Example sentences of "[noun pl] [vb -s] to [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Climbers make a great mistake , however , in imagining that each of these groups aspires to the dizzy heights of dangling . |
| 2 | Whether the increase in comparatively recent times points to a third population is a subject for Chapter 8 . |
| 3 | Unless both parties successfully anticipate inflation by fixing the terms of loans in such a way as to compensate for inflation , the lenders find that the real value of their loans declines , and the borrowers find that the real value of their debts declines to the same extent . |
| 4 | If in Holy Scripture there are found some injunctions forbidding the infliction of some cruelty towards brute animals … this is either for removing a man 's mind from exercising cruelty towards other men … or because the injury inflicted on animals turns to a temporal loss for some man … |
| 5 | ( Research by Lynda Grattan and Tim Morris on effective succession planning in organizations points to the considerable importance of feedback to men and women early in their careers . |
| 6 | Every one of his books points to the same thing — unless we apply inhibition in our lives we will never be able to use intelligence in the way it was designed — to assist fulfilment . |
| 7 | Fortunately continuing research by agrochemical manufacturers has to a large extent enabled the persistent organo-chlorides to be suspended . |
| 8 | On shores composed mainly of shingle the amount of erosion performed by waves depends to a large extent on whether they are constructive or destructive . |
| 9 | All it does is answer nothing and demands answers to a whole host of other questions . |
| 10 | If this happened , sales staff would be encouraged to give more attention to tailoring insurance savings plans to the long-term needs of the customer . |
| 11 | The above arguments lead to the conclusion that the usual initial data for colliding plane waves leads to a unique solution only up to the topological singularities and in regions II and III , and to the ‘ focusing ’ singularity in the interaction region . |
| 12 | Neither of these considerations applies to the present appeal . |
| 13 | The following description of sampling methods relates to the 1984 survey , but the sample design is similar every year . |
| 14 | We shall see later that the power of the occupiers to exclude or restrict their liability towards visitors has to a considerable extent been eroded by s. 2 Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977 . |
| 15 | Hyperglycaemia during late pregnancy leads to hyperplasia of β cells in the neonate , and malnutrition in growing rats leads to a permanent reduction of the a cell mass . |
| 16 | I may have been wrong proportionately as many times as the result of an amniocentesis turns out to have been wrong : that is , being wrong in both cases amounts to a hypothetical possibility , but is not normal . |
| 17 | A lovely path goes up alongside amongst trees and in a few minutes leads to the open corrie and an impressive mountain scene : directly ahead is Beinn Dearg , the high mass on the left is Beinn Alligin and on the right is the last satellite of the Liathach range . |
| 18 | Each of these icons leads to an appropriate dialog box . |
| 19 | The recognition that a text may set up its own secondary norms leads to a further conclusion , that features of language within that text may depart from the norms of the text itself : that is , they may " stand out " against the background of what the text has led us to expect . |
| 20 | This bypassing of these groups leads to a worrying loss of expertise , for what appears to be political reasons , namely , that the Rape Crisis Lines have radical politics . |
| 21 | Thus the normal 3:1 mixture of chlorine isotopes leads to a characteristic isotope pattern for a single M-Cl bond stretch , with a stronger higher-frequency band due to 35 Cl and a weaker , lower-frequency band due to 37 CI . |
| 22 | The collision of two continents leads to the eventual cessation of subduction , whereas other types of collision may cause a change in the location of the subduction zone . |
| 23 | Author of All the Sweet Promises turns to the first World War . |
| 24 | The complex of buildings belongs to the Italian Embassy . |
| 25 | " The European Council is convinced that harmonious development of the Union over the coming years depends to a considerable degree on the strict application to existing and future legislation of the principle of subsidiarity by all the institutions . " |
| 26 | Asian Studies in the second and third years conforms to the normal pattern of Humanities Combined programmes . |
| 27 | Since Gift Aids applies to a single gifts it can be a very useful means of making a charitable gift towards the end of the tax year when your taxable income for the year can be estimated with some degree of precision . |
| 28 | The rule about the incorporation of customs and usages continues to the present day , as an examination of any textbook on contract law will show . |
| 29 | The greater flexibility of workers extends to the technological design of work itself . |
| 30 | The first major legal challenge over community care assessments is likely to emerge next month when a 22-year-old man with learning difficulties goes to the High Court . |