Example sentences of "[noun pl] be [verb] to the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | An SBU or divisional manager will be motivated to seek appropriate investments if he knows clearly what the generic strategy for his SBU is ( he would presumably have participated in determining it ) , is aware of what is expected of him in terms of building or maintaining competitive strengths , and knows that early-warning indicators will be set up to monitor how his investments are contributing to the improvement or maintenance of those specific strengths . |
| 2 | Gripper strips are nailed to the bottom of each riser and the back of each tread ( or you can get right-angled metal stair grippers which simply fit into the angle between each tread and riser ) . |
| 3 | Subordinate entities are connected to the root and further subordinates connected to them . |
| 4 | As the orders are made out to confirm the buyer 's telephone conversations with the media salespeople , copies are passed to the agency 's traffic controllers to ensure that the control system is able to get the required material to the media on time . |
| 5 | These pop icons are elevated to the pantheon of public attention and encouraged to Live Fast , Die Even Faster — preferably within inking distance of the tabloid press and/or Albert Goldman . |
| 6 | In an elaborate and impressive ritual Aaron and his sons are instituted to the priesthood . |
| 7 | The number of representations to the Home Office is running at 700 to 800 a year , but only about five of those cases are referred to the Court of Appeal . |
| 8 | At present , the awards in successful cases are paid to the company — which makes , unsurprisingly , for few suits . |
| 9 | Children who come into care through the courts are committed to the care of the local authority either because they are themselves offenders , or because they are the victims of offences or because they are found in need of care . |
| 10 | In the normally austere Hereford Breed , Journal , the owners of the Llandinabo herd claim foreign bulls are leading to the disintegration of the British Hereford by introducing alien blood . |
| 11 | The polygon definitions are written to the file whose unit number is 11 . |
| 12 | The taste buds are confined to the tip , the sides and the back of the tongue only . |
| 13 | The Fitzgerald decision was prompted by Taunton Cider 's move to end the service as Fitzgerald traffic loads are added to the cider company 's own 20-vehicle train . |
| 14 | The majority of Tom Troubadour 's opponents are coming to the end of much busier campaigns , and the novice Merry Master may prove the main threat . |
| 15 | As early as 1906 , in many of Picasso 's paintings influenced by Iberian sculpture , forms are distended to the point of distortion , and because of this , in the heads of figures , the features , and particularly the mouths are unnaturally elongated . |
| 16 | After leaving the section , the completed forms are passed to the department personnel section for verification of the claimants eligibility , and then processed by the data preparation section of the Finance department onto the main computer for subsequent issue of cheques . |
| 17 | Sometimes foundations are shaken to the core by the premature death or prolonged absence of the main attachment figure . |
| 18 | Some American artists are responding to the recession by creating more modestly priced works . |
| 19 | And the er , detail of that will come out when the proposals are put to the Policy and Resources Committee . |
| 20 | The regions protected by cAMP-CRP and CytR in DNase I footprints are indicated to the left . |
| 21 | Police in the inner cities are stretched to the limit . |
| 22 | Clues about the timing of metasomatism beneath the Kaapvaal craton in southern Africa are provided by metasomatized peridotites brought to the surface as xenoliths in young ( 80–95-Myr-old ) group I kimberlites : the question that arises is whether the metasomatic alterations of the xenoliths are related to the host kimberlites themselves or to earlier igneous events such as the group II kimberlite eruptions ( 120–150Myr ) . |
| 23 | In the normal cell , protein molecules are assembled to the specification of RNA plans . |
| 24 | The new rules are linked to the introduction of Pay and File , planned to apply to accounting periods ending on or after 1 October 1993 . |
| 25 | Competitive tendering is a system whereby contracts are awarded to the supplier who offers the best deal . |
| 26 | Moreover , David Attenborough 's presentation is a far cry from the gee-whiz approach that some science producers adopt to ensure that their programmes are broadcast to the nation . |
| 27 | Planning authorities have become aware of these practices and often now include conditions that roads are taken to the boundary of adjoining land , where future development is anticipated . |
| 28 | Joints have to fit exactly and surfaces are planed to the millimetre or the defects are painfully audible . |
| 29 | There has been much discussion of the need to increase the speed at which new products are brought to the marketplace and a ‘ rugby team ’ in contrast to a ‘ relay ’ approach to project management has been suggested as a way of making faster progress ( Takeuchi and Nonaka , 1986 ) . |
| 30 | Ensuring that the organization 's products are brought to the attention of existing and potential customers by means of suitable advertising and promotional methods ; |