Example sentences of "[num ord] [adv] to [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As a cause of lung cancer it comes second only to smoking , and research shows that people who live in houses affected by the gas run a one in thirty chance of dying of lung cancer . |
| 2 | Some officers seem to be unaware that in terms of the number of people who do it , cycling 's second only to walking . |
| 3 | Cancer is the second biggest killer in Northern Ireland , second only to heart disease — itself caused largely by smoking . |
| 4 | Colorectal carcinoma ranks second only to lung cancer in men and to breast cancer in women in the United States . |
| 5 | Surely you have learnt by now that care of equipment comes second only to care of the patients ! ’ |
| 6 | Cooking energy is clearly one of the biggest human needs , second only to food . |
| 7 | Coal imports will double in Japan over the next twenty years or so with coal becoming second only to oil as an energy supplier , at about one-quarter of demand . |
| 8 | Health , education , and social services were issues that came second only to unemployment in terms of public priorities . |
| 9 | During our Pre-Campaign Wave in March defence was the main issue on television , the main issue stressed by the Conservative Party , and second only to unemployment as Labour 's main issue . |
| 10 | The country 's trade deficit in textiles and clothing grew from $4,700 million in 1980 to $26,500 million in 1989 , making it third only to oil and motor vehicles as the biggest component of the country 's overall trade deficit . |