Example sentences of "[prep] [be] [adj] [prep] [noun] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Finally , resolved to find at least a change of heat , I went on to Khartoum , which had the merit at least of being dry in contrast to the swelter up north . |
| 2 | Are they false in the sense of being definable in opposition to some ‘ true ’ or ‘ correct ’ consciousness ? |
| 3 | Moscucci claims that women were far from being passive in relation to their doctors . |
| 4 | ‘ I would like the public to have a crusade against crime and change their attitude from being forgiving of crime to being considerate of the victim , ’ he said . |
| 5 | It would appear to be similar in principle to electro-acupuncture . |
| 6 | The resistance R and reactance X therefore follow from application of the relations For good accuracy , needs to be similar in magnitude to R and X. If not , small errors in the phasor diagram due to small measurement errors may lead to large errors in R and/or X. Of course , the r.m.s. current could be measured separately by inserting a suitable a.c. meter in series with the circuit . |
| 7 | The new breakfast news station is expected to be similar in style to the TV-am format and much less formal than the BBC 's rigid Breakfast News show . |
| 8 | When Ps. lanisticola was first described by Dr Warren Burgess in 1976 , the hobby was in general not impressed , as the new species was said to be similar in appearance to livingstonii with the main difference being in the dentition . |
| 9 | Ophiopristis does seem to be similar in appearance to Ophiologimus H. L. Clark , 1911 but differs mainly in the form of the tentacle pore which is slightly smaller with larger tentacle scales than Ophiologimus . |
| 10 | Stored serum from this time has subsequently been shown to be negative for antibody to hepatitis c ( riba assay , chiron corporation ) . |
| 11 | The tips of a swept wing are well aft of the centre of lift , and have to be negative in relation to the centre body forward of the bridle points . |
| 12 | Any other such applicant as deemed by St Andrew 's College to be suitable for admission to the course . |
| 13 | Sections of the Grid which were expected to carry increasingly heavy loads ( such as those between the coalfield power stations in the East Midlands and load centres in London ) were to be constructed with wide clearances so as to be suitable for conversion to even higher voltages later should the need arise . |
| 14 | This is confined to the free margin of the front row of basal epidermal cells , and appears to be continuous from cell to cell ( presumably through adherens junctions ) . |
| 15 | The horse may suffer anxiety in relation to one specific part of its life : shoeing , trailering , saddling , mounting , and so oh , but if it has been hurt in a number of situations , it is likely to learn to be anxious in relation to anything to do with people . |
| 16 | The difficulties of collecting taxes from millions of small-scale urban and rural producers wilt ensure that revenues continue to be inadequate in relation to the expectation of services such as universal primary and secondary education , health services , and transportation . |
| 17 | From time to time he would take it out and read it , but no others came ; and he had to be content from time to time with the sight of Dinah above him on the lighted stage , playing her part superbly , her breasts outlined by scarlet netted silk . |
| 18 | Any shifts in the L curve are therefore likely to be gradual in response to longer-run changes in income or institutional influences on holding money ( such as credit cards and cash machines ) . |
| 19 | They are designed to be equivalent in standard to existing qualifications , such as those of the RSA and CGLI , and to replace them in Scotland . |
| 20 | Again we see how much easier it is to be absolute in allegiance to a doctrine rather than to enquire into the beliefs upon which it is founded . |
| 21 | Or put another way , the economic growth objectives are planned so as to be practicable without recourse to that part of oil and gas production which has been designated a foreign currency earner . |
| 22 | Actual discourse is unlikely to be interpretable with reference to a single schema . |
| 23 | This is more likely to be feasible in relation to questions relating to demographic and other background characteristics , than for behavioural or product market data . |
| 24 | Key farm workers such as foremen and stockmen need to be close at hand to the farm and in these locations there are often very few other dwellings available . |
| 25 | It acknowledged the difficulties of the police in a terrorist campaign : complimented the RUC on its restraint and professional integrity and pointed out that the number of detectives who had resorted to physical violence appeared to be small in relation to the total force . |
| 26 | Yet the poem stands apart from the attitudes most commonly expressed in her work , and , given its obscurity , it is necessary to be cautious with respect to its specific meaning . |
| 27 | This is how he shows us mercy and enables us to be merciful in turn to others . |
| 28 | How far can the characteristics suggested for tribunals be said to be true of tribunals to the exclusion of other forms of dispute resolution ? |
| 29 | It seems , then , that no contrast between syllable-final and exists in RP , and the same appears to be true in relation to and and to and . |
| 30 | Of course I would like tenants to have realistic rent demands and then have successful businesses on the back of them , and I hope that the rent demands will turn out to be realistic in relation to the actual security of tenure offered under the new style of lease and in relation to the business opportunities offered under that style of lease as well . |