Example sentences of "[noun prp] ['s] [noun sg] to [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Arafat 's decision to side with Iraq during the Gulf War had incensed the Saudis , who had previously been among his strongest financial backers . |
| 2 | Above all , the administration has barely responded to Mikhail Gorbachev 's swing to oppression in the Soviet Union . |
| 3 | Yet after 7,000 invading American troops had swept away the revolutionaries , Blaize was imposed by the US and its Caribbean allies as the harmless head of a reluctant coalition of squabbling younger politicians , a half-respected figure from the past who might block the eccentric Gairy 's return to power at the polls . |
| 4 | Whaling and jute were two of the chief sources of Dundee 's rise to prominence as a port . |
| 5 | She was referring to President Aquino 's rise to power on a wave of sympathy following the assassination of her husband . |
| 6 | Both now faced trial before a civilian court , the first trial for offences committed under the military regime since Chile 's return to democracy in 1990 [ for full background to the Letelier case see pp. 28273-74 ; 34989 ; 36097 ; 37709 ; 37914 ; 38719 ] . |
| 7 | Those who despise fictions will presumably admire Wordsworth 's fidelity to fact in line 1 . |
| 8 | However , with Stalin 's ascent to power after the revolution , his pamphlet came to define the orthodoxies of the world Communist movement . |
| 9 | A prominent political figure since Spain 's return to democracy in 1975 , he was Minister of Finance from 1977-79 and Minister of Justice 1980-81 . |
| 10 | The CDS , founded by Adolfo Suarez , the man who supervised Spain 's transition to democracy in the 1970s , was the only nationwide party to straddle the ideological ground between the People 's Party and the Socialists . |
| 11 | This continuing and growing investment reflects Johnson Matthey 's commitment to R&D as a vital element in its strategy for future growth and profitability . |
| 12 | Nor should industry expect ‘ to find refuge in a perpetually depreciating currency ’ , Mrs Thatcher said , underlining Nigel Lawson 's opposition to devaluation of the pound . |
| 13 | She smelt like she had in the garden but with one important difference : I could smell Shelly 's invitation to sex on her . |
| 14 | Here , you will be able to follow Sooty 's rise to super-stardom through the sets , props , scripts , photos and films which have enthralled the very young and the very old ! for 40 years . |
| 15 | However , he confirmed that Argentina 's claim to sovereignty over the Falklands , set to one side during the negotiations , would continue to be pursued in international forums . |
| 16 | Given the outlook of Mrs Whitehouse and the NVALA , it is not surprising that , on learning of Thorsen 's intention to film in Britain , immediate action was taken . |
| 17 | DONALD WOODS saw a dream come true with South Africa 's entitlement to re-entry into international cricket , and the experience was enhanced by his journey with the team through the World Cup tournament . |
| 18 | The first cathedral of this name in Novgorod was built in wood soon after Vladimir 's conversion to Christianity in 988 . |
| 19 | Jocelyn Harris is almost certainly right when she suggests that Leapor is , in fact , responding to John Locke who writes ‘ Of Adam 's Title to Sovereignty by the Subjection of Eve ’ : |
| 20 | Abolition of the laws would fulfil , by June 1992 , President F. W. de Klerk 's promise to Parliament on Feb. 1 to repeal all remaining apartheid legislation [ see p. 37991 ] . |
| 21 | De Klerk 's speech to opening of Parliament |
| 22 | The Finnish diplomat Martti Ahtisaari , who as UN special representative had been closely involved with Namibia 's transition to independence in 1990 , was appointed as chair of the session by Boutros-Ghali in place of José Cutilheiro , the European Communities ( EC ) chief negotiator who had resigned in August . |
| 23 | However , like Rawls , Dworkin 's commitment to equality in the economic sphere is somewhat limited . |
| 24 | He believes this ‘ tripartite alliance ’ is the reason for Japan 's rise to domination in world markets , and the only way that Britain 's true industrial base can be saved . |
| 25 | It comes as no surprise to learn of NASA 's resistance to Sanskrit as a language for AI . |
| 26 | By 1958 , with more than 50 papers published , the University of London recognised Barber 's contribution to chemotherapy by awarding him a DSc . |
| 27 | Baldwin 's rise to power as the Conservative leader and prime minister in 1923 and 1924 — 9 was ruled by two considerations : first , the need to tame the Labour party and to force it to accept the conventions of parliamentary politics ; and second , to ensure that Lloyd George be kept out of office at all costs . |
| 28 | The question which remains to be solved is : were these phrases added to existing documents in 1070–72 to support Lanfranc 's claim to primacy over the whole area of the British Isles , or were they added as a last resort in 1120 , when the claim which Lanfranc , Anselm and Archbishop Ralph had all supported was facing final and irrevocable defeat ? |
| 29 | He led St Colman 's College to victory over old adversaries St Pat 's , Maghera in the MacRory Cup final with a marvellous individual performance that saw him become the first winner of the Iggy Jones Memorial Trophy . |
| 30 | Karamanlis , 83 , had presided over Greece 's return to democracy in 1974 , holding office as Prime Minister until 1980 and then serving a term as President from 1980 to 1985 . |