Example sentences of "[verb] directly to the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Artists and journalists are not so dependent upon their colleagues ' approval but can appeal directly to the laity . |
| 2 | Mr Cameron-Webb , on whose syndicates investors such as tennis star Virginia Wade lost millions of pounds , can still appeal directly to the House of Lords for a fresh hearing . |
| 3 | In nature the cycle is practically closed , with vegetable and animal wastes returning directly to the soil where they have lived . |
| 4 | Instead of returning directly to the river , she made a complete tour of the upper storey of the house . |
| 5 | Nigel Lawson , the longest-serving Chancellor of the Exchequer in the post-1979 Conservative government , is quoted as saying : ‘ Too high a PSBR requires either that the government borrow heavily from the banks-which adds directly to the money supply , or failing this , that it borrows from individuals and institutions , but at ever increasing rates of interest , which place an unacceptable squeeze on the private sector ’ ( in Cairncross and Keeley 1981 , p. 96 ) . |
| 6 | Too high a PSBR requires either that the government borrow heavily from the banks — which adds directly to the money supply — or , failing this , that it borrows from individuals and institutions , but at ever-increasing rates of interest , which place an unacceptable squeeze on the private sector . ’ |
| 7 | During a winch launch the potential load on the glider is at a maximum near the top of the launch , when the pull of the cable adds directly to the weight of the glider . |
| 8 | As they are about competence at work , they will include not only competences relating directly to the funeral service but also competences to do with working relationships or health and safety . |
| 9 | The train had no corridor , each compartment having doors opening directly to the outside . |
| 10 | The screw worked in a screw guide bolted directly to the column . |
| 11 | The malt is send directly to the ship by overhead conveyor from the silo block . |
| 12 | After trying every aquatic shop in the area , I decided to write directly to the manager of Trilcot and within a week I was able to collect an excellent piece of wood which they sent to a nearby store . |
| 13 | By October , when the administration 's Operations Sub-Group on Terrorism met in the White House Situation Room , the target list had been whittled down to one , Fawaz Younis , whom the CIA described as ‘ a key player in the back-street world of terrorism … who reported directly to the leadership of the Shiite Amal militia ’ . |
| 14 | The JMCs had no power of their own , except persuasion , but reported directly to the State Security Council ( SSC ) , formerly presided over by P. W. Botha , which was considered by some to have become the de facto government where the real decisions affecting the country were taken . |
| 15 | Sun Life appointed a relocation officer at executive level who reported directly to the company 's general manager . |
| 16 | They reported directly to the ruler they represented , often using their own cyphers : it was quite possible for neither the foreign nor the war minister ever to see their reports . |
| 17 | The primary key is " part number " , hence the number of tuples corresponds directly to the number of different parts in the assembly ( and not the total number of all parts ) . |
| 18 | In determining the issue costs of a capital instrument prudence should be exercised to ensure that only those costs which can be demonstrated to relate directly to the issue of the instrument are deducted from the proceeds . |
| 19 | This treatment applies only to those costs which can be demonstrated to relate directly to the instrument in question . |
| 20 | There are a few preliminaries to be seen to before the construction can begin ; these are the winding of inductors L1 , L2 , L3 and the mounting details of the switching transistor TR1 and the flyback diode D1 on small heatsinks which attach directly to the board . |
| 21 | The opted-out units are no longer under the direct authority of the regional health authorities but report directly to the Secretary of State . |
| 22 | There are also three other Directors who report directly to the Registrar for the sections of the University Offices under their charge , namely the Director of the Development Office , the Director of the External Relations Office , and the Director of Research Services . |
| 23 | Sherwood Computer Services , a London-based software company , has turned its entire organisation into self-managed client teams that report directly to the board . |
| 24 | People from Europe will want to come directly to the centre , so King 's Cross would bring greater benefits from tourism . |
| 25 | Although some patients do attend with a letter from their GP , many prefer to come directly to the clinic , as this saves time and possible embarrassment if they would rather that their family doctor did n't know about the particular problem . |
| 26 | They decided to bypass the col and descend directly to the glacier , cutting bucket seats in the snow to brace themselves as they lowered Venables on the rope . |
| 27 | There is no scope for distortion from indexer interpretation ; indexing error is minimized and new terms can be added directly to the vocabulary as needed . |
| 28 | While ensuring adequate ventilation through their permeability both fleece and related polypropylene fibre black mulch materials allow any rainfall , watering or liquid feed to pass directly to the plant and root system avoiding the water shedding problems experienced with most plastic covers , mulches and conventional cloche systems . |
| 29 | When connected directly to the telephone the device , known as Claudius II , allows people who can not speak to communicate with others . |
| 30 | These were safer than petrol engines , more suitable because they could be run more slowly and could be connected directly to the propeller . |