Example sentences of "[vb mod] be [verb] to [noun sg] of " in BNC.

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1 There is also usually a disposal for capital gains tax purposes by the corporate shareholder , and reference should be made to Statement of Practice 4/89 in this regard .
2 Consideration should be given to inclusion of the following items in the heads :
3 Enquiries about admission are welcome and should be addressed to Faculty of Science and Engineering Office — Undergraduate Section , The University of Edinburgh , West Mains Road , Edinburgh EH9 3JY .
4 For the ‘ middle classes ’ , then , heterogeneity of social origin must be added to heterogeneity of socio-economic position as another factor tending to render problematic any clear ‘ class ’ designation ( or in other words tending to reduce the degree to which the term ‘ middle class ’ identifies a pertinent social collectivity ) .
5 He 'll be going to centre of erm dog standing out there .
6 It was estimated that 50–60% of the change in fluid transport caused by the parasite could be ascribed to activation of intramural nervous reflexes .
7 When Bishop Asser says that Alfred severely chastised those who disobeyed his orders , he may be referring to action of a similar sort .
8 Pollution of the Po , Italy 's largest river , is a source of mounting concern , with fears that it may be contributing to pollution of the Adriatic , into which it flows .
9 In some areas the amount of inversion of the Carboniferous basement apparently exceeds that of the post-Zechstein section which may be attributed to removal of significant amounts of late Carboniferous strata during late Hercynian times ; these areas are also associated with the principal gas discoveries in the basin .
10 At the English Reformation Tyndale naïvely hoped that , after provision had been made for the surplus clergy , the revenues misused by the Church would be devoted to relief of the poor , not to the enrichment of Henry VIII 's courtiers .
11 ( 2 ) Subject to para ( 3 ) ( below ) , the parties must make discovery by serving lists of documents and ; ( a ) subject to sub-para ( c ) , each party must make and serve on every other party a list of documents which are or have been in his possession , custody or power relating to any matter in question between them in the action ; ( b ) the court may , on application ; ( i ) order that discovery under this paragraph shall be limited to such documents or classes of documents only , or as to such only of the matters in question , as may be specified in the order , or ( ii ) if satisfied that discovery by all or any of the parties is not necessary , order that there shall be no discovery of documents by any or all of the parties ; and the court shall make such an order if and so far as it is of opinion that discovery is not necessary either for disposing fairly of the action or for saving costs ; ( c ) where liability is admitted or in an action for personal injuries arising out of a road accident , discovery shall be limited to disclosure of any documents relating to the amount of damages ; ( d ) the provisions of Ord 14 of these rules relating to inspection of documents shall apply where discovery is made under this paragraph as it applies where discovery is made under that Order .
12 Greater latitude can be permitted to disparagement of politicians and self-promoting celebrities : the sting is less likely to pierce when the hide is thick .
13 Here the amount of uplift computed from the reflectance values may include a considerable fraction which can be attributed to removal of Carboniferous overburden in Hercynian times .
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