Example sentences of "[noun] [to-vb] to [num ord] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Birchwood 's Derrick Cooper picked up over £8,000 to move to 55th place in the Volvo Order of Merit when he shot 68–70–68–73 for a share of 15th place in the Dunhill Masters . |
| 2 | Summit leaders called on all countries to contribute to Third World aid by assisting victims of " the unprecedented drought in southern Africa " . |
| 3 | Rumours abound of a further scandal in the financial sector to add to last year 's rich crop , which forced the resignation of the heads of Nomura , Japan 's biggest investment company , and Nikko , among many others . |
| 4 | Edwards , a 26-year-old medical scientist , jumped 17.26 metres in the first round to move to third place on the world outdoor rankings for 1992 , behind Frank Rutherford of the Bahamas ( 17.41 metres ) and German Ralf Jaros ( 17.28 ) . |
| 5 | An internal memorandum by the chief economist of the World Bank , Lawrence Summers , which suggests encouraging polluting industries to relocate to third world countries , has been leaked to The Economist . |
| 6 | The court ruling comes at a sensitive time for the Japanese government , which is claiming a lead role in environmental affairs , and has strenuously denied that it encourages its hazardous industries to relocate to third world countries . |