Example sentences of "is [vb pp] [prep] [noun] to [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Where the entitlement to dividends in respect of non-equity shares is calculated by reference to time , the dividends should be accounted for on an accruals basis . |
| 2 | Law 's inability is explained by reference to unenforceability or to unsuitability ; attempts to deal with family problems are said to bring law into disrepute . |
| 3 | A special type of package which is intended for issue to clients as a product . |
| 4 | It is also possible to identify land scheduled for development in future years , particularly where the development of an area is delayed due to problems with infrastructure , for example where the release of land is delayed pending improvements to sewers or sewerage disposal facilities . |
| 5 | Not only are the characters walking symbols but Mr Ataie uses poetic metaphor ( the text is filled with references to stallions and horses ) as a means of camouflaging daily reality . |
| 6 | The programme is prefaced by tributes to Arlott from Richie Benaud and Ian Botham , but is otherwise unchanged from the original , as reviewed in WCM Oct 1988 . |
| 7 | The total divi is hiked from 13p to 14p with a second interim of 5.5p ( 4.5p ) . |
| 8 | He designed the Palazzo del Tè , Mantua , in 1525 , and decorated it with frescos ; in the Sala de' Giganti the room is painted from floor to ceiling , so that the spectator feels overwhelmed by the rocks and thunderbolts hurled down by the rebellious Titans . |
| 9 | At its simplest the didactic element is shown in the way action is halted from time to time so that the author can explain , in plain , precise detail , a point of navigation , ship 's structure or deck organisation . |
| 10 | It is also not uncommon to find that the projection used to map a particular phenomenon is altered from time to time . |
| 11 | Immunisation against tuberculosis is given to non-reactors to tuberculin in adolescence ( the BCG test ) . |
| 12 | Thailand 's GDP per head , for example , is lifted from $1,780 to $1,580 . |
| 13 | The state attracts seasonal labour because it has an intensive agricultural economy that complements the Mexican growing season : two-thirds of all state produce is harvested from June to September , when Mexico is not harvesting . |
| 14 | At present the timber felled in this district is carried by road to Montgomery Station , for despatch by railway . |
| 15 | These are not entirely satisfactory as they are simply crude adaptations of the basic forms in which a specification is substituted for references to bills of quantities . |
| 16 | The scheme may well now be complete , but revision is recommended from time to time and thought must be given as to how this might be achieved . |
| 17 | When the human NF-L promoter is deleted from -300bp to -190bp there is a clear negative effect on neuronal expression of the gene both in transgenic mice and the cell cultures . |
| 18 | In addition , it is supplemented from time to time by statements of practice or policy issued by the Panel . |
| 19 | Assume that a duty of care is owed by A to C as a rescue was reasonably foreseeable in the circumstances . |
| 20 | In the years immediately before the Reform Act , frequent reference is made in Scotland to Boroughmongers , although , as the spelling shows , the term was of English origin . |
| 21 | Section 31 relates to civil proceedings , inter partes , where a claim is made in relation to property which has been acquired in circumstances of an incriminating nature . |
| 22 | Before we leave this topic , with some doubtless well-received witticisms about the American ateliers that are called Schools of Creative Writing , let us ask ourselves how an artistic tradition is transmitted from generation to generation in England , if it is not transmitted in the way that Pound took for granted . |
| 23 | This attitude becomes part of their subculture and is transmitted from generation to generation . |
| 24 | Malaria is primarily a disease of the blood , and is transmitted from person to person by the bite of females of certain species of anopheline mosquitoes . |
| 25 | Mathematical knowledge is transmitted from teacher to pupil ; telling , showing and explaining are the order of the day . |
| 26 | When he has mastered this type of movement kneeling , more advanced work might involve sitting on his heels and then shifting his weight towards his hemiplegic side to practise controlling his arm and the side of his trunk while some of his bodyweight is transmitted from side to side . |
| 27 | In many societies occupational status has been or still is transmitted from father to son and from mother to daughter . |
| 28 | The upthrust is transmitted from wing to coracoid and the whole body is raised . |
| 29 | Both , but this one next door Bev is pushed from pillar to post |
| 30 | Thirdly , although some data is collected in relation to gender , it would be helpful to see some interpretation of statements like these : Although ‘ women were more likely to be living alone than men , there were a number of very elderly men living on their own and some of them caused their carers great concern ’ . |