Example sentences of "is [adv] [noun] to [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the wheels of bureaucracy take time to run , and British winter weather is rarely kind to fliers , while seaplanes have the additional disadvantage of needing several ground-crew and suitable tides as well as suffering all the constraints of more conventional land aircraft . |
| 2 | The Manager using the system is constantly face to face with data and this increases his knowledge of the company and its personnel . |
| 3 | Aprlow , Buckinghamshire-based SynOptics Communications UK Ltd has cut the price of its LattisNet family of FDDI intelligent hubs : the list price of the Model 2912A Workgroup Hub has been reduced 36% to £9,950 and the FDDI Fibre Optic Host module is down 27% to £5,535 ; the FDDI Network Management Module now costs £9,950 , a 33% reduction . |
| 4 | Double-check you have got everything the right way round so that the artwork is not back to front , then close up the UV light box and switch on . |
| 5 | It should be stressed that it is not nearness to industry per se which drew agricultural wages upwards , but proximity to the expanding newer industrial regions . |
| 6 | Erm and again the key times for that is usually September to April . |
| 7 | There is conversation which is usually face to face but may sometimes involve telecommunication . |
| 8 | But the best communication is always person to person . |
| 9 | For diehard election party-poopers , however , there is still time to book into the election-free break being offered on Lundy Island , the National Trust 's island in the Bristol Channel . |
| 10 | The Samara 1300SL 3 door is up £154 to £1549 and the Niva 4wd now costs £7049 . |
| 11 | The 2.4 litre diesel Landcruiser and Corollas are up one per cent , while the Starlet , ( the GL is the only model available ) is up £260 to £7860 . |
| 12 | There is also trip to Hall , formerly the centre of the Tyrol 's salt industry ; on to the Swarovski crystal factory show rooms where you will see glass being blown and painted , as well as having the opportunity to buy anything that takes your fancy . |
| 13 | There is also reference to reprimands and complaints addressed by him to his subordinates ; on one occasion we are told that the generals on an unsuccessful campaign justified their failure by explaining that although his piety was noted , he was not feared and this meant that his agents commanded no respect . |
| 14 | It is also manna to lawyers looking for juicy briefs in civil litigation . |
| 15 | It is now time to flesh these remarks out a little more and begin to orient the discussion toward some of the themes we shall be discussing in succeeding chapters . |
| 16 | That is now Thursday to Friday otherwise all the stuff that 's the hotel you 'll be staying at okay ? |
| 17 | HOWZAT : Huyton opener Keith Jones is out lbw to Chester 's Steve Wundke |
| 18 | The compiler is reportedly 10% to 20% faster than the top-ranked GNU C Compiler . |
| 19 | With three children there is barely time to shit , let alone read ! ’ |