Example sentences of "[is] [verb] to the [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This type of physical abuse is limited to the more extreme forms of witchcraft and satanism . |
| 2 | One system that gives rise to exponentially weighted moving averages is constructed so that greatest weight is given to the most recent observation , the weights applied to previous observations diminishing period by period by a constant factor , a . |
| 3 | He has to do much interviewing and paper work , and his advocacy is confined to the comparatively small cases . |
| 4 | The hydrogen atom loses its electron , becomes positively charged and is attracted to the negatively charged electrode , called the cathode ; the oxygen gains an electron and migrates to the positive electrode , the anode , this migration of ions forming the current . |
| 5 | When the injunctions are triggered , and their verdicts are accepted without appeal , another crucial demand is added to the already overlong list . |
| 6 | But it is outside the Pru , in the City , where Newmarch 's muscle is wielded to the most dramatic effect . |
| 7 | The quaich is presented to the most outstanding member of no more than two year 's membership . |
| 8 | This has two properties together making up a property complex ; each property is applied to the immediately adjacent subject of the sentence . |
| 9 | The alternative version has the same two properties together making up a property complex that is applied to the immediately adjacent subject of the sentence ; moreover in both cases the complex as a whole is assigned syntactically to the subject E ; the sole difference is in the matter of which property is taken as " senior " to the other within the bounds of the complex , as in ( 63 ) , and in such a case this will produce an infinitesimal semantic difference : ( 63 ) However this sort of syntactic trading is only possible where the language contains suitable lexical items ; it must have an adverb and verb with the appropriate meanings ; thus , in the absence of an adverb equivalent to after a change and a verb meaning to be orange , for instance , English can not offer such an alternative for ( 64 ) : ( 64 ) in spring , their skin turns orange 5.8 The range of verbs which can occur with postverbal adjectives is in fact quite wide . |
| 10 | However , the normal-state conductivity n may be determined indirectly through the measured normalized conductivity ( '/ n ) , because the excess conductivity prefactor exc is related to the independently determined coherence length ( 0 ) by Using equation ( 2 ) together with the experimentally determined values ( ( ref. 11 ) and ( ref. 12 ) , we obtain the zero-temperature residual normal-state resistivities and , where the subscripts K and Rb represent K 3 C 60 and Rb 3 C 60 , respectively . |
| 11 | As the derivation is based on an unrealistic Gaussian distribution of segments in good solvents , it has been suggested that α η is related to the more direct measurement of α in equation ( 10.12 ) by |
| 12 | Furthermore , an Althusserean who faces Connolly 's criticism directly will surely reply that there is no question of individuals who have certain ‘ real interests ’ being ‘ duped ’ by ideology ; to talk in this way is to revert to the very problematic Marx was striving to transcend . |
| 13 | The task is entrusted to the equally rakish and cynical Valmost ( John Malkovich ) but with the intrusion of real feelings — love , obsession , jealousy and hate — events spiral violently out of control , bringing disaster to all concerned . |
| 14 | Well it 's going to the not me . |
| 15 | By now the field is narrowed to the more experienced . |
| 16 | They are already down in Cardiff but ASLEF apparently is objecting to the very small cabs which have been created for the driver at one end . |
| 17 | ‘ It 's geared to the more serious player . |
| 18 | The first byte is set to the least significant byte of the number and the second to the most significant byte . |
| 19 | Obviously the equivalence in 13 is the least interesting : the logical relationship between smooth and green is restricted to the very specific and ad hoc conditions spelt out within the sentence itself . |
| 20 | And migration is restricted to the very young , we do have high levels of migration by those in retirement age groups . |
| 21 | They go on to suggest that the characteristic British concern with the professional status of engineers is largely compensatory , and that the status of engineers is linked to the more general status of industry in the two countries . |
| 22 | The discrepancy between ‘ working class ’ identification , which showed a relatively continuous rise across the occupational categories and Labour partisanship , which displayed an abrupt rise from class IV to V is ascribed to the somewhat ‘ anomalous ’ position of the class IV ( lower non-manual ) individuals : in this category there was a majority of ‘ working class ’ identifiers , yet also a majority of Tory partisans . |
| 23 | The prize of £2,000 is awarded to the most outstanding synopsis of a first book by a young author in the field of archaeology , ethnography or ancient history . |
| 24 | Few people become aware of crimes of the powerful or how serious these are , because their attention is glued to the highly publicized social characteristics of the convicted and imprisoned population . |
| 25 | Despite substantial resources , the task of preparing the awards ' entry is delegated to the most inexperienced member of the marketing team — and it shows . |