Example sentences of "have [vb pp] to a [noun] of " in BNC.

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1 However , when the weathering mantle has developed to a depth of several metres the rate of water movement at the weathering front becomes very slow .
2 Grieco , in a fascinating and detailed series of ethnographic studies of working-class networks in this country , has pointed to a number of advantages which workers and employers gain from ‘ the network ’ : .
3 Previous research has pointed to a number of socio-demographic factors that contribute to the likelihood of a child coming into the care of local authorities .
4 The sloop apparently ran straight on to the top of the bank under sail in spite of the fact that the top of the bank is 10 m ( 30 ft ) above the level of high spring tides.Jutson ( 1939 ) has pointed to a series of generally narrow platforms cut mainly in almost horizontal rocks in New South Wales and extending up to a height of 10 m ( 30 ft ) or more .
5 The Enterprise Centre has responded to a number of requests from departments to provide staff development opportunities that meet ‘ departmental ’ staff training needs .
6 The alternative to this has amounted to a reaffirmation of historicism almost as if nothing had happened .
7 If a church has grown to a membership of 300 and wishes to send one of its leaders and several of its members to start a new and similar flourishing work in a neighbouring area it may meet with problems .
8 By 1989 the church was meeting in fortnightly celebrations in Raynes Park High School and at the time of writing the church has grown to a membership of 300 .
9 It was founded five years ago as a small voluntary organisation and now has grown to a membership of 275 and a permanent secretariat with full time staff .
10 It said : ‘ The council has written to a number of stores requesting undertakings that they cease trading in contravention of the Sunday trading provisions of the Shops Act .
11 The once tiny fringe of retired men and women has broadened to a band of ten million .
12 The government has resorted to a variety of expedients to deal with teacher shortages .
13 and that er , you know , has lead to a lot of misery in some cases , er , also I mean there 's question of viability of our own scheme and I er , think er you know , er there are a number of questions which I as a lay-man would like to be , you know , I think the seminar is probably the right to do that .
14 This has lead to a recognition of the need for education among the adults of the community , in the form of horticultural skills , which they will obtain from College of Agriculture advisers and the Highlands and Islands Development Board .
15 The fire has died to a nest of grey feathers .
16 He has published many works on Scottish architecture and has contributed to a variety of publications including the Architectural Review , Country Life , the Architects ' Journal and the Times Literary Supplement .
17 This activity has significantly increased the proportion of stock owned by private individuals , and has contributed to a narrowing of the discount between NAV and market capitalisation .
18 Lastly , again does it not occur to us that niggardly education provision over years has contributed to a level of national vulgarity , taste , social behaviour virtually unacceptable in the modern world ?
19 The government 's policy of dividing the different ethnic groups among the African population has in some cases encouraged particularist nationalisms , nowhere more so than in Kwazulu , where the ‘ Zulu nationalism ’ of the Inkatha movement has contributed to a polarization of black society in Natal , with highly detrimental effects on the education system and on the lives of young people ( Chapter 13 ) .
20 The emphasis in child care practice on families before institutions has contributed to a definition of the aims and the means of helping young people which accentuates personal , family relationships .
21 The group has adapted to a range of marine and fresh water habitats where they are often filter-feeders .
22 He says he 's shown that he has adapted to a lack of Oxygen .
23 During the last six months , the Guild has spoken to a number of representatives of caterers , dieticians , nurses , doctors and , in particular , the Patients ' Association and the College of Health , and discovered that the quality of hospital food is highly variable .
24 This has led to a range of top level employees including high powered vets , scientists and senior inspectors .
25 In any case , the merging of colleges of education with polytechnics and the development of the Dip.HE has led to a range of courses predominantly of general education , and to that extent the vocational orientation of the work of the polytechnics has been somewhat diluted .
26 In particular , this will show whether greater proximity has broken down some of the barriers which have traditionally existed between the two groups or , as some theorists have suggested , has led to a re-definition of their differences .
27 More detailed consideration of these and related ideas has led to a division of the turbulent boundary layer into inner and outer regions .
28 They suggest that public expenditure growth has led to a transfer of productive resources from the private sector to a public sector producing largely non-marketed output , and that this has been a major factor in the UK 's poor performance in the post-war period .
29 Unfortunately , the cost of this dividend — £6.9m — has led to a deficit of £6.1m , which will be taken from shareholders funds .
30 The concentration on intensive cotton and rice cultivation has led to a build-up of pollution from fertilizers , pesticides and herbicides .
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