Example sentences of "to [det] [prep] [art] [noun] [unc] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Measurement of intelligence , relative to that of a pupil 's contemporaries , promised the fairest and the simplest and ( apparently ) the most appropriate means for effecting selection of this kind . |
| 2 | The greatest of 'em all , Abraham Lincoln , received a belated musical nod during 1968 , when songwriter Dick Holler linked the 16th President 's name to that of the Kennedy 's and Martin Luther King to provide Dion with a three million seller in ‘ Abraham , Martin And John ’ , while Ulysses Simpson Grant , the next Republican to be called to office in Lincoln 's wake , was hailed by Patrick Gilmore 's ‘ President Grant 's March ’ , which still gets played at the White House during various ceremonies , though far older is ‘ Hail To The Chief ’ , a ditty based on a poem by Sir Walter Scott , which was first played at the inauguration of James Knox Polk , in 1845 , and has been retained to announce the arrival of presidents ever since . |
| 3 | Their function , which corresponds to that of the Panopticon 's plan form , is to enable managerial staff to adapt their actions and decisions to changing circumstances and varying performances . |
| 4 | The proboscis can be extended to a length roughly equal to that of the whelk 's own shell ( Fig. 2 ) . |
| 5 | A mother 's task is thus not to create something out of nothing but rather to dovetail her behaviour to that of the infant 's . [ … ] |
| 6 | The polarity of the field is opposite to that of the Earth 's field , but in view of the many known past reversals of direction of the Earth 's field this is not of much significance . |
| 7 | As all VJ rearrangements will delete the 5'J α 1 sequence but retain the C α sequence , the ratio of the intensity of the 5'J α 1 band to that of the C α band is inversely proportional to the extent of rearrangements in the TCR- α locus . |
| 8 | In other respects , however , the style of the Reeve 's Tale is very similar to that of the Miller 's Tale , supporting the view that the tone of the two tales is more a matter of continuity than of contrast . |
| 9 | As a result , it was also decided to run a wire to each of the firemen 's houses which came within a very small radius of the works , and to put a wire between each night watchman and the central depot . |
| 10 | One then applies ( 6.10 ) to each of the input unc in turn ( choosing a suitable variable , and ( 6.1 ) to collapse the VAR 's thus created to a single declaration . |
| 11 | With the report erm , I have circulated copies to each of the group 's spokesmen , there was a couple of charts which indicate what the current situation is with er , spending as against S S A , and if the Home Office move to er , a fir what they call a fire station based S S A , what the position would be . |
| 12 | No one can deny that Hare 's act is a hard one to follow , which is why judgment should perhaps be reserved until the newcomer faces up to some of the winter 's more demanding tasks . |
| 13 | A new direct TransPennine service has also been introduced linking Middlesbrough to some of the north 's major cities . |
| 14 | The British Trust for Conservation Volunteers ' new Natural Break brochure includes over 450 opportunities to escape to some of the country 's most spectacular settings and make a real contribution to their survival . |
| 15 | The duo agreed a deal that gives Duff access to some of the country 's finest prospects , and gives Martin 's camp TV time . |
| 16 | Indonesia 's ambition to become the top paper-producing nation is leading to some of the earth 's finest forests being felled , according to a report from an international environmental group , Down to Earth . |
| 17 | At Felixstowe it offers a 24-hour service to some of the world 's biggest ships , handling around 6,000 vessel movements a year . |
| 18 | Australia is host to some of the world 's most dangerous animals . |
| 19 | Computer Science is a practical subject and , at Edinburgh , students are fortunate in having the opportunity to use systems ranging from single chip microprocessors to some of the world 's highest performance parallel processing systems , with much of their work being carried out on a distributed system of UNIX-based workstations . |
| 20 | 16,500ft up in the Andes ; Bolivia is home to some of the world 's most beautiful scenery . |
| 21 | It did , if you look at that report er th th that the curry curry gold or whatever , curry report erm i i i it shows that B C C I actually provided loads of financial benefits to some of the auditors er these benefits included loans to two Price Waterhouse partnerships in the Caribbean er in addition it said there were serious questions concerning the acceptance of payment and possibly housing from B C C I and its affiliates by Price Waterhouse partners er the in Grand Caymans er and possible acceptance of sexual favours . |
| 22 | But look at individuals , rather than averages , and you see interesting things happening to some of the peasants ' lives . |
| 23 | On leaving the plaintiffs , the defendant set up another company which sold heaters of a similar type to some of the plaintiffs ' previous customers . |
| 24 | At the time of his controversial dismissal from Manchester United , the News Of The World revealed that a team of private detectives , hired by a group of businessmen closely linked to some of the club 's directors , had been pursuing The Doc for nearly two years . |
| 25 | We should perhaps remember that , before the advent of television , the five-day week and DIY superstores , crowds , even for the smallest clubs , often exceeded 3,000 and for an important derby match during the 1930s Whaddon could easily pull in 120,000 fans according to some of the club 's more senior supporters . |
| 26 | Chair lifts : The Asitz double chair lift operates on Wednesdays and Sundays during high summer to give a flying start to some of the area 's prettiest walks . |
| 27 | It is also linked to the Ocean Shopping Centre , making easy access to some of the area 's best shops . |
| 28 | Located 1½ miles West of Birmingham City Centre , close to some of the City 's top night spots . |
| 29 | Beautiful , medieval Siena and the picturesque towers of San Gimignano are both within reach , and numerous other Tuscan treasures — from impressive villa estates offering wine tastings , to some of the region 's best-preserved castles are nestled among the surrounding hills . |
| 30 | I want er , I 'm just asking if er , anyone 's got er , comments to make to Vince and then Vince will reply to them , that 's the point , he 's got to reply to some of the comments er , that er Simon has made and then we 'll come to what we want our response to be . |