Example sentences of "[pers pn] are [verb] to the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The hypotheses , formed after his observations , are many ; but most of them are related to the empirical findings of a long tradition and the world is spared a too individualistic interpretation of some of Nature 's more self-willed manifestations . |
| 2 | ‘ Well , I 'll tell ye — nine hundred and ninety-nine of them are glued to the Holy Writ of Economic Theory ; the remaining one , which ought to be fixed on Ireland , is blind . ’ |
| 3 | YOU ARE INVITED TO THE BIGGEST CANINE BIRTHDAY PARTY EVER |
| 4 | Or at least make sure you are listening to the right station . |
| 5 | MEN open your eyes and see how you are chained to the capitalist system by the needs of your wives and children . |
| 6 | all you are contributing to the political debate in this country at the present moment is a quarrel about the trade union block vote in the affairs of the Labour Party . |
| 7 | With a monochrome viewfinder. use ‘ auto ’ or remember to check that you are set to the correct preset . |
| 8 | When all the guttering is in place you can start on the downpipes These are generally fixed from the ground working upwards , but you must make sure that you are working to the right line if ( as is common ) the guttering is offset from the wall . |
| 9 | You will see a dialog box counting up the number of matches , before you are returned to the original display showing files at the left , and details at the right . |
| 10 | Now that we are proceeding to the welcome elections in the near future , what steps will the Government take in co-operation with the Kenyan Government in the hope that those elections will be free and fair ? |
| 11 | Instead , we are treated to the Gaelic language stuck on the culture of others like Thomas the Tank Engine or pastiche gardening programmes about how to grow runner beans against a breeze block wall ! |
| 12 | No we 're not actually losing money but I mean with Traidcraft we are getting to the low point where we put borrowed stock |
| 13 | As soon as we ask what faith is and what sort of mistreatment of faith causes doubt , we are led to the first major misconception about doubt — the idea that doubt is the opposite of faith and the same thing as unbelief . |
| 14 | Once again we are led to the provisional conclusion that the poll tax was only one variable determining party support in individual district authorities , not least because of the problems voters had in deciding where responsibility lay . |
| 15 | We are reverting to the existing practice . |
| 16 | ‘ We are dedicated to the export-oriented economy , ’ promised Wu Binghui , the director of the provincial capital 's Commission for Foreign Economic Relations and Trade . |
| 17 | We are committed to the practical care of all those who are ill with AIDS/HIV regardless of race , religion , lifestyle , sex , sexuality or any other factor . |
| 18 | We are committed to the new North . |
| 19 | We are committed to the highest safety and environmental standards and put great store by the contractual arrangements in place for the return of wastes . |
| 20 | We are committed to the free market , to free trade and to the creation of a competitive and enterprising economy . |
| 21 | Over the next three years we are committed to the biggest investment in Britain 's transport infrastructure in our history . |
| 22 | Now we are attached to the Jewish bourgeoisie like Modkowski , Aronson , etc . ’ |
| 23 | We are responding to the visual cues . |
| 24 | Following the imaginative suggestion of my hon. Friend the Member for Ilford , South ( Mr. Thorne ) , in recognition of Nepal 's return to democracy we are presenting to the Nepalese Parliament a throne for its Speaker . |
| 25 | We are used to the traditional emphasis placed in Christian teaching on the transcendence of God , on His detachment from the world which He has created . |
| 26 | We are used to the Labour party believing that it can talk up its support by talking the country down . |
| 27 | Thus , when many people talk ( or think ) about CAD , they are referring to the secondary design activity wherein the seed of the idea is fully investigated and developed . |
| 28 | However we make sure that they are manufactured to the latest BSI standards using only the best quality materials . |
| 29 | ‘ They are geared to the narrow dimensions of their own sports . |
| 30 | Thus , the discount houses may be making losses on the loans they are repaying to the commercial banks . |