Example sentences of "[noun sg] was to [art] [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 Moreover , useful as the clergy 's and particularly Winchelsey 's aid was to the magnates in the summer of 1297 , the laity had been encouraged to think that the clergy , especially because they did not fight , should bear a significant share of the financial costs of defence .
2 Still , some feminists believe that the article , just by raising the question , could be as devastating to feminists as Time 's infamous 1969 ‘ Is God Dead ? ’ cover story was to the clergy .
3 The only styling change was to the headlamps with the plexiglass shells removed .
4 Her first responsibility was to the children , she acknowledged with a sigh .
5 His last expedition was to the volcanoes of Indonesia and the Philippines .
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