Example sentences of "a [adj] [noun sg] to [noun pl] ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | They are computers of immensely greater sophistication and a different type to engineers ' boxes , but computers nevertheless . |
| 2 | THE board of Barclays , Britain 's biggest clearing bank , yesterday announced the first moves towards appointing an outside chief executive in a clear response to shareholders ' recent criticism of existing top management . |
| 3 | It helps you to understand the system , covers controversial subjects , such as admissions and exclusions , and gives a clear guide to parents ' ( and children 's ) rights . |
| 4 | Taxable profits , which are calculated in a similar way to companies ' taxable profits , are treated as personal income to the sole trader , or split between partners in proportion to their share of profits in the year of assessment . |
| 5 | Thus , while this concept and associated beliefs are central to Semai attitudes of dependency ( by entailing the responsibility of the group to nurture the individual by satisfying his needs , see Robarchek 1986b ) , it also buttresses the sense of individuality by giving a privileged position to individuals ' wishes and motives . |
| 6 | This has its problems , but it does allow a quick response to members ' requests for topics . |
| 7 | According to the release from Peter de Savary 's Land 's End Limited , the move was prompted by increasing concern over cliff-top erosion and a growing threat to climbers ' safety due to deteriorating in-situ protection and lack of regulatory control . |
| 8 | CAB advice workers , used to seeking a practical solution to clients ' problems , now find that they have a new role . |
| 9 | In a cutting reference to Rovers ' multi-millionaire chairman , he scoffed : ‘ Jack Walker might as well buy Walker 's Crisps before he gets Roy Keane . |
| 10 | For example , Knox and Cottam ( 1981 a ) , although they used Scottish parish and district data to confirm Moseley 's hypothesis ( Figure 6.2 ) that the most deprived areas are the inner urban and outer rural ( when they found that central Glasgow and the Western Isles of Scotland were the most deprived ) , also argued that better results were obtainable from not only a welfare , but a questionnaire-based approach to individuals ' satisfaction or dissatisfaction with their way of life ( Knox and Cottam , 1981b ) . |