Example sentences of "to [pron] a [noun] [unc] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the other question , new temples were not built on the Acropolis until after the middle of the century ( a ‘ Cimonian Parthenon ’ appears to me a mare 's nest , and even its proponent does not think it was begun before the sixties ; below , p. 93 ) . |
| 2 | An important function of assessment is that it can help determine the extent to which a child 's language is subject to changes over time . |
| 3 | Here , it is assumed that the severity of any language problem is indicated by the extent to which a child 's language differs from that found among other children of a similar age . |
| 4 | Fourth , providing the standard deviation of the test scale is known , it is relatively easy to estimate the extent to which a child 's score is extreme ( either high or low ) in relation to the scores obtained by the standardisation sample , and therefore the extent to which further testing and possible intervention is appropriate . |
| 5 | The most important task to which a woman 's higher education could be put was , by wide agreement , raising the next generation . |
| 6 | The Act also sought to restrict the extent to which a woman 's prior sexual history could be used as admissible evidence in court , thus indirectly affecting the material available to the press to publish . |