Example sentences of "[is] a [noun] to [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This stratagem 's a godsend to recluses |
| 2 | Still no goals , it 's play to Gascoigne , Gascoigne now still going forward , Gascoigne on the edge of the penalty , looking for the one two , he gets the one two , great tackle there by Les Robinson , there 's still a chance to Spurs Steve Foster , chance now — and it 's a goal to Spurs . |
| 3 | He put it away , a bit of hesitation there in the Oxford United defence , and it 's a goal to Spurs scored by Gary Mafford , in fact he 's put the ball in the net ; mistake from Andy Melville gave Spurs a corner , the ball was n't cleared , Gascoigne played a one two , was blocked by United , it came out to Mafford in the end and the goal 's in so Spurs take the lead after eight minutes . |
| 4 | The reference to ‘ the Principles ’ is a reference to statements of principle issued by S.I.B . |
| 5 | anne Henderson says her prdicament is a warning to others in her situation … |
| 6 | After the Newcastle upon Tyne hearing , Tracey — who now refuses to work for men — said : ‘ I hope this is a warning to men harassing girls at work . ’ |
| 7 | The River Lugg is a home to otters , crayfish and many rare wild flowers . |
| 8 | It is a help to members of the media if they know the responsibility of the contact ( eg organiser , development officer , secretary etc ) . |
| 9 | There is a cost to others incurred by the old person 's decision to stay at home . |
| 10 | In brief , the first covers equal opportunities in matters of recruitment to CAB staff which has been discussed in Chapter 2 ; the second covers racism awareness training , which will be discussed in Chapter 6 ; and the third is a call to bureaux to reflect ethnic minority community needs . |
| 11 | ‘ This book is a call to readers to recognise the profound value of the resistance of the indigenous peoples and the Afro-Americans . |
| 12 | ‘ This book is a call to readers to recognise the profound value of the resistance of the indigenous peoples and the Afro-Americans . |
| 13 | Such behaviour is a disservice to patients and the profession . |
| 14 | London is a magnet to visitors and business from across the world . |
| 15 | This is a magnet to burglars and you need to take all the precautions you can to control access . |
| 16 | That this now seems to be generally agreed is a relief to historians , who otherwise faced mass redundancy . |
| 17 | Before returning , a look down into the tremendous ravine of Ling Gill below the bridge will reveal a most impressive scene , the beck hurrying along a bouldery bed fringed by trees and cliffs on its way to join the Ribble ; several minor caves have been found and explored along its banks but the rough terrain is a deterrent to walkers who prefer to travel sedately . |
| 18 | Do you , do you think the N P stickers that go on the doors or windows is a deterrent to burglars ? |
| 19 | The sharp growth in psychology and its associated controversies in the past decade , however , means that even the most introductory book has to recognise that what is a fact to one psychologist is a nonsense to others . |
| 20 | Their handling of socially relevant themes , with easy solutions shunned , is a lesson to others . |
| 21 | This is a Questionnaire to asses your risk . |
| 22 | The WHO programme of health for all by the year 2000 is a challenge to governments throughout the world to improve the health status of their populations . |
| 23 | There is a challenge to churches to get independent of State funding . |
| 24 | Now if you do recall your first year notes , this is the relationship underlines a cobweb model , right that prices were based on erm or supply decisions were based on prices at planting right and we showed you that cobweb model erm farmers make systematic errors right cos they never appreciate the cycle there is a cycle to prices , right so they 're making systematic errors right cos prices are high this year as a result erm erm of plant a lot so that when the supply comes on the market next year right , prices are very low and you would thought farmers would er , would learn but prices fluctuated right . |
| 25 | Danaher 's is a rags to riches story . |
| 26 | Artegall 's subduing of Ireland is a conclusion to acts of masculine orderly restoration which the book as a whole deals with . |
| 27 | Rather than take it down , perhaps future generations of Kievans will blur the fact of what it stood for , with some typically romantic yarn — that it is a monument to rainbows , for example , or the antennae of a UFO-detecting device . |
| 28 | Why Candice was singled out as she walked home from work is a mystery to police . |
| 29 | Where a child is a party to proceedings and required to serve a document , service must be effected by the child 's solicitor or by the guardian ad litem where the child has no solicitor . |
| 30 | PSI , which is supported by the EPHOS guide to public procurement , is a reaction to end-users ' belief that too much time has been spent focusing on the protocol aspect of interoperability — in which users are n't at all interested . |