Example sentences of "be also a [noun] to " in BNC.

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1 Portable operating systems , such as Unix , are also a threat to IBM and other companies which once prospered on proprietary ones , such as Wang and Data General .
2 They were also a response to demands for a form of participation .
3 Its fearsome appearance strikes terror into the hearts of the Elves ' enemies , but it is also a memorial to the countless Elf warriors who have died defending it .
4 This is potentially very strong language but it is also a plea to God to remove her from her misery .
5 There is also a case to be made for the Government to spend more money on overseas aid .
6 In the 19th century the hunt is mentioned in Upper Halling and there is also a reference to the West Kent Hunt going over Holly Hill via Birling .
7 The film gives peace of mind to the potentially vulnerable , such as the elderly , and to the parents of young children , and it is also a deterrent to the intending intruder .
8 Community policing is a preventive rather than a crime control made of policing and in the United Kingdom it has become associated in the popular image particularly with those inner-city areas where crime rates have risen sharply and where police relations with ethnic minorities have deteriorated , although it is also a response to the police 's loss of contact with other sections of the community , especially young people ( Schaffer 1980 ) .
9 This article is also a contribution to that process of critical revision , and therefore inevitably involves an element of self-reflection , focusing on some of the ideas and approaches which I have used in my own antiracist work over the years .
10 Not only is it a move into a realm where the distinction between life and death seems , as in ‘ The Hollow Men ’ , to have broken down , it is also a crossing to the world of the ‘ cannibal isle ’ which is revealed as only another version of the life left behind , and where the realization that ‘ Life is very long ’ is not escaped from , but reinforced .
11 It is also a warning to all hack Tories who think that it is a telling blow against Kinnock to keep on pointing out that he has reversed his opinions about unilateral nuclear disarmament , British membership of the EC , or anything else .
12 WordPerfect is also a subscriber to the competitive upgrade system — see the box — and will often be found offering what is normally high priced kit at a rock bottom price to persuade you to move to their products .
13 Both types are voracious carnivores , preying on fish and other crustaceans , but Odontodactylus , which can grow to six inches ( fifteen centimetres ) in length , is also a threat to the very fabric of the aquarium .
14 It is also a tribute to the ability of the many students who have already gained research degrees from the polytechnic . ’
15 It is here that your reviewer must admit his personal friendship with author Jim Hooper ( who is also a contributor to ‘ MI ’ Nos. 22 , 24 & 31 — Ed .
16 but sure but but but surely there is also a lot to be said for I I mean you do n't go and buy a V W Golf G T I just because somebody says they make one and would n't it be good to have one ?
17 The reaction is also a testament to the strengths and weaknesses of the left .
18 Parissien acknowledges another benefit : ‘ the bottom line , for those who want to see it that way , is that the course is also a guide to how to put money onto a house , rather than take it off . ’
19 This approximate definition , not unlike others in hotly contested areas of inquiry , is also a guide to further research .
20 There is also a visit to the Galway Hooker regatta , the RNLI rowing races , Portaferry regatta and Portaferry 's legendary gala .
21 For the Hebrew studies centre , this exchange of knowledge is also a pathway to better understanding between nations .
22 The award is also a challenge to Her Majesty 's Government .
23 There is also a limit to the number of men ( usually two or three ) who can work on an individual floor — a very important consideration when compared to the other methods , below .
24 It is also a signal to other European nations that Northern Ireland is anxious to participate fully in the affairs of the Community .
25 This is the key to Dorothy Heathcote 's attitude to drama ; may I suggest it is also a key to the re-thinking that will have to be done vis-à-vis the arts and the curriculum .
26 Clarence is also a visitor to the premises and is owed the common duty of care .
27 Where the witness is also a party to the proceedings , the courts will be less eager to dispense with attendance .
28 It is also a commitment to a target of annual improvement in the quality of everything they do .
29 Doubtful tuning here and there is also a reservation to be found in Nilsson 's Four Last Songs , recorded in 1970 when the Swedish soprano was more or less in pristine form .
30 and then you start of cou then you say right erm er let's keep hold of this information so these are retained and there 's also a benefit to the estate agent , and there 's the G A one which of course is er by coincidence is the Aberdeen one but of course we er you know we have them all around the country .
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