Example sentences of "is [adv] [verb] to a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Obviously , the length of time between first use and second use and , subsequently , between first use and daily use , is intimately related to a number of personal and social factors . |
| 2 | The sites now considered to illustrate undefended settlements have been chosen at random since it would have required much research and fieldwork to have presented a comprehensive list in time for this Conference ; attention is merely drawn to a number of sites with the hope that they , and others like them may be studied in more detail by local efforts . |
| 3 | ‘ That 's why her style is better suited to a Policy Unit that is hers rather than to a CPRS which serves the Cabinet . ’ |
| 4 | If a railway engine travelling along a straight length of track is suddenly introduced to a radius curve , it will jump the rails . |
| 5 | One moment a Mob is striding purposefully towards the enemy , and the next it is suddenly brought to a halt while two warriors settle their differences . |
| 6 | This is generally linked to a sense of the importance of personal development , so that RE can play a significant role in PSE ( personal and social education ) courses . |
| 7 | At any one time , however , volcanic activity is generally confined to a zone no more than 50 km across . |
| 8 | The developers ' profit margin is thus squeezed to a point where they can not ( should they , uncharacteristically , be so minded ) spend enough on quality and design . |
| 9 | It should be noted that if only one of the shareholders of the company is not connected to a director or manager of the company then the exemption will be unavailable to both the vendors and the purchaser . |
| 10 | Penetration in many instances is not related to a property of the organism itself , in most instances it 's re related to some form of injury in which the organism is moved from it 's normal skin location to a deep tissue location . |
| 11 | He describes how he is not invited to a ball at Harrington but waits in the terrace garden to see ‘ Maud ’ afterwards : |
| 12 | As a result , the investigator is not exposed to a number of major sources of bias , such as physical appearance and accent . |
| 13 | So no VAT liability arises if , following normal negotiations , the tenant receives a rent-free period that is not linked to a supply by the tenant . |
| 14 | Respondents are less than convinced by the Government 's assertion that unemployment is not linked to a breakdown of law and order — 75 per cent disagree with the statement ‘ unemployment has nothing to do with crime ’ . |
| 15 | The giving of warranties by the vendor is not confined to a share sale , though where a target company , rather than assets , is being acquired Newco needs a great deal more warranty protection , as Target 's liabilities may not be easily determinable and , unlike an assets sale , Newco will " acquire " all Target 's liabilities ( ie , the net asset value of Target , on which the purchase price payable by Newco is likely to be based , could be reduced because of undisclosed and unforeseen liabilities which crystallise after completion ) . |
| 16 | In saying that the County Council is not committed to a road which goes north or Knaresborough . |
| 17 | The annual award is normally given to a boss providing the worst pay and conditions but because of unemployment no one is making nominations . |
| 18 | It is already leading to a resumption or the land improvement work carried out by the crofters in the sixties , with the help of the College of Agriculture and the Crofters Commission , working closely together . |
| 19 | If horsetail is to be introduced to the garden at all , it is best confined to a container or , if planted in the open , in an area of the soil bounded by concrete at sides and bottom , so that the rhizomes can not penetrate what in effect is a concrete box . |
| 20 | Then it is usually sent to a committee . |
| 21 | A clearance under s138 is usually limited to a statement that the Revenue does not consider that s137 will apply to deny the benefit of capital gains tax deferral . |
| 22 | Where land is involved , it is usually conveyed to a maximum of four partners on trust for sale , the proceeds of sale and any rents and profits being held as partnership property . |
| 23 | The lake surface is permanently frozen to a depth of 2–4 m , with ice that thaws only around the edges in summer . |
| 24 | It is still confined to a sort of charts-land ghetto , even while the record companies are heaping praise ( and new offices ) on their lucrative Nashville subsidiaries . |
| 25 | Stress-relaxation ( section 13.7 ) in which the material is quickly subjected to a strain and a subsequent decay of stress is observed , and |
| 26 | There might be a succession of different communities , as when a bog is gradually converted to a meadow . |
| 27 | Individual greed dominates Thatcher 's ideology , but there are signs that her crusade is gradually grinding to a halt . |
| 28 | Crucially for Christianity , that great Puritan era of the Reformation is also drawing to a close . |
| 29 | Indeed , considering the dating of later , Orpheus mosaics in the north of England ( part IV , section 3.2 , where the radial arrangement of the Tyche mosaic from Brantingham , is also dated to a period after 330 ) and the date of the Barton pavement , i.e. c. 300-320 , such duration seems likely . |
| 30 | The retention of statistics is also kept to a minimum by all three companies . |