim rather than facing the prospect of bringing a negligence action against the adviser . |
| 13 | In interpreting the width of the power to make delegated legislation , the courts will apply certain presumptions , e.g. ( a ) that there is no power to impose a tax unless stated expressly ( Att. -Gen. v. Wilts United Dairies ( C.A. , 1921 ) ; and ( b ) that there is no power to oust the citizen 's right of access to the courts ( Chester v. Bateson ( N.C. , 1920 ) ) . |
| 14 | An employee is sick from Monday to Sunday . |
| 15 | The tripartite deal was similar in scope to one agreed in August 1988 [ see p. 36709 ] . |
| 16 | This remained fraught , but the tension was comparable at times to that between government politicians and public service broadcasters in , say , the Britain of Wilson and Callaghan or Margaret Thatcher . |
| 17 | The drivers ' uncertainty was due in part to the vagaries of the train from Khartoum , on which half the town seemed to be waiting . |
| 18 | The latter pointed out that , while there was a general process of restructuring , the way it worked out in practice was different from case to case and that therefore it was pointless to search for highly regular patterns . |
| 19 | The Spanish Government argued that the fact that a national rule was applicable without distinction to nationals of the country concerned and to nationals of other member states did not remove its discriminatory nature : Commission of the European Communities v. Belgium ( Case 221/85 ) [ 1987 ] E.C.R. 719 . |
| 20 | The ceremony in this Anglo-Norman setting was replete with references to Charlemagne , Napoleon , and Churchill . |
| 21 | The cut was due in part to a recent series of pipeline ruptures and oilfield accidents and to a 4 per cent drop in Soviet oil production in the first half of 1990 ( as compared with the same period in 1989 ) . |
| 22 | Actions for damages ( as opposed to injunctions ) have not so far figured largely in litigation against individuals caused by industrial action ; the limits to union liability set by the 1982 Act are low in relation to the loss that may be suffered and the very large fines imposed for contempt by disobedience to injunctions have probably been a more powerful sanction . |
| 23 | The environmental impacts of recreation , tourism and sport are insignificant in relation to those posed by forest demise . |
| 24 | Garner 's work is important with respect to the second criticism of this deprivation index ; the level of aggregation . |
| 25 | Under that system , the Eurocheque is free of charge to its payee , the costs being borne by the drawer . |
| 26 | Mr Stephen 's believes its smooth passage is due in part to the outrage surrounding Anna McGurk 's death . |
| 27 | At the same time one only has to turn to earlier and outstanding performances by Brendel ( Philips ) and Zimerman ( DG ) to hear how true greatness is possible without resort to so much self-conscious sifting and analysis . |
| 28 | The museum is open from April to October . |
| 29 | The museum is open from Tuesday to Saturday . |
| 30 | This faster scrapping , and the faster growth of product wages which causes it , are signs that the rate of accumulation is excessive in relation to the available labour supply . |