Example sentences of "of [noun pl] [be] [verb] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Suppose , however , that I simulate or even by coincidence pass through whatever sequence of states is taken to be sufficient for the conscious episode of feeling the prick of the needle . |
| 2 | Six teams of experts are going to Russia and two to Ukraine for placements of six months to a year ; each team consists of between four and six engineers , who will install computerised protection systems and leak detection devices . |
| 3 | In the funding and support of science and technology it is important that careful examination should take place and the advice of experts be listened to . |
| 4 | ( Research and development split between the two lines — currently 50–50 — will soon tip the balance in favour of AViiON , since three years ' worth of products are expected to be squeezed out of the last round of investment in the proprietary line . ) |
| 5 | Another stated objective of many case management services is the improvement of the client 's quality of life , and there are a great number of attempts being made to measure quality of life ( QOL ) ( Lehman et al. , 1986 ; Oliver , 1991 ) . |
| 6 | We recognise the vital importance of policies being tailored to local needs . |
| 7 | These sorts of policies were bound to be self-defeating , as we indicated in Section 7.2.4 , since the volume of world trade contracted and therefore output and employment stagnated on an international scale . |
| 8 | The most frequent sounds heard in the corridors of power at the moment are the click of handcuffs being attached to the wrists of once prominent figures from the old parties , and the hallelujahs of the young turks as they record victory after victory at the polls . |
| 9 | On coasts of coral atolls the effects of hurricanes are shown to be significant not only to the reef morphology but also to the organisms and the total environment ( Stoddart , 1962 ) and in drainage basins in general and along river channels in particular the impact of rare floods and the time necessary for recovery has been investigated . |
| 10 | Certainly , a vast number of Hurricanes were sent to the USSR from 1941 onwards — over 3,000 . |
| 11 | However an alarming argument which crept in , and seems here to stay , was that the ‘ cream ’ ( so called ) in terms of personnel was going to private industry . |
| 12 | The majority of houses are connected to the public sewer and this is certainly the best way to dispose of household waste and soil water . |
| 13 | The fall of birds is meant to be seen as quite ridiculous and wholly supernatural in its proportions . |
| 14 | So a couple of pairs were brought to this country to breed . |
| 15 | Two crowns of laurels were offered to Braque and his wife . |
| 16 | In the early seventeenth century , for instance , all sorts of cases were brought to the courts , from the seduction of wives to the incidence of prostitution . |
| 17 | The federal government decided that exports of vegetables were contributing to the soaring inflation rate , and banned them . |
| 18 | A pile of queries was waiting to be answered . |
| 19 | All was in vain ; the poor law functions of the Boards of Guardians were transferred to the County Council , and on March 29th 1930 the Board of Guardians met for the last time . |
| 20 | The presence of this second pair of cords is thought to be the secret behind the extraordinary purring mechanism that permits the animal to produce the soft , rumbling sound for minutes and even hours on end , without any effort and without opening the mouth . |
| 21 | You will look at your own child , whose current display of skills is limited to marching around the house with a pair of knickers on his head claiming to be Postman Pat , and you will get restless . |
| 22 | A substantial minority of shareholders is known to be opposed to a sale , feeling the company is worth at least £200 million . |
| 23 | The possibility of a functional justification of the rights of shareholders was referred to earlier . |
| 24 | The value of exports is assumed to be determined by factors outside the domestic circular flow and so is assumed to be exogenous in our model . |
| 25 | A poet 's imagery throughout the descriptions of storm and weather is strengthened by a visual exactness and a sense almost of an external agency inimical to man : it is no accident that at many points the movement of waves is compared to the malice of active devils . |
| 26 | Another group of subjects were subjected to REM or Stage 4 sleep deprivation for three nights , and then deprived of sleep altogether for one night , again allowing a comparison of the effects of a four-day cumulation of loss of Stage 4 sleep with REM sleep . |
| 27 | This system ensured reasonably fair representation for each party , whilst preventing a large number of parties being elected to parliament . |
| 28 | Normally the sale of books is confined to the sale of fiction and factual books not directly related to any course of study . |
| 29 | 97 per cent of homes are connected to a public sewer and the remainder to septic tanks serviced by the department |
| 30 | A number of safeguards were said to be in force , the first being that all applications had to be made in writing . |