Example sentences of "[noun] [v-ing] to a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nor is the dragon entirely inappropriate in a story relating to a king supposedly descended from a sea-monster . |
| 2 | He was very geared to the principle of being in an indie band for the sake of it and he would have had difficulty signing to a major label on any terms . ’ |
| 3 | MADONNA , EMF , GEORGE MICHAEL , LISA STANSFIELD and SEAL are among artists contributing to a new AIDS benefit LP . |
| 4 | This has enabled us to secure a significant contract relating to a drug delivery system . ’ |
| 5 | For example , if the business is heavily dependent on numerous long-term contracts , a purchaser may decide to investigate the contracts equating to a specified percentage of the turnover of the business plus one or two minor contracts . |
| 6 | WASIM AKRAM grabbed six wickets to send Surrey crashing to a 96-run defeat at The Oval to set Lancashire up for their Benson and Hedges Cup semi-final at Leicestershire today . |
| 7 | The ‘ B ’ vitamins are a very complex group , with each individual ‘ B ’ vitamin contributing to a different aspect of fitness . |
| 8 | Critical Path Analysis is a computer programme into which variables relating to a particular project are fed . |
| 9 | A very interesting case study relating to a successful application of participation at Rolls Royce is given in Mumford & Henshall ( 1979 ) . |
| 10 | If there are special risks relating to a particular transaction which are not brought out in the Risk Warning Notice , these must be specifically disclosed . |
| 11 | Locality , class , race and gender are central in serious crime happening to a person . |
| 12 | I understand why hon. Members paused for thought when they first read the draft immigration rule relating to a person arriving with no papers . |
| 13 | Much of the skill of the surveyor who specialises in building lies in his ability to recall and apply data relating to a large variety of cases , perhaps both internal and external to the organisation for which he works . |
| 14 | Data relating to a carefully constructed sample of voters from selected townships within the count will be linked together and subjected to intensive computer analysis using software tools especially developed by the research team . |
| 15 | This option enables you to obtain a listing of data relating to a specified range of Software Performance Reports ( SPRs ) ; this is done by transferring the information to a VMS file so that it can be printed as required . |
| 16 | This option enables you to obtain a listing of data relating to a specified range of Software Status Reports ( SSRs ) ; this is done by transferring the information to a VMS file so that it can be printed as required . |
| 17 | ( 1 ) If there is a residence order in force relating to a child and the " residential parent " agrees to the provision of accommodation , anyone else with parental responsibility is powerless to object and can not remove the child . |
| 18 | This was an alien landscape , man-made in its totality according to a scale she could not comprehend . |
| 19 | It proceeds not by attempting to describe the essence of units but by arranging the sound units according to a system of binary oppositions ' . |
| 20 | This might be explained by sub-lithospheric thermal anomalies causing uplift without penetrative magmatism developing to a point where volcanic activity occurs at the surface . |
| 21 | As shown in the colour photographs , the Furuno represents the strength of each trace according to a colour code , with the strongest echoes shown in red , and the weakest in blue . |
| 22 | Database technology , interoperability and network integration and open systems and industry standards are the key technological issues facing HP Unix and MPE users in the US , Canada and Mexico according to a survey of MIS managers by Interex , the International Association of Hewlett-Packard Computer Users , based upon 820 replies . |
| 23 | The legislature is the unicameral House of Representatives ( increased prior to the December 1985 elections from 50 seats to 80 , including a nominal allocation of 24 seats to Turkish-Cypriots ) which is elected by universal adult suffrage according to a system of proportional representation . |
| 24 | There is growing public demand for increased information on food labels according to a survey conducted by the Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food ( MAFF ) . |
| 25 | A difficulty in interpreting laterality reaction time data according to a fixed anatomical model is that shorter response latencies for uncrossed as compared with crossed reactions would be expected simply on the grounds of stimulus-response ( S-R ) compatibility . |
| 26 | The centre section deals with gastrointestinal fermentation and metabolism leading to a final section on the whole animal . |
| 27 | In October the price of sugar dropped to its lowest level in 20 months owing to a fall in demand from Iraq and Kuwait and the readiness of countries like India to sell sugar to raise desperately needed cash to cover rising oil prices . |
| 28 | Studentships are offered for postgraduate study within the field of Humanities at universities and certain other institutions of higher education ; they are available for certain courses of study and research leading to a higher degree , and for certain certificate or diploma courses not covered by the bursary scheme . |
| 29 | For example a studentship to undertake research leading to a higher degree can cost as little as five hundred pound per year for the three years . |
| 30 | He pauses before answering , eyes going up and down , mouth narrowing to a leery smile . |