Example sentences of "to a [adj] [conj] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Under this scheme ICI is committed to a continuous and voluntary process of communications on health , safety and environmental matters with interested parties and the general public . |
| 2 | A male may not be aware or the possibility or a female 's alternative reading of what an object constitutes or signifies ; similarly , it may never occur to a member of a one social class that some revered object may be subject to a parodied and subversive interpretation by members of another . |
| 3 | It is not the intention to rehearse here the history of the evolution of an inner city problem from an academic vogue of the 1960s and 1970s , to part of the vocabulary of common sense understandings of contemporary urban life , to a major and recurrent item on the political agenda of two nations ( for such information see Barnekov , Boyle and Rich , 1989 ; Peterson , 1985 ; Robson , 1988 ; Sills , Taylor and Golding , 1988 ) . |
| 4 | Harsh repression firmly put it down , outlaws taking as usual to a scattered and precarious existence in the Weald . |
| 5 | ‘ Pushing wages down , abolishing the rights of employees , and attacking the role of trade unions will not — has not — led to a strong and successful economy . ’ |
| 6 | Look are you , are you looking second sentence , Jemma 's second sentence : This is due to a strong and sweet smell , in middle English it says , by cause of virtues and sweet smell and savour . |
| 7 | The discrepancy results from many competing causes of death affecting this largely elderly population and to a low and slow rate of progression of many of the lesions , especially those found at necropsy . |
| 8 | The regular use of drugs can lead to a mental and physical craving for them . |
| 9 | The level to which noise needs to be reduced depends to some extent on the noise generated by the occupants : for , an elderly couple living next door to a young and lively family would complain about the noise from next door , but if the old people were replaced by another young and lively family , they would probably not find the noise excessive . |
| 10 | If you were to come yourself Lily or the child 's Father I could not stand in your way whatever my feelings which are strong , but to hand over my Precious little one to a Young and Foreign girl who spoke his only language poorly that I could not do and send him with her on a dangerous voyage most frightening to him . |
| 11 | The effect was akin to handing the keys of a fast car to a young and irresponsible driver . |
| 12 | Accepting that a group of countries should proceed to a political or monetary union would be to accept the creation of a Greater European Superstate on the continent of Europe over which the non participants would have minimal control and which would be dominated by Germany . |
| 13 | Stylish tree bark impressions add a touch of cool sophistication to a simple but elegant room setting . |
| 14 | A good idea can therefore be brought to a successful and polished conclusion in a very short time at the cost of only a few sheets of paper and with the minimum of effort . |
| 15 | The completion of the agenda then needs to be followed by a review process , either formal or informal , which analyses the factors contributing to a successful or unsuccessful activity in terms of the perceptions of all the individuals involved . |
| 16 | Faldo , who struggled to a 74 and fourth place , said the row wrecked his concentration . |
| 17 | Lucid , intelligent , and shrewd , this is a most useful contribution to a fascinating but little-studied period of history . |
| 18 | The park is home to a fascinating and varied collection of mammals , birds , reptiles , fish and invertebrates from all over the world . |
| 19 | To a limited and inadequate extent this was recognised in classical criminology : Beccaria acknowledged that the content , as well as the operation , of legal rules was likely to be a significant factor in the degree of compliance that could be expected . |
| 20 | For the next eleven years , the country was under the effective control of the army , and as its commander-in-chief , Oliver Cromwell , and most of his fellow officers were far from convinced of the need for any state church , and firmly opposed to any compulsory religious system , Presbyterianism was consigned to a limited and localized presence . |
| 21 | The second feature of this modest success is that differences of opinion about tactics and ecology have , generally , been submerged in working towards clearly identified goals which have always been attached to a limited and defined time frame . |
| 22 | Neumann 's hanging on to a limited and personalized notion of what constitutes an Allegretto leads him to assume many things for which there is little foundation . |
| 23 | The story goes that ealy in the last century the then owner , a reverend David Edwards made a good marriage to a rich but stout lady , Miss Purnell . |
| 24 | The school is acknowledged as providing equal access and entitlement to a rich and varied curriculum . |
| 25 | This was not the triumphal procession which one day would beat a noisy and brilliant path to a swept and garnished city , but a military operation , to do with the handing over of power . |
| 26 | The answer is that to improve fitness , the body needs to respond and adapt to a gradual and continual increase in training load . |
| 27 | The debate about overseas government expenditure may be seen as in one sense straightforward — an unsurprising clash of departmental interests , which , given the political weight of the participants , led only to a gradual though cumulative reduction in commitments . |
| 28 | People with schizophrenia who are discharged from hospital to live with relatives who are over-critical , disapproving or who express a high level of anxiety and tension , are more likely to suffer early relapse than those returning to a neutral or tolerant atmosphere , and spending less time in daily contact with other members of the family , possibly by attending a day centre or going to work , seems to help some sufferers to cope with an emotionally charged home environment . |
| 29 | To summarise , the seemingly disordered nature of football hooliganism can be seen as conforming to a distinct and orderly system of roles , rules and shared meanings . |
| 30 | As such they belong to a distinct and long-standing tradition , that of the ‘ mères ’ . |