Example sentences of "with [verb] to the [adj] " in BNC.

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31 With regard to the gradual exploration of historical time , reading not only helps to develop the concept of periods of time and of progression ( if not progress ) , but it also ( through the historical novel ) enables the reader to ‘ feel what it was like ’ .
32 Moreover , there were strong elements of continuity , especially with regard to the central organising significance of Christianity which from the early days of Christendom to the present has structured basic beliefs and formed the framework within which law and custom ( if not always behaviour ) have operated .
33 Among its criticisms of the treaty were the lack of a judicial body to adjudicate disagreements on its provisions , the lack of democratic control , inadequate provisions on immigration and asylum , and the lack of data protection with regard to the central database to be compiled within the framework of the treaty .
34 With regard to the protective effects of dietary calcium , Newmark et al hypothesised that soluble calcium ( Ca + ) in the intestinal lumen precipitates fatty acids and bile acids and thus prevents their lytic effects on colonic epithelium .
35 It is difficult to avoid the conclusion that with regard to the explicit curriculum , RE has to fight for its life — constant vigilance is the necessary price it pays for retaining any foothold at all in a curriculum groaning under the weight of other priorities .
36 The three firms appear to be consonant with regard to the small steam power required to actuate the lift : viz : about 25 h.p .
37 I am writing with regard to the small article ‘ Christie 's to hold sales in Germany ’ that appears in the November edition of The Art Newspaper .
38 With regard to the perceived needs of the post-1992 Europe , free movement of labour and equality of opportunity are much talked about concepts .
39 The same is true if the selectee ( i.e. the complement ) is non-specific with regard to the presupposed traits of the selector : ?
40 Anglo-Welsh have been conspicuously silent about their intentions with regard to the continued employment of our workforce .
41 Although these findings were on rats , they may also be relevant with regard to the possible effects of achlorhydria with or without hypergastrinaemia in man .
42 Rostov was not sure what purpose his stateroom had served previously but it was obvious that it had been occupied by at least four persons , all of whom had been possessed of diverse tastes with regard to the minimal decoration which was permissible aboard a ship designed for deep space exploration .
43 Hence , the histamine releasing and trophic effect of gastrin on the enterochromaffin like cells show about the same concentration dependence with regard to the minimal concentration of gastrin causing maximal effect .
44 I certainly have no knowledge of of any contact with regard to the ultimate venue and nothing has been marked on my file .
45 I certainly have no knowledge of any contact with regard to the ultimate venue and nothing has been marked on my file .
46 A basic interest in questions about the meaning and purpose of life ( a ) to challenge secularist assumptions and to appreciate that religious truth-claims can not be easily dismissed ; ( b ) to understand what is distinctive about religion , that is , what it essentially concerns , and be able to distinguish between that and features of it which can vary and perhaps be dispensed with altogether ; ( c ) to realize in particular in how many different ways religion can masquerade as something else , and fail to be what it claims to be ; ( d ) to appreciate the highly controversial nature of religion and of almost everything that is said about it by anyone , whether religious or not ; ( e ) to have a firm grasp of criteria by which to evaluate precise examples and manifestations of religion in practice ; ( f ) to appreciate the force of the question-mark with regard to the ultimate divide between religion and non-religion , and to appreciate the reality of the dilemma , and the ways in which religion needs to be questioned for its failures , negative attitudes , hypocrisy and externalism .
47 I suspect that we are about to witness a similar phenomenon with regard to the chronic complications of diabetes , including coronary artery disease , due to comprehensive patient care with special emphasis on control of blood glucose , blood pressure , lipids and a decline in the prevalence of cigarette smoking .
48 At the risk of being accused of being a pedlar of yet another quack remedy I wish to argue that a rights-based theory , derived in part from the influential rights thesis recently put forward by Ronald Dworkin ( Dworkin , 1978 ) , is also capable of addressing some of these difficulties confronted by our orthodox political and constitutional theories , in addition to its more immediate relevance with regard to the specific issue of tax diversion ( Dignan , 1983 ) , and other civil libertarian issues ; though to do so it stands in need of some revision .
49 With regard to the specific needs of secondary schools , however , the situation was necessarily more complex .
50 With regard to the specific questions raised , there were no significant differences between the groups in maternal or obstetric histories .
51 However , it is very important to take a balanced approach here because value judgments are often made with regard to the comparative worth of the skill of the professional , versus the materials used .
52 He was also partly , though not wholly , responsible for the ‘ non-intervention ’ policy which Britain and France pursued with regard to the Spanish Civil War , even though it was being blatantly ignored by Germany , Italy and Russia , and though it denied a legitimate Republican government the right of access to the world market for arms with which to defend itself .
53 These findings are supported by the clinical results reported by Martin et al with regard to the critical level of the ileoanal anastomosis .
54 With regard to the former ,
55 With regard to the former , Arnauld argued against Malebranche that ‘ objective presence ’ to a mind does not require ‘ local presence ’ , and that for something to be objectively present to a mind is not the same thing as for it to be causally active on it .
56 With regard to the former , power in the sphere of circulation is linked to power in the sphere of production : the greater a group 's access to rewards in the latter , the greater its strength in the exchange processes .
57 With regard to the former , the approach typically involves an existing subject matter by reference to its position in time and space .
58 With regard to the latter , it should be noted that many Glasgow deaf church members around that time were very religious and so strongly disapproved of drinking that they formed their own temperance Society , the Glasgow Mutual Improvement Society .
59 With regard to the latter , most attention has focused on the inositol phosphates , InsP 3 and InsP 4 ( refs. 9 , 10 ) .
60 With regard to the latter , R. de Vaux rightly says : " ( 2 Samuel ) lists 800,000 me liable for military service in Israel , and 500,000 in Judah …
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