Example sentences of "[noun prp] ['s] [noun sg] to [noun sg] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | Above all , the administration has barely responded to Mikhail Gorbachev 's swing to oppression in the Soviet Union . |
| 2 | 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 ] . |
| 3 | Those who despise fictions will presumably admire Wordsworth 's fidelity to fact in line 1 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | The first cathedral of this name in Novgorod was built in wood soon after Vladimir 's conversion to Christianity in 988 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | However , like Rawls , Dworkin 's commitment to equality in the economic sphere is somewhat limited . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | At demonstrations , he had seen faces ‘ filled with hatred ’ which reminded him of the months preceding Hitler 's rise to power in 1933 . |
| 13 | The growing threat of fascism after Hitler 's accession to power in Germany in 1933 was to transform perceptions of the Soviet state not simply in Nizan 's mind but in the minds of a whole generation of left-wing intellectuals . |
| 14 | If this is so , there is considerable point to Beverley Halstead 's letter to Nature in which he argues that academic publication of the research results should be a requirement before the award of a Ph D , ( as is the case in some countries and institutions ) . |