Example sentences of "[adv] [prep] [v-ing] to [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So in turning to social processes outside employment , we are shifting to a sphere of study which has been well trodden by urban sociology . |
| 2 | Even without insisting on the strict claim that inference from fact to value is logically inadmissible , a claim which since Hume has been a commonplace , and after G. E. Moore 's analysis of the Naturalistic Fallacy was for some time an orthodoxy , it has been convenient to stay out of range of standard criticisms by showing that we can get along well enough without resorting to this kind of inference . |
| 3 | One will not arrive at the concept ‘ mass ’ through observation alone , however closely one scrutinizes colliding billiard-balls , weights on springs , orbiting planets , etc. , nor is it possible to teach others the meaning of mass merely by pointing to such events . |
| 4 | The Software Foundation admitted that calls from big industry players such as Novell Inc , which have shied away from committing to Distributed Computing Environment until now , persuaded the organisation to reconsider its pricing policy . |
| 5 | Thus by referring to such values as ‘ our country 's values ’ , business men appeal to a higher loyalty than obedience to the law and thereby free themselves from its moral constraint . |
| 6 | The decision sets a precedent for the interpretation of legislation generally by referring to ministerial statements at the time the relevant legislation was introduced . |
| 7 | It 's a little like listening to those debates in parliament where parliament vote themselves extra salaries and I feel very uncomfortable in this process , I thought I might be coming here this morning to disagree with my own group , or those members of them that do n't agree with me , perhaps joined with the conservatives in opposing this motion , but I find in fact that everybody is saying oh let's put up the er , the heading , I feel very uncomfortable with this having spent six months in the budget review , criticising officers up hill and down dale every time that they exceeded their budget , having told them that either they balance their budget or that they came in next year with a budget with no more than a one and a half percent increase , or their successors would be doing it for us . |
| 8 | These dark , dank places do improve with acquaintance , and optimistic devotees can often convince sceptics of their virtues , usually by resorting to cryptic descriptions such as ‘ amusing , atmospheric , characterful , unusual ’ and so on . |
| 9 | The development of such institutions resulted partly from the dissemination of beliefs in the importance of a child 's environment upon personality , and of realization that children brought up in large institutions found considerable difficulty later in adjusting to non-institutional life . |
| 10 | In I think things have ticked over er various little things have been sorted but all internally without resorting to outside help . |
| 11 | probably by going to these meetings I can pick up the be best practice for ideas which can be passed on to the others |
| 12 | Far from settling to orderly streaming around the nucleus , the region r30 pc abounds in exotic phenomena . |
| 13 | But far from contributing to meaningful employment for women , it has created yet another series of bad jobs . |
| 14 | Far from leading to improved conditions , building new prisons may often have the contrary result . |
| 15 | This involves trying to grasp Marx 's concept not solely by referring to previous conceptions of ideology but by relating it to his analysis of the mode of production . |
| 16 | The tank is large one — 56″ × 15″ × 36 ’ , but the Oscar has killed everything I have put in for company — even after going to great lengths to see if they 'll get on . |
| 17 | MUST BE NOTIFIED IMMEDIATELY IN WRITING TO SUCH CARRIER BUT IN ANY EVENT WITHIN THREE DAYS OF DISCOVERY AND IF POSSIBLE A REPORT OBTAINED AT THE TIME OF ARRIVAL . |
| 18 | I think that the skills and interest we develop in our young graduates these days are very much wider ranging and they 're reflected into the great variety of jobs into which you go , and erm frequently in talking to young people about geography I 'm at pains to say well we 're really rather a useless subject , but we do give insights into a lot of sorts of problems and erm these lead in many directions . |
| 19 | I have met knitters with bad backs , frozen shoulders , tennis elbows and so on from doing to much knitting at a time . |
| 20 | But instead of sticking to this problem , which is interesting in itself , Yockey makes wild extrapolations in a futile attempt to show how the classical concept of information can be applied to problems in generating information . |
| 21 | ‘ Madam , I wish you would listen instead of jumping to ridiculous conclusions ! ’ |
| 22 | An immediate freeze on prices and wages was imposed , the latter to be adjusted twice yearly instead of according to monthly indexation mechanisms . |
| 23 | She says , ‘ Only after a woman takes in her stride her mother 's failures of understanding , empathy and availability , instead of responding to these shortcomings with childish indignation , is she ready to become her adult friend … |
| 24 | During one meandering discussion Mr Glover wonders aloud why the trio are huddled in a fancy hotel , instead of talking to each other back at the office , like less exalted folk . |
| 25 | So when we are thinking about helping bereaved people , instead of turning to emotional issues straightaway , we should perhaps consider the practical issues that the bereaved person is facing . |
| 26 | Accounting theory is conventionally concerned with financial accounting , i.e. with accounting to external providers of finance . |
| 27 | Apart from listening to that racket . |
| 28 | Apple has been successful selling to schools in other countries , but has so far failed to make an impact in Japan ( apart from selling to private schools ) . |
| 29 | The only difference was that the Guides could look forward to returning to comfortable homes . |
| 30 | We look forward to contributing to this debate . |