Example sentences of "[noun pl] [vb -s] a [adj] [noun] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Working in groups offers an enjoyable contrast to individual work and is also an effective form of therapeutic intervention , as well as being a cost-efficient use of time . |
| 2 | The existence of such traps provides a convenient introduction to the case underlying negative income tax and similar proposals . |
| 3 | It has often been the haunt of famous cricketers ( the West Indies team has stayed here ) , and the memorabilia of these visits adds an unusual touch to the decoration of the public rooms . |
| 4 | The resulting explosions and the unmistakable scramble of stunt men who are literally running for their lives adds a vital touch to the scene . |
| 5 | Producing furniture that is to be used and enjoyed for decades requires a corresponding attention to detail . |
| 6 | The need to move employees from areas of low-cost housing to higher priced areas presents a special problem to an organisation . |
| 7 | Reclamation of tins presents a similar problem to plastics , owing to the diversity of metals used — tin plate , steel , and aluminium . |
| 8 | The community health movement in western countries presents a similar challenge to the medical dominance we have described . |
| 9 | Management of childhood cancers follows a different path to that of adult cancers . |
| 10 | The sum total of all those little movements makes a big difference to daily calorie expenditure and varies a good deal among individuals . |
| 11 | I would argue that the persuasive force of these statements owes a great deal to their teleological format . |
| 12 | Effective control of the climate of ideas requires a thoughtful approach to the choice of words . |
| 13 | Although the current climate of education cut-backs and competition from a large variety of exercise classes presents a considerable challenge to the development of Medau , Pat is sure that the Grant Aid Programme , which she has been appointed to implement , has strengthened the foundations on which the Medau family can build . |
| 14 | Even now one of the best-known West Country booksellers sends a standard letter to any institution if a book from its library comes into their possession without a dispersal stamp . |
| 15 | Training in interview skills takes a preventative approach to poor standards of interviewing . |
| 16 | People do n't usually hit out unless they are upset or angry , so showing you understand their feelings goes a long way to preventing them from expressing that anger towards you . |
| 17 | The salesperson who learns solutions to common problems and provides useful advice to his customers builds an effective barrier to competitive attacks and strengthens buyer-seller relationships . |
| 18 | ‘ Where the seller of goods has a voidable title to them , but his title has not been avoided at the time of the sale , the buyer acquires a good title to the goods , provided he buys them in good faith and without notice of the seller 's defect of title . ’ |
| 19 | What happened in the relay at the European Championships bears an important relationship to some of the friction , argument and unpleasantness that occurred , mostly between Frank Dick and me , over the following two years , so it is important to record an unbiased , respected outsider 's view of what actually took place . |
| 20 | so this memento of the artist at the height of his powers makes a welcome return to the catalogue , sounding finer still on CD . |
| 21 | The van der Waals surface of the β -strands makes a loose fit to the major groove , leaving room for a number of solvent molecules to intrude . |
| 22 | In addition to the four main occupational levels of awards , City and Guilds offers an employment-based route to senior awards . |
| 23 | The contempt of urban , middle-class educators for rural peasants was barely concealed : ‘ the psychological attitude of the Iranian villagers creates a great obstacle to rural reconstruction ’ . |
| 24 | The doctrine of the internality of relations gives an affirmative answer to both these questions . |
| 25 | The wide disparity that has emerged between house prices in different regions provides a major obstacle to geographical mobility of labour . |
| 26 | The American journal Science , which in many ways occupies a similar position to Nature , has an acceptance rate of 18% ( Abelson 1 ) . |
| 27 | The American journal Science , which in many ways occupies a similar position to Nature , has an acceptance rate of 18% ( Abelson ) . |
| 28 | Following the launch , the US Environmental Protection Agency wrote to Glidden , the US arm of ICI Paints , to say : ‘ Your company 's work to reduce air emissions sends a positive message to other businesses and sets an example of innovation that we would like to see adopted throughout corporate America ’ . |
| 29 | A further extension of these new developments requires a new approach to the whole issue of erosion and conservation . |
| 30 | A member of The Savoy Group of Hotels and Restaurants , The Lygon Arms extends a special welcome to National Trust members with an exclusive invitation to stay at the hotel and depart with a case of specially selected wine from The Lygon Arms ' cellar . |