Example sentences of "is [adv] to [pron] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That , however , is to ignore the efforts of several bishops over many years to secure some lasting settlement between a wilful king and his resentful subjects ; the lateness of their conversion to deposition — under duress or in despair — is rather to their credit than otherwise ; as for the fiercest episcopal opponents of the king , their experience gave them good grounds for believing that the church 's liberties would be better protected under another king . |
| 2 | He adopted an honourable course , which is greatly to his credit and that of the club . ’ |
| 3 | It is obviously to their benefit that the specification reflects the strengths and capabilities of their products rather than competition . |
| 4 | However , landlords usually calculate the rent on what they consider to be reasonable use of shared facilities , which is already to their advantage . |
| 5 | It is hardly to their credit , after all . |
| 6 | But there is more to their work than meets the eye . |
| 7 | If the informality of a self-catering holiday is more to your taste , Holimarine specialises in this type of holiday for the over 50 age group . |
| 8 | John Bitumen ( or Raging Bullshit as he 's known amongst his colleagues ) , is never one to sit on the fence ( vandalising it is more to his nature ) . |
| 9 | That there is more to his writing than an ability to recount individual anecdotes is increasingly being acknowledged . |
| 10 | There is more to his background than the dismissive labels of ‘ retired film actor and professional after-dinner speaker ’ would suggest . |
| 11 | In many cases it was the first time anyone had explained to the man in the trench that there is more to his job than laying pipes ! |
| 12 | Evidently , there is more to our belief that the flipping caused the wipers to start to work than has so far been specified . |
| 13 | ‘ With you , my lord , methinks being Joan de Warenne is more to my liking . ’ |
| 14 | If other bands have chosen to see Nicky Ryan as bossy and refused his advice , it is clearly to their cost . |
| 15 | War is financed by industry , and the power in any land , behind any throne , behind Hitler or behind our own democracy , is a body of immensely wealthy men whose allegiance is ultimately to their wealth , and perhaps to each other . |
| 16 | However , we believe that for children not to be taught anything about language is seriously to their disadvantage . |