Example sentences of "in [verb] to the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is vital that we preserve our own independent nuclear deterrent as protection against nuclear blackmail ; it is equally important that we take every possible step — as we are doing — to ensure that the process of rapid political change , and the change of authority that has taken place in what was the Soviet Union , do not lead to a more dangerous situation in regard to the present control and authority over nuclear weapons . |
| 2 | In regard to the legal profession Millerson states , ‘ The lawyer emphasises the fiduciary nature of the professional/client relationship , the depth of learning , the cordial colleague relationship and sense of public service ’ ( p.3 ) . |
| 3 | In regard to the first , for example — that kasabat kadis did not normally enter or re-enter the medrese stream-two caveats must be entered , the first of which is that one must explicitly exclude two areas in which movement between kadiliks and medreses was not uncommon : first , the kadiliks and medreses below the level at which the hierarchy began to operate , whose holders received perhaps five , ten or fifteen akce a day ; and second , those at the top of the hierarchy , since it was not uncommon for holders of mevleviyet kadiliks to go back to medrese teaching as a form of either temporary or permanent retirement from service as a kadi or a kazasker . |
| 4 | Indeed it is questionable if an overall EEC policy in regard to the disadvantaged areas would be sensible other than the acceptance that problems exist , local schemes will be required and that financial assistance for support measures is essential . |
| 5 | Little help for either view may be found in the accounts of the life of Fahreddin Acemi in the early sources , however , for particularly in regard to the critical period after the death of Molla Fenari they give little information . |
| 6 | Overall there was a much more varied selection of entries this year both in regard to the wide assortment of subjects tackled and to the quality of the writing . |
| 7 | It is profitable to consider another pavement ( the Great Witcombe mosaic ) in regard to the two Leicester mosaics , but the evidence for further , unitary , affinity here appears to be less convincing . |
| 8 | For now , the point I wish to make is that in regard to the notional/functional syllabus , although there is a change in the way of describing the content units for language teaching , this change tends to be assimilated into traditional and well-established ways of thinking about the syllabus as a pedagogic construct . |
| 9 | In regard to the latter , Ford deplored ‘ the inability of the White House to maintain control over the large federal bureaucracy . |
| 10 | adapt and reactivate Resolution 125 ( 1981 ) of the CLRAE on the role and responsibility of local and regional authorities in regard to the cultural and social problems of populations of nomadic origin . |
| 11 | Over the past twelve years , in regard to the Conservative government 's radical course of action , changes have been made to the Welfare State and life in Britain that we have been powerless to resist . |
| 12 | In regard to the Short Courses therefore , it is suggested that ‘ Christianity Today ’ and ‘ A World of Values ’ are appropriate for S3 pupils ; and ‘ Living In A Plural Society ’ and ‘ Issues of Belief ’ for S4 pupils . |
| 13 | This may point the way in regard to the original problem . |
| 14 | ‘ The Health and Safety Executive decided it would be inappropriate to take any form of legal action in regard to the fatal accident , ’ said Mr Brunswick . |
| 15 | In regard to the 5th ( 349 yards ) , it quotes that twice in one day the Sonning Professional , Abe Mitchell , carried the bushes ‘ a clear carry of 305 yards over an obstacle at the end of the carry averaging 5ft. in height . |
| 16 | A word of explanation may be needed in regard to the last two categories . |
| 17 | The anti-modernist campaign of Pius X and his Secretary of State , Cardinal Merry del Val , pushed further the theological and intellectual implications of this radical otherness of the Church in regard to the whole process of Western society 's post-revolutionary modernization . |
| 18 | But Durkheim , Eliot noted , did not attribute the origin of religion to wonder or to speculation , but saw in mythology only the savage 's attempt to rationalize and justify his religious practices , ‘ in regard to the true origin of which he is as much in the dark as the scientific investigator ’ . |
| 19 | It is accepted that such surveys are only carried out by employees of the building society in the case of the Woolwich Building Society , so that the question at issue can only arise in regard to the structural surveys provided by that building society . |
| 20 | ‘ the view of the courts may have undergone some change in regard to the relative rights of preference and ordinary shareholders … and to the disadvantage of the preference shareholders whose position has … become somewhat more approximated to [ that ] of debentureholders . ’ |
| 21 | Although it rejected a proposal by Tsongas to cap federal spending and increase petrol taxes , the platform accepted a " no pain no gain " position in regard to the rising federal budget deficit , warning that its reduction could be achieved only through " fair and shared sacrifice of all Americans for the common good " . |
| 22 | Instead of the usual exercise in preaching to the converted , UKCMG members — real users rather than computer industry staff — brought with them a wealth of scepticism and experience to Thursday 's open systems stream that was both refreshing and alarming . |
| 23 | An example of this procedure is the Declaration on border controls and immigration which Britain succeeded in appending to the Single European Act . |
| 24 | Given that change in circumstances , we , it was felt that it would be prudent to propose to members a change to the actual statement which was in place , so that it would permit consideration of longer term borrowing , in particular circumstances and where it 's in the interest of the authority , and have the flexibility to do so , in relating to the prudent managements of its affairs , Chairman . |
| 25 | Difficulties sometimes arise when one of the parties refuses to join the other party in applying to the designated appointing authority to appoint an expert . |
| 26 | In returning to the old imagery of the prince as the bearer of the sword , the reformers had in fact triggered off an important set of associations . |
| 27 | The loss of reformist energy on the domestic front was another potential problem ( as de Gaulle seemed to acknowledge in returning to the old theme of participation in 1966 – 67 ) . |
| 28 | Och , just round to my Mother 's , basically , just to get out the house — I 've never been one just to sit in listening to the Central Heating switching itself off and on . |
| 29 | Perhaps ‘ salvation by grace , experienced in listening to the preaching or reading of the biblical word , and in affirming the literal interpretation of that word ’ might be a better if clumsier phrase . |
| 30 | Every person claiming to be a creditor of the bankrupt must submit his claim in writing to the official receiver where acting as receiver and manager or to the trustee ( r 6.96(1) ) . |