Example sentences of "[subord] [verb] a [adj] [noun] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | The only viable alternative is to ‘ mimagree ’ otherwise , to mime agreement in such a way as to contest subtly the authority of the language used rather than launching a direct challenge to male discursive authority . |
| 2 | Rather than turning a blind eye to the polishers and legislating against the scuffers , we should more logically allow no interference … on either side of the ball . |
| 3 | By choosing one of the colours and holding down the shift key , you can then create your own colour , but rather than adding a new colour to the palette this replaces the original . |
| 4 | Surely such lazy car drivers who park directly beside bus stops rather than walk a few yards to a shop , should be prosecuted before a fatal accident results from their thoughtless actions . |
| 5 | In most countries persecution was pre-emptively instigated by an elite which had identified the threat to its position from worker or peasant organisation , rather than constituting a defensive reaction to Communist activity itself . |
| 6 | Marx 's works had already begun to penetrate Russia earlier , but until now they had been used to buttress populist attacks on capitalism , rather than to develop a Marxist approach to revolution in Russia . |
| 7 | Although desiring a diplomatic posting to Venice , Mackenzie was recalled to take over Scottish affairs from Sir Gilbert Elliot , third baronet [ q.v . ] . |
| 8 | Only late in his life did he undertake an analysis of the economic basis of imperialism , and even then he brought together a number of particular observations rather than formulating a specific alternative to the Marxist theory , such as Schumpeter produced at about the same time . |
| 9 | Two men dressed in long underwear would shake hands and then bend forward as if making a deep bow to each other . |
| 10 | Jane Glover succeeded him as Artistic Director in 1984 , and has successfully broadened the policies of the orchestra by bringing in chamber music of the 19th and 20th centuries , while maintaining a strong commitment to the Haydn/Mozart period . |
| 11 | Mr Lamont aimed to give a boost to business and recovery this year while sending a clear message to the markets of the measures he — or his successor — will take to claw back borrowing . |
| 12 | In 1976 , the government pegged the grant for future years to the 1975 level in real terms , while expecting a comparable service to be maintained . |
| 13 | A management consultant 's study has found that office and warehouse space around the port and former burgh of Leith offers the best potential for growth , while giving a further boost to the area 's development plans . |
| 14 | Indeed the Irish performance bore little resemblance to the confident efforts of acknowledged Sevens experts and defending champions Fiji , who ran all over and around Malaysia to win the opening game 49–0 , or Australia , who started by scoring 47 points while conceding a lone try to Singapore . |
| 15 | If RBGE participation in proposals within this programme is approved , we are in an excellent position to take our own scientific work forward while making a substantial contribution to the Community 's international position in plant sciences . |
| 16 | On 14 December 1557 , parliament agreed to send commissioners to France to negotiate the marriage , while making a sideways nod to Châtelherault 's shrill demand that this should not prejudice his right as heir presumptive . |
| 17 | The whole arrangement was on too small a scale for our size , and on one occasion , while making a nocturnal visit to the bushes , Lorne stumbled through the main string , snapped it and brought the curtain up ( or rather down ) on the whole assembled company . |
| 18 | Andrew Wilton 's conception of the show is designed to work on several levels , and should be ‘ genuinely accessible ’ to the non-specialist visitor in terms of the beauty and importance of the objects while offering a coherent reading to the specialist . |
| 19 | Russell Reynolds has achieved the highest fee income in the British market through adapting to the British way of doing things whilst retaining an American approach to marketing and business development ; it has achieved the former as effectively as Spencer Stuart and the latter as profitably as Korn/Ferry , to produce a combination more successful than either . |
| 20 | Concern was expressed at what the effect would be when attaching a means-tested service to a free one . |
| 21 | They undertook the extensive analysis of various documents , compiled statistics of their own , made use of officially provided statistics and other materials , such as records , participated in community events and organisations , interviewed various members of the community in depth as well as administering a standardised questionnaire to various sets of people . |
| 22 | In the summer of 1101 , faced with Robert 's landing in England and the immediate prospect of widespread desertion , Henry went so far as to promise a general obedience to the papal decrees , and it seems likely that Anselm 's activity on his behalf , secured by this promise , turned the tide in his favour , and brought Duke Robert 's invasion to a halt . |
| 23 | Mr. Leapor has put down a Grave-Stone in Memory of his Daughter ; and I should be glad if any of the ingenious Gentlemen you mention would be so good as to write a few Lines to be put upon it |
| 24 | It is clear from the evidence of wills from all social classes up to the sovereign himself that society valued the spiritual input of those whose dying to worldly values ( at their enclosure the burial service was read over them ) was not regarded with jokey discomfort as disturbingly eccentric , but valued as contributing a unique gift to a total social welfare . |
| 25 | The operation is well established ; there are no rejection problems and only size matters when matching a suitable valve to the patient 's heart . |
| 26 | In developed and developing countries alike indigenous paraprofessionals seem to be more effective than professionals in working with certain clients and communities or at the very least they are seen as adding a valuable dimension to social service provision . |
| 27 | His ‘ unconditional ’ release , by which it is understood he will be able to operate freely in politics , represents a risk for Mr de Klerk , since it is clear Mr Sisulu will have a capacity to generate mass political gatherings , as well as give a revitalised direction to anti-apartheid politics . |
| 28 | When attempting a rational approach to planning it is important to be aware of these political factors . |
| 29 | Thailand 's onshore oil and comparatively recently discovered offshore gas hold the prospect of energy self-sufficiency as well as providing a tremendous boost to the country 's already high level of industrial growth . |
| 30 | The Group saw group moderation by teachers as a vital element , as being a process with significant benefit to teachers in itself as well as providing a crucial counterbalance to crudely over-simplified test results . |