Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv] as a [noun sg] to " in BNC.
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1 | This statutory definition was originally formulated under s15(2) of SOGIT 1973 ( now substituted by s192(3) ( a ) , Sched 4 of CCA 1974 ) which came about as a response to the demand for reform in this area . |
2 | A lot of the pop soul , nouveau muso thing came about as a reaction to Postcard , or the post-Postcard janglepop . |
3 | In part it came about as a reaction to the inordinate complexity of S-R theory but , I believe , it had much more to do with S-R theory 's failure to cope with real psychological problems like the performance of radar operators , and with the availability of machines , computers , with mind-like properties that made it respectable to think in mentalistic terms again . |
4 | Its acreage expanded quickly as a response to demand fuelled by the emergence of the automobile industry . |
5 | But by around 1020 , the quality of Norman coins declined markedly as a concomitant to the rapid increase in quantity . |
6 | The 2 Jaguars flew past as a tribute to Squadron Leader , Mike Lawrence . |
7 | He went up as a commoner to Wadham College , Oxford , in 1858 , and took fourth-class honours in law and modern history in 1862 . |
8 | The Tigers boycotted elections in November last year for the North-Eastern Provincial Council , the new body set up as a compromise to demands for self-rule , saying that it did not fulfil the aspirations of the Tamil people . |
9 | One of the innovatory features of the Act is that the holder of the office it sets up — the Data Protection Registrar — has the task of applying a set of principles — the Data Protection Principles , set out as a Schedule to the Act . |
10 | Within the firm , however , the burden of liability will be apportioned by agreement , either generally , as for example by reference to profit and loss sharing ratios or by recognition of the right of a salaried partner held out as a partner to an indemnity from the equity partners , or specifically to meet the circumstances of a particular claim against the firm . |