Example sentences of "[noun sg] is [verb] to the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When work is complete on a range of entries only the text of the latest version of a new or changed entry is transferred to the main archive . |
| 2 | Various methods are used , depending on market circumstances — the ‘ tap ’ method , where stock is issued gradually in order not to flood the market and depress the price ; the ‘ tender ’ method , where institutions are invited to tender for a given issue ; and the ‘ auction ’ method , where stock is sold to the highest bidders among the twenty or so gilt-edged market makers ( GEMMs ) . |
| 3 | But here there is no minimum price specified and stock is sold to the highest bidders and sold at the price that each has bid . |
| 4 | This polymer has terminal hydroxyl groups , which are esterified with an unsaturated acid , and an aziridine ( ethylene imine ) ring is added to the double bond . |
| 5 | Recourse is had to the growing body of scientific knowledge to demonstrate that the traditional classification no longer reflects the external realities of life . |
| 6 | Now , since consciousness is adapted to the practical needs of society and that society divides into subsocieties which have a different type of existence , it follows that these different subsocieties develop their own consciousness . |
| 7 | In music of a definitely pictorial kind such as this , every effort must be made in the direction of realism , provided that no violence is done to the musical outline of the original . |
| 8 | to assess the extent to which this changing geography is related to the uneven impact of economic restructuring and to developments in work practices , industrial relations , and managerial strategy within firms ; and |
| 9 | It is important to check that no seat is subjected to the full force of an air-conditioning outlet , and to ensure that no guests are distracted by waiter activity at an adjacent service station or kitchen door . |
| 10 | The total cost of each programme is related to the total benefits that would be derived from the programme to determine the efficiency of the programme . |
| 11 | If , day after day , the mind is habituated to the compassionate idea of love for all people , then at last , it seems to fill with a substance that makes all the moments of life sweet . |
| 12 | Once the critical bond at the crack tip has broken , the peak stress concentration is transferred to the next bond , and so on , like a ladder in a silk stocking . |
| 13 | This historical tension is linked to the autobiographical nature of the novel . |
| 14 | When the stitch is transferred to the main bed needle , the main bed needle comes forward to slide into the gap below the transfer needle and between the metal strips . |
| 15 | Where analogy is made to the general population , comparison figures are taken from Social Trends . |
| 16 | The instrument is tuned to the diatonic scale of C ♭ , its compass being : |
| 17 | Rein is given to the intuitive , or " right brain " , faculties — which perceive wholes , rather than their parts . |
| 18 | Adding 20,000 square metres , the recently completed Atrium complex is linked to the main Piazza by ‘ Skywalk ’ , the longest moving pavement in the UK . |
| 19 | My ambition is to progress to the top 300 in the world . |
| 20 | ‘ My own ambition is to get to the top camp from where we launch the summit bid . |
| 21 | But according Mr Marek Dabrowski , a deputy finance minister , the screws will not be loosened much until there are signs that Polish industry is adjusting to the real world . |
| 22 | The Government refuses to publish reports showing whether the tobacco industry is keeping to the voluntary agreements that restrict tobacco advertising near schools . |
| 23 | The food and drink industry is responding to the undoubted demand for low and no-alcohol drinks . |
| 24 | One light is fixed to the left side a ¼ mile before the point where the falling gradient changes to level and two lights , one above the other , 40 yards before reaching the level . |
| 25 | Then the first capacitor is coupled to the second one again , and so on . |
| 26 | If the desired key is higher than this , the key is compared to the third quartile record ( if less , to the first quartile record ) . |
| 27 | The key is turned to the left for maximum output , but if turned too far the integral cleaning needle engages and may snuff out the flame — you need to be really careful . |
| 28 | A small amount of mixed low-viscosity resin/ hardener is applied to the first face , which is mounted on the lapped surface of the slide . |
| 29 | The melody is given to the 1st violins ( also divisi ) in octaves . |
| 30 | Blood vessels at the surface are constricted in cold conditions so that blood is confined to the deeper vessels , which has the effect of conserving blood heat . |