Example sentences of "[verb] [is] [verb] to [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Blackcaps have begun wintering in the British Isles , instead of Spain , a change in migratory behaviour that scientists suggest is linked to global warming . |
| 2 | The objection just considered is linked to another , or rather , to a positive proposal as to condition-sets and their effects . |
| 3 | She said , ‘ All I want is to speak to one of the doctors . ’ |
| 4 | Since the Ministers presenting this legislation hardly ever travel by bus , the least they can do is to listen to those who do so daily . |
| 5 | The academic point that the proposed increase did not , in fact , make good the shortfall that beneficiaries suffered is left to one side . |
| 6 | But these are no reasons for not looking through the accounts , and making sure that all we can give is turned to real advantage . |
| 7 | According to Harwell Laboratory 's energy technology support unit , in CHP systems 80% to 90% of fuel used is converted to electrical power and heat . |
| 8 | The endogenous PPT gene or the PPT promoter when linked to a reporter construct is expressed to high levels in cultured adult rat ganglia ( 5 ) . |
| 9 | All it takes is to answer to simple questions , and to explain why , in your opinion , the méthode champenoise produces quality wines . |
| 10 | what Alan intends to do is write to all line managers and ask them to go back and review their appraisal erm documents for every member of staff they 've appraised . |
| 11 | All you have to do is drive to this place and hold out a hand in friendship . ’ |
| 12 | What neuropsychologists are trying to do is to come to some understanding of the way in which damage to the brain impairs abilities such as memory , perception and the use of language . |
| 13 | ‘ All the Government is doing is bowing to back-bench pressure . |
| 14 | Thus pay is tailored to individual performance . |
| 15 | My wife Pam has been for some time aware that I have been having an on-going relationship with Suzannah , who I believe is known to some of you . |
| 16 | Much of the work that we do is open to public scrutiny through the democratic process — we are accountable to our public through their elected representatives — the Councillors . |
| 17 | In the case of limitation clauses , the construction given is according to ordinary and plain meaning whilst exclusion clauses , especially those of fundamental breach , are construed more strictly against the party relying on them . |
| 18 | The type of care given is gendered to some extent ; 28 per cent of women are giving personal care , as against 19 per cent of men . |
| 19 | The complex which is thus formed is doomed to early repression ; but it continues to exercise a great and lasting influence from the unconscious . |
| 20 | These features , it is argued by Snow ( 1977 ) , Rondal ( 1983 ) and others , provide the child with what is , effectively , graded instruction concerning the formal structure of the language and the way in which form is related to intended meaning . |
| 21 | Scores for /a/ backing are higher for East Belfast males than for any other groups studied , and the range of environments in which backing operates is extended to voiceless stops amongst younger East Belfast males . |
| 22 | All filming is produced to high archival standards producing three generations of film of which the archival negative is stored in suitable conditions and in a different building as part of the disaster control measures . |