Example sentences of "[adv] [vb infin] to [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nothing in the age of contentment has contributed so strongly to income inequality as the reduction of taxes on the rich ; nothing , as has been said , would so contribute to social tranquillity as some screams of anguish from the very affluent . |
| 2 | Khin Nyunt , first secretary of the SLORC and head of the powerful Directorate of Defence Services Intelligence , stated that a swift transfer of power would only lead to weak government . |
| 3 | Compassion could only lead to increased confusion , for it would be wasted on her . |
| 4 | Baker was told that human rights were an internal matter ; Yang Shangkun , warning that pressure on this issue would only lead to increased tension , suggested " seeking common ground while reserving differences " to improve relations . |
| 5 | Taking various client groups into the bureaucracy is in itself no real way forward because in that context it can only lead to professional defensiveness of the worst kind . |
| 6 | ‘ It was felt that the Government 's proposals could only lead to inadequate funding which would inevitably force many practitioners to leave duty solicitor schemes and indeed the criminal practice permanently . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ It was felt that the Government 's proposals could only lead to inadequate funding which would inevitably force many practitioners to leave duty solicitor schemes and indeed the criminal practice permanently . ’ |
| 8 | It is clear that if the theory advanced in these pages is correct then lessening of parental authority can only lead to increasing confrontation with the younger generation . |
| 9 | As we saw , Kant showed that the two worlds fell under different laws ; and to mingle them together can only lead to meaningless nonsense . |
| 10 | I always enjoyed talking with him both when he was serious and when he would suddenly switch to gentle ridicule with an infectious laugh . |
| 11 | In opposition to this , Kay and Silberston ( 1984 ) argue that competition would not necessarily lead to equal efficiency , since publicly owned concerns have the deep purse of public funds on which to draw . |
| 12 | Keeping staff to a minimum and paying them very little obviously reduces costs , but it does not necessarily lead to good quality care . |
| 13 | With PC E-mail standards being proprietary , users could only connect to other LAN users . |
| 14 | At the time of the Korean War in 1950 he feared a Soviet invasion and he believed that the USSR would only agree to German reunification on its own terms , which could well result in Communist rule . |
| 15 | Problems usually arise because many reef species are capable of more than a little antisocial behaviour — and it is difficult to lay down precise guidelines regarding their compatibility because marine fish , like people , are individuals and do n't necessarily conform to generalised behaviour patterns . |
| 16 | The evidence of such a writer does not relate to educated StE ’ ( 1968 II : 551 ) . |
| 17 | I have heard Christians give all sorts of response to this , for some will feel that indeed a non-Christian will not attain to eternal life . |
| 18 | The sociological implications of this view , that racism produces ethnic disadvantage , are that attention should focus on the history and mode of operation of racism rather than the ways in which ethnic minorities do or do not adapt to British society . |
| 19 | While street markets can easily adapt to changing demand from fresh vegetables to bric-a-brac , covered markets can present a greater problem . |
| 20 | Thus in an ordinary broking transaction disclosure on the contract note in accordance with SFA Table 5 — 34(2) , para 11 , will be sufficient ( provided that the customer does not object to late disclosure ) . |
| 21 | Officials let it be understood that Turkey would not object to Kurdish autonomy in a federal Iraq , but Özal , interviewed on March 29 , said that the Kurdish leaders " were clearly told they should definitely not consider a separate state " . |
| 22 | It does not refer to naive anthropomorphism , to childish notions of a kind of finite Person resident somewhere . |
| 23 | Bentley 's group theory postulated that the study of politics was the study of the conflict between groups , although his work did not refer to organised interest groups only but to groups with shared views . |
| 24 | Because such minerals are normally present at levels far below safety limits , this usually does not matter to public health . |
| 25 | The article was terminated by a line of words beginning with B. The empty reproduction of information ( a contagion of the Eighties ) does not contribute to rational knowledge and reasoned thought . |
| 26 | This list would thus grow to considerable length . |
| 27 | Unix Solutions director , Quing Tsang , adds that its agreement with Sun does not run to supporting software on the Mountain View , California-based company 's kit , only on its own , at present . |
| 28 | Having a background in the arts — she was poached from McMaster in his old fiefdom at Welsh National Opera — Baker is well aware that selling a festival does not approximate to shifting soap powder . |
| 29 | The Russian President , Boris Yeltsin , has sent a message to Mr. Major saying that Russia will not return to totalitarian rule . |
| 30 | Mr MacSharry has insisted that he will not return to Irish politics after his Brussels term ends , but intends to farm in his native Sligo . |