Example sentences of "are [adv] [adv] [vb pp] to [noun] " in BNC.

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1 The findings observed in this study are most probably related to differences in the fat composition of the diets .
2 The PIMS data still give some cause for puzzlement over the question of investment intensity , however , because Buzzell and Gale show that five-year averages of ROI are highly positively related to increases in the long-term value of the business , both being closely and positively associated with initial competitive position .
3 Many commodity markets are institutionally well suited to speculation , having developed facilities for buying crops before they are harvested ( futures markets ) for small down-payments ( margin trading ) .
4 Even though some single industry groups are less directly connected to banks and financial companies , they are still deeply involved in interlocking shareholding arrangements with their suppliers .
5 Some of the levels of detail that are capable of expression using the method outlined are perhaps best left to implementation .
6 Where tax-free reserves are so closely linked to capital investment , the small firm finds a greater proportion of profits subject to tax and may therefore be subject to a higher marginal rate of taxation .
7 It 's a troublesome beast , this poetic ambiguity which we are so often taught to value more highly than the explicit .
8 These sorts of childhood problems are only weakly linked to adult schizophrenia and alcoholism , and completely unrelated to manic depressive illness or anxiety neurosis .
9 It is interesting to note that attitudes towards the outcomes of SSE , in terms of the promotion of change in schools , are only minimally correlated to attitudes towards the processes .
10 Beating straps are only occasionally fitted to boards and , as the name suggests , their sole use is for sailing into wind .
11 For many people , some sexual failure , temporary or otherwise , is made worse by the immense current cultural emphasis on passionate sex being the ‘ be all and end all ’ , with the implication of failure if they are not easily roused to orgasm regardless of what else is going on in their lives .
12 ‘ It shall be the duty of every self-employed person to conduct his undertaking in such a way as to ensure , so far as is reasonably practicable , that he and other persons ( not being his employees ) who may be affected thereby are not thereby exposed to risks to their health or safety . ’
13 Second , it may be that earnings are not intrinsically related to capacity , N i , but rather that there is a partially random screening process for a given earnings distribution .
14 It should be noted also that many sociologists would argue-particularly Goode , for example ( Goode , 1970 ) — that these changes are not simply confined to Britain and the United States but are taking place throughout the world , although at different paces and starting from different points .
15 Weeping trees are often associated with water , but from the foregoing one can appreciate that they are not generally suited to poolside planting .
16 The issues here are not just related to policies , however , nor to new legislation .
17 However , it is crucial to recognize that such learned responses are not genetically transmitted to offspring .
18 Above all , remember that both parties are not irrevocably committed to litigation just because legal proceedings are issued .
19 And so we have a dimension of politics in international politics and within the state which is related to securing objectives which are not directly connected to security using the means of violence .
20 Although the other social characteristics available are not directly related to wealth , they are amenable to ranking in a general social and economic sense .
21 Unlike the NOT gate bistable , the Set and Reset inputs are not directly coupled to outputs so there is no chance of short-circuits occurring .
22 Apart from the abatement received by the UK , other sources of revenue are not precisely geared to ability to pay .
23 I had wondered once whether that was the reason my father had married her , but that was before I had learned that men are not much given to acts of altruism , and certainly not in sexual matters .
24 First of all , the service operates strict rules concerning recruitment which are not always suited to radio .
25 Mr Tennant explained that this was partly because payments for the LVMH shares had been delayed , but added : ‘ We are not really exposed to UK interest rates .
26 The differing styles of these articles mean they are not all suited to publication in similar outlets , but it is hoped that unlike past years ' winners we shall see all of them published in some form or other in the coming year .
27 Labour Party say they want to tackle crime in and we have , and I hope we will debate later on this agenda , the situation where a Labour Chairman of the Police Complaints Committee turns up a public meeting urging er law- breaking and support for people who are not actually gone to trial an a the circumstances of the events really does not concern us but it 's the fact that leaflets are now circularising this city , printed by our old friends , the resource centre , urging people to join the Defence Committee , which is supported by the University Labour Party , is supported by the West Labour Party and is supported by the Police Complaints Committee no less .
28 These three principles are not only suited to adult learners but they have been readily adopted in the primary school , and the following are suggestions for practising cognitive principles in the classroom with younger children : ( a ) Give experience of the language they are learning — teach them rhymes , tell them stories , talk to them .
29 Women are not only attracted to ideas or a sense of humour .
30 The business class and the establishment are not totally closed to outsiders .
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