Example sentences of "[vb pp] [prep] [verb] to the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | While many British evacuees drifted back to the cities once the threat of an invasion had been lifted , refugee children were actively discouraged from returning to the urban life . |
| 2 | The idea that learners should be discouraged from attending to the formal properties of language is comparable to the idea , prevalent in a previous era , that learners should be denied all access to translation . |
| 3 | He did this , presumably , to ensure that the solutions were thoroughly mixed before proceeding to the next dilution . |
| 4 | The names of taxa must be adhered to according to the international rules , but it is permissible to anglicise the endings , so that members of the superfamily Trichostrongyloidea in the example above may also be termed trichostrongyloids . |
| 5 | The down-problem is solved by adding to the optimal tableau of LPk and using the dual simplex method ( in its upper-bound form ) to restore optimality . |
| 6 | If they really mean to improve transport in Scotland , why are they frightened of agreeing to the new clause ? |
| 7 | Enough has been said with regard to the bass line in the preceding example to indicate the kind of procedure suitable in cases of this kind . |
| 8 | However , it is very important to take a balanced approach here because value judgments are often made with regard to the comparative worth of the skill of the professional , versus the materials used . |
| 9 | However , we think an exception should be made with regard to the Face-to-Face article with a Pensions Secretary , namely Mr Ian W Ferrier , who we are delighted to say is still a pensioner . |
| 10 | The Board of Examiners shall review the case and confirm or amend its decision provided the information is presented in writing to the Academic Registrar by the date specified by or on behalf of the Senate . |
| 11 | However , US relief workers who flew into Tehran on June 25 with medical supplies and food were reported to have been prevented from going to the affected provinces , while Kayhan , one of Iran 's largest-circulation newspapers , accused the USA of being mean with its aid and of hoping to reap diplomatic benefits by offering " one or two million dollars " . |
| 12 | Questions such as ‘ what is the name of the river on which New Orleans stands ? ’ or ‘ what is the height of Ben Nevis ? ’ can be answered by referring to the appropriate page of the atlas . |
| 13 | Any savings to be made by switching to the new system are now likely to be less than forecast . |
| 14 | I 've got ta go to the common room and get my bag , are you coming ? |
| 15 | You 've got ta stick to the same order that I showed you this morning , yeah ? |
| 16 | Arrested on 22 January , he had been accused of belonging to the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine . |
| 17 | Although he eventually managed to finish his ( televised ) speech , the image remained of a President no longer in full control of events , being angrily accused of lying to the American people . |
| 18 | A word of explanation may be needed in regard to the last two categories . |
| 19 | The equilibrium position for the excited phase is never attained because more torque can be produced by switching to the next phase as the step position is approached . |
| 20 | Two conference enquiries have been received with regard to the forthcoming Easter Vacation . |
| 21 | As a result , we argued , the rights of the vast majority of people to an attractive and undeveloped countryside were being abused by acceding to the private interests of a few . |
| 22 | In a direct boiler system , the copper hot water cylinder ( or , in older installations , galvanised hot water tank ) is supplied with water from the cold water storage cistern ; the water then passes down to a heating boiler , back boiler ( behind a fire ) or gas circulator to be heated before returning to the hot water cylinder . |
| 23 | Nevertheless , there is no harm in a tenant trying for a compromise and the following provision ( adapted for adding to the above amendment to clause 7.6.2 ) could be considered : AND upon cesser of the Term by notice hereunder the insurance money shall in respect of the destruction or damage of the Premises under the policy maintained under this clause [ 7 ] be divided between the Landlord and the Tenant according to the value at the date of the destruction or damage of their respective interests in the Premises ( to be determined in default of agreement by a single arbitrator to be appointed by the President for the time being of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors on the application of either party ) |
| 24 | Perhaps ‘ salvation by grace , experienced in listening to the preaching or reading of the biblical word , and in affirming the literal interpretation of that word ’ might be a better if clumsier phrase . |
| 25 | The initial difficulty with discussing curvature in our three-dimensional world is best appreciated by referring to the analogous case of a two-dimensional being living in a curved two-dimensional surface . |
| 26 | That 's as maybe , but a much simpler answer can be found by turning to the front cover of the same issue , and Phil Collen 's ‘ custom ’ Jackson . |
| 27 | Just as benefits were clearly derived from the Government 's decision to join the exchange rate mechanism this time last year , so will advantages be derived by moving to the new narrow rate band and possibly , in time , to a single currency . |
| 28 | In the evening , after a superb meal in the à la carte restaurant , we were treated to a Sunwing show followed by dancing to the latest sounds — only for those who were n't too tired after a hard day 's sunbathing ! |
| 29 | The need to build hypotheses into pattern-recognizing programs can best be illustrated by referring to the many programs that have been written to interpret line diagrams ( see Figure 12 ) . |
| 30 | The force of this statement can be illustrated by referring to the two functions of certiorari . |