Example sentences of "[adv] [subord] to [pos pn] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Consequently , even if a non-member country may possibly be entitled not to recognise a flag granted in a manner contrary to the Geneva Convention , it can do so only in so far as there is no ‘ genuine link , ’ regardless as to its nature , between the vessel and the state whose flag it is flying . |
| 2 | Both sides described the meeting in early December as ‘ constructive ’ and Cairns Boston , managing director of Land 's End , added he was confident that ‘ climbers who come to Land 's End can continue to enjoy their visits along with the enhancement of the environment rather than to its detriment , and as safely as possible . ’ |
| 3 | The genealogical trigger determining the numbers involved , the extensiveness of the quarrel , is thus the branching of the tree through brotherhood : by tracing the extent of obligation to two brothers ( rather than to their father ) each disputant secures the maximum of supporters who owe him loyalty and who do not in that particular instance owe loyalty to the other side . |
| 4 | The real objection to the United States was in relation to US activities abroad rather than to their financing . |
| 5 | And if the river spoke to his dreaming , rather than to his daytime sell , he supposed that he had no business to attend to it . |
| 6 | Providing an assurance to parents that children are not only well fed but properly supervised during the mid-day break adds to the appeal of a school and could well be the deciding factor which finally influences parental choice in sending their child to your school rather than to your neighbour 's . |
| 7 | It makes much more sense to assume that our colour experience is linked to the properties of the retinal image rather than to our knowledge of objects . |
| 8 | We argue therefore , now as in our sixth report , that among the critical requirements in an INSET programme are the following : the diversity of teachers ' needs must be acknowledged and addressed ; teachers themselves must be central to the process of defining their needs ; and to meet diverse needs there must be diverse INSET programmes : not just as to their content and level , but also in their style and venue . |
| 9 | With respect to all of these elements there are widely different interpretations both as to their nature and as to the relation between them ; all of which have profound methodological consequences . |
| 10 | I wonder whether you could define the circumstances in which it is appropriate for the Government to introduce a law reform Bill and seek to push it through all its procedures in a day without it going to a Standing Committee to be considered carefully as to its detail , when it happens that there is no particular circumstance of urgency and when the reform concerned could lead to considerable difficulties for the courts if the measure is not fully considered ? |
| 11 | not only as to its erm very elaborate tracery patterns and and mythical beasts on it like that , around here , but also as to its colour cos although the original we found was actually blackened , when one took when I took a very powerful torch to it , you could actually see the colour in the crevices still , this red colour . |
| 12 | But once doubt comes to be cast on the goodness of this story , then human beings will raise questions also as to its truth . |
| 13 | So , while it is always worth seeking out the names of journalists who have a special interest in your subject , and if appropriate sending the releases to them at home as well as to their office , always be sure to send your releases to the newsdesk and perhaps to one or two others on the paper too if it is appropriate . |
| 14 | She used to dole out weekly pocket money to her husband as well as to her son . |
| 15 | Although their output can not be easily measured like the productivity of a factory , nevertheless they are vital to the nation 's economy as well as to its stability and happiness . |
| 16 | This was a serious threat to the homeland 's security as well as to its prestige , for England 's North American possessions were of great importance to the Royal Navy . |
| 17 | By the end of May , the Germans had taken the whole of the Mort Homme , as well as to its east the important village of Cumieres . |
| 18 | This critical assessment is valuable to the organization 's corporate planning process as well as to its marketing planning . |
| 19 | Be prepared to entertain and show your work to politicians , university students , church dignitaries and policemen as well as to your director and consultant . |
| 20 | The logical crisis went back to the time when he first started to read philosophy as an undergraduate and related to his reading of the English Idealist philosophers , as well as to his return ( for the purposes of passing his exams , and later as a tutor ) to the English empiricists of the eighteenth century . |
| 21 | in Reg. v. Beck [ 1982 ] 1 W.L.R. 461 , as well as to his speech in Reg. v. Spencer [ 1987 ] A.C. 128 , 138–142 . |
| 22 | Even though to my mind Bambi Lorrimore and Daffodil Quentin were as compatible as salt and strawberries , the two women were again positioned opposite each other , bound there by the attraction between their men . |
| 23 | On the other hand , there can be no doubt that Lord Curzon , temperamentally does not inspire complete confidence in his colleagues , either as to his judgment or as to his ultimate strength of purpose in a crisis . |
| 24 | My letter to your Honour of the fifth January last being writ before the great events that are upon us now , would lead your judgement astray as to our progress in these fair Isles , for mighty Saturn threw his sinister shadow heavy upon me at that juncture and many untoward and grievous events had combined to cloud my spirits that now are light as a summer breeze again . |