Example sentences of "[vb infin] [prep] [adj] [noun pl] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Relatively cheap methods of testing local ground conditions which have been researched by geomorphologists can act as useful warnings to engineers as to whether they are risking the kind of problems which now make the Trannon scheme , with hindsight , a questionable one to have undertaken in the first place . |
| 2 | They may act as presidential emissaries to the largely autonomous empires of the bureaucracy and try to instil some loyalty to the programme of the President in their department . |
| 3 | With effect from Sept. 11 , two new state bodies were created : a 32-member Presidential Council and a 14-member National Defence Council , which would act as advisory bodies to President Franjo Tudjman . |
| 4 | Given the widely-held view that foreign language teaching ‘ failed ’ in this country ( e.g. D.E.S. , 1986 ; 2 ) it is important for teachers ' understanding of their work and their own self- esteem that they should know about societal attitudes to languages . |
| 5 | The procedure does not wait for offline modules to be transferred , however a value is returned in MODULES_ONLINE to indicate whether any modules are offline awaiting transfer . |
| 6 | The procedure does not wait for offline modules to be transferred , however a value is returned in MODULES_ON_LINE to indicate whether any modules are offline awaiting transfer . |
| 7 | The lesson was not wasted on Renaissance princes , who adopted individual portraiture on their own coins , in the hope that these would survive as lasting memorials to their achievements in the same way as Roman coins had ; this adoption of portraiture thereby laid one of the foundations of modern coin design . |
| 8 | There are some who would object on philosophical grounds to this kind of synthesizing approach . |
| 9 | But would you and your fellows spontaneously so react if you could break through traditional assumptions to a fuller awareness of the recurring situation ? |
| 10 | Big small disk drive maker Conner Peripherals Inc , San Jose warns that continued weakness in demand and price declines for its disk drives , and a shortfall in orders from its European distributor will hurt its first quarter results and that the expected lower sales will cause earnings per share to fall below analysts ' expectations : it says it is evaluating restructuring alternatives to reduce costs and that any restructuring action could result in additional charges to the quarter ; chief executive Finis Conner said the disk drive market is affected by price competition and excess capacity in the industry , which has caused customers to defer buys and reduce their lead times . |
| 11 | For example , an asset such as land would not normally attract a depreciation charge but it would result in principal charges to revenue if it was financed by loan . |
| 12 | The higher profile can only result in more visitors to the existing steam railway operation , and therefore to the Bodmin area as a whole , as well as present much needed employment opportunities . |
| 13 | ‘ We must ensure that the admirable aims of European integration do not result in poorer returns to our policyholders . ’ |
| 14 | Subject to certain conditions , particular encouragement will be given to proposals where development utilises degraded land , and where the development would result in demonstrable improvements to amenity , landscape , nature conservation or public access . |
| 15 | The process might result in local changes to the route . |
| 16 | While she does have the merit , in contrast to the majority of researchers , of making the distinction between an inner state and an outward act , her definitions do not emerge as analytic categories to be employed for comparative purposes — mainly because they do not avoid the problem of reification , raised below . |
| 17 | Older children may look after new additions to the family and learn about being a parent by doing so . |
| 18 | ‘ Tutors will begin with simple introductions to computers and also explain how the equipment can be used in everyday life . ’ |
| 19 | Let us begin with social attitudes to ageing . |
| 20 | At the far side , the peninsula of Northmavine forms a boundary which ends at Fedeland , one of the famous ‘ haaf stations ’ of last century , from which the Shetland fisherman used to row or sail in open boats to the ‘ far haaf ’ , the fishing grounds which could be as far as sixty or more kilometres from land . |
| 21 | All the Iraqi people with whom we met assured us that they were eager for negotiations in order to avoid war , but said that they would not take orders from George Bush , and that none of the parties should insist on any conditions to the holding of these negotiations . |
| 22 | In so doing , we will look at two approaches to decision making — the rational and the incremental models — and assess their suitability to modern public sector organisations . |
| 23 | It is now widely accepted that the thrust of EC farm support must move towards direct payments to farmers . |
| 24 | Not a taking up of the old ways , but she had anticipated that for at least part of the evening they would move from professional matters to personal . |
| 25 | It remains to be seen how Customs will react to any challenges to its position . |
| 26 | Under the complex solution agreed between Yeltsin and Khasbulatov to the question of the interim appointment of a Prime Minister , the Congress won the right to nominate and vote on alternative candidates to the presidential nominee , but Yeltsin could choose his preferred candidate from among the top three , then to be confirmed in a further ballot by Congress . |
| 27 | When a length of wire is suspended in a magnetic field , the wire will move at right angles to the magnetic flux whenever an electric current is passed along it . |
| 28 | If you present someone with a set of stripes on a TV screen and make them move at right angles to their long axis , that is the direction in which the person will see them move . |
| 29 | The community facilities would range from ordinary houses to group homes and hostels . |
| 30 | These will probably range from ephemeral paperbacks to more substantial tomes purchased for your studies at college , as well as others probably given to you as presents on special occasions . |