Example sentences of "[det] [prep] a [noun] to [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some Indians interpreted this as a response to India 's refusal to offer bases to the Soviet Union . |
| 2 | They question the theoretical basis of this approach , arguing that not only might the driver treat this as a challenge to driving skill , but that in the trade off between caution and speed , the driver could equally strike a bargain on the side of risk , especially where the shared space is lengthy . |
| 3 | The move was interpreted by some as a concession to Lloyd 's brokers who supply the market with its business . |
| 4 | The move was interpreted by some as a concession to Lloyd 's brokers who supply the market with its business . |
| 5 | 5 Corps was still under orders not to provoke or resist them by force , for the reasons Macmillan had explained on his visit on 13 May , and on the evening of 14 May Gen McCreery confirmed this in a message to Gen Keightley [ KP 106 ] : agreement confirmed that Maj Dubajic would remain at Kappel with Lt Lochhead of 6 SF ( SOE ) to make arrangements for the hand-over of further 10,000 Croats by 23 May making a total of 13,000 Croats to be repatriated . |
| 6 | Then Montini dealt with the order of questions the Council had to answer ( he had already developed this in a letter to Pope John only a week after the Council began ) . |
| 7 | If you wish to give small amounts regularly , e.g. monthly , you could accumulate the money in a separate account and then convert this to a gift to ACET every time the amount reaches £600 . |
| 8 | Among the births was that of a daughter to Mr & Mrs M G Le Roi ( Liverpool ) on 9 September 67 . |
| 9 | However , there are some misgivings about development which tends to boost land and house prices without providing significant job opportunities for ‘ ordinary ’ people or , apparently , acting as much of a catalyst to growth in the rest of the local economy . |
| 10 | The industry seems to think that Novell is now as much of a threat to Sun as the Open Software Foundation was . |
| 11 | One of this year 's debutantes , Primrose was pretty but still far too much of a schoolgirl to interest Aubrey . |
| 12 | I obtained these during a visit to Tokyo some years ago ! |
| 13 | Not only did these men share the hardships of combat , their very survival imbued many with a pre-disposition to paternalism . |
| 14 | Even on his last visit , two years ago , the Ministry Inspector declared that it would soon be more of a hazard to health than a promoter of it . ’ |
| 15 | They are often more of a blockage to communication than a channel . |
| 16 | The Soviet Union was more of a menace to Japan but Yoshida did not believe an early Soviet attack was likely . |
| 17 | ‘ This is more of a warning to clubs that three red cards in as many games will not be tolerated . ’ |
| 18 | The table they sat at was wrought iron , with a bright brass guard-rail running round the top of it , more of a danger to glasses than anything else . |
| 19 | Since an empty house is more of a challenge to burglars and squatters than one where there is lots of activity , you ca n't expect a rebate on your house and contents insurance — in fact your insurance company may even charge an extra premium if you are away for more than30 days . |
| 20 | Because of this , suffering is less of a threat to happiness , while it spells death to the pleasure-seeking life . |
| 21 | The NCC survey found that external hacking posed much less of a threat to systems than malicious acts by staff or ex-staff , who were responsible for almost a third of all logical security failures and breaches . |
| 22 | Conservationists argue that they are far less of a threat to stocks of fish such as salmon than water diversion schemes and bad logging practices . |
| 23 | Full-time employment may be less of a deterrent to childbearing if mothers can pay for personal child care . |
| 24 | It was clear to The Times that bankruptcy was far less of a protection to creditors than a licence to dishonest traders to speculate with other persons ' property . |
| 25 | Yet Labour had not fought the election solely on a negative programme of hostility to Protection but on its socialist programme ; and the electors had given even less of a mandate to socialism than to Protection . |
| 26 | It is a well-documented fact that cancer , for example , is more prevalent in those with a predisposition to depression and a tendency to bottle-up their emotions just to please others . |
| 27 | The possibility of introducing anti-oncogenes into those with a predisposition to colon cancer is undoubtedly one of the most exciting prospects . |
| 28 | And , as we were seeing heart-breakingly today , nature itself is enough of a challenge to birds . |
| 29 | Make the most of a holiday to Australia , Switzerland or the Italian lakes by taking a twin centre holiday — see twice as much and enjoy the contrast between totally different resorts . |
| 30 | Last Tuesday , when the start of this match coincided with the end of a major international event ( won by Garry Kasparov ) in The Netherlands , one national paper devoted most of a page to chess coverage . |