Example sentences of "[adv] the key to the [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Doubling is also the key to the power behind the heavier Adams tracks .
2 Each corner contained a runner of sorts , which increased the rope drag , so that by the time I peeped round into the main central corner that was clearly the key to the route , the drag was very serious .
3 I took out the key to the padlock and opened the door .
4 Particularly in parts of the world such as Australia the planation surfaces contribute a major part of the geomorphological story and Ollier ( 1979 , p. 534 ) has concluded that process studies are of limited value ; the present is not invariably the key to the past , much of Australia is not in equilibrium with the present conditions of base level , tectonics or climate , and cyclic theories do not fit the Australian scene very well .
5 Clause 4 is undoubtedly the key to the Bill .
6 The destiny of the father is ultimately the key to the destiny of the son .
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