Example sentences of "[noun pl] [vb -s] the [adj] [noun] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | The different purposes of payments to influence the outcome of court decisions in Kandyan and British times illustrates the divergent approaches to these tribunals . |
| 2 | This was not a dreary exercise : rabbinical students feel that chanting the sacred words reveals the inner music to the soul and learning something ‘ by heart ’ — a revealing phrase — helps one to interiorise it and make it one 's own . |
| 3 | The current system of vouchers offers the same benefit to all staff , regardless of personal circumstances . |
| 4 | This implies that the social return on such projects exceeds the private return to those making the decisions . |
| 5 | But neither of these translations gives the slightest clue to the idiomatic meaning of the original French expression ; the first means ‘ to laugh loudly and maliciously at something ’ and the second ‘ to give up ’ ( e.g. when asked a riddle ) . |
| 6 | To effectively present open-circuit signal conditions between terminals requires the external impedance to be high compared with the internal impedance . |
| 7 | The intersection of the two curves indicates the simultaneous solution to the two problems . |
| 8 | Saddest export a convoy of lorries begins the long journey to China and , inset , the furnace as it used to be at the height of production Picture : VIC CLEVELEY |
| 9 | A common explanation of the reversal of US reform policies relates the changed priorities to the wider context of Asian politics , and in particular the victory of communism in China . |
| 10 | Analysing the substantial drift of evacuees back to the danger areas , the Air Raid Precautions Co-ordinating Committee concluded that ‘ a detailed examination of available materials shows the basic cause to be the failure of the scheme to take account of either the viewpoint or the welfare of those concerned , be they evacuee or host ’ . |
| 11 | The list of members shows the eclectic representation to this Committee by all sections of the Bar . |
| 12 | United Distillers has the largest commitment to Japan by any member of the international spirits industry . |
| 13 | The departure of children returns the parental couple to a twosome . |
| 14 | Through the wind , the harsh sound of wooden flutes draws the surrounding communities to a small point on the Andean high plateau . |
| 15 | The latest version of the Park 's Structure Plan , which sets out the basic strategy of the control of development in the park for the next 10–15 years , states that the visual impact of windfarms outweighs the net benefit to global conservation . |