Example sentences of "[num ord] [adv] to [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In 1914 only the United Kingdom sent more of its manufactures to non-European nations than to European ; yet she was also Germany 's best customer , and Germany came second only to India as a buyer of British goods . |
| 2 | Rowntree supplied 26 per cent of the UK chocolate confectionery market , second only to Cadbury with 30 per cent . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | The track record shows that France attracts 9 per cent of all foreign investment in OECD countries , making it second only to Britain in this respect . |
| 5 | The 33-year-old 's personal life floundered after his US Masters triumph last April but as a professional golfer , he was second only to Nick Faldo . |
| 6 | Some officers seem to be unaware that in terms of the number of people who do it , cycling 's second only to walking . |
| 7 | Cancer is the second biggest killer in Northern Ireland , second only to heart disease — itself caused largely by smoking . |
| 8 | Colorectal carcinoma ranks second only to lung cancer in men and to breast cancer in women in the United States . |
| 9 | In 1985 Peruvian fishermen caught around 10,000 dolphins and porpoises , most of them destined for the fish markets of Peru 's capital Lima , making Peru second only to Japan in the consumption of dolphin flesh . |
| 10 | It is gratifying to report that Chester ranked second only to Manchester as a suitable place to hold a medium-sized conference . |
| 11 | Lazzards New York managed to maintain their figures of last year in dollar terms and if we take the Lazzard houses as a whole we 're second only to Goldman Sachs now in the erm in the M and A table internationally and that 's on the value of bids on which we 've advised . |
| 12 | North America ranks second only to France as the UK 's most important food and drink export market . |
| 13 | DONAL LENIHAN , second only to Willie John McBride as Ireland 's most capped lock , yesterday announced his retirement because of a recurring neck injury . |
| 14 | DONAL LENIHAN , second only to Willie John McBride as Ireland 's most capped lock , yesterday announced his retirement from rugby because of a recurring neck injury . |
| 15 | We were the big trading nation , and even today we are the second largest by way of the percentage of GDP exported and imported — we are second only to West Germany . |
| 16 | The Rhondda valleys were now a booming industrial concern , Davies was a millionaire , and the Ocean stood second only to Powell Duffryn as a mass producer of quality Welsh steam coal . |
| 17 | As late as 1950 , 10 per cent of a nation-wide opinion survey sample in West Germany regarded Hitler as the statesman who had achieved most for Germany — second only to Bismarck . |
| 18 | In the 1930s fishing and fish-processing were second only to Smiths Dock as an employer and the total engaged rose to 3000 at one point . |
| 19 | Far greater than any of these , second only to Palestrina himself , was Tomas Luis de Victoria ( c. 1548–1611 ) , who in 1565 came to Rome from Spain where Morales ( see p. 236 ) and his pupil Francisco Guerrero ( c. 1527–1599 ) had already arrived at a perfection of the Netherland style hardly distinguishable from the Roman . |
| 20 | It has 10% of world proven oil reserves , second only to Saudi Arabia , and in terms of probable oil resources holds about one-seventh of the world 's potential . |
| 21 | Surely you have learnt by now that care of equipment comes second only to care of the patients ! ’ |
| 22 | In 1933 , just after the port was completed , it handled 2,700,000 tons , was second only to Copenhagen among Baltic ports and was ranked the ninth largest European port . |
| 23 | Cooking energy is clearly one of the biggest human needs , second only to food . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | Of the eight prisoners , Mr Sisulu is the best known , second only to Mr Mandela in both symbolic and substantial political importance . |
| 26 | The $12 million or so he 'll make tomorrow will take his career earnings to $80m , second only to Sugar Ray Leonard 's $100m . |
| 27 | For a long while , Dave was second only to Johnny Byrne among our post-war goalscorers though , of course , all but a handful of ‘ Budgie 's ’ goals were scored in the lower divisions . |
| 28 | The firm now has a market share of 27% , second only to Coopers & Lybrand which has 30% . |
| 29 | Second only to Fountains in terms of wealth , Furness derived its huge income from iron-founding , sheep-farming and the export of wool . |
| 30 | In 1990 the Colón free trade zone , second only to Hong Kong as a duty-free trading port , handled a record $5,800 million worth of business . |