Example sentences of "[noun] to [art] [noun] [unc] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Cases may be considered exceptionally grave , important or complex , in particular , because : ( i ) of complicated or conflicting evidence about risks to the child 's physical or moral well-being or about other matters relating to the child 's welfare ; ( ii ) a large number of parties are involved ; ( iii ) there is a conflict with the law of another jurisdiction ; ( iv ) there is a difficult or novel point of law involved ; ( v ) there is a question of general public interest . |
| 2 | Apply tactical thinking to the opponent 's stance and attitude . |
| 3 | Alcohol is also very high in calories and can contribute a great deal to a person 's weight . |
| 4 | It was Robert who padded solemnly across the little bridge , waded into the pond to the culvert 's egress , and wrenched the grating from its mouth , setting free a rush of mud and water from which he lifted out , first , Nicandra 's dog ( exhausted and bleeding but quite ready to bite ) , then Lally , every stitch she wore soaked and clinging close as a swimsuit to her solid child-size body . |
| 5 | First restored in Devon by Buckfastleigh-based volunteers and staff of the 80064 Locomotive Group from Barry scrapyard condition during the 1970's , the engine will provide a much needed boost to the SDR 's expanding loco fleet . |
| 6 | And hopes weakened of a long-awaited cut in interest rates which would give a real boost to the Government 's election prospects . |
| 7 | Thailand 's onshore oil and comparatively recently discovered offshore gas hold the prospect of energy self-sufficiency as well as providing a tremendous boost to the country 's already high level of industrial growth . |
| 8 | The massive boost to the area 's mental health facilities has been funded by the regional health authority with money saved through hospital closures . |
| 9 | A management consultant 's study has found that office and warehouse space around the port and former burgh of Leith offers the best potential for growth , while giving a further boost to the area 's development plans . |
| 10 | It argues that a ‘ national strategic technology acquisition plan ’ is needed to provide a boost to the industry 's own research efforts comparable to what US companies receive from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA ) , which spends about $ 900 million a year in the field . |
| 11 | ‘ This is a terrific boost to the region 's entertainment scene , ’ said Bill . |
| 12 | In each pot was placed a gold coin by a representative of the groom who also gave a gold ring to the bride 's mother 's brother . |
| 13 | One woman told Elizabeth Roberts that she had resorted to taking her wedding ring to the pawnbrokers ' three times : ‘ each time I was caught with babies ’ . |
| 14 | The worried son of a deceased benefice-holder mobilised two great magnates , one of them well-placed at court , to ensure his succession to a beneficium non grande when he himself was prevented from coming to the palace . |
| 15 | When the need arose to find a new lord lieutenant for East Sussex in succession to the Queen 's horseracing chum , the Marquess of Abergavenny , the name which emerged from Downing Street was not that of another grand county family but Admiral Sir Lindsay Bryson , a retired naval engineering officer whose address , 74 , Dyke Road , Brighton , hardly hinted at rolling acres . |
| 16 | Having to work from different angles makes it extremely difficult to maintain an even symmetry throughout the design , and it is therefore not surprising that nomadic rugs sometimes contain motifs of slightly varying sizes ; the fact that so many are perfectly balanced and symmetrical is a glowing testament to the weavers ' skill . |
| 17 | All this is wonderful testament to the life 's designers and constructors . |
| 18 | The fact that Renault managed this with the same V10 engine configuration with which it restarted its F1 programme in 1989 , while those around them said a V12 would be needed , is testament to the company 's enormous confidence and strength of purpose . |
| 19 | The neo-Georgian building pays testament to the company 's undoubted skills as a design and build outfit . |
| 20 | ‘ The continued success of the Integrale , winning Lancia its sixth consecutive World Rally Championship constructor 's title , is a testament to the team 's preparation , organisation and will to win ’ |
| 21 | That WordScan can achieve 100% with some of the tracts we 've fed it is testament to the programmers ' ability and the use of a dictionary . |
| 22 | The de Mazia Trust and others also allege that the Barnes Foundation had given control over the copyrights to the collection 's paintings to Lincoln University Press , a previously non-existent imprint . |
| 23 | Referring their readers to the HMI 's survey of teachers in their first year in the profession , they repeat the survey 's ‘ finding ’ that ‘ the personal qualities of the teachers were in many cases the decisive factor in their effectiveness ’ . |
| 24 | The expensive new shops , restaurants , casinos and nightclubs opening up in the status-conscious post-Soviet capital are often given Western names , which represent luxury to the city 's chic new bourgeoisie. — Reuter |
| 25 | Top managers try to win their loyalty , and co-opt their organizations to the firm 's ideals … ideologically . |
| 26 | Exercising critical reason in this way , and at that level , is not a luxury , a mere add-on to the student 's programme of studies . |
| 27 | In the Mughal court great importance was always given to small details of protocol and privilege : the colour of a turban , the number of jewels in a noble 's dagger , the place he was assigned in the Red Fort : all these things had significance as subtle indicators to an omrah 's place in the ranking of the empire . |
| 28 | It 's a tragedy that 's devastated 2 families — now Mr Davies is holding out a hand of friendship to the boy 's parents . |
| 29 | It 's a tragedy that 's devastated 2 families — now Mr Davies is holding out a hand of friendship to the boy 's parents . |
| 30 | This will occur where the corporate controllers perceive that the long-run loss to the company 's wealth ( and to a greater or lesser extent their own — it may depend on a number of variables ) is likely to be greater than the short-term profits . |