Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] [noun] [noun sg] to " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | The Italian doctor who claims to have successfully given fertility treatment to a 58-year-old English woman has cancelled a trip to London because he received a death threat . |
| 2 | Adoption of EC Commission proposals would only grant copyright protection to those databases which involved intellectual and creative effort in their compilation . |
| 3 | The three main political parties were really only paying lip service to green matters and not tackling the underlying economic issues , said Dr. |
| 4 | FINANCIERS are pushing for Alan Bond 's highly geared media group to be taken over by Australia 's richest man , Mr Kerry Packer , and some leading institutions . |
| 5 | We believe that certainly for the time being , the combination of the fighter aircraft and rapier will provide an acceptable level er of air defence with a much reduced air threat to the U K er which now exists . |
| 6 | Encouragement of " unofficial movements " only strengthened TUC hostility to the Communists and this was , of course , reflected at Labour Party conferences and on the Labour National Executive , both of which were dominated by full-time union officials . |
| 7 | I am aware that these proposals only go part way to meeting the objections raised at the meeting . |
| 8 | Improved forensic science standards and public sector laboratories equally available to the defence and prosecution — this may only go part way to ensuring an equality of arms between the prosecution and defence , which is essential in an adversarial system . |
| 9 | Older methods of farming only caused surface damage to archaeological sites by ploughing , but modern intensive farming destroys sites much more quickly . |
| 10 | That it is inadequate for trade unions to merely pay lip service to a European prospective , or to be deterred by the refusal of the U K government to accept its European responsibilities and deny rights to U K workers that are enjoyed by every one of our European colleagues . |
| 11 | One of them was certainly Kenneth Baker , glossy , sleek and cheerful ; behind him plodded his detective , a literate and unhappy member of the Special Branch who much preferred Brighton rock to Brighton beach , especially at such a late hour . |
| 12 | Not only does automation lead to a heightened sense of alienation , it also , Naville suggests , enables workers to obtain a better understanding of the real determinants of the pattern of authority relations prevalent in the society , which Naville presumes to be dictated by social class rather than technocratic or efficiency considerations . |
| 13 | Last year Network SouthEast and Regional Railways came together to link Stansted airport to the national network . |
| 14 | By scheduling rationalization to avoid compulsory redundancies and by offering employment security in return for skill flexibility , Pilkingtons purposefully mobilized workforce commitment to the change process . |
| 15 | It was expected that an economic upturn would lead to attempts to repay foreign debts and thus gain Libya access to fresh lines of international credit . |
| 16 | It is doubtful , however , whether section 46 of the Education ( No. 2 ) Act , which as shown above requires sex education to be given in a way that encourages pupils to have regard for ‘ moral considerations and the value of family life ’ , prohibits discussion of homosexuality . |
| 17 | " Just getting coolie labor to you here is difficult enough , Duclos , " snapped the recruiter . |
| 18 | More important , the modern approach can lead to explanations at the molecular level thus linking gene action to developmental process . |
| 19 | They 're actually , they just do fund raising to their local groups and everything else is obviously sort of controlled by central office or |
| 20 | Supporters of this generally held theory point to the tiger 's thick fur and heavy layer of fat ; also to its need to keep cool in the hot climates in which it now lives by immersing itself in water whenever it can during the heat of the day . |
| 21 | The Sighthill Section is required to connect the Glasgow/Edinburgh Road ( A8 ) with the northern end of the Colinton Section and should eventually provide traffic relief to local routes such as Wester Hailes Road which will , on carrying only local traffic , result in increased amenity and convenience . |
| 22 | I have always considered drama training to be based on simple precepts , for acting is not a complicated art . |
| 23 | If more people bothered to bring decently designed office furniture to the attention of their office manager , fewer people would be taking days off with bad backs . |
| 24 | To gain the maximum flavour , always mix mustard powder to a paste before adding it to recipes . |
| 25 | Another example is where a burst pipe occurs in our policyholder 's home causing water damage to neighbouring property . |
| 26 | By being clearly against an unpopular figure , Mrs Thatcher has usually rallied public opinion to her side . |
| 27 | If General Motors , Ford and Chrysler were foolish enough to conspire to fix prices , they would quickly lose market share to Toyota , Volkswagen and Hyundai , at home as well as abroad . |
| 28 | As his family began to grow , money was hard to come by so he became a clerk for his family and John cannily gave dressmaking work to his new daughter-in-law to help them survive whilst getting good value for money for himself . |
| 29 | However , this presents a difficulty : what if Lord Sloane , the owner of Ramsden Manor , agrees with Lord Wellworthy , the owner of the Stately Mansion Hotel ( a nearby country retreat for ‘ yuppies ’ ) , not to use Ramsden Manor as a hotel , and Lord Sloane thereafter sells Ramsden Manor to Mr Sly , an entrepreneur who wishes to use the premises as a country club ? |
| 30 | The sulphonylureas increase plasma insulin levels in patients in whom they are effective and they may also enhance tissue sensitivity to insulin via a postreceptor effect ( Lockwood et al , 1984 ) . |