Example sentences of "relegated to [num ord] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It did not escape Sarah 's notice that Michael was treated as the head of the family and her husband relegated to second position . |
| 2 | Education officials readily admitted that a decade of Sandinista rule had not yet resolved ‘ the cultural problem we have inherited of women being relegated to second place ’ . |
| 3 | ‘ You are saying that you were again relegated to second place , my lord ? ’ |
| 4 | Although women are a primary focus of many psychological investigations of the family , for instance , they tend to be relegated to second place in biological explanations of the results . |
| 5 | The issue dominated the meeting and discussion on the ongoing peace process in Cambodia was relegated to second place . |
| 6 | After a steward 's enquiry Colour Chart was relegated to fourth place . |
| 7 | In 1987 the Long Gilt future accounted for more than half the trades on LIFFE but , while still trading strongly , it had been relegated to third place by 1990 , having been outstripped by both the new German Government bond ( " Bund " ) contract and the Short Sterling contract in importance . |