Example sentences of "[adj] [conj] a [noun sg] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | It will consider the conditions under which government policies have been conducive or a constraint to NGO activity . |
| 2 | With the formulation by Schrödinger in 1925 of the wave equation for an electron , it was clear that a solution to it could pave the way to a direct quantitative predictive method for most , if not all , chemical phenomena by using the values of a small number of physical constants . |
| 3 | Betting is one of Britain 's top leisure activities , even more popular than a trip to the pub or eating out . |
| 4 | The equipment in those days was primitive and a visit to any dental practitioner was an ordeal . |
| 5 | However , an improvement in the economic environment is still expected in 1993 and an end to the decline in total construction work available , so bringing about an expected modest growth in our workload towards the end of 1993 . |
| 6 | He would have turned down millions if the woman had been ugly or ill-bred or disagreeable He liked Anna ; he thought she was charming and a credit to himself , and he meant to look after her . |
| 7 | There was a long delay between the pupils ' arrival and the commencement of the displays and chanting , during which Miss Cackle and the teachers greeted friends and acquaintances , and the girls all stood to attention , being neat and well-behaved and a credit to the school . |
| 8 | Work done in 1881 included the addition of a gallery and the church was restored in 1879 and an addition to the churchyard was consecrated in 1901 . |
| 9 | Tax is about as popular as a trip to the dentist or a dose of malaria . |
| 10 | ‘ It shall be the duty of any person who erects or installs any article for use at work in any premises where that article is to be used by persons at work to ensure , so far as is reasonably practicable , that nothing about the way in which it is erected or installed makes it unsafe or a risk to health when properly used . ’ |
| 11 | A person who erects or installs such plant must ensure that the installation is not unsafe or a risk to health . |
| 12 | The functions are arranged in a sequence such that an arrow to the right on any line indicates HOW ? and an arrow to the left indicates WHY ? |
| 13 | Other successful events included a visit to AEA TECHNOLOGY at Risley on 10 April 1991 and a visit to MANCHESTER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT on 6 September . |
| 14 | A study of simple programmes that encourage oscillation between growth and decline can be both instructive and a spur to the imagination . |
| 15 | Mr Verne-Smith paid me up till the end of April , so that 's seven weeks you owe me — let's say six and a half to be fair . ’ |
| 16 | Locus standi to argue for a relisting would seemingly not require a fresh certificate as it would not constitute an appeal as such but an application to the House to exercise an inherent jurisdiction to re-open an appeal , analogous to that developed by the Court of Appeal , in order to do justice under the scheme of the Criminal Appeal Act 1968 . |
| 17 | He was appalled that I wanted to study English and history , both of which he thought not only pointless but a danger to my identity . |
| 18 | However , he concluded : ‘ Having to tackle reductions of this magnitude should not be seen so much as a threat to our way of life but as a challenge and an enormous opportunity for the world 's scientists , engineers and industrialists in both the developed and developing countries . ’ |
| 19 | The fact is Koi have a pecking order — not based on aggression , so much as a will to be first up to the pellets . |
| 20 | However , once you understand what the lace carriage does you will realise that it is n't a separate mechanism so much as a supplement to your knitting carriage . |
| 21 | No one imagined that Mr Bush would intervene as abruptly as he did , or that Mr Kaifu would go off to Palm Springs without so much as a by-your-leave to the party barons . |
| 22 | A Guide is friendly and a sister to all Guides . |
| 23 | In a whole variety of ways , the novel shows conventional Western modes of thought and behaviour to be absurd and an obstacle to that goal . |
| 24 | I only wish that the House had listened to the present Minister of State , the right hon. Member for Plymouth , Sutton ( Mr. Clark ) 10 years ago when , in March 1981 , in a highly prophetic speech against the views of his Tory colleagues , he said that far from being strong and a threat to the world , the Soviet Union was in the process of retreat and disintegration . |
| 25 | A coalition consisting only of Labour and a party to its left would have immense trouble foisting the trauma of withdrawal on Israel . |
| 26 | A visit when someone is sick or an invitation to coffee is far more appreciated — and remembered — than a call to discuss committee problems . |
| 27 | Should this be accepted , he would escape a mandatory life sentence for each murder and would be sent to a mental hospital , with the prospect of release if the trial judge were to accept a petition that he was no longer mentally ill nor a danger to the public . |
| 28 | It is more likely that a letter to ‘ Anna Payne ’ will get a response than one simply to ‘ the personnel manager ’ . |
| 29 | The area around the mill pond has also been landscaped , the whole site now looking magnificent and a credit to its new owners . |
| 30 | The movement revealed her face as it might have been when she was young , comely and a temptation to coachmen . |