Example sentences of "[conj] to [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | on a one to one basis or or to small meetings |
| 2 | Hence it is clear that , if records are randomized to individual storage positions or to small buckets , many records will become synonyms . |
| 3 | Thus the changing nature of physics can be attributed to the changing states , or to changing observables , or to some mixture of responsibility between the two of them . |
| 4 | Lyons , in fact , would support this view and , whatever other characteristics he might attribute to literacy , or to specific language-systems such as English , he would not associate them with lack of ambiguity , as do Hildyard , Olson and Greenfield . |
| 5 | The use of ritual , which may involve dancing , psychoactive plants and other techniques , may be directed towards the achievement of altered states of consciousness or to specific ends such as healing . |
| 6 | But whatever the degree of manipulation involved in specific instances , it is clearly possible in principle for genuine popular consent and active support to be given to a dictatorship or to an authoritarian regime , or to specific measures intended to restrict or even destroy democracy . |
| 7 | If Mr Hussein has decided to do so — by ordering a full or partial withdrawal from Kuwait before January 15th — he will find it less humiliating to say so to the European Community , or to Arab mediators , than to Mr Baker . |
| 8 | Higher education is defined in the 1988 Education Reform Bill as courses leading to degrees , higher diplomas or to professional examinations where the standard is higher than that of the advanced ( 'A' ) level of the General Certificate of Education . |
| 9 | They do not extend to the contents of documents ( such as pleadings or affidavits ) which have not been read in open court or to reports of evidence given in closed court , or to confidential reports which are available to councillors but not specifically read in open debate . |
| 10 | Market loans consist of a variety of different loans from a few hours to a few weeks , mainly to other banks or to financial institutions such as the discount houses which specialize in short-term lending and borrowing . |
| 11 | Polytechnics and universities are also competing to secure funds from non-government sources : research trusts and foundations , industry , special appeals to the community at large or to former alumni . |
| 12 | These are now available by mail or to personal callers at the show society 's Godalming office . |
| 13 | Copies are obtainable by post or to personal callers , from UKCC offices at . |
| 14 | In 1985 a further Act was passed which went beyond controlling the operation of existing local governments , when the Greater London Council ( created in 1965 ) and metropolitan county councils ( created in 1974 ) were abolished and their responsibilities transferred either to borough/district councils or to joint authorities of various types . |
| 15 | These would include such features as : allowing the child to initiate a high proportion of interactions : providing conversational bridges — " turnabouts " as Kaye and Charney ( 1980 ) call them — which both respond to the child 's previous utterance and invite him or her to say more ; making reference predominantly to the child 's or to joint activities ; and responding to the child 's utterances with extensions , which both confirm the acceptability of his or her contribution and help them to pursue the topic further . |
| 16 | In the case of admission to voluntary aided or special agreement schools , or to selective schools , choice could also be denied on religious or ability grounds . |
| 17 | A dividend is usually paid as a percentage of the consolidated profits of Newco , but a number of points require consideration in determining how " profit " should be interpreted : ( i ) should the dividend be based on pre- or post-tax profits ( ii ) should the calculation of profit take into account any transfer or proposed transfer to reserves or to general provisions ? ( iii ) should profit include pre- or post-extraordinary items ? ( iv ) how should goodwill be treated ? ( v ) should directors ' emoluments in excess of an amount agreed with the investors be added back ? ( vi ) should profit be defined before payment or the provision for payment of dividends ? |
| 18 | This is the technique of flash photolysis , and again it can be applied to gaseous or to liquid samples . |
| 19 | ( ii ) Teaching about language should encourage discussion of vocabulary that is specific to local communities — words for local places , buildings , institutions etc , and local usages such as bairn ( cf child ) , baps ( cf rolls ) , outwith ( cf outside ) ; or to particular age groups , eg frock ( cf dress ) , wireless ( cf radio ) ; or to certain occupations eg the specialist terms and acronyms used by groups such as doctors , lawyers , builders , computer experts and mechanics . |
| 20 | I have been sufficiently foolhardy to raise the issue from time to time with small groups of individuals who put their point of view to me when it is easy to be civilised and who propose arrangements whereby Sunday trading could be limited to certain times , to shops of a particular size , to the selling of particular goods or to certain types of shop . |
| 21 | When we , we using B H C vaccine in eigh er , late seventies , early eighties , erm , that caused problems because we had residues left in the meat , and the French amongst others found it as well , so there were , there were problems there , and the Ministry went over to organo-phos or to organo-phosphorus dips , they were the only alternative that they 'd got at that er , time . |
| 22 | One handles spatial queries , which refer to absolute locations or to spatial relationships ( such as adjacency or contiguity ) . |
| 23 | Granted the rich diversity of the phenomena of the biological world , a disagreement over results can generally be put down to differences between animals ( ‘ species or strain differences ’ , for instance ) or to subtle alterations in experimental conditions , and can therefore be fudged or ignored . |
| 24 | If you have a problem which is too difficult for you to resolve on your own then as an RCN member you have the choice of going to your local steward , the convenor or any other branch officers , or to full-time officers based at the RCN office for your region . |
| 25 | The rest of my holiday went so quickly , each day we went out , sight seeing or to various beaches , and also it was very hot , not like England . |
| 26 | caused by normal settlement or shrinkage or to solid floors caused by compaction of infill |
| 27 | Federal performance standards were applied to new stationary sources or to existing plants undertaking modifications . |
| 28 | Although there has probably been a long-term decline in serious violence in Europe over the past several centuries , the relationship of this trend to patterns of theft and other property crime , or to broad forces of social change , remains obscure . |
| 29 | You think you 're fit , but not to the extent of athletes or to aerobic teachers of a high calibre , erm but I think we erm although we joke about , you can see on the pain in the faces that it does hurt and it does do us good . |
| 30 | Individual assessment is concerned with the specific achievement of the individual student with regard either to his contemporary student group or to pre-specified goals . |