Example sentences of "to [noun pl] [subord] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 But it was by no means to be confined to labourers since the emphasis on being adaptable was an implicit recognition of the importance of the mental factor inherent in all forms of labour , and one which was deemed to be of increasing relevance under ‘ modern conditions ’ .
2 They would have torn Corbett to shreds if the grille had been raised .
3 It was clear to The Times that bankruptcy was far less of a protection to creditors than a licence to dishonest traders to speculate with other persons ' property .
4 The assertion that that is all the information given to shareholders when a company comes to market , or is subject to a takeover bid , will not wash .
5 The Board will write to shareholders when the offer document from Anglo-Welsh has been despatched .
6 Measurement of h-parameters demands that the input terminals are effectively open circuit with respect to signals while the output terminals are effectively short circuited as far as signals are concerned .
7 However , the observation that the delivery time of a particular item from the Annexe depends very largely on how well the request for it fits in with the schedule of the van running between the Library and the Annexe , suggests that it might be helpful to readers if the van 's times of operation and the main pressmarks of outhoused material were advertised .
8 The third component should be written off against profit if it represents an overpayment or transferred to reserves if an underpayment .
9 In a statement released to journalists after the camp fell the KNU said that the government forces had crossed into Thailand and attacked the camp with artillery and ground forces from the rear : " If the Myanma soldiers had not crossed the border into Thailand and attacked the camp from the rear they would never have taken it " .
10 Fans of the historic Whitworth Hall , near Spennymoor , birthplace of Bobby Shafto , can join a new ‘ Friends of Whitworth ’ scheme entitling them to concessions when the hall opens to the public for its first full season .
11 Will local authorities be required to compile a register of people entitled to rebates before the council tax is implemented ?
12 In Central News tonight : Meningitis alert : Warning to parents after a schoolgirl dies .
13 AS THE only course which stages a major championship every year , Augusta National has become as familiar to golfers as the lay-out of their own home .
14 The results suggest , therefore , that tariffs are preferable to quotas if the market was initially more competitive than Cournot .
15 The judicial statistics inevitably provide an incomplete picture since the only information available relates to matters where a writ has been issued and many disputes may already have been settled by then .
16 However it 's soon back to mountains as the Way enters Mynydd Ddu , the Black Mountain region .
17 Ex gratia compensation schemes of this sort are attractive to governments because the identity of the beneficiaries and the amounts paid out are under their direct control .
18 But now the pressure will shift to revenues as the advertising industry environment sours .
19 His body was hacked to pieces before an attempt was made to crudely incinerate it .
20 That 's perhaps why things began to go to pieces when the boy was born .
21 Lillee completed his 10 overs for just 18 runs and captured the only two West Indian wickets to fall to bowlers as the touring side swept home by seven wickets with 5.4 overs to spare .
22 In answer to questions after the lecture Beamish said that the Russian Revolution had killed off the intelligentsia and that the country was now inhabited by ‘ animal life people ’ .
23 Contractors and skip firms should not deliver skips to customers unless the customer ( whose responsibility it is ) has obtained a permit from the roads department .
24 It exceeds the marginal private cost to producers because the consumer benefits of extra meals exceed the value of extra meals to producers .
25 In times of recession , turnover rents are more favourable to tenants because the tenant 's liability to pay rent is related to his ability to pay .
26 ( 7 ) It must be a condition of any offer for voting equity share capital which could result in more than 50 per cent of the voting rights being obtained that the offer may not become unconditional as to acceptances unless the offeror has acquired or agreed to acquire more than 50 per cent ( Rule 10 ) .
27 Movies only needed to be social when the plot demanded it , and even if some kind of political crisis had to be depicted in a particular story then the attitude or position adopted by the movie would be less important to audiences than the logic of the plot .
28 The shy beaten husband of the team that probably goes to prostitutes when the Missus is n't around .
29 Other countries , especially those in surplus , were facing an inflow of dollars in exchange for their currencies because of the potential capital gains that would accrue to speculators if the dollar was devalued .
30 Mum Pat Hoey , 48 , said : ‘ Vicky is thrilled to bits after the dog was found by two women who had seen the story in the Echo and looked for our house in Tuebrook .
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