Example sentences of "often [vb pp] [prep] a [noun] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Spelling is often regarded as a totem to be preserved by patriots , rather than a technology , because it was invented thousands of years ago . |
| 2 | New patterns of differentiation were often sought with a view to the reintegration of scientific and religious belief . |
| 3 | Pyrolysis — the imposition of high temperatures upon material in the absence of oxygen — is often presented as an alternative to incineration . |
| 4 | Yet in the first half of the century the number of unmarried women increased substantially , so that they formed a significant minority group Spinsters maintained an anomalous social position and were often seen as a threat to a society that assumed all women would marry and be subject to the control of their husbands [ Hill , 229–30 ] . |
| 5 | Like all Champagne varieties , it too has the advantage of ripening early , although this is often accompanied by a sensitivity to powdery mildew and to botrytis . |
| 6 | Emergence of difference is often experienced as a shock to the whole system , a sudden puncturing of the illusion of sameness . |
| 7 | For most positivist criminologists such concerns were often left to an appendix to their main causal concerns , or omitted altogether . |
| 8 | Being able to understand what the client is trying to achieve is vital and this is often confirmed by a visit to the hotel to get a feel for the market . |