Example sentences of "[det] [subord] to [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The great majority of its members were more attracted to this than to the abuse from the Communists or to the dissensions of the ILP . |
| 2 | Some of the girls had been looking forward to this as to the highlight of the trip , but Clara had been dreading it , and for a classic reason , which was that she had nothing nice to wear . |
| 3 | There seems to be some confusion in the minds of some as to the purpose of seeking consent from a patient ( whether adult or child ) or from someone with authority to give that consent on behalf of the patient . |
| 4 | I have no evidence one way or another as to the extent of risk of an episode occurring within five weeks but realism and commonsense tell me that there is a reasonable possibility that it will not and that even if he does unfortunately suffer such a trauma , he will if his life has to be preserved by artificial means , recover sufficiently for a decision at the main hearing as to further mechanical ventilation for the future . |
| 5 | The gradual assimilation of minority nationalities , moreover , has operated less to the advantage of the Russian population as such than to the advantage of the larger nationalities in general , Russians included . |
| 6 | However much the Donation had been perfected and refined by the twelfth century to fit into other papal arguments , there still remained the basic problem not so much as to the origin of power as to its descent . |
| 7 | The words took time to sink in — to herself as much as to the rest . |
| 8 | Of course , this is a tribute to Muriel Spark 's novel as much as to the film ; and this is a key to the moving image portrayal of Edinburgh and its surroundings — film-makers have come to Edinburgh to produce stories which are set here already , generally well-known stories from fact or fiction . |
| 9 | There was no final triumph of censorship or purity during the nineteenth century , whatever the efforts of the social morality crusaders ; and the continuing concern of moral conservatives over the flood of unexpurgated literature , street ballads , music-hall songs , dubious pamphlets and advertisements attests to their continuing presence as much as to the concern of the moralists . |
| 10 | A gable roof is implied by such an arrangement and the number of posts may relate to the presence or absence of vertical side-walls as much as to the size and weight of the roof ( Figure 2.2 ) . |
| 11 | Which was it , my dear ? — uncertain not so much as to the identity of the town as to the quickest way to introduce his small and attendant wife . |
| 12 | But theoretically , the significance was still greater : the traditional Western bar on the ordination of the married had always applied to the diaconate as much as to the priesthood ( and for the same initial reason : marriage involving the practice of sex was regarded as causing pollution ) . |
| 13 | On the second set of questions i.e. those as to the character of parliamentary privilege , we can again be clear about a central core of doctrine but doubtful about some marginal cases . |
| 14 | They differ from connotative terms like ‘ metal ’ — and to this extent ‘ are in the same condition as proper names ’ — in that whereas to the question , ‘ What are the things the resemblance to which you mark by calling this thing a ‘ metal ’ ? ’ the answer , ‘ Things of which it is true that their oxide dissolved in water yields an alkaline solution ’ can be given ; to the question , ‘ What are the things the resemblance to which you mark by calling this sensation ‘ a sensation of white ’ ? ’ the only answer that can be given is , ‘ Sensations to which I have given the name ‘ a sensation of white ’ ’ , an answer that does not ‘ unfold the signification of this class of names ’ . |
| 15 | The short answer to the question ‘ who may sit in the House of Lords ? ’ is the same as to the question ‘ who may sit in the House of Commons ? ’ , and it is ‘ anyone whom the House admits as a member ’ . |
| 16 | This kind of mutuality can certainly happen between friends , though there must be a clear understanding by each as to the nature of the exercise , a proper respect for confidences and for each other 's judgment . |