Example sentences of "and [adv] to any [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Their leader Lord Lovat thought their safe return was due to ‘ the opposition being half-hearted or badly trained ’ and not to any skill on the raiders ' part . |
| 2 | Such a task for sociology may appear reasonable and innocuous , particularly in societies which embrace a commitment to the principle of using knowledge for practical purposes and not to any principle of knowledge for knowledge 's sake' . |
| 3 | The Home Office agreed , attributing the upsurge to the ‘ general fear of war that exists in the lower middle and working classes , and not to any tenderness for Russia . ’ |
| 4 | It has been shown ( see introduction ) that chronic smoking leads to a chronically raised gastric secretory capacity in both control and duodenal ulcer subjects , and that the secretory capacity of an individual is related solely to the size of his parietal cell mass , and not to any change in the sensitivity of those cells ; this also appears to be the case in smokers . |
| 5 | I 'm aware of the accounts they 've handled successfully and also the fact that , owing to the recent recession and not to any fault of their own , they 've been seriously affected by the cut-back in promotion budgets of several of their larger clients . ’ |
| 6 | We aim to react effectively and rapidly to any HSE incident . |
| 7 | I can hardly believe that anyone should behave so cruelly and insensitively to any woman expecting a baby , especially to one like you , almost alone in a strange land . |
| 8 | The move to the new offices in City Road has enabled staff at all levels to respond effectively and quickly to any situation , and the London based directors ensure constant contact with clients so there is no ‘ ivory tower ’ situation . |
| 9 | I want now to look at some aspects of self-experience that I think should be central to any theory of self , and hence to any discussion of women 's autonomy . |