Example sentences of "[noun] is [vb pp] to [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | The same is done when religion is reduced to ethics , or treated simply as a movement within history , to be explained and defended , or even proved , by historical research and demonstration . |
2 | There are seven grades to be allotted , from A to G. Grades A , B , and C are aligned to the old O level grades A , B , and C , and to CSE grade I. Grades D and E are aligned to O level grades D and E and to CSE 2 and 3 ; while grade F is aligned to CSE grade 4 , which used to be considered the average grade in the population as a whole . |
3 | In fact at present much land taken for chalk extraction is lost to agriculture permanently . |
4 | The bottom opening of the segment ring is cut to 45° to accept the bottom panel . |
5 | Should one warhorse be slain the wagon can still move but its speed is reduced to 4″ . |
6 | When this episode is mentioned to PD and Paul , they merely shrug their shoulders and close ranks . |
7 | When this sustained-release bolus is administered to calves just prior to turn-out , it prevents the development of infections acquired from overwintered larvae and so prevents the deposition of eggs during the spring . |
8 | Most of the loss is attributed to population growth and rural poverty , leading to land clearance for agriculture . |
9 | For homesexual males , the annual incidence of AIDS is expected to plateau in 1994 in line with a peak annual incidence of HIV infection in 1983–84 . |
10 | By contrast , scientific knowledge is bound up with rationalism and , whether one wishes it or not , rationalism is allied to science , and demands scientific goals . |
11 | We assume throughout that demands are generated by a single aggregate utility function and that tax revenue is returned to consumers in lump-sum form . |
12 | The offence of murder is restricted to intent , and it would seem natural that recklessness as to the same consequences should amount to the lesser offence of manslaughter . |
13 | But this argument will seem less persuasive when we have discussed cases of manslaughter by reason of diminished responsibility : where a murder is reduced to manslaughter , the judge has a wide sentencing discretion and may , according to the facts of the case , select a determinate prison sentence , a hospital order , or life imprisonment . |
14 | The rest of the first half of the programme is given to Franz Lehar , with his great ‘ Gold and Silver Waltz ’ , followed by a selection from his evergreen success , ‘ The Merry Widow ’ ( 1905 ) . |
15 | An increase on the 1,000 million yen in environmental aid provided last year , the programme is linked to acid rain in Japan caused by pollution in China . |
16 | With regard to the former , power in the sphere of circulation is linked to power in the sphere of production : the greater a group 's access to rewards in the latter , the greater its strength in the exchange processes . |
17 | Like Alum Pot and Gaping Gill , Malham is known to generations of " O " level , " A " level and C 5 E geography students as a superb example of limestone scenery . |
18 | Once common , the seal is believed to number only around 300 , most of which live in small , scattered colonies , thereby weakening their chances of survival . |
19 | JMD 's mail is given to JMB after being date stamped . |
20 | Remember to ensure the instrument is tuned to concert pitch while making these adjustments . |
21 | Research is needed to measure prescribing outcomes and health gain before new drugs and formulations are used |
22 | Greater weight is given to propositions by judges of courts higher in the hierarchy of courts . |
23 | Greater weight is given to propositions contained in judgments where the judges took time to consider their judgments . |
24 | Greater weight is given to propositions which have been repeated by judges in a number of cases . |
25 | Greater weight is given to propositions in cases where the decision was unanimous . |
26 | Greater weight is given to propositions which appear to be broadly consistent with the general law governing the area in which the proposition arises . |
27 | Scant weight is given to indices of economic deprivation , such as unemployment levels and proportions of children or families in receipt of Supplementary Benefit . |
28 | The evidence suggests that future expectations are an important determinant of the level of investment , although more weight is given to expectations about relative price changes over the current quarter . |
29 | In job applications , more weight is given to publications in international journals . |
30 | VIP is localised to neurones in the lamina propria , submucousal , and myenteric plexuses of the gut and mediates the descending inhibitory reflex . |