Example sentences of "[vb pp] a [adj] [noun] to " in BNC.

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1 A search of the National Biomedical Research Foundation protein database disclosed a strong homology to human ICAM-1 and -2 and the intervals between cysteine residues are conserved between the presented sequence and ICAM-1 .
2 On completion of his secondary education at Q.R.C. , the young Eric Williams had won a coveted scholarship to Oxford .
3 OUT OF the ruins of super-SARA , the EEC 's science commissioner Etienne Davignon has won a major reform to decision-making for the EEC 's Joint Research Centre .
4 The same manifesto committed a Labour Government to preventing the siting of cruise missiles in Britain and to the removal of any that were then in place .
5 I entertained the hope that while one or two lazy habits may have crept in , the passage of years will have added a certain maturity to my conduct behind the wheel .
6 The weird notion that she might be in danger of actually becoming one day as perfect as she seemed added a ghastly charm to her reflections , as she continued to envisage various methods of killing Jack .
7 Unwelcomed , unwanted , despised and dug out , they had added a new dimension to my life , given me another self and I wanted never to go from Claro .
8 The Easter Festival has added a new dimension to Salzburg 's musical life ; though there are those who argue that Karajan changed the Summer Festival : both its audience and its artistic ideals .
9 This determination has added a new dimension to the play of a man who says he is ‘ getting more pleasure out of humiliating a guy ’ and likes to ‘ crush his ego ’ .
10 Recently , I have added a new dimension to my hobby — fish photography .
11 ‘ The Pakistan bowlers have added a new dimension to bowling — one that needs to be carefully noted by other countries if they are to be equally successful swingers of the old ball . ’
12 He still stressed the desirability of banning the fascists but he now stated that anti-semitism had added a new dimension to the problem since 1934 .
13 But already Lili had added a new dimension to my view .
14 Intravenous contrast medium ( Gadalinium DTPA — Gd DTPA , Schering Health Care Ltd ) , has added a new dimension to MRI , particularly in the central nervous system .
15 THE Colombian drug wars have added a new variation to Washington 's ‘ revolving door ’ syndrome , whereby former US officials use the knowledge they gained in government for profit on returning to the private sector .
16 The obsession for vintage denim , both genuine and reproduction , has added a new twist to the syndrome and depleted bank balances up and down the island .
17 SIR — Filling the hollow core of carbon nanoclusters with foreign material has added a new aspect to the promise of this family of novel materials .
18 Borden has added a new grade to its range of bottle labelling adhesives .
19 The Spires and Shires tour company has added a new landmark to its sightseeing tour of Oxford .
20 SINGER Rolf Harris has added a new touch to the Led Zeppelin song Stairway to Heaven — a wobble board and an ‘ altogether now ’ chorus .
21 Silvikrin is the UK 's best selling hairspray so their formula speaks for itself and now they 've added a new design to their range .
22 AT the request of fishkeepers , Purity-on-Tap have added a new filter to their popular ‘ CB ’ range .
23 Certainly they were decorative and they must have added a barbaric vibrancy to the temple 's complex roof-line , but they also indicate a general dedication of the building to Poteidan .
24 The agreement reached between SCOTVEC and SCOTCAT members — and between SCOTVEC and BTEC — has added a further dimension to the flexibility and widened opportunities for candidates which are the hallmark of our new advanced courses .
25 I would have added a further recommendation to the Clapham conclusions : that British Rail should forthwith desist from any further advertising expenditure and re-route the money to the improvement of safety and engineering standards .
26 It would , to say the least , have added a further complication to the problems of 1940 .
27 And it was the teeniest bit boring , having largely absorbed the shock element that had once added a prurient interest to social intercourse .
28 Despite having come a close second to every junior side in the county at least once over the years , as the senior side in the tournament it is hardly surprising that Athletico should have done remarkably well .
29 The passenger has always come a poor second to the operational integrity of the system .
30 NATIONAL Express has enjoyed a one-way ticket to profitability , the coach operator revealed today in its first results since it floated on the stock market .
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