Example sentences of "[noun pl] bring to the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is clear from these brief analyses that the nature and scope of the context that is constructed for each individual poem does not simply depend on the choice of deictic expressions in the text , but rather results from the combined effect of a wide range of variables , including the content of the text as a whole , and the attitudes and experiences that readers bring to the text or develop during reading . |
| 2 | As an alternative to a proactive search , acquisitive clients can be provided with a reactive search service , whereby their acquisition criteria are registered on MAS 's Buyreg database and then matched with sale opportunities brought to the attention of clients . |
| 3 | This is not to deny with Brown ( 1980 ) that geomorphologists have a part to play in elucidating the history of the shape of the earth , particularly in the light of the revolution that the theory of plate tectonics brought to the understanding of continental distribution . |
| 4 | One third of the disputes brought to the centre in the first year of operation could not be resolved because the ‘ other side ‘ would not agree to meet , although home visits have proved to be a way of overcoming this hurdle . |
| 5 | Parent governors have particular strengths to bring to the school in that they can share their own and their children 's perceptions at governors ' meetings . |
| 6 | when you have a man … in a managerial capacity , there is a greater obligation on the employer to take preliminary steps to bring to the manager 's notice that he , the employer , is contemplating a possible dismissal . |
| 7 | The conflict over Palestine is not insoluble , if the Arabs bring to the table a peace offer that ordinary Israelis feel they can safely accept . |
| 8 | This subordination is reflected in a change of emphasis that Aquinas brought to the study of metaphysics . |
| 9 | The emphasis of paraprofessional training needs to build upon and extend the qualities and skills that these workers bring to the team rather than to concentrate on socializing them to professional or organizational ways of doing things . |
| 10 | The wealth of experience that these three individuals bring to the operation is extremely broad-based and , combined with further expertise available through an international team of consultants , members ' requirements are resolved quickly and effectively . |
| 11 | Those appointments will be based on the need to ensure a strong employer presence and on the basis of the personal qualities , experience and commitment that the individuals bring to the task . |
| 12 | Clues about the timing of metasomatism beneath the Kaapvaal craton in southern Africa are provided by metasomatized peridotites brought to the surface as xenoliths in young ( 80–95-Myr-old ) group I kimberlites : the question that arises is whether the metasomatic alterations of the xenoliths are related to the host kimberlites themselves or to earlier igneous events such as the group II kimberlite eruptions ( 120–150Myr ) . |
| 13 | The pitch was re-turfed , and the Press seats brought to the front of the stand , giving a better view . |
| 14 | This , then is the state of affairs which Rigoberta Menchu has been trying for the past 11 years to bring to the world 's attention — an almost impossible task , given the fact that for most of that time the international press found Nicaragua and El Salvador much more diverting . |
| 15 | An innkeeper has a lien for his charges upon the traveller 's goods brought to the inn , and , contrary to the usual rule , has by statute been given a power of sale over such goods . |
| 16 | Undoubtedly the most beneficial skills brought to the farm were engineering and building skills . |
| 17 | For him , the primary cause of inequality in capitalism is market capacity — this is the skills brought to the labour market by the employee . |
| 18 | When enquiries were monitored in detail between September and November 1987 , one third of the cases brought to the welfare worker were of the kind that the CAB regularly deals with and the other two thirds were immigration enquiries . |
| 19 | Always quick to exploit the habits of humans , the birds follow ploughs , picking up invertebrates brought to the surface of the soil . |
| 20 | Communicators bring to the conversation their attitudes , beliefs , values and prejudices , these being fashioned by previous experience which must necessarily be affected by social background . |
| 21 | The weighbridge was formerly used to weigh in materials brought to the yard for storage before being used on the maintenance of the Lee & Stort Navigation . |
| 22 | This is a skill which many pupils bring to the classroom but may have little opportunity to show . |
| 23 | 2 The 19-minute video , ‘ Earth , Water , fire and Air ’ presented by TV botanist David Bellamy , highlights the company 's environmental policies and illustrates some of the benefits brought to the community . |
| 24 | He did not appreciate having his junior agents brought to the committee to speak for themselves . |
| 25 | The selection of the preferred option is often a political process and so subject to the values that politicians bring to the process as discussed in Chapter 2 . |
| 26 | Children from the church school will be designing Mothering Sunday cards to bring to the church , and making a simnel cake to be shared with the congregation . |