Example sentences of "[adj -er] [noun sg] to [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The duration of exposure of the lower oesophagus to acid in patients with Barrett 's columnar lined lower oesophagus is illustrated in Figure 2 , and shows that both groups had markedly increased acid exposure ( % total time pH <4= 19.2 ( 5.1 ) % v 19.3 ( 4.9 ) % ) , in comparison with asymptomatic controls . |
| 2 | The failure of Iraqi units to respond to the increasingly aggressive tactics of the allied ground forces gave further credence to reports of low morale and inadequate supply . |
| 3 | Some models of development had been proposed which would require changes in the Charter and Statutes , but since there was no evidence that the government wished to see any change in the basic role ‘ of the Council or in the status of institutions in the maintained sector ’ , the Council had given priority in the shorter term to developments within the existing Charter and Statutes . |
| 4 | Glaxo Group Research has a range of policies to provide support to , and facilitate the easier return to work of , women who have been on maternity leave . |
| 5 | The 1961 Programme , for instance , had defined itself as a ‘ Programme for the building of communist society ’ ; the revised version of 1986 was no more than a Programme for the ‘ planned and all-round perfection of socialism ’ and for further advance to communism through the country 's ‘ accelerated socio-economic development ’ . |
| 6 | I am glad the Government have set their face against that , and I welcome the further commitment to NATO in the Gracious Speech . |
| 7 | Caterham 's turnover has suffered during the recession and the company is budgeting for a further drop to £7.96m in 1993 . |
| 8 | The second common motivation is the desire to increase the use of the stock — either by improving its appearance , so as to attract more users to the library , and/or by providing easier access to elements of the stock which are worthwhile , by removing the dead wood . |
| 9 | Dr Kennedy has sent a letter to Mrs Falconer saying that he does not see what benefit can arise from any further extension to consideration of the matter . ’ |
| 10 | A somewhat easier guide to parts of it is Sharkey ( 1982 ) . |
| 11 | Hence the British government adopted a broader approach to membership of the EC than a basic CU framework would dictate ( British Government White Paper 1971 ) . |
| 12 | Notwithstanding that position , the Council clearly had a number of reservations about the design , alignment and environmental impact of of a western relief road and we 've asked the County Council to pursue its proposals for a western relief road on the basis of a single carriageway all-purpose road , and to give further consideration to ways in which environmental concerns can be ameliorated . |
| 13 | Thereafter there are opportunities for further promotion to posts with more complex and specialised legal work and responsibilities and eventually to positions involving the management of parts or the whole of a department . |
| 14 | But the amendment also obliges the United States to oppose ‘ by word and vote ’ any further lending to Yugoslavia by the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund . |
| 15 | The business sponsorship incentive scheme has been a great success and I am giving further encouragement to sponsorship of the arts by increasing its budget by £1 million a year to £4.5 million . |
| 16 | Following a further visit to Paris for talks with Mitterrand and French Prime Minister Michel Rocard on May 28-29 , Mazowiecki said that he had received support for Polish demands over the Polish-German border issue , as well as its request to participate in the " two-plus-four " talks on German unification [ see also above ] . |
| 17 | However , if you need to get onto port tack as soon as possible , then go behind any big group and tack into the ( probably ) larger gap to windward of them . |
| 18 | Didier Boidin to manager of the Hotel Inter-Continental , London , from resident manager Le Grand Hotel in Paris . |
| 19 | She will talk about how we can give better support to people with hearing disabilities . |
| 20 | Better march to attention into camp , had n't we ? ’ |
| 21 | This now puts members of companies on a closer footing to partners in their ability to withdraw their capital from the organisation . |
| 22 | There would also be better access to services for patients , provision of a personalised service to meet individual health needs and improved information on the range of services provided and how to use them . |
| 23 | The scheme is designed to give shoppers better access to shops without being confined to the narrow pavements . |
| 24 | Faster and better information to GPs about the progress of their patients is planned . |
| 25 | This right field superiority has been interpreted as due , at least in part , to the fact that stimuli presented to the right visual field will have readier access to regions of the left hemisphere specialised for the reception of verbal stimuli . |
| 26 | This right field superiority has been interpreted as due , at least in part , to the fact that stimuli presented to the right visual field will have readier access to regions of the left hemisphere specialised for the reception of verbal stimuli . |
| 27 | And , in a clear reference to SCO 's well-publicised drive towards a flotation in the US , he said the acquisition will provide ‘ a faster route to liquidity for IXI shareholders . ’ |
| 28 | It is designed to give physicians faster access to results on new and re-examined medical treatments . |
| 29 | Note , however , that if the slack only takes the form of paying out some of the monopoly rents as higher remuneration to factors of production , then there is no efficiency loss implied . |
| 30 | The lower rate applies where loans represent 90% or less of the property valuation — the higher rate to loans of between 90% and 95% of valuation . |