Example sentences of "no relation to [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The State is an artificial political , economic , occasionally military system , bearing no relation to humanity ’ ( III , ‘ The family ’ ) . |
| 2 | At least one portrait of him can , however , be definitely identified ; it was painted in India by Thomas Hickey ( no relation to William ) . |
| 3 | His second was planted to the far side of the penalty box where the lanky Whelan — no relation to Liverpool 's Ronnie — headed in with great strength on his League debut . |
| 4 | Instead , the returning member of staff is put through various re-initiation rituals ( 'Enjoyed your holiday ? ' ) , or is given responsibilities bearing no relation to interests developed on the course . |
| 5 | The couple say it bore no relation to plans they had inspected and that Mr Minashi slammed the phone down when they rang . |
| 6 | An example of such pressure involving an attempt to change an inequitable system that appears to bear no relation to wartime was on the Isle of Ely . |
| 7 | Do n't waste your time on issues that bear no relation to profit . |
| 8 | As with stream sediment sampling glaciation can form thick exotic deposits which have no relation to bedrock geology , and their contained clays may prevent upward migration of metal ions . |
| 9 | Modern art is catered for with The Sixties Scene in London by David Mellor ( no relation to Britain 's erstwhile Heritage Minister of that name ) ( £29.95 ) and , most topically , Understanding Hypermedia by Bob Cotton and Richard Oliver ( £25.95 ) which looks at the impact of computer-generated imagery on contemporary art and design . |
| 10 | Is the Prime Minister aware that his claim to have reined in the ambitions of our partners is a vain boast that bears no relation to reality , and that going into Maastricht we had a Community of 12 and coming out we had a Community of 11 and a half ? |
| 11 | Because these qualities have no relation to aesthetics , a true home , in the eyes of the novelists , is not defined by its likeness to other houses of similar or superior social standing , but rather by its individuality expressed in unpretentious honesty ; its contents , that is , are determined by the affections , not by conformity to an agreed standard of ‘ taste ’ . |
| 12 | His own father John Melia ( no relation to actor Joe ) was a professional , if reluctant , boxer , and he himself is now 47 , the age Mills was when he died . |
| 13 | Despite the similar names , Swedish dentist cum chart star DR ALBAN is no relation to Blur 's DAMON ALBARN … but he is married to Gladiators presenter ULRIKE JONSONN ! |
| 14 | But that is theory and has no relation to realities . |
| 15 | A feat in much the same league as Catriona Lambert 's opening 76 was the second round 74 handed in by Pauline Dobson , no relation to Helen albeit a similarly long hitter . |
| 16 | Officially , he was supposed to have escaped by sliding down bedsheets from an upper window , but the truth is that CNN 's vice president , Ed Turner — no relation to Ted Turner — had to pay a hefty ransom for him . |
| 17 | We can not support the Bill because it bears no relation to people 's income . |
| 18 | Throughout the study the results of IS900 and IS902 polymerase chain reaction bore no relation to spheroplasts or bacillary form acid fast bacilli visible in the cultures . |
| 19 | Although he was no relation to Charles , his surname had inspired him to pick up the pen . |
| 20 | In June , President Grant issued an executive order establishing a Wallowa Reservation ‘ for the roaming Nez Perce Indians ’ , which bore no relation to Odeneal 's recommendations . |
| 21 | The Mancunians ' chances of beating Blackburn into the play-offs were dented by defeat at lowly Oxford the following night , a result which bore absolutely no relation to form . |
| 22 | His Mandala for Prepared Piano was quite hypnotic , bearing no relation to piano-sound at all but dependant on the stopping of the strings to produce harmonics . |
| 23 | It bears little or no relation to ideas of marriage held by non-Christian races in Africa and Asia . |
| 24 | In spite of denials from the managers of the so-called " Acid Music Houses " , that the name has no relation to LSD or Ecstasy ( the new similar drug to LSD originating in the USA ) , the police and drugs councillors are very disturbed about this latest dangerous trend . |