Example sentences of "[noun pl] be to the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One major part of the ongoing work of the Working Party is to discover what opportunities are being provided by a range of different agencies and what your attitudes are to the provision of opportunities for young people . |
| 2 | The prominence of some Lettish names in the last days of Soviet communism is a reminder of the days when the Lettish riflemen were to Lenin what the Swiss guards are to the Pope . |
| 3 | The authors ' intuitions are to the effect that in ( 12 ) , a plural continuation would be preferred , however . |
| 4 | ‘ All the bedrooms are to the front of the house . |
| 5 | All eyes were to the front , and ears alerted to imminent commands . |
| 6 | Character , personality and motives are to the forefront . |
| 7 | Shoes are to the runner as a dog is to man . |
| 8 | Indeed he stated that ‘ urban units seem to be to the process of reproduction what the companies are to the production process ’ ( 1977 , p. 237 ) . |
| 9 | UNTIL the 21st , money matters are to the fore . |
| 10 | Despite its primitive agricultural methods , the peasantry was far from monolithic : above the significant numbers of outright slaves , beggars , and migrant workers , were the peasants on private and church lands suffering various degrees of bondage , military colonists on the frontiers , and peasants on the ‘ black ’ lands whose only obligations were to the State . |
| 11 | The affidavit evidence of the defendants is to the effect that they did not understand that executing a further charge was prohibited by the order . |
| 12 | But we would expect potential partners to be sympathetic , because surely healthy and sustainable stocks are to the advantage of everyone with a long-term interest in Namibia 's fisheries . ’ |
| 13 | The toilets and urinals were to the left of this section — the urinals being roofless and thus open to the elements . |
| 14 | But the commitment of governments was to the gold standard and free trade and , in 1922 , Baldwin reflected that , ‘ a free trade country , such as we are still , finds it very difficult to argue with a country that has a tariff weapon in its hand . ’ |
| 15 | All subsequent references to the Act or to statutory provisions are to the Act of 1989 and its provisions unless otherwise stated . |
| 16 | In normal circumstances , however , tenders are to the advantage of vendors and are the least satisfactory method of purchase from the purchaser 's point of view . |
| 17 | ‘ I ca n't get over how different things are to the way it was when we were young . |
| 18 | All references to sections and schedules are to the VAT Act 1983 unless otherwise indicated . |
| 19 | All social primary goods — liberty and opportunity , income and wealth , and the basis of self respect — are to be distributed equally unless an unequal distribution of any or all of these goods is to the advantage of the least favoured . |
| 20 | Despite the fact that trespass is actionable per se , there is some authority to the effect that trespass to goods requires proof of some damage or asportation but the general view of textbook writers is to the contrary and there must be many instances where , if mere touching of objects like waxworks or exhibits in a gallery or museum be not trespass , their possessor would be without remedy . |
| 21 | To avoid problems the drafter should make clear whether the reference in the terms is to the definition current at the time of drafting or to the version in force from time to time . |
| 22 | C. G. Seligman did not exaggerate when , many years ago , he declared : ‘ Field research in Anthropology is what the blood of the martyrs is to the Church . ’ |
| 23 | The main labs were to the left , the voices louder now . |
| 24 | Among the non Jewish organisations responsible for hostels , the Christadelphians were to the fore . |
| 25 | After a few questions and answers swap roles , and then discuss how convincing the Christian 's answers were to the non-Christian . |
| 26 | This time local mothers were to the fore . |
| 27 | Though consequently treated with some suspicion by the Marian regime , there is no evidence that he had strong Protestant convictions : his loyalties were to the City and other members of its élite . |
| 28 | What the ventriloquist 's voice and the puppeteer 's hands are to the puppet , presuppositions are to rational thought . |
| 29 | The reserve consists of 250 acres of carboniferous limestone that dips gently to the east , and the dramatic cliffs and screes are to the west and south . |
| 30 | The answer to that question depends in part on how sensitive the results are to the specification of the model , and one can view this Lecture as being directed towards throwing light on this issue . |