Example sentences of "of [noun sg] to [n mass] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Hurd replied : ‘ We have worked out what we believe to be the most sensible balance between our desire for good race relations and harmony in our cities … and our very strong feeling that we have a continuing … duty of responsibility to people in Hong Kong . ’ |
| 2 | Of course to people like Mr. Tully who benefit by the British presence in the occupied part of our country ( a country which was partitioned against the will of the vast majority of our population ) the current whereabouts of Barleycorn is an unpleasant reminder that the Republican movement will not be cowed by threats from the likes of him and his cohorts in the Unionist parties in the failed political entity of Northern Ireland . |
| 3 | The bank also slashed non-interest costs from 70% of income to 60% in 1990 . |
| 4 | Mr Green hopes the fire will provoke further pledges of aid to People In Need at 1113 Maryhill Road , Glasgow . |
| 5 | There are also a range of approaches which offer more personalized forms of help to people in difficulties without the stigma of becoming a client . |
| 6 | We both believe that mutual access to each other 's catalogues would be of benefit to staff in both institutions , but we recognise that there are practical problems and questions of policy which would have to be addressed . |
| 7 | His ambition was to reduce the standard rate of tax to 25p in the pound by the next election . |
| 8 | One area in which local initiatives within the church have proved invaluable has been in the delivery of service to people with H I V or AIDS and to their families , and to their loved ones . |
| 9 | An RUC inspector said a test showed he had 141mg of alcohol to 100ml of blood . |
| 10 | They were matters of concern to people in Brent then , and probably now , of racism and sexism . |
| 11 | Over the first four years , the company projected an income growth from some £60,000 in the first year of operation to £555,000 by the fourth year . |
| 12 | So if , if you are a poor peasant you are thinking hold on the Party expects me to stand up to this landlord and accuse him of this this and this , actually point a finger at him when there is a chance that , you know , the Kuomintang is , is twenty miles away and they , I know they 've come into other villages as they come back , m of land to peasants.s in the form of land |
| 13 | Lesbian and Gay-Men 's Sub-Committees were set up in such a way as to give a high level of representation to people from outside the council 's structure , and to ensure that their voices could be heard . |
| 14 | Commenting on its much improved figures ( see page seven ) , Cray Research Inc said order backlogs during the first quarter of rose to $381m from $354m in the same period a year ago , adding to positive overall quarterly earnings : John Carlson , the new chairman and chief executive , said that the contract value of orders signed was some $124m compared with just $86m in the first quarter of last year . |
| 15 | The areas of Astrology and Biorhythms are of interest to people from across the world . |
| 16 | The areas of Astrology and Biorhythms are of interest to people from across the world . |
| 17 | Or to express it in more popular terms : let us assume that we had a complete proportionality in every branch of production , in the sense of their unilateral connection in one direction : from means of production to means of consumption … |