Example sentences of "be [verb] [prep] [noun sg] to [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thus , to the primary objective : the production of a new OED for the twenty-first century ; we must add a second objective : the electronic handling and delivery of the information contained in and added to the OED , so that the latter is able to be altered in response to changes in the language . |
| 2 | Although the programme could be altered from day to day , it is expected that objectors ' evidence will begin the following Tuesday . |
| 3 | The standard letter below should be used in all cases and should not be amended without reference to CFSU . |
| 4 | Given the inclusion of so many considerations , it is not surprising that standards may be amended from time to time : for example , standards may be made more stringent if new scientific research reveals a lower threshold of effect than was previously believed to exist . |
| 5 | The contents of this handbook may be amended from time to time . |
| 6 | Slow , rhythmic or stretching exercises should be undertaken in preference to jogging and jumping-about type exercises . |
| 7 | This should be undertaken from time to time with assistance in recruiting , training expansion of groups and also with Liturgical experiences . |
| 8 | The basic requirements for the grant of a patent will now be explained with reference to computer technology , followed by a consideration of the exclusions and their impact , especially with respect to computer software . |
| 9 | This relationship can best be explained with reference to Fig. 4.10 : the shape and position of the curve are determined by the following factors : |
| 10 | The positive side of the local sign theory is an expression of the faith that such abilities can be explained by reference to processes ( of inference from observed correlations , and so on ) which are themselves conscious . |
| 11 | The falsification of Kepler 's speculation that the spacing of the planetary orbits could be explained by reference to Plato 's five regular solids does not mark one of the significant landmarks in the progress of physics . |
| 12 | The conclusion to be derived from the above is that the overdevelopment of the bureaucracy in the post-colonial state can only be explained by reference to factors which render other political institutions impotent . |
| 13 | A SCIENTIFIC probe in the depths of the Atlantic Ocean will be relayed by satellite to Liverpool 's Maritime Museum . |
| 14 | ‘ Someone takes five copies out of Sarajevo where it is faxed through to Geneva , phoned to Zagreb where it can be relayed by fax to London and it is also printed in Tuzla and Zenica . ’ |
| 15 | This year up to fifty children are expected to be referred with cancer to Oxford 's hospitals . |
| 16 | Avice Cam deserved the highest honour that could be given for service to others . |
| 17 | He had never wanted her to be given in marriage to Dom João , and had seen that gentleman 's non-arrival as a good way of calling off the match should Sara wish it . |
| 18 | That kind of thoroughness can be given in service to Jesus . |
| 19 | But suppose now we require that adequate grammatical descriptions include specifications of the meaning of every word in a language , and such a requirement has normally been assumed , then we find words whose meaning-specifications can only be given by reference to contexts of usage . |
| 20 | It also , and this is new , includes ‘ the type of company and its principal business activities , ’ the type to be ‘ given by reference to the classification prescribed for the purposes of this section , ’ while the principal business activities ‘ may be given by reference to categories of any prescribed system of classifying business activities . ’ |
| 21 | This may be given by reference to time elapsing after the date of issue of the document , and it is quite possible for the time-limit to be passed before the document can be served or even before it is received by the Central Authority . |
| 22 | Here relationships between the local inhabitants and party members and agents will be examined without reference to Kursk , let alone to Moscow . |
| 23 | Propositions that Soviet prevailing educational values were and continue to be ‘ collectivist ’ and based on scientific Marxism will be examined by reference to debates about the democratization of school organization , the humanization of the content of teaching and the individualization of social opportunities provided by education . |
| 24 | We can accept that science is based on induction and Hume 's demonstration that induction can not be justified by appeal to logic or experience , and conclude that science can not be rationally justified . |
| 25 | It does this by insisting that a belief which is not about our own sensory states ( immediate experience ) must , if it is to be justified , be justified by appeal to beliefs which are about our own sensory states . |
| 26 | Uneven development is taken here as a key concept , both in explaining why there are local state institutions to begin with , and in understanding how local politics come to be differentiated from place to place . |
| 27 | Some flexibility is possible with some emission standards such that , for example , emission standards may be adjusted in relation to stack height , in recognition of the better dispersion achieved by higher stacks . |
| 28 | The draftsman should either designate in the lease the place where the advertisement may be maintained , or grant the tenant a right to maintain an advertisement in such place as may be designated from time to time by the landlord or his surveyor . |
| 29 | The Council furthermore emphasized that " the prospect of a role for the Union in defence matters should be considered without prejudice to member states ' existing obligations , bearing in mind the importance of maintaining and strengthening the ties within the Atlantic alliance and without prejudice to the traditional positions of other member states [ a reference designed not to prejudice the position of neutral Ireland , the only non-NATO member of the EC ] . |
| 30 | Applicants seeking direct entry from fifth year in Scottish schools will be considered with reference to age , experience and extra-curricular activities . |