Example sentences of "[adv] to a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At the same time , the fresh unrest heightened fears that the turmoil in Kashmir would lead inexorably to a serious clash between Indian and Pakistani troops facing each other across the Line of Actual Control ( LAC ) . |
| 2 | In part this was due to an acute awareness of his own awkwardness as a speaker ; the stuttering circumlocutions , the ers and ahs , leading inexorably to a pained silence , or the word that always hung there like a tail , ‘ Anyway … ’ . |
| 3 | Most people respond better to a positive co-operative position than to a confrontational stance . |
| 4 | And Lenin , who had talked only at party meetings , before audiences of Marxist students , who had hardly appeared in public in 1905 , now spoke to them with a voice of authority that was to pick up all their undirected energy , to command their uncertain confidence , and to swell suddenly to a world-wide resonance . |
| 5 | The wide and leisurely Nile , constant for over 600 miles , had contracted suddenly to a dark gorge . |
| 6 | The saucer drops between the towers , flies low over strangely deserted streets and comes suddenly to a grinding halt . |
| 7 | It was as though she herself were under a spell , transmuted suddenly to a higher pitch , animated and volatile — as the alchemists were altered by their work . |
| 8 | Nevertheless , she still owes much to a male mentor who , in a previous job , told her : ‘ You can do it . |
| 9 | The development of fully-fledged headhunting firms owes much to a growing conflict of interest between different sectors of their business experienced by the management consultants and accountants who operated headhunting departments . |
| 10 | They pick a path through the crowded gloom inside to a low table in a corner at the far end . |
| 11 | With marked reluctance , the elderly woman led them inside to a small sitting-room , which overlooked the garden at the rear of the house . |
| 12 | Of course it has been altered and modernised inside to a great extent , but outside it remains as it was , a Louis-Phillippe property and therefore beautifully proportioned . ’ |
| 13 | She stepped inside to a chequered marble floor , swept clean and neat , with flowers on the table . |
| 14 | In narratives as diverse as Jane Eyre and Great Expectations , we are aware , when reading , of a certain inevitability of outcome : the writer has us by the hand — in his or her hand , almost — and we know we will be led , not necessarily to a happy conclusion but that the narrative will be resolved at a place that feels safe and right , that leaves us satisfied . |
| 15 | These last two are obviously each related to the nervous system and to the brain but not necessarily to a particular part of the brain and taken together they overlap in such obscure ways that they are best regarded as sub-systems in different domains , one can talk in terms of one or the other but not both simultaneously . |
| 16 | Ideally the Koi should be coaxed , not chased into the net and then transferred gently to a blue plastic bowl or baby bath , never having left the water . |
| 17 | As she watched the door swing gently to a close behind him , Lindsey was left with the crazy feeling that she must have imagined those few seconds when something , even if she could n't put a name to it , had passed between them . |
| 18 | This could in principle have occurred smoothly : as profitability slid down , accumulation could have declined gently to a sustainable rate . |
| 19 | It was authentic scrumpy , rather sharp and very strong — especially to a 10 year old . |
| 20 | All unpleasant , especially to a small child , but usually of brief duration and causing no lasting damage . |
| 21 | I look forward especially to a future opportunity to develop his views on the desirability of keeping national insurance contributions as low as possible and of working out exactly how that fits in with the policies of some of his right hon. and hon. Friends , but that is for another occasion , Madam Deputy Speaker . |
| 22 | In 1990 we heralded the dawning of a New Europe — in 1992 we can advance as true Europeans , looking forward especially to a closer partnership with our friends in Dieppe , Rouen and Lille . |
| 23 | Morton saw that Leonard and Mrs Cohen were very close , and nothing emphasised this more than her willingness to take them and their friends out for meals , especially to a favourite Greek restaurant where she would be the life of the party , not least in singing , and encouraged by good wine which the restaurateur would ply them with in order to get the mood of the evening going . |
| 24 | This oversimplification is likely to lead to inappropriate curricula for many , and also to affect attitudes adversely through the labelling associated with allocation to a particular group , especially to a bottom set or stream . |
| 25 | These vehicles are subject to an initial fitness test by the Department of Transport vehicle inspectors and are then tested annually to a higher standard than cars . |
| 26 | Excellence award : Charles Greenland ( centre ) , director , service and parts with Peugeot Motor Company ( UK ) , hands a certificate of excellence , presented annually to a limited number of Peugeot dealers in the United Kingdom , to Ronnie Ross , dealer principal and Brenda Turner , service manager , with Ross Motors , Peugeot dealers , Campsie . |
| 27 | The award is given annually to a deaf person of outstanding merit in leadership , citizenship and general achievement . |
| 28 | The shield is awarded annually to a local public house which has raised the most money for the Institution during the past year . |
| 29 | If you want to improve the window 's proportions , use a café curtain and place the curtain rod just above the sill level , allowing the curtain fabric ( which should be opaque ) to cover the wall below to a suitable level . |
| 30 | Should the United States , it therefore asked , allow Britain to adjust naturally to a lower level of power — defined by some as that of a " comparatively lesser middle state " ? |