Example sentences of "[pers pn] are to [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Where you start will therefore depend upon where you are to date . |
| 2 | ‘ What an asset you are to Cadogan 's , ’ he said . |
| 3 | ‘ But there , I know what a friend you are to Mother . ’ |
| 4 | While inevitably this will be a somewhat rough-and-ready exercise — and obviously there will be gaps — the closer you are to retirement , the more worthwhile it will be . |
| 5 | You will have to apply para 41 if you are to equity account for the associate in accordance with standard practice . |
| 6 | This is the sort of situation which leads to our distinguishing ‘ ourselves as we feel ourselves to be ’ and ‘ ourselves as we are to others ’ . |
| 7 | The more open we are to God , and the weaker our self-will becomes , the more desire will grow and flourish within us . |
| 8 | The specific role of bishops which is to be exercised in communion with the see of Peter in ensuring the unity and continuity of the faith is vital if we are to hand on the faith of Peter , Gregory and Augustine . |
| 9 | They are to South African rugby what Cambridge University were to the English game in the mid-Seventies and , indeed , Llanelli were to Wales in the early Seventies . |
| 10 | But perhaps her greatest achievement with the chimps at Gombe has been to show how astonishingly close they are to humanity — and so to narrow the gap between us and the rest of the animal world . |
| 11 | Good though they are , the recipes are not central to the value of this book in the way they are to Jane Grigson 's fruit book . |
| 12 | Operating in sections it 's corporals and below who if they are to encoutner problems it 's those sort of ranks who 'll have to fix it . |
| 13 | Zoologists can with greater justice call humans fish , since fish are far closer kin to humans than they are to lobsters . |
| 14 | But trade flows are at least as sensitive to the level of non-tariff barriers as they are to tariffs themselves . |
| 15 | Shostakovich obviously had good reason for these references , but they are to music so well-known that I worry about finding them in someone else 's piece , even a composer of the supreme integrity of Shostakovich . |
| 16 | Dampness and lack of ventilation are as welcoming to insects as they are to wood fungi and once these conditions are rectified the beetles will feel less inclined to stay . |
| 17 | ‘ Half the songs are more relevant to America than they are to Britain , ’ agrees Jim Bob . |
| 18 | There could be a good Dream in artificial intelligence the POV of an omniscient machine intellect , and its struggles with humans who are to it as they are to ants . |
| 19 | They even get angry and suggest these are lies put about by foreigners who do not understand how deeply attuned they are to Mother Africa . |
| 20 | The dates of these visits will be given to you as soon as they are to hand . |
| 21 | More details when they are to hand , as Mr Warner is going to keep us informed . |
| 22 | Market intelligence and sales and marketing expertise are , therefore , as crucial to the success of the technology transfer company as they are to innovation in general . |