Example sentences of "and [verb] to [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In an effort to understand more fully the biological processing of these adducts , proteins that specifically recognize and bind to platinated DNA have been studied ( 16-21 ) . |
| 2 | But Mr Salinas 's people are acutely aware that lack of competition and cosiness with the state have resulted in the squandering of billions and led to insufficient capital investment . |
| 3 | Thus as the sale of council houses in the early 1980s produced sizeable capital receipts , and led to substantial capital ‘ overspending ’ , the proportion which could be used to supplement capital receipts was reduced ( standing at 20 per cent by 1987 ) . |
| 4 | It used to be considered a deformity in other breeds and led to automatic culling , but in several continental breeds it is now selected for , although it can lead to problems in calving and perhaps fertility . |
| 5 | And led to increased instability in the in in the population in the flats . |
| 6 | Meanwhile the paper imposed a 4 per cent pay deal , sweetened with merit money , an action which further inflamed feelings and led to industrial action and set Monday 9 October as the date when all would be revealed . |
| 7 | In terms of changes , they more strongly believe that the review has changed allocation of resources , improved resources and led to in-service training . |
| 8 | For the last four years of his life he suffered periodic attacks of the same symptoms , which damaged his kidneys still further , and led to high blood pressure . |
| 9 | A combination of the country 's high external debt and recently introduced liberal economic policies has severely increased the numbers of unemployed and led to mass migration from rural to urban areas . |
| 10 | The effects of the economic burden which children imposed were felt first in the middle classes , for a variety of reasons , and led to significant family limitation in the late nineteenth century , as Banks 's ( 1954 ) classic study shows . |
| 11 | Meanwhile , since the early 1980s the movements of home-owners to the South has become increasingly difficult as the pressures for net in-migration from the rest of Britain and overseas has outstripped the rate of new house building and led to massive inflation in the price of houses and land with planning permission ( Champion , Green and Owen , 1987 ) . |
| 12 | They are therefore distortions of the Schwarzschild black hole solution in the interaction region , and correspond to interior Weyl solutions for static axisymmetric space-times . |
| 13 | India boasts a host of courses , from the high Himalayan foothills at Shimla and Shillong to serene city greens overlooked by historic monuments at Delhi . |
| 14 | Properties are valued on a sample basis ( e.g. one house may be taken as typical of that street or area ) and assigned to specific property bands , as shown in Table 16.9 . |
| 15 | Tests show less wrinkling and repair to sun-damaged skin . |
| 16 | Amalia Cardos de Mendez in the Art of Ancient Mexico sets out a simple plan for the language and goes to great length to explain the Maya calendar . |
| 17 | Alternatively they may be filled with water made up to the appropriate strength of degreaser or caustic cleaner and heated to boiling point . |
| 18 | Reduce the heat , cover and bring to high pressure . |
| 19 | When I look back , I 'm inclined to think that we were both , in some ways , a couple of prigs , and given to spiritual pride ! |
| 20 | They also feared that the workers , inclined to swearing , smelling , and spitting and given to assorted vandalism , would deter better-class passengers . |
| 21 | So Mains did gain the reputation of being some rather grim eminence locked in his southern castle and given to humourless comment about the rugby matters of the day . |
| 22 | Morelli 's method was extended by other scholars , and joined to systematic examination of documents . |
| 23 | They have been able to get away with it , because it is difficult to reproach the Germans for pursuing an excessively sound monetary policy and sticking to low inflation . |
| 24 | Whether we use this energy directly , as with gas , or indirectly , as electricity , it involves burning fuel , which emits carbon dioxide , which in turn destroys the ozone layer and contributes to global warming . |
| 25 | Certainly for advocates of market allocation , government is a major source of imperfect competition which unjustifiably impedes voluntary exchanges between individuals and contributes to social inefficiency . |
| 26 | De Morgen 's correspondent interpreted Vercruysse 's decision as ‘ a reaction against Hoet 's preparations for Documenta , which Vercruysse has labelled showy and pandering to public taste ’ . |
| 27 | More importantly , much of the investment that is taking place simply replicates facilities at other ports and adds to excess capacity in the industry . |
| 28 | Print your answers on a postcard and send to Final Analysis Video Contest ( Daily Mirror ) , Parkes Print , 86 East Avenue , Hayes , Middx. , UB3 2HR by October 9 . |
| 29 | Complete the coupon , cut out and send to Good Housekeeping , PO Box 50 , FREEPOST , Bromley , Kent BR2 9TT . |
| 30 | Write the key letters — in ink — in the spaces on the entry coupon and send to IDEAL HOME/TINTAWN COMPETITION , , to arrive no later than 30 April 1991 . |