Example sentences of "[noun sg] out [prep] [noun sg] to [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Sigmar representatives are very influential , and because they cast their votes for the same candidate they wield influence out of proportion to their numbers . |
| 2 | Hence , pressure groups for the disabled , the old , neglected children and so on will exert influence out of proportion to their naked power . |
| 3 | But many of these offences are serious or sophisticated crimes , with importance out of proportion to their numbers . |
| 4 | Lady Alianor Woodville was tall , nearly sixty years of age , and always wore flowing gowns of unrelieved black out of deference to her deceased lord . |
| 5 | The large eddies play a role out of proportion to their contribution to the turbulent energy , both in the interaction between the mean flow and the turbulence and in the turbulent energy transfer process involved in Fig. 21.8 . |
| 6 | My mother thought about this for a moment until comprehension came to her , whereupon she changed the subject out of deference to my youth and inexperience . |
| 7 | The fact that he was black and a Tory gave him a value out of proportion to his contribution to the local Party , so he was frequently trotted out at functions , and encouraged to ask questions of visiting speakers . |
| 8 | For the fact is that the Christians now hold a power out of proportion to their numbers , thanks to the French . |