Example sentences of "[noun sg] [is] often [verb] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( The privately rented sector has low values for a number of reasons : it contains a larger non-married proportion , and the form of stock is often considered to be less suitable for childrearing . |
| 2 | This aptitude is often referred to as ‘ seeing the big picture ’ , ‘ seeing the forest not the trees ’ , or the ‘ helicopter ability ’ . |
| 3 | However , in practice insufficient weight is often given to this aspect of a recruitment policy , so that a firm committed to an internal promotion policy will have to make do with available talent for future promotions . |
| 4 | The system of rule is often referred to as the Bakuhan ( Bakufu-han ) system , and many historians , both Western and Japanese , use the term ‘ feudalism ’ to describe it . |
| 5 | The rapidly growing use of computers in many areas of everyday living is often referred to as the computer revolution , similar in scale to the 19th century industrial revolution . |
| 6 | Work is often delegated to specific working groups , which frequently co-opt specialists and experienced fieldworkers . |
| 7 | The window is often reduced to an icon to save clutter in the Program Manager workspace . |
| 8 | Reference is often made to Britain 's honourable and proud tradition of welcoming refugees , but in those days they consisted mainly of persecuted individuals . |
| 9 | The passage states : ’ Reference is often made to the regulators by name . |
| 10 | In using DCFs , reference is often made to NPV . |
| 11 | Sexual abuse is found across all classes and all circumstances , whereas physical abuse is often related to stresses such as poverty , bad housing and overcrowding . |
| 12 | Diseases of the liver and digestive system , motor vehicle accidents , accidents in the home and mental disorders are all commonly related to alcohol , and drinking also impinges powerfully on the work of social services , where child abuse is often related to parental drinking , and on the work of police and probation services . |
| 13 | Parental involvement in decision-making is often restricted to identifying those aspects of the child 's behaviour that fit or do not fit with the views of the professionals . |
| 14 | This question is often given to people applying for a job in management or administration . |
| 15 | A religious war is often said to be very bitter because the two sides are fighting for something that they both feel is very important . |
| 16 | We have a perfect right to use such areas in the responsible pursuit of our hobby , yet this right is often denied to us , usually by manipulative application of bye- laws . |
| 17 | Considerable attention is often given to trying to make sense of an incident . |
| 18 | Certainly , insufficient attention is often paid to concepts of choice , self-expression and self-help . |
| 19 | For example , attention is often thought to be directed particularly to information which is inconsistent with the currently active schema ( e.g. G.R.Loftus & Mackworth , 1978 ) . |
| 20 | In medical terminology the proembryo is often referred to as ‘ conceptus ’ , which , by referring to a past rather than a future event , has the additional advantage of neutrality . |
| 21 | It is appropriate enough in that country where skiing is often confined to one side of the mountain and if you go over the back you must have special permission and be accompanied by a guide . |
| 22 | The concept of a loss leader is often applied to internal price differentials . |
| 23 | A random process is often considered to be the sum of a large number of small , independent processes so this reasoning is acceptable . |
| 24 | Compromise is often seen to be weak and commitment to the decision reflects that view . |
| 25 | This concept is often referred to as a " hiving " of assets . |
| 26 | However , lip service is often paid to the desirability of delegation without accompanying it by actual practice . |
| 27 | The culture of an organisation is often found to be a major influence on risk management issues . |
| 28 | This friendly , affectionate behaviour is often extended to humans . |
| 29 | Unfortunately , circumcision is often delegated to the most junior surgeons and its potential morbidity underestimated . |
| 30 | In arctic and alpine environments the surface is often seen to be composed of a layer of angular rock fragments commonly described by the term felsenmeer and attributed to the operation of frost weathering . |