Example sentences of "and a [adj] [noun] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nevertheless , Barry Gale 's book is well worth reading , and a useful contribution to the literature on Darwin . |
| 2 | It was appropriate to the spirit of jazz ( and a useful antidote to the inevitable toe-curling staginess of awards ceremonies in general ) to present two bands of joint American-British instrumentalists who had not worked together before to see what would happen . |
| 3 | The course , which can be taken in a specialist or more general mode , seeks to give students a thorough grounding in Fine Craft Design , to give them a firm basis for thinking about their work and a useful introduction to business practice . |
| 4 | They assume this oral culture to be inferior and a major contributor to the ‘ backwardness ’ of so-called primitive societies . |
| 5 | The article by Wollen is an important piece of research and a major contribution to both anthologies . |
| 6 | Governments , international organizations and aid agencies referred to civil war as a major contributor to the food crisis and a major hindrance to relief efforts . |
| 7 | The government 's Oct. 30 dismissal of Francisco Mayorga , president of the Central Bank and architect of the government 's free-market economic austerity plan , was denounced by the conservative High Council of Private Enterprise business organization ( Cosep ) as a betrayal of election pledges and a major concession to the Sandinista ( FSLN ) opposition . |
| 8 | David Sylvester , the author of the monograph , is also the editor of the catalogue raisonné , which has been financed by the Menil Foundation , the largest repository of Magritte 's art and a major lender to the Hayward Gallery 's exhibition . |
| 9 | The dining room and kitchen are now a financial asset and a major addition to the atmosphere of the school . |
| 10 | He was dedicated to experimental work and wrote many scientific papers ; he also wrote a manual of experimental physiology for medical students , and a major Introduction to Human Physiology ( 1891 ) . |
| 11 | Yet their support work with pupils is an intimate part of the ‘ caring ’ image the school has carefully fostered and a major encouragement to effective learning . |
| 12 | Piracy is a perennial problem and a major barrier to development in the view of Peter Davison of CUP . |
| 13 | From its inception the Empire was therefore a loosely organised confederacy of allies , bound by common friendship and a mutual loyalty to the Emperor . |
| 14 | In the Third World , he had devoted considerable energy to developing special relationships based on French aid , cultural links , and a mutual commitment to the principle of national independence . |
| 15 | He 'd fit the electrodes to my fingers , a band around my chest and a blood-pressure gauge to my left arm and then we 'd go at it , heat full up , windows closed , sweating like pigs because that was supposed to make the polygraph more accurate . |
| 16 | In the case of Durkheim , whose political sociology is less conspicuous , there is apparent nevertheless a strong commitment to republicanism ( most explicitly at the time of the Dreyfus affair ) as well as a cautious sympathy with the reformist wing of the socialist movement and a pronounced hostility to Marxist ideas of class conflict . |
| 17 | This culminated in the publication of a White Paper in 1971 , Better Services for the Mentally Handicapped ( Cmnd 4683 ) , and a renewed commitment to community rather than hospital provision . |
| 18 | Such reflection enables a sharing of understandings , a greater awareness of the school 's goals and a renewed commitment to them . |
| 19 | After the war , city plans promised reform through housing programmes and a coordinated approach to land-use planning . |
| 20 | Two lucky winners will get : FREE flights , FREE tickets , THREE nights ' accommodation and a two-day trip to Transylvania to visit Dracula 's Castle . |
| 21 | At the other end of the spectrum , Concorde is doing a Euro Disney link with a Concorde flight London–Paris , two nights ' accommodation at a four-star hotel , and a two-day pass to Euro Disney , for £695 per person ( contact Goodwood Travel on 0227–763336 ) . |
| 22 | He was an editor in Shell Mex house and a frequent visitor to Germany , who entertained members of the nazi party when they visited this country in the 1930s . |
| 23 | The man behind the final stages of the planning was the then Deputy Chairman of the Board , Mr J M Woolf , CB , a great advocate for and a frequent visitor to the cutters who had seen our need for more sophisticated and faster boats . |
| 24 | Sam knew every square inch of this territory , surefooted even on winter nights , and a recognized guide to those who had need to travel the moors . |
| 25 | He perceived instead a need to reintegrate both these types of drama and a parallel need to ‘ strive towards a reintegration of life ’ . |
| 26 | He wanted more money to be spent on broadcasting and a separate Ministry to be set up to direct and coordinate all information policy : this was the only way a minister would be able to deal with all the criticisms levelled at the broadcasters . |
| 27 | This cut-price item contains BTTP 's one confirmed classic , ‘ Daydream ’ , the inspired job over the top of Eric Satie 's ‘ Trois Gymnopedies ’ , and a perfect introduction to vocalist Fil 's charming , untutored tones . |
| 28 | He has such expertise and a liberal attitude to such matters . |
| 29 | Physically , however , Joe is running out of time and a planned trip to Everest this winter is now doubtful . |
| 30 | Pyatt crashed in combinations at will in the third and a punishing left to the jaw broke the Guyanan 's resistance , and referee Richard Davies rightly intervened . |