Example sentences of "and [vb -s] a [adj] [noun] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the contrary , their vision , as Eisenman says , is ‘ violently apocalyptic ’ , and constitutes a theological corollary to the violent action for which the Zealots are held responsible . |
| 2 | Mike , born in 1938 , did his national service in the RAF ; after early retirement from a teaching career he devotes himself full-time to his lifelong interest in the organisational and OOB aspects of almost all periods of military and naval history , and offers a paid service to researchers in his field of interest . |
| 3 | The Foundation One course , held over two weekends , covers the nutritional principles of vegetarian cooking and offers a thorough introduction to wholefood ingredients . |
| 4 | You now know that local government is a satisfying career choice and offers an exciting challenge to the solicitor . |
| 5 | This view of our purpose prevents frustration at loss of ‘ role within the church ’ and encourages a fresh commitment to evangelism as a way of life . |
| 6 | This boot is slightly more flexible than the K-SB3 L GTX , is more generously sized and has a distinct curve to its sole . |
| 7 | ‘ The firm is very departmentalised and has a strong commitment to legal aid work . |
| 8 | Thus could a parent make a fairly reasonable answer which would acknowledge that the child is not silly , and has a perfect right to be treated in an adult way when he asks a serious question . |
| 9 | Each of our forces is autonomous and has a different approach to security . |
| 10 | Eau de Cologne mint is M.x piperita citrata , and has a purple tinge to the stems and dark green leaves , and purple runners . |
| 11 | The registered nurse tutor is involved in the education of the learner throughout training , and has a heavy commitment to teaching in the school of nursing . |
| 12 | Obviously this is highly selective , and has an uncertain relationship to non-documentary reality ; this might be called the problem of ‘ rose-tinted documentation ’ . |
| 13 | The town predates Richmond in Surrey , whatever the latter may say , and has an unshakeable claim to be the home of the ‘ sweet lass of Richmond Hill ’ , Frances I'Anson . |
| 14 | The pin is switched high by the Q output of a D-type flip-flop , IC3 , when D10 lights and passes a high input to the reset , pin 6 , of IC3 . |
| 15 | It is a late-maturing breed and bears a superficial resemblance to the Limousin , whose region is fairly close to that of the Parthenais , but it is larger , bulls standing at about 138cm and weighing on average 1,050kg , and cows 135cm and 775kg . |
| 16 | A squat square chimney at Stone Edge , north-west of the village , marks the site of a lead-smelting mill established in the eighteenth century , and entertains a dubious claim to be the earliest industrial chimney in England . |
| 17 | The chapter on ‘ The Created God and Crime and Punishment ’ enlarges upon this , and introduces a new approach to the subject . |
| 18 | My survey departs from sociological tradition and takes a new approach to women 's domestic situation by looking at housework as a job and seeing it as work , analogous to any other kind of work in modern society . |
| 19 | This architectural anarchy contributes enormously to the appearance of our city , and forms a perfect backdrop to the splendours of the colleges . |
| 20 | Like Sukenick , he often refers to the Marx Brothers in Gravity 's Rainbow and creates a comic dimension to the otherwise sinister phrase ‘ theatre of war ’ . |
| 21 | The road tops a hill and commences a long descent to a built-up area that , even when seen at a distance , is obviously a place of greater importance than any yet seen on the journey . |
| 22 | Santiago ( or James ) Island is one of the larger uninhabited islands , and presents a major challenge to the conservationists . |
| 23 | The group is an unincorporated territory under the US Department of the Interior and sends a non-voting delegate to the US House of Representatives . |
| 24 | This definition emphasises the concept of marketing and expresses a philosophical approach to marketing activities . |
| 25 | Field independence allows the individual to separate the parts of an item or a situation from the whole , and implies an analytic approach to problems ; however , field dependence emphasises the whole object and allows one to deal efficiently with material which does not require decomposition . |
| 26 | It increases knowledge and fosters a critical attitude to existing patterns of care and treatment , ’ reported the royal commission on the NHS in 1979 . |
| 27 | The sun illuminating the canopy of heaven , reflects its lustre on the earth below , and gives a delicate distinction to every distance on the picture , and to every object its due place , in all the regular gradation of aerial perspective . ’ |
| 28 | It is a handsome conversion and gives a catholic flavour to a street which used to be the exclusive preserve of contemporary Western art . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | This , however , has been felt to be rather ironical since , although he is critical of idealism and maintains a formal commitment to empirical rationalism , it is Hobhouse who in fact calls for the greater degree of state intervention . |