Example sentences of "[v-ing] to [art] [noun] ['s] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Similarly , Jackson , reminding us of the different varieties of bureaucrat identified by Downs ( 1967 ) , questions the assumption that everything contributing to a bureaucrat 's utility function can be represented by the bureau 's budget . |
| 2 | A spokesman for the Northern Polar Institute claimed that nuclear tests on the Arctic archipelago of Novaya Zemlya were also contributing to the seals ' deaths . |
| 3 | Once when we were both contributing to The Year 's Work in English Studies ( he on Renaissance drama ) , I met him in the library and expressed anxiety about the deadline . |
| 4 | Contributing to the rouble 's decline is the Russian central bank 's predilection for printing money , a big pile of which has been used to finance other CIS republics ' trade deficits with Russia . |
| 5 | As the people of Stockport were taking care of the repairs to the School and contributing to the Master 's salary , they requested permission to appoint a new man without the formality of an interview before the Company in London , which would necessitate an expensive and inconvenient journey . |
| 6 | He had already begun contributing to the Gardeners ' Chronicle . |
| 7 | The clinical purpose stems from the fact that in many instances the co-operation of the patient and the patient 's faith or at least confidence in the efficiency of the treatment is a major factor contributing to the treatment 's success . |
| 8 | Poor breeding in wet , cold springs ; clear-felling of Scots pine forests ; the proliferation of dense sitka spruce plantations ; and over-shooting have all been suggested as contributing to the capercaillie 's retreat . |
| 9 | But it is this silly attitude towards using appropriate tackle that is the main factor contributing to the barbel 's demand for increasingly smaller hooks . |
| 10 | In the first place all those senior managers and their advisers , contributing to the organization 's corporate plan , are fulfilling , among other things , a definite marketing role ie examining the market-place and assessing the organization 's ability to meet current and future demands on its resources . |
| 11 | The controversy has resulted in each side accusing the other of contributing to the seal 's demise . |
| 12 | On the coaching side we need to exploit fully our creativity and diversity of styles and encourage teachers to come forward and take a hand in contributing to the team 's repertoire . |
| 13 | Appeals against the decision of a licensing board in an application relating to a seamen 's canteen licence . |
| 14 | ‘ Nothing in section 4 ( 1 ) above shall affect the determination of any issue , or prevent the admission or requirement of any evidence , relating to a person 's previous convictions or to circumstances ancillary thereto — |
| 15 | He or she will not be responsible for hearing appeals on matters of law relating to a person 's tax liabilities , or for property valuation appeals ; those will continue to be the responsibility of the independent general and special commissioners for tax and the relevant tribunals for valuation matters . |
| 16 | They do this by acting on the experience mode of establishing truth , and , given the uncertainty associated with any economic analysis relating to a company 's future , experience of a crisis is probably far better at getting us to reassess our schemas and scripts than is rational analysis in times of stability and success . |
| 17 | valuations relating to a company 's purchase of its own shares |
| 18 | The court may ask a court welfare officer or a local authority to provide a report on particular matters relating to a child 's welfare ( s7 ) . |
| 19 | Section 1(2) of the Act requires the court to have particular regard to the general principle that any delay in determining a question relating to a child 's upbringing is likely to prejudice the child 's welfare . |
| 20 | ( a ) The welfare principle Under s1(1) of the Act the child 's welfare must be the court 's paramount consideration when it determines any question relating to a child 's upbringing . |
| 21 | ( d ) Avoidance of delay Section 1(2) requires the court to have regard to the general principle that any delay in determining any question relating to a child 's upbringing is likely to prejudice the child 's welfare . |
| 22 | Information exempt from disclosure is defined and includes information relating to an individual 's education . |
| 23 | For any member who is interested in the Acts of Parliament relating to the Bishop 's Castle Railway , I intend , over the next issues of the Journal , to give you details of them . |
| 24 | Photo-copies of acts of Parliament relating to the Bishop 's Castle Railway , held by the Society . |
| 25 | However , we have compiled a list of approximately 30 photographers who have taken photographs relating to the Bishop 's Castle Railway . |
| 26 | The Commission wished us well in our venture of acting as custodians of material , documents , etc. relating to the Bishop 's Castle Railway . |
| 27 | In this chapter we have looked at twelve issues relating to the church 's task in communicating its message effectively . |
| 28 | However , the questions and answers relating to the officers ' comments on what they had observed during surveillance might well have been edited out . |
| 29 | A database relating to the school 's archive collection is being compiled by sixth-form pupils during general studies sessions . |
| 30 | On 9 July 1991 Lord Lane C.J. ordered that all witness statements and documents in the possession of the P.C.A. relating to the appellant 's appeal should be disclosed to him . |