Example sentences of "[verb] [noun sg] to [det] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For example , it is used in West Africa to control blackfly which is a carrier of the disease onchocerciasis and which has developed resistance to many pesticides . |
| 2 | Although widely used in cancer chemotherapy , cisplatin and its analogues suffer from the drawback that tumour cells develop resistance to these drugs . |
| 3 | The statutory liability of unions for the actions of their members has given rise to many difficulties . |
| 4 | It is these positive examples of what is generally taken to be a negative force that have given rise to such concepts as ‘ white ’ ( i.e. good ) witchcraft ; they are part of our European tradition and lend a certain credence to Margaret Murray 's exaggerated presentation of a satanic underground cult of evil co-existing with orthodox Christianity . ’ |
| 5 | Ethyl alcohol of agricultural origin produced in France has given rise to such problems in the past , and complaints to the Commission have led to charges being imposed on several occasions , in order to protect alcohol producers in the other member states from unfair competition . |
| 6 | The emphasis on ‘ learning difficulty ’ has given rise to several problems , identified by the House of Commons Select Committee on Education in 1987 . |
| 7 | Uplift associated with the intrusion of these stocks has given rise to several peaks rising some 1500 m above the surrounding Colorado Plateau . |
| 8 | But when such circumstances do arise , questions with respect to the appropriate procedure to be followed in requiring drivers to provide specimens of blood or urine have given rise to some difficulties in the courts and it is to the resolution of those questions that this appeal is directed . |
| 9 | This is to provide visibility to both sides of the tank from separate rooms . |
| 10 | The Commission is reluctant to grant protection to these industries as it would harm the LDCs ( see Chapter 11 ) , and would not help in the attempts to improve the productivity of the EC economy . |
| 11 | Mr. A. J. Beith ( On behalf of the House of Commons Commission ) : The Computer Officer , who has responsibility to both Houses for computer developments planned for Parliament as a whole , has a staff of two assistant computer officers , one of whom is on secondment to the House , and one full-time and one part-time secretary . |
| 12 | The Act buttressed the law on trespass with two new criminal offences : using or threatening violence in order to obtain entry to any premises , and occupying a house or flat and refusing to leave at the request of the rightful occupier . |
| 13 | Desmond Morris later drew attention to several signals that resemble activities produced by the autonomic nervous system such as auditory signals ( shouts ) that may have evolved from rapid automatic breathing , and even the scent-marking by urine at territory boundaries in mammals . |
| 14 | Some of the returns from Taylor 's questionnaire 216 drew attention to these problems , one in particular reporting that another year of full-time work would be required to bring the thesis work up to standard and up to date . |
| 15 | Some of the returns from Taylor 's questionnaire drew attention to these problems , one in particular reporting that another year of full-time work would be required to bring the thesis work up to standard and up to date . |
| 16 | But it failed to recognize that the challenge of running an individual company was very different to that posed by a large public organization with a multiplicity of purposes whose owners were n't shareholders but taxpayers who felt entitled to demand access to those things the nation already owned . |
| 17 | Each of the groups has access to such resources , but only as and when required . |
| 18 | In one company , however , the corporate planning department does not take any online services but has access to such services via a divisional library . |
| 19 | this would provide an ideal opportunity to examine in detail ways of increasing access to white water for canoeists as part of our wide-ranging intention to increase access to all aspects of our countryside . |
| 20 | It can also specify the password to be used to obtain access to any modules . |
| 21 | It can also specify the password to be used to obtain access to any packages and modules . |
| 22 | It can also specify the password to be used to obtain access to any packages and modules . |
| 23 | It can also specify the password to be used to obtain access to any packages and modules . |
| 24 | Few crews get home without someone becoming host to some parasites . |
| 25 | It has application to all areas of the curriculum , and must be borne in mind by curriculum designers . |
| 26 | A single national centre is appropriate only for the few services which involve delivery to all addresses in Britain ( e.g. mail order ) , very occasional visits ( e.g. specialized medical advice ) or a particular type of service or activity with a client group that lives close to it and is not represented elsewhere in the country ( e. g. certain elements of central government , the national media and business services ) . |
| 27 | Rotary committee chairman Tony Dennett said : ‘ The lunch is an ideal opportunity for us to provide hospitality to these students who are a long way from home . ’ |
| 28 | But since answering this question involves reference to some matters of fact , it is necessary to say something about those facts . |
| 29 | Mrs. Rene Henry , our Chairman , will undoubtedly make reference to these affairs in her report at the Annual General Meeting to be held , by kind permission of Matron Elder , at the Nursing Home at 7.30 pm. on Monday , 26th . |
| 30 | Sustained response relies on the use of specific antihypercalcaemic agents , so the length of normocalcaemia should be measured to evaluate response to these agents . |