Example sentences of "and finally to [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Cinderella mutated from rinsedella to rinse-a-leader and denser-liar , nitron became non-try , even trianon , U.V.I. kept changing into I-view-you , and synthetic fibre had long completed its various transitions from fetid cider to fist ethic neighbour and finally to thigh fetish sabre , where it looked like getting stuck for quite some time .
2 The mill was powered originally by water , then converted to steam in 1811 and finally to electricity in 1914 .
3 As diagnoses become more refined , they move from a simple description of signs and symptoms to an understanding about pathogenesis , and finally to knowledge of aetiology .
4 So , too , does the ability of parents to relinquish the young developing adult first to boyfriend or girlfriend , and finally to marriage partner .
5 This is emphasized by Coleman ( 1969 ) , who has advocated a departure from the traditional classifications of agricultural land , forestry and so on , and instead produced a concentric ring model radiating out from townscape to urban fringe , to farmscape , to marginal fringe , and finally to wildscape .
6 Choosing the wrong technology , or failing to take the necessary adaptive measures in management , production or marketing can quickly lead to falling profits , dwindling market shares and finally to takeover or closure .
7 The layout also reflects the sequence of scientific archaeology from one lab to the next from sorting and cleaning , to cold storage , rough sectioning and then thin sectioning and fine polishing , and finally to analysis and interpretation .
8 Accordingly , from the mid-1970s , research began to examine the perception and behaviour of individuals , and then to develop general conceptual and theoretical research , in a shift from the ‘ inductive ’ to the ‘ scientific ’ route shown in Figure I. I. Smith ( 1983 ) in another recent summary broadly agrees with Owens , and divides his textbook Recreation Geography into a four-stage continuum from description , to explanation , to prediction and finally to policy formulation .
9 Within the owls , therefore , there is a progression from minimal ( although still considerable ) loss of bone in the barn owl and other species , to destruction of the weaker postcranial elements in the eagle owls , and finally to destruction of both postcranial elements and jaws in the tawny and little owls .
10 During the exchange itself he 'd moved from suspicion to disbelief to disgust and finally to acceptance of Estabrook 's proposal .
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