Example sentences of "is [adv] [verb] to a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The most commonly used device for finding the eigenvalues and vectors of a matrix A is the power method , or one of its many variants , in which A is effectively raised to a high power . |
| 2 | ( This perhaps indicates that it was tactically inept in this case for the plaintiffs to seek to persuade the court that the whole package of information was confidential. ) 5 Whether additional protection should be afforded to an employer where the former employee is not seeking to earn his living by making use of the body of skill , knowledge and experience which he has acquired in the course of his career , but is merely selling to a third party information which he acquired in confidence in the course of his former employment Goulding J drew no such distinction . |
| 3 | It arises when an immune animal is suddenly exposed to a massive larval challenge , usually from a heavily contaminated field . |
| 4 | The sequential composition of two assignments to the same list of variables is easily combined to a single assignment . |
| 5 | On the Macintosh Plus , the system we use , there 's a strange mini-DIN connector but this is easily changed to a conventional 9-pin connector with an adapter lead . |
| 6 | Active volcanism at any one time is normally confined to a limited number of centres within a particular cluster . |
| 7 | The private health market is largely confined to a narrow range of relatively uncomplicated surgery for those who require speedier treatment or more attractive surroundings than an NHS hospital about ‘ two dozen procedures accounting for 70 per cent of expenditure ’ ( Propper and Maynard , 1990 ) . |
| 8 | This work is best left to a professional builder , with experience of altering and renovating chimneys and flues . |
| 9 | The present UK government and the CBI have indicated strong opposition to these proposals , on the grounds that employee involvement is best left to a voluntary approach . |
| 10 | Persuading recalcitrant joints to co-operate is best left to a bad dream . |
| 11 | It is up to the practitioner to decide which stance is best suited to a particular purpose . |
| 12 | The scanner is usually fixed to a circular platform on which the subject is placed . |
| 13 | The neutral or mid-position varies from manufacturer to manufacturer but as the output arm is usually attached to a splined output shaft it can be easily adjusted . |
| 14 | The first time one addresses an instructor , one should call him sifu , which means ‘ father ’ and is always applied to a Chinese kung fu instructor in accordance with the art 's long family traditions . |
| 15 | Oral language is always directed to a particular individual usually with some intended effect such as influencing his views , maintaining a certain relationship or controlling his actions . |
| 16 | Burr , with his Yale associate Northrop , succeeded in establishing conclusive evidence ( with the use of a highly sensitive instrument capable of measuring electrical discharges in the body as small as five-millionth of a volt ) that the electrical potential found in the human body is directly related to an electrical pattern which dictates the nature — the form , growth and evolutionary direction , of the organism . |
| 17 | Even though today 's colours , perms and styling products are kinder than ever before , hair is still subjected to a daily assault course and more often than not , needs a little more loving care than it actually gets . |
| 18 | Stepping has always been a feature of this particular village and it is still practised to a certain extent today . |
| 19 | Really if we , if we 're not on top of these things , then what we 're saying is that Jehovah is like saying to a high squad who lays out a beautiful meal for us and saying well there you are , it 's yours for the taking and you saying well I do n't feel like that today I 'll just have some chips down the road . |
| 20 | In tRNA Tyr and tRNA Asp from some eukaryotes , including Xenopus laevis oocytes , Q34 is further hypermodified to a glycosylated derivative , either galactosylQ ( galQ ) or mannosylQ ( manQ ) . |
| 21 | The bowling rate switch S1 needs a measuring ( ⅜″ ) hole and there are six fixing holes along the longer edges to take ordinary wood screws when the ‘ ground ’ is later attached to a simple case . |
| 22 | If an organisation is market leader and has a size and presence which can ensure that manpower planning is possible so that most jobs can be filled from graduate entry , then the need for an executive search firm is probably limited to a few specialist or technical appointments . |
| 23 | All members of HM Forces stationed overseas at a non-BFPO address may receive mail posted in UK at concessionary rates of postage providing it is clearly addressed to a military type address or diplomatic post . |
| 24 | The dark staining characteristic of rock surfaces in arid regions , which is also observed to a limited extent in more humid environments , appears to be primarily a result of biogenic processes . |
| 25 | This empiricist orientation and scientific temperament is also harnessed to a progressive outlook . |
| 26 | Vodafone Group Plc 's Vodata Ltd has launched a facsimile broadcast service , Vodafax Broadcast : users load information onto a personal computer or facsimile machine and send it to their unique number : information is automatically distributed to a predefined list of recipients , either immediately or at a pre-set time ; there is a £25 connection charge , a £10 monthly charge for the first distribution list and a £5 monthly charge for subsequent lists ; distribution costs from 10p to 14p per minute per recipient . |
| 27 | A differential species is one which is strictly confined to a particular sub-community , and not found in others . |
| 28 | The former school building is now converted to a lovely house . |
| 29 | Former Governor Jerry Brown of California is now reduced to a spoiling game . |
| 30 | and erm you know , she 'd come from Hampshire apparently and she an an yo you know , er we got talking about ma and she 's taken her child away from the local school and sen , is now going to a little private school up the Tin Valley , near Tingrace apparently . |