Example sentences of "[noun pl] [vb -s] to the " in BNC.

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1 Climbers make a great mistake , however , in imagining that each of these groups aspires to the dizzy heights of dangling .
2 Unless both parties successfully anticipate inflation by fixing the terms of loans in such a way as to compensate for inflation , the lenders find that the real value of their loans declines , and the borrowers find that the real value of their debts declines to the same extent .
3 Each of these activities adds to the costs incurred .
4 ( Research by Lynda Grattan and Tim Morris on effective succession planning in organizations points to the considerable importance of feedback to men and women early in their careers .
5 In some instances the term equal opportunities refers to the attainments of girls , sometimes to gender differentiation in assessment , in some instances to both boys and girls , and occasionally to ethnic minority pupils …
6 Every one of his books points to the same thing — unless we apply inhibition in our lives we will never be able to use intelligence in the way it was designed — to assist fulfilment .
7 The organized system of social knowledge each individual possesses for social performances corresponds to the competence linguists attribute to speakers of a language .
8 This distinction between the roles in a drama and the actors who play the roles corresponds to the fact that the data of field research must always be looked at in two dimensions .
9 Its subtleness in so few words adds to the cleverness of it showing how perceptive he was .
10 If this happened , sales staff would be encouraged to give more attention to tailoring insurance savings plans to the long-term needs of the customer .
11 As an alternative approach , it may be observed that attempting to solve equation ( 10.2 ) by separating the variables leads to the solution ( 10.7 ) where A and J are arbitrary constants .
12 A 20 minute walk down a path and steps leads to the town and lake .
13 Consistent outpouring of such stress chemicals as adrenalin , noradrenalin and corticosteroid hormones leads to the suppression of T-cells , the front line combatants within the body 's immune system .
14 Also the proportion of rods to spinelets varies to the exclusion of spinelets to being quite open .
15 Also the proportion of rods to spinelets varies to the exclusion of spinelets which would lead to confusion with O. densa were it not for the different number of arm spines , the proximal spines forming a fan and the raised oral frame .
16 Neither of these considerations applies to the present appeal .
17 The following description of sampling methods relates to the 1984 survey , but the sample design is similar every year .
18 To see that each of her catering units operates to the highest standard possible while balancing our clients ' requirements against profitability with due regard to company policy .
19 You can trace those through the Bible ; Moses saw the Glory of God — His brightness ; Psalms refers to the Temple , where the splendour of God is to be found ; the shepherds were surrounded by the brightness of God 's Glory , and so was Paul on the road to Damascus .
20 The data of During and Spencer provide the clearest evidence yet that enhanced activation of glutamate receptors contributes to the initiation of focal seizure activity .
21 It is true that knowledge of the probable origins of the meditations in a series of Anglo-Norman prayers points to the possibility that they have been freely adapted by various compilers who may or may not have included Rolle .
22 Interaction between judges is probably more significant in the United States with the stable membership on the Supreme Court , but even in Britain the phenomenon of ‘ opinion deference ’ , whereby one or more judges defers to the opinion of another because he or she is acknowledged to be an expert or to have seniority , is not unknown .
23 The number of lines refers to the lines of text which fill the screen .
24 A pool of blue scillas lies to the left of an entrance through yew hedges .
25 Rivlin 's form of the strain energy functions reduces to the classical quadratic in the when only small strains are involved .
26 Taunton J. adds the point that a release given to one of two joint contractors enures to the benefit of both .
27 The principle that the courts will not interfere with any decision of a local authority relating to a child in its care save in the most exceptional circumstances relates to the law as it was before the Children Act 1989 .
28 Similarly , the staff turnover in check-out operators in supermarkets relates to the fact that these people seek relationships but are denied them ; customers are processed quickly , friends are too far away for a chat .
29 The fact that human beings have quite a variation of abilities and shortcomings attests to the fact that we are not all twisted in the same areas .
30 A lovely path goes up alongside amongst trees and in a few minutes leads to the open corrie and an impressive mountain scene : directly ahead is Beinn Dearg , the high mass on the left is Beinn Alligin and on the right is the last satellite of the Liathach range .
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