Example sentences of "of [noun sg] [verb] to [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In this , the third issue of Update devoted to general SVQs , we also report back on the seminars held recently for external verifiers and for centre co-ordinators from new piloting centres . |
| 2 | Rivers in predominantly urban catchments , in contrast , receive large amounts of effluent treated to greater or lesser degree at sewage works , as well as discharges from industrial sites . |
| 3 | The day nurseries opened during both wars were rapidly closed when the conflicts ended , and as Deborah Thom and Penelope Summerfield have convincingly argued , the amount of support offered to working mothers during both wars has been much exaggerated . |
| 4 | There are two core elements of support offered to local voluntary groups by the Campaign — information and grants . |
| 5 | Moreover , while we accept the degree of protection afforded to other environmentally significant areas in development plans may not be as high as that for nationally designated areas , we would expect the need to protect such areas to be an important material consideration , otherwise there seems little point in identifying such areas . |
| 6 | Moreover , while we accept the degree of protection afforded to other environmentally significant areas in development plans may not be as high as that for nationally designated areas , we would expect the need to protect such areas to be an important material consideration , otherwise there seems little point in identifying such areas . |
| 7 | The accuracy requirement and degree of protection attached to this element should therefore reflect its unique role . |
| 8 | It is compounded , broadly speaking , of two atoms of hydrogen attached to one of oxygen : H 2 0 . |
| 9 | However , because it groups entries alphabtically according to the areas of responsibility given to particular topic editors , it can be slightly confusing . |
| 10 | Diffusion of responsibility occurs to such a degree in Japan that outright blame is not easily assigned . |
| 11 | British Aerospace , National Westminster Bank and Cable & Wireless have joined together to contribute £1 million to purchase 100,000 Mercurycards for the Ministry of Defence to distribute to British personnel in the Gulf . |
| 12 | But in the second week television coverage of defence doubled to 12 per cent , and in the third week it doubled again to 26 per cent before almost disappearing from the bulletins in the fourth and fifth weeks . |
| 13 | Speaking after the hearing , Lord Spens said that he had been ‘ staggered at the degree of malevolence shown to all Guinness defendants by the prosecuting and other authorities , with the exception of the police ’ . |
| 14 | For the person who becomes a Christian the moment of comprehension leads to one conclusion only — commitment . |
| 15 | Because of its compatibility with this standard , it is claimed that Photo CD can be used with virtually any type of computer adhering to common industry standards . |
| 16 | There are two forms of inequality related to occupational pensions which also serve to disadvantage very elderly women , especially widows . |
| 17 | The farms of the Edinburgh School of Agriculture extend to 1,200 hectares embracing hill , upland and lowland and there is a comprehensive range of plot , field and farm scale facilities that are fully equipped for large animal and crop plant experimentation . |
| 18 | It seems to err in moving the death of Archbishop Lyfing to 1019 ( C and E together speak strongly for 1020 ) , but D adds that his other name was Ælfstan and that he was very firm in counsel whether in matters of church or state . |
| 19 | Moreover , after Minister of Defence Jean-Pierre Chevènement had convened a round table meeting and promised to upgrade conditions , the expression of discontent spread to other branches of the armed forces . |
| 20 | If a person completed a year 's hiring in a parish , or served a full period of apprenticeship , then the right of settlement shifted to that parish . |
| 21 | Perhaps the greatest amount of damage done to deaf centres in a short span of time occurred in the Baedeker Raids of May 1942 in South-West England . |
| 22 | But there are two further points which emerge from considerations of a wide range of literature relating to public enterprise : big investment decisions have been complicated and delayed as a result of having to be considered by a number of government departments ; such decisions have been easy prey to party political pressures when they have involved the location of new plants and/or closure of old ones [ Knight , 1974 ] . |
| 23 | If the public are to be protected from gratuitous affront , then this will involve applying the manners test not only to public displays but to any matter which invades the privacy of individuals without their consent , which of course extends to unsolicited matter sent through the post . |
| 24 | So once in the system , careful monitoring will be required and this will of course lead to higher accountancy fees . |
| 25 | Mal could of course revert to right back , but that would mean dropping the speedy and much improved Gary Fleming ! |
| 26 | The result of this is that a spelling like with can realize three separate classes : OE wiht ( 'wight , person' ) , OE wip ( 'with' ) , and OE hwit ( 'white' ) , and this of course applies to other items of these types . |
| 27 | Finally , avoid concomitant oral and topical treatment with chemically dissimilar antibiotics to reduce the risk of resistance developing to both . |
| 28 | What is the present level of grant paid to each of the port authorities in Northern Ireland ? |
| 29 | What change will be made to the level of grant paid to those ports which move from trust status to the private sector ? |
| 30 | Will the hon. Gentleman investigate the levels of remuneration paid to those who work in children 's homes ? |