Example sentences of "[subord] [adv] [verb] to the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Because in the past , upper-class unionists have been less than staunchly committed to the defence of traditional loyalism , it is assumed that others who acquire elements of upper-class status , such as a university education , will themselves be more moderate than their uneducated elders . |
| 2 | However , the domestic staffing levels overall had originally been calculated using room areas as an indicator of workload , confirming the validity of this information in terms of the wider system , although not related to the EPH activities . |
| 3 | It asked him to omit the Foreign Secretary 's residence , and although generally to conform to the 1856 conditions , he should ascertain Hammond 's latest requirements and find out if the building could be reduced in size . |
| 4 | Access to the king , however , implied more than just access to the fount of patronage ; it also implied the right to give advice on the business of the kingdom . |
| 5 | Branson 's increasing celebrity , albeit still confined to the music industry , had become a selling point in itself . |
| 6 | As a result , the brunt of investment pressures will have to be borne by an ever-decreasing stock of pubs ; and what good pubs we have left will be more than ever exposed to the cold winds of change . |
| 7 | Indeed , I consider it more opportune than ever to extend to the entire ecclesiastical community an initiative already observed in some countries and regions that has yielded truly valuable pastoral results . |
| 8 | Although clearly designed to the specifications laid down by Ceauşescu so that it would be a suitable monument to his glory as well as a home and office for the remainder of his working life , the colossal building was always officially described as the Civic Centre . |
| 9 | Although strongly opposed to the proposed change of name he remained a faithful member of the Association all his life and was awarded the BDA 's medal of honour in 1975 . |
| 10 | Although strongly opposed to the changes in other East European countries , the government in 1989 embarked on a programme of limited reforms under the slogan " democratization " . |
| 11 | ( 'You have to attain a high degree of musical stupidity in order to find watching the beat , or the conductor 's inane face for that matter , easier for the purpose of knowing how or when to play than simply listening to the music , ’ he argued . ) |
| 12 | But it should be kept in mind that the home visit , for reasons of either vocational guidance or after-care , was intended to do more than simply attend to the school-leaver , who was urged to ‘ put your shoulder to the wheel ’ in order ‘ to reduce to a minimum the number of inefficient citizens ’ . |
| 13 | These are reasons for recording rather than simply performing to the class but would n't audio recording do just as well ? |
| 14 | My Lord erm just to sweep up one or two of the other , very briefly the points my learned friend has just raised , erm I , I think it follows that our provisional position at the moment is that we think that reference is probably more satisfactory than simply going to the commission , what went , if your Lordship went to the commission and then found that they were unsatisfactory or did n't really take matters further , for one of the reasons it might very well not , is because the original complaint put to the commission was not framed in the same way as the defence and counterclaim are now framed , er there 's been a very considerable amount of refinement , both parties would no doubt wish to put submissions into the commission as to how the answer should be put or to provide information so the commission can answer them and so on and so forth and it may not be any quicker doing it that way |
| 15 | Although closely related to the subject-matter of the book , these recur only as underlying issues in the chapters to follow . |
| 16 | There appears to be no other solution than either to conform to the system or to destroy it . |
| 17 | He seems to spend most of his day doing little other than occasionally walking to the pub ( usually in the middle of a row ) where he can spend up to 3 hours . |
| 18 | He seems to spend most of his day doing little other than occasionally walking to the pub ( usually in the middle of a row ) where he can spend up to 3 hours . |
| 19 | Although publicly subscribing to the sectarian theses of Kharkov , the party continued to countenance the dissemination of a heretical collaborative policy within the pages of Barbusse 's Monde . |
| 20 | If properly fitted to the shaft the boot has a long life . |
| 21 | Service of a notice of severance ( see Precedent 12 ) would appear to be effective to sever the joint tenancy if properly addressed to the other joint tenant and received at the property concerned . |
| 22 | These days everyone seems to be hopping on and off jets if only to go to the Spanish holiday resorts , but I have never left these shores . |
| 23 | I look forward to the day when we do have a regional tier of government , and erm , a very prominent local politician , not of my party , told me in confidence , that he believes that erm , there will be a regional tier of government sooner or later , if only to react to the pressures from Europe . |
| 24 | The most spiritual person , if not called to the group by God , can be a source of disunity . |
| 25 | ‘ For the purposes of all legal proceedings any question as to the meaning or effect of any of the Treaties , or as to the validity , meaning or effect of any Community instrument , shall be treated as a question of law ( and , if not referred to the European Court , be for determination as such in accordance with the principles laid down by and any relevant decision of the European Court ) . ’ |
| 26 | Section 3(1) of the European Communities Act 1972 expressly provides that the meaning or effect of any of the Treaties ‘ shall be treated as a question of law ( and , if not referred to the European Court , be for determination as such in accordance with the principles laid down by and any relevant decision of the European Court ) ’ . ’ |
| 27 | All this may seem cut and dried , and potentially restrictive , if not damag-ing to the interests of the Plantagenet king-duke of Aquitaine . |
| 28 | Broadly contemporary with these radial designs is a trend towards simple , geometric representation of a character which , if not restricted to the region , is particularly well exploited here . |
| 29 | Stability : if well pegged to the ground tent is unmoveable . |
| 30 | I 've explained that it 's the King 's personal property until safely delivered to the addressee , but he does n't seem to understand . ’ |