Example sentences of "['s] [noun sg] to [noun sg] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Two more direct influences on ‘ susceptibility ’ that could also forestall any expected decrease in prevalence are changes in the availability , price or purity of heroin or other illicit drugs , and changes in society 's response to heroin use . |
| 2 | It has so far been assumed that while the corporate sector 's response to consumer demand may be imperfect , that what is responded to is at least an authentic expression of consumer tastes . |
| 3 | It shows Picasso 's response to World War II , ‘ The charnel house ’ of 1945 , lent by MoMA to Europe for the first time . |
| 4 | Norman Whitfield 's response to acid rock — at least to Sly and the Family Stone 's rainbow coalition version of it — was to produce psychedelic soul for the Temptations and Undisputed Truth . |
| 5 | The NSF 's response to opposition criticism of the treaty on this issue depended on the argument that to raise the Moldavian question would open up other territorial issues , such as possible Hungarian claims to Transylvania . |
| 6 | BP is believed to be considering two approaches , one based on a reduction in petroleum revenue tax that would raise the group 's exposure to corporation tax but open the way for an advanced corporation tax offset . |
| 7 | Keeping track of the individual pupil 's exposure to health education is an even more difficult task , but one which is important if the purpose of health education is to promote and encourage future healthy living habits . |
| 8 | The predominant thrust of the city 's rise to world class cultural status came apart from and was often opposed to the state . |
| 9 | You ca n't change them — you ca n't force a man to love you when he does n't , ca n't hold children 's progress to adulthood back . |
| 10 | SSP will replace the employee 's entitlement to State sickness benefit , which will not be payable as long as there is an entitlement to SSP . |
| 11 | 9.10 Where an award is made by the Board , any period of absence resulting from the injury suffered will not be treated as sickness allowance and will not count against the employee 's entitlement to sickness allowance ; instead , any absence will be treated as special leave with pay . |
| 12 | Mrs Thatcher 's election to Party Leader in 1975 was to be immensely significant in the context of post-war politics : the tradition of consensual , one-nation government ( which had dominated Conservative governments since 1951 ) was , if not to disappear , to become far less dominant . |
| 13 | The amount of sizing determines the paper 's resistance to water penetration and abrasion , as well as its printability and porosity . |
| 14 | The success of the party 's resistance to Home Rule had been founded on absolute faith that it was the most important issue , but by 1914 this was no longer the case . |
| 15 | It could suggest Jacob 's willingness to hand Esau back his birthright . |
| 16 | Thirdly , the composite tax arrangements with the Inland Revenue , whereby a depositor 's liability to income tax at the standard rate on interest payments was settled by the society , were attractive to many depositors . |
| 17 | The sweet potato 's susceptibility to insect damage can slash yields by up to 80 per cent . |
| 18 | Stressing the group 's opposition to water privatisation , he said its decision not to support a referendum was purely on grounds of tactics . |
| 19 | Ulster 's opposition to Home Rule long pre-dated Law 's leadership and he had rarely even spoken on Irish affairs in parliament before becoming leader . |
| 20 | To commemorate South Africa 's readmission to Test cricket , Coopers and Lybrand Ratings have published a list of what their world rankings would have been in March 1970 when South Africa played their last Test match . |
| 21 | The latest move comes a day after Ke Zaishuo , the senior Peking representative to the Joint Liaison Group — the Anglo-Chinese body overseeing Hong Kong 's return to mainland sovereignty in 1997 — blamed Britain for the crisis of confidence in the territory after the Chinese army assault on Tiananmen Square . |
| 22 | Scott hints his appointment may also herald B&W 's return to TV advertising — a medium it has not exploited recently . |
| 23 | SOUTH AFRICA 'S return to Test cricket after 22 years was marked by a match as tense and as fluctuating as any they could have played in their former life . |
| 24 | The young man waited for Carter 's return to prison life , knowing that once he was back in control there would be a suitably messy reply . |
| 25 | Equally alarming is Costner 's campaign to pressure state legislators to raise the maximum betting stake . |
| 26 | Despite its role , Data Logic has n't shied from voicing some concerns over its employer 's attitude to transaction processing-on-Unix , concerns lodged not on the technology side , but at IBM 's marketing approach . |
| 27 | The URA 's attitude to investor participation in the EPL scheme was ambivalent . |
| 28 | When he is challenged about the Opposition 's attitude to trade union legislation , the hon. Gentleman says that that is a matter of public record . |
| 29 | Davenport 's attitude to group marketing in general is much the same as for the Royal Oak . |
| 30 | This report about your son 's adjustment to group life in camp has been compiled by the members of our staff who have been working with Leonard . |