Example sentences of "[v-ing] to [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Each building along the Hammersmith Road is a mishmash of tired cliches , from mirrored wall glazing to low brick walls studded with small withered plants separating entrances from pavement . |
| 2 | Only the pre-lunch session was possible on the second day , drizzle intensifying to heavy rain which even penetrated the Press-box roof just as Cornhill Insurance were announcing their two-year extension of sponsorship . |
| 3 | Vanessa and I decided after a delicious cream tea to burn up some energy walking to Golden Cap , which at 618ft is the highest cliff in Southern England . |
| 4 | But the time and inspiration for such apparent frivolities were rapidly passing and he was soon explaining to Bonamy Dobrée that the Bolovian period had ended . |
| 5 | As a producer , MacCabe is naturally enough dismayed by this pro-directorial bias : ‘ If you look at what 's been happening to British cinema over the last 10 years or so , then it 's clear that it has tended to be production-led — names like Working Title , Palace Films or Zenith are as important as those of any individual director . |
| 6 | With this coherent team , in many ways bonded to the studio , Balcon set out to make films that mirrored what was happening to British society and fulfilled his aim of building up ‘ a native industry with its roots firmly planted in the soil of this country . ’ |
| 7 | The Minister , however , does not give a damn about what is happening to people on the lowest incomes ; he does not even understand what is happening to local government . |
| 8 | Policy has developed on the basis not only of inadequate knowledge about the factors contributing to early retirement , but also without any information about the longer-term consequences for the older people involved . |
| 9 | ( 3 ) the factors contributing to differential degree performance between different groups of non-traditional students ; |
| 10 | This may be contributing to current depression of desire and loss of human potency . |
| 11 | This project continues a first phase of research funded by the Office of the Data Protection Registrar , the Office of Telecommunications and the Department of Law in the University of Sheffield to investigate current law and practice in a number of European member states and in the United States with the aim of contributing to current policy debates and examining the handling of the issues of privacy and new technology by different legal and administrative cultures . |
| 12 | The personal sector earns in return for contributing to current production ( no pensions are received by individuals in our model ) a gross income of £13,500 million , and of this sum , £3,000 million is paid in income tax to the public sector . |
| 13 | The reduction of luminal SCFA in acute diarrhoea treated conventionally may be a factor contributing to colonic dysfunction . |
| 14 | Thus factors other than the presence of intraluminal unhydrolysed triglycerides must be contributing to faecal bile acid loss in this group of patients . |
| 15 | Land-tenure systems , leading to decreasing farm size and fragmentation , and high levels of population growth are among the social factors contributing to environmental change . |
| 16 | An environmental activist prior to his appointment in 1990 [ see p. 37312 ] , Lutzemberger had been outspoken in his criticism of Brazilian institutions which he believed were contributing to environmental destruction , particularly that of the Amazon rainforest . |
| 17 | Rural-urban migrants were able to take advantage of the former , often sending financial assistance back to their relatives in the countryside and so contributing to increased income levels there . |
| 18 | We need to find refrigerants that are completely free from chlorine and do not cause other environmental problems such as contributing to global warming . |
| 19 | Cars and light vans contribute to 18 per cent of the carbon emissions which thicken the protective layer of gases around the Earth contributing to global warming ( see Chapter 1 ) . |
| 20 | A report published by the private , Washington-based World Resources Institute on July 3 , 1990 , listed countries ' emissions of greenhouse gases contributing to global warming . |
| 21 | He argues that most of the world 's production of the gas could be pumped into the oceans , thereby preventing it from contributing to global warming . |
| 22 | The destruction of peat bogs is contributing to global warming , according to a report commissioned by Friends of the Earth and prepared by the Wetland Ecosystems Research Group of Exeter University . |
| 23 | This happens because alienistic attitudes towards deaf people by ‘ professionals ’ hinge upon the commonly held view that deaf people are not capable of contributing to professional life because of their ‘ limited experience ’ . |
| 24 | Training seen as contributing to personal development |
| 25 | For the six months to December 31 1992 , TE Electronics reported a net loss of $53m , contributing to Tandy Corp 's plunge in profits for the period ( see below ) . |
| 26 | Design of course remains an essential factor contributing to future growth , and is another strength of Wedgwood and its associated companies , all of which are served by a large , highly qualified and experienced team of designers and modellers , with the added contributions of eminent contemporary artists . |
| 27 | The government clearly sees it as contributing to economic growth but there are significant misgivings among conservation groups and local residents about the environmental impact on Kent and Sussex . |
| 28 | If dietary deficiency seems to be a factor , the counsellor should be able to help the counsellee ascertain which factors in the diet might be contributing to poor health , perhaps in consultation with the books mentioned above , or with a nutritionist or dietitian . |
| 29 | PLANNERS are contributing to chronic unemployment and decay in north Belfast , the Green Party has claimed . |
| 30 | Hypogammaglobulinemia and depressed IgG to surface antigens of Giardia have been suggested as factors contributing to chronic infection . |