Example sentences of "be [pron] [noun sg] to the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Since many services are based on individuals are their relationship to the department and its staff , it is virtually impossible to achieve standard outputs . |
| 2 | This has been their trail to the semi-final , Bristol being the hardest test , but a look at the Bath cup record shows you what great cup campaigners they are . |
| 3 | Unless the court otherwise directs , money received or paid into court in respect of persons under disability shall remain in court and be invested or dealt with as the court thinks fit , which in many cases may be its transfer to the High Court ( Ord 10 , r 11(1) — ( 3 ) ) . |
| 4 | Ultimately , what should be their response to the fragmenting of demand in the different directions of " real ale " , pilsner lager , the decline of mild ale , and the increased consumption of wine and cocktail drinks ? |
| 5 | The one indication that Gerstner recognises the problem will be his approach to the top jobs at each of IBM 's most important businesses . |
| 6 | The indignation has a strained and petty air about it : Joe 's greatest crime does not seem to be his contribution to the deaths of 21 servicemen but his letting down his son , who can no longer regard him as a hero . |
| 7 | If we refuse it of course it will be our acceptance to the to submit an appeal which would then er ought to be by Secretary of State . |
| 8 | Formed in May 1983 and formally launched that August , it had grown rapidly into a mass-membership anti-apartheid organization , its initial focus being its opposition to the regime 's " tricameral " constitutional plans [ see p. 32599 ] . |
| 9 | A poll carried out into the reasons why people voted for the SDP candidate in the Warrington by-election of 1981 revealed that only 9 per cent did so because they supported SDP policy ; 8 per cent did so because they admired the well-known candidate ; and nearly 70 per cent voted for negative " reasons — the most frequently cited being their opposition to the extremism of the two established parties . |
| 10 | Soccer fans were its contribution to the global tradition of random violence . |
| 11 | He published seven textbooks , the most enduring being his Introduction to the Study of Chemical Philosophy ( 1876 ) , and four historical works , including a biography of the chemist Sir William Ramsay [ q.v. ] ( 1918 ) . |
| 12 | ‘ And this is my present to the bride , ’ said Syl . |
| 13 | The other thing is my contribution to the new album is limited , Jake had most of the songs finished before I arrived and all I did was go in and lay down the bass tracks . |
| 14 | That 's my reply to the debate on that point and colleagues , thank you . |
| 15 | So here 's my offering to the cause of European détente — GBFH , better known as Great Backpacking Found Here . |
| 16 | The function of any part of society is its contribution to the maintenance of society . |
| 17 | The most striking feature of this is its similarity to the ‘ reform , prevention and extinction ’ ascribed to Ferri earlier ( except that the ‘ extinction ’ is replaced by the more moderate ‘ segregation ’ ) . |
| 18 | One is the capacity to take great leaps of imagination ; the other is its susceptibility to the wild aberrations of insane thought . |
| 19 | The heart of any positive conception of law , like conventionalism or law as integrity , is its answer to the question why past politics is decisive of present rights . |
| 20 | what is readily identifiable is her responsiveness to the psychological resonance of colour : using a high-key palette of glowing translucent reds , oranges , yellows , or low-key opaque greys , greens and blues . |
| 21 | What is their relationship to the visual cortex ? |
| 22 | This chapter will argue that an important aspect of such initiatives is their address to the ambiguous significatory structures of psychological discourse . |
| 23 | ‘ I think the better the players are treated in these respects , the more enthusiastic is their response to the challenges before them , ’ points out McGilligan , ‘ Let's face it , the whole sport has become more professional off the field — and it 's good to see it — so I do n't think too many people would begrudge players a few wee perks . ’ |
| 24 | That there should be an issue of the Oxford Art Journal devoted to Latin American art is itself testimony to the success of such efforts . |
| 25 | Lord Burlington was an outstanding and resplendent figure , not only was he a Knight of the Garter , but also Lord High Treasurer of Ireland ; Captain of the Yeomen of the Guards and Governor of Greenwich Hospital , and he made a serious contribution to that age , although it is his contribution to the arts and architecture for which he is most remembered . |
| 26 | What makes a performer a ‘ worker ’ or a ‘ professional ’ is his relationship to the market' ( p.17 ) . |
| 27 | This projection has given data , evidence and instances of these failures and the runner 's collapse is his reaction to the outpouring of this data . |
| 28 | Because , according to the tradition , the next event in Molla Fenari 's life is his appointment to the Muftilik , it is necessary here to mention the evidence behind the tradition , while leaving till later the discussion of the validity of the tradition , since such a discussion involves evidence to be found in the careers of the two succeeding Muftis as well . |
| 29 | ‘ And what 's your reaction to the modern world , or at least what you 've seen of it here in London ? ’ |
| 30 | So what 's your what 's your reaction to the to the picture then ? |