Example sentences of "[prep] [noun sg] or to [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Secretan arrived at the same conclusion : ‘ It is scarcely to be wondered at that youthful craving for variety and excitement sometimes leads gangs of boys to try and put a little colour into their leisure hours in ways which lead to conflict with authority or to degradation of character . |
| 2 | Usually , this is due to vagueness or to insensitivity to the difficulties which some of the concepts discussed might cause for uninitiated readers . |
| 3 | The events of the 1880s moved some , such as Charles Booth , to detailed investigation of poverty , others to philanthropy or to pressure for government action . |
| 4 | There is however one kind of inclination which may legitimately be classed as inherently egoistic or altruistic , the biological drive either to self-preservation or to preservation of offspring or others . |
| 5 | They consider whether the aims of the decision-maker conflict with basic rights and freedoms , such as the right to equality , to liberty or to freedom of speech . |