Example sentences of "be [adv] [vb pp] to [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The central issue which underlies the continuing pattern of human rights violations is that members of the armed forces are rarely brought to justice for the crimes they commit and therefore act with impunity . |
| 2 | Members experience less work-related stress and are better adjusted to life in the organization . |
| 3 | The Government generally take the view that matters of pay and hours are better left to negotiation between employers and employees , or by their representatives , and that they should certainly not be dealt with in legislation or in codes of practice provided for in statute . |
| 4 | These are normally presented to Parliament in the previous December , along with the winter supplementary estimates for the previous year . |
| 5 | IDENTIFICATION Some people who have been rudely awakened to awareness of difference , who have never learnt to value the otherness of the other or feel safe with it , may need to search for love only with their mirror image . |
| 6 | Student members of the HCIMA on appropriate courses ( see under students heading ) are automatically upgraded to licentiateship on successful completion of their studies . |
| 7 | The evening services are also packed to capacity with a thrilling atmosphere of worship and sense of God 's presence . |
| 8 | The providers of domestic , portering and ward ancillary staff are also subjected to pressure from staff for the peak-holiday periods . |
| 9 | The College proposes that this should apply to a small group of patients who are repeatedly admitted to hospital under sections 3 or 37 of the Mental Health Act 1983 and who require long-term support and supervision in the community , but are known to have a history of failing to co-operate with treatment ’ |
| 10 | However in many cases it is doubtful whether these are anything other than the traditional wage system in a new disguise — for ‘ merit ’ , ‘ loyalty ’ and ‘ cooperation ’ , which are often tied to length of service have been used as major criteria for wage increases granted in this fashion … managements have not proceeded hastily towards full-blown wage rationalization because of their own concern with preserving worker identification with the enterprise … |
| 11 | Prisoners are now sent to prison as a punishment , not for punishment . |
| 12 | All penguins are flightless but are perfectly adapted to life in water and to withstanding cold . |
| 13 | But the Ragdoll , lacking these responses , could be literally loved to death by unthinking children . |
| 14 | The Amiga is already supported by a large body of games software which can be easily transferred to CD-ROM for sale to CDTV owners . |
| 15 | However , it is harder to see why age should be directly related to poverty in the years after retirement . |
| 16 | All your efforts can be painlessly printed to paper with superb control of the layout . |
| 17 | Others were convinced that they 'd be well suited to life in combat uniform . |
| 18 | Obviously chlorophyll is a pool and primary production is a flux , but primary production ( carbon fixation ) can be quantitatively related to chlorophyll through light , nutrients and temperature , independent of the fate of the production . |
| 19 | Used carefully , however , over an extended period , Indian patronage could permit a politician to capitalise upon feelings of gratitude aroused by acts of seemingly disinterested friendship several years earlier , acts which would in fact be quietly brought to mind by a shrewd politician 's regular enquiries about the activities of his young friend in India . |
| 20 | Burstall ( 1975 ) reports that primary and secondary school attitudes towards learning French are strongly related to success in the language . |
| 21 | Realistic recreations of past dark deeds are dramatically brought to life through tableaux , scenic effects and spectacular sound and lighting . |
| 22 | Set in a labyrinth of passages and secret chambers deep below ground , realistic recreation of past dark deeds are dramatically brought to life with scenic effects and spectacular sounds and lighting . |
| 23 | Many feminists who are Christians are surely attracted to Christianity through the compelling nature of the person who was Jesus of Nazareth and the power of his message , which resonates with their own beliefs and values . |
| 24 | He had been tentatively invited to dinner at Hampstead once or twice , but Dinah had not taken to him , except to mock and imitate him after he had gone . |
| 25 | ( As will become clear below , any RNA samples for analysis are simply converted to DNA in a single preliminary step . ) |
| 26 | Although Dowding 's administration had been narrowly returned to office in February 1989 [ see p. 36466 ] , its popularity continued to decline in the face of ongoing allegations concerning its financial competence and its relationship with beleaguered Australian entrepreneur Alan Bond . |
| 27 | Yet as soon as people harbour parasites ( 70% of sub-Saharan Africans ) those parasites are potentially exposed to selection under drug pressure . |
| 28 | ‘ Anyway , all I could see were violet eyes and a wide smile , and , after a few weeks of being slowly driven to distraction by your lovely ghost following me around , I decided to come to England . |
| 29 | Two Dutchmen , Hans Guyt and Willem Beekman , were eventually sent to prison for six weeks over this protest . |
| 30 | This was not merely through the intrinsic loss but also because family status and honour were intimately linked to possession of land . |