Example sentences of "[noun sg] was [verb] in [noun] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | A story about the offender 's arrest nearly doubled the daily circulation of the New York Post In response to the public interest in the crimes , a deal was struck in respect to the rights to the story and a book produced . |
| 2 | However , as the week long conference progressed , all opposition was dropped in preference to being outvoted . |
| 3 | Some uncertainty was admitted in relation to those factors , and ways of studying the impact of such uncertainties were shown , but then it was assumed that the uncertainties themselves were reasonably structured such that rough probabilities of outcomes could be assigned . |
| 4 | The programme was devised in response to feedback from the previous term 's courses on assertiveness and time management , which suggested that one day courses did not allow for adequate reflection on the issues , practice or follow up discussion . |
| 5 | Birth weight was analysed in relation to gestational age by the method of Bland et al . |
| 6 | In our study , however , no release of VIP was seen in response to luminal infusion of bile . |
| 7 | There is a Waverley Abbey connection here ; the piece was created in response to a commission from the Abbey of Cîteaux in France , the very first of the Cistercian monasteries , in order to celebrate the 900th anniversary of the birth of this remarkable man . |
| 8 | It was held that the Ford Motor Company had applied the trade description ‘ new ’ since the car was supplied in response to a request containing an indirect indication of that description and , in the words of section 4(3) , it was ‘ reasonable to infer that the goods [ were ] supplied as goods corresponding to that trade description . ’ |
| 9 | Labour supply in the early 1960s was elastic not least because of a massive decline in the share of agricultural employment , so cheaper subcontracted labour was used in preference to any expansion of regular labour . |
| 10 | By the late 16th Century the term was restricted in use to Londoners , who themselves further confined it to mean those born within earshot of Bow Bells . |
| 11 | The Supreme Court action was taken in response to a petition against the government 's decision submitted by the Bar Association . |
| 12 | The ombudsman shall ( in accordance with and subject to the following clauses of this scheme ) investigate any complaint received by him from an individual if : — ( a ) the complaint relates to action taken in the United Kingdom by a building society or a body associated with it ; ( b ) at the time that the complaint is received by the ombudsman , the building society or ( as the case may be ) associated body is a participant in the scheme ; ( c ) the action was taken in relation to one of the activities specified in clause 17 ; ( d ) the grounds of the complaint are included in the grounds specified in clause 18 ; and ( e ) the complainant alleges that the action has caused him pecuniary loss , expense or inconvenience . ’ |
| 13 | The supply side was elevated in contrast to , Keynesian demand management . |
| 14 | After grading gastric metaplasia and counting the number of villi in each specimen , the mean extent of gastric metaplasia for all specimens taken at each session was calculated in relation to the number of villi in each specimen . |
| 15 | No similar proposal was made in relation to Class B applications , but it was recommended that there should be a strict three-month time limit . |
| 16 | Particular reference was made in argument to sections 42 to 49 and sections 230 to 237 , and to the powers of an administrator or administrative receiver as set out in Schedule 1 to the Act of 1986 . |
| 17 | The Act was passed in response to the situation of conflict which had developed between fascists and anti-fascists in the East End , but had a wider purpose — to exert greater social control through increased police powers and the threat to public order posed by political extremism in general . |
| 18 | Less noticeable phosphorylation of the receptor was seen in response to EGF in liver plasma membranes isolated 24 hours after partial hepatectomy and in TAGH infusion ( Figs 3 and 4 ) . |
| 19 | in the absence of acceptance , the subsequent correspondence was written in response to a ‘ wp ’ offer and as such was privileged . |
| 20 | The question was asked in relation to training : can people compete equally if they do not start from the same vantage point ? |
| 21 | This package was developed in response to competition from such vendors as Intuit Inc and its ‘ bottom-end ’ product , Quicken ( CI No 2,016 ) . |
| 22 | The point was made in relation to section 6 that goods can not perish if they never have been in existence . |
| 23 | Government approval was given in September to a development scheme to transform Leith into a deep water Port with impounded water . |
| 24 | The meeting was held in response to a crisis of confidence following the June referendum in Denmark rejecting ratification of the Maastricht Treaty [ see p. 38942 ] , the narrow majority in the September referendum in France approving ratification [ see pp. 39080-82 ] , and the European currency crisis [ ibid . ] . |
| 25 | Choice of bile acid — Ursodeoxycholic acid was chosen in preference to chenodeoxycholic acid because it is virtually free from side effects . |
| 26 | The initiative was launched in response to an employee attitude survey which showed that people wanted to contribute more to the success of the business . |
| 27 | Her body was stirring in response to the warmth of his , and Luke was becoming aroused in his turn . |
| 28 | For gastric acid secretion , basal serum gastrin was considered in addition to these three variables . |
| 29 | Furthermore , it was the role of the adolescent as worker which first introduced the State into this area of collectivism , proof of the importance with which the juvenile labour-market was regarded in relation to the social problem . |
| 30 | Perhaps too much emphasis was given in hyper-Calvinism to God the lawgiver ? |