Example sentences of "[noun] not only to " in BNC.
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| 1 | At the same time President Bush took the unusual step of sending a message of condolence not only to the families of the seven labourers killed at Rishon Le Zion , but also to the families of those killed in the rioting afterwards . |
| 2 | She would live these seven days of re-creation as a monument not only to her vow but to the belief , shared with Daniel , that there are transcendental values in all creation . |
| 3 | This vast popularity was a testament not only to the striking and disturbing nature of Wells 's ideas , but to the way he handled them . |
| 4 | Does the Minister agree that Iraq remains , whether now or in the foreseeable future , a potent , potential peril not only to its neighbours but to world peace ? |
| 5 | Eden was prepared in principle to make concessions not only to Hitler but also to Mussolini if matters could be so arranged as to involve no loss of face . |
| 6 | Marley had a revolutionary 's zeal and a charismatic presence which made him an intensely romantic figure not only to the young blacks whose predicament he articulated , but also to the white rock audience . |
| 7 | The Bogomil heresy , which first appeared in Macedonia during the tenth century , was a disruptive force not only to the Byzantine Church but also to those rulers — Bulgar , Serb or Byzantine — whose authority was derived from the spiritual sanction of the Patriarch of Constantinople . |
| 8 | Nationality is the key not only to the structure but also to the sources of change in European politics between 1880 and 1914 . |
| 9 | The Russian law on citizenship , adopted in November 1991 , extended that privilege not only to the population of the Russian Federation but also to those living in other republics who requested it , and the Russian defence minister , Pavel Grachev , made it clear that fellow nationals would be defended ‘ wherever they live ’ ; Vice-President Rutskoi called more directly for recognition of the Dnestr republic , and the Foreign Ministry intervened when it appeared that the civil rights of Russian speakers in the newly independent Baltic republics were being infringed . |
| 10 | It gave rise not only to a new religious movement of tremendous vitality , but also to tales of miracles and wonders . |
| 11 | Ample car parking space provides excellent provision not only to the station , but to the working signal box , refreshment room and souvenir shop , plus the locomotive shed . |
| 12 | The type of cultural intervention envisaged by the Committee involves not just a preaching mission , but also active cultural transformation of a kind which requires a certain degree of " love " , or a liberal and sympathetic attachment not only to " folk " cultures but even to urban industrial cultures : " The ambassadors of poetry must be humble , they must learn to call nothing common or unclean — not even the local dialect , the clatter of the factory , or the smoky pall of our industrial centres " ( 238/260 ) . |
| 13 | Jimmy Knapp , general secretary of the biggest rail union , the Railway , Maritime and Transport Workers ' Union , said that if BR lost the contract it would be a ‘ devastating blow not only to the railways but also for the environment ’ . |
| 14 | It has exceptionally long barbels and , when kept in confined spaces where it can not move these appendages freely , it will often take fright and dash around the aquarium , causing considerable damage not only to the tank decor , but to itself in extreme cases the fish has been known to leap from the tank . |
| 15 | It has exceptionally long barbels and , when kept in confined spaces where it can not move these appendages freely , it will often take fright and dash around the aquarium , causing considerable damage not only to the tank decor , but to itself . |
| 16 | The new regulation which followed was a response not only to Big Bang , financial conglomerates and conflicts of interest , but was initially meant as a thorough overhaul of the regulation of the UK financial markets . |
| 17 | These amendments are a response not only to the recent EEC Directive on Coordinating the Regulation of Insider Dealing in Member States , but also represent an attempt to remedy certain perceived defects in the current legislation . |
| 18 | Before long , new rules were hurriedly made to allow corporate houses not only to own firms but also to become full members themselves . |
| 19 | To remove his statue in such a disrespectful manner was an insult not only to Mao Zedong but also the Communist Party . |
| 20 | This state is easily distinguished from the rational and purposeful promotion of a particular philosophy , or the rejection of a demand , by its resistance not only to ‘ impositions ’ but to the offer of responsibility and choice . |
| 21 | Businesses which are Prestel information providers will be able to supply information on their products not only to the general public but also to select groups within a particular business or profession , Travel agents , for example , already use the Prestel service extensively . |
| 22 | This type of welfare can have immense benefit not only to the child but to the family as a whole . |
| 23 | They dismay the big auctioneers , such as Jacques Tajan of Ader-Tajan , and the modern paintings specialist Guy Loudmer , who believe competition from foreign countries not only to be beneficial to native companies of their importance , but also essential for Paris 's development as an art market . |
| 24 | Reducing possible misunderstanding or confusion by ensuring that tasks requiring vision are presented as clearly as possible both in terms of the materials themselves and the way in which explanations and directions are given will be a great help not only to pupils with defective vision but also to their classmates . |
| 25 | At present any member of the public can consult it all day long , all year round , and there is no doubt that it has been of invaluable help not only to scholars but also to the art trade . |
| 26 | The book examines harmonisation of technical standards and the Community 's approach to harmonisation with particular reference not only to existing legislation but also proposed legislation . |
| 27 | There would be a debate on Europe , a topic which tended to divide the Party , and it was rumoured that Norman Tebbitt , known to his friends as ‘ The Earl of Essex ’ — a reference not only to his place of origin , but to his courtier-like qualities — would be speaking . |
| 28 | 7.5.2 When the circumstances contemplated in clause 7.5.1 arise the Rent [ and Service Charge ] or a fair proportion of the Rent [ and Service Charge ] according to the nature and the extent of the damage sustained shall cease to be payable until the Premises or the Retained Parts or the damaged parts of either of them shall have been rebuilt or reinstated so that the Premises or the affected part are made fit for occupation or use [ or until the expiration of [ 3 ] years from the destruction or damage whichever period is the shorter ] [ ( the amount of such proportion and the period during which the Rent [ and Service Charge ] shall cease to be payable to be determined by the Surveyor acting as an expert and not as an arbitrator ) or ( any dispute as to such proportion or the period during which the Rent [ and Service Charge ] shall cease to be payable to be determined in accordance with the Arbitration Acts 1950 to 1979 by an arbitrator to be appointed by agreement between the parties or in default by the President for the time being of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors upon the application of either party ) ] This provision should always be amended to include reference not only to the premises but also to the building of which the premises form part in the event that the premises do not stand alone . |
| 29 | When integrated work is being developed , through team teaching or departmental cooperation , a great many areas of cross-fertilization can be identified and prepared for , and their relevance not only to the student 's mastery of concepts but also to the more narrowly specific requirements of examining boards brought out . |
| 30 | The Bill comes before the House by an accident of timing that , nevertheless , makes it of particular political relevance not only to the people of Scotland but to the people of the United Kingdom . |