Example sentences of "[being] a [noun] to [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ingleborough is seen from Meregill Hole at close range and its appearance is daunting , steepening slopes topped by cliffs being a deterrent to intentions to reach the summit . |
| 2 | His place in the final British squad for the World Student Games has been confirmed , selection for the New York tournament being a blow to Lurgan . |
| 3 | Corporate members , which they want to admit next year alongside names trading with unlimited liability , will have to bid for a place — the price being a levy to Lloyd 's central fund . |
| 4 | Certainly the empirical case for higher taxes being a disincentive to effort and output is rather flimsy , whether from questionnaire or econometric study . |
| 5 | As written it strikes me as being a hostage to fortune . |
| 6 | But the radical life-style of the true Christian is so contrary to the ways of the world that it can not help being a threat to others . |
| 7 | But being a martyr to duty I 'll settle for tea . |
| 8 | Continuing , this charming road , my second favourite in all Scotland , now turns inland to avoid the high ground overlooking Plockton , and after a new byroad leaves on the right , makes a long detour , passing a pleasant inland loch , to arrive at a T-junction at Duirinish , the left fork heading for Kyle of Lochalsh , that on the right being a no-through-road to Plockton . |
| 9 | They represent , in large part , a reaction to the fear of many , both of being the object of never-ending and useless interventions and of being a burden to others . |
| 10 | Later he expressed private misgivings about the Italian regime , though he continued his diplomatic missions , the last being a visit to Brazil in 1935 to defend Italy 's invasion of Abyssinia . |
| 11 | He was charged with calling an illegal demonstration , and with being a party to violence . |
| 12 | In the past it hovered uneasily between being a rival to gold in jewellery and coinage and being a highly versatile industrial material . |
| 13 | I smoked for twenty seven years , and erm I 'm getting on to a year now since I stopped smoking and I feel a lot calmer , I hated being a victim to cigarettes ! |