Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] [noun sg] to [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Overshadowing ( the observation that the associative strength acquired by a target stimulus A is reduced when another event , B , is also present on reinforced trials ) and blocking ( the observation that prior reinforced training with B can effectively eliminate acquisition to A when AB trials are given ) are primary characteristics of conditioning , found in all training procedures and in almost all organisms capable of classical conditioning .
2 Joanne has since given birth to Feathers ' daughter .
3 Wessex and Yorkshire are thought possible targets for Compagnie Generale des Eaux and Southern could eventually fall prey to Saur , which owns most of the private water companies in its area .
4 In a widely reported speech to police chiefs at the time of the disorders Hurd made this point clear :
5 The very essence of his buildings is expressed through intimately relating ornament to structure so , together , they create astonishing , tautly dynamic , glittering volumes and spaces for people .
6 In the sixth century its ancient Christian traditions were strong enough to sustain resistance to Justinian 's attempts to dictate doctrine to the church .
7 The loss of the two ports was serious , as the English now had only limited access to Normandy and to the capital , Rouen , which had come to replace Paris .
8 Scattered around the London suburbs , or in provincial towns like Sheffield , Brighton and Bradford , these pioneers had only limited access to capital resources , and their companies never grew to any real size .
9 Some people lack one colour pigment , and so lose sensitivity to part of the spectrum , usually red or green .
10 With the cheque he received from the company , together with one from his workmates , Alec put these towards a long awaited trip to Australia .
11 THE Soviet space station Salyut-7 made its long awaited return to Earth in the early hours ( 0400 GMT ) of Thursday 7 February .
12 And it needs not only to provide access to files or data , but actually to connect applications running anywhere on the network — and through the application , to connect the minds that are putting the applications to work .
13 To be sure , he still upheld the standards of his father ; he played a full role in the family business on the manufacturing side , but the crown went to his younger brother , Horace , who had not only secured field-promotion to Captain , but went on to bring the family business — and his industry — to new heights , for which he was awarded the OBE several years later .
14 Since ‘ compliance ’ is an administrative definition and since production or treatment processes can constantly give rise to changes in water quality , field men must be ever-vigilant in the face of uncertainty .
15 I would be interested to hear the thoughts of any other Sigma owners , top flight racers or those who are more concerned with club racing , so put pen to paper .
16 It is reported that , while out riding in Wychwood Forest , he suddenly came face to face with the shade of Amy Robsart .
17 The section is intended to give the police power to impose conditions on ‘ coercive ’ marches which will not necessarily give rise to disorder ; a National Front march through a predominantly Asian district may well prompt many of the citizens simply to board up their properties and remain indoors .
18 Now , it 's illogical for a so-called Government that 's in power with all the financial expertise to talk about getting shut of it and leave it in to cause misery to people .
19 If Darlington ( let's change that to Hartlepool ) were lucky enough to win promotion to Division Two they would have until 1994 two years to eliminate standing at their ground .
20 What I am trying to say is that merely paying attention to sex difference — affirming that women exist and are different from men — is not in and of itself a feminist gesture .
21 For example in Germany , works councils have long had access to resources to investigate design of work systems under the Quality of Working Life .
22 The insults or stresses which cause the imbalances and so give rise to disease can be of two types :
23 The FMLN has argued that , no matter what type of medicine one practises , if health knowledge , skills and resources are sold on the market as commodities this will necessarily limit access to health care , fragment and distort the nature of the health process , constrain the relation between health workers and users , and undermine people 's control over their health .
24 They thus need only provide care to quality standards which they set for themselves when first agreeing a contract and they can avoid being drawn into the ‘ high volume/doubtful quality ’ trap .
25 I definitely think we 've found a niche , not just in a business sense , but in the sense of providing a much needed service to dog owners , and I think we all need some helpful service nowadays , rather than being told to go elsewhere . ’
26 Industry will especially be looking to the polytechnics to provide a further and much needed stimulus to innovations already taking place in higher education ; in particular , in the development of mixed degree courses , modular courses coupled with practical experience , and of the sandwich system of education and training generally , and in the opening up of opportunities for women in all branches of higher education , not least science and technology .
27 But in the lives of many people today love and marriage , though ideals , swiftly give way to conflict , strain , unhappiness and divorce .
28 Tabitha sat in the stern and watched the olive groves and sponge gardens on either bank swiftly give way to shipyards , silica refineries and air plants .
29 ‘ I have heard that a teacher from the Dyslexia Institute is being brought in to give advice to teachers here .
30 Brought in to give effect to EEC Directive 85/837 .
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