Example sentences of "this [be] [verb] to the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The reasons for this were linked to the financial relationship between central and local government . |
| 2 | So the role of the federal government in financing the states has increased immensely and you might think that carries with it certain political implications and it does , but it 's important to understand how small this is compared to the total picture . |
| 3 | We must also be aware that very important cultural factors will also be involved in choice of site for a settlement and that this is related to the overall settlement pattern in an area . |
| 4 | Pacific Telesis Group Inc expects to report a net loss for full year 1993 after estimated charges of $2,000m related to accounting changes and other restructuring and disposition reserves : the accounting change on future retiree health benefits will reduce first quarter pre-tax profit by $2,600m and first quarter net by $1,600m , and an accounting change on post-employment benefits , such as long-term disability and workers ' compensation , will reduce first quarter net by $151m ; it will also establish reserves that will lower net profit by about $260m — some $210m of this is related to the recent decision to dispose of its property portfolio over the next three to five years , the balance to withdrawal from or restructuring of cable and equipment businesses , and costs following spin-off of the cellular operation ; its Pacific Bell subsidiary will recognise employee benefits liability over 20 years , consistent with a decision by the California Public Utilities Commission . |
| 5 | Sometimes this is related to the dietary preferences and habits of other family members ( Hertzler 1983b ) . |
| 6 | The relationship between disability and handicap is rather more complex as this is related to the physical environment , the availability of helpers and the kinds of social role that the individual is expected to fulfil . |
| 7 | This is charged to the opposite potential to that held by the droplet and attracts the ink into the paper . |
| 8 | This is limited to the lefthand end of the utterance when a left-to-right strategy is used . |
| 9 | This is confined to the free margin of the front row of basal epidermal cells , and appears to be continuous from cell to cell ( presumably through adherens junctions ) . |
| 10 | Consequently there has been a marked fall in recruitment since 1964 — although it is still not enough on its own to create a shortage of labour — and this is contributing to the ageing labour force . |
| 11 | I would be grateful if you would ensure that this is passed to the appropriate committee . |
| 12 | I should be grateful if you would ensure that this is passed to the appropriate committee for consideration . |
| 13 | This is sung to the old folk song of ‘ Tavern in the Town ’ . |
| 14 | There had always been bad blood between Robert and Edward Bruce ; now this was transmitted to the next generation apparently . |
| 15 | This was announced to the waiting press and supporters by Dr Helen Martini , who was to play an important role in the fight to get the children home in the weeks that followed . |
| 16 | This was given to the DC-10 as ‘ 51 , you are cleared to FL180 ’ but was miss-heard by the Concorde as ‘ 01 , you are cleared to FL180 ’ . |
| 17 | But this was limited to the eastern half of the county since the Lord Lieutenant , the Duke of Richmond , felt that it would interfere with the traditional authority of the magnates , and local opinion in the west deferred to this view until 1856 . |
| 18 | None of this was known to the British at the time . |
| 19 | This was preferred to the normal process of simply making the hair greyer , and the stars did not like the set of wigs that was originally intended to be used . |