Example sentences of "to [noun pl] and to [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 It must be emphasized that the goal of transferability applies equally to the practical and the theoretical , to skills and to knowledge , to arts and to science , and it should be the overriding aim of school education .
2 It must be emphasized that the goal of transferability applies equally to the practical and the theoretical , to skills and to knowledge , to arts and to science , and it should be the overriding aim of school education .
3 With certain simplifying assumptions ( that selection is weak , and mating is random with respect to age and genotype ) the theory can be extended to diploids and to variation at multiple loci .
4 A feature of the morphoclimatic zones recognized by the French school ( Tricart , 1957 ) was the attempt not only to relate such morphoclimatic zones to climates and to processes but also to soils and to vegetation .
5 Pricing may well be a critical factor in returns to farmers and to decision-making about extension of cultivation , and precise agronomic practices with direct implications for soil erosion , and yet prices of foodstuffs for urban-based elites are naturally a highly sensitive political issue .
6 The result of his planning so far is what he calls ‘ the R&D Initiative for the NHS ’ — something that he recognises must be visible and simple so that he can present it ‘ succinctly ’ to boardrooms and to nonspecialist health professionals , such as managers .
7 Perhaps this accounts for our dual response to the book : we are simultaneously moved to tears and to laughter .
8 As I said some moments ago , we have strengthened the law requiring trustees to disclose key information to members , to pensioners and to trade unions .
9 That is due partly to quite creditable reasons : mothers on their own have more assured rights to benefits and to housing than they have in many other countries ; , they are not compelled to go to work ; and their benefits are more generous in comparison with wages .
10 support and strengthen centres in delivering awards which are attractive to students and to training contractors ;
11 The committee also said the affair raised ‘ serious and important questions ’ on the accountability of the intelligence services , both to ministers and to Parliament .
12 There are exemptions for gifts to spouses and to charity .
13 Or is the point of these ‘ glitterfests ’ simply mutual flattery and further evidence of the belief , common to politicians and to showbusiness , that it always helps to get one 's picture in the paper ?
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