Example sentences of "are [verb] [noun] to [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | where corporate information is revealed legitimately to an underwriter , accountant , lawyer , or consultant working for the corporation , these outsiders may become fiduciaries of the shareholders … [ they do not actively solicit or acquire inside information ] but rather they have entered into a special confidential relationship in the conduct of the business of the enterprise and are given access to information solely for corporate purposes . |
| 2 | Valerie Langer and Garth Lenz of Vancouver Island 's Friends of Clayoquot South are drawing attention to Canada 's plans to clear-fell 88 per cent of its ancient boreal and temperate forest . |
| 3 | The turnstones are winter visitors to Britain . |
| 4 | In T. axei the eggs are arranged pole to pole longitudinally . |
| 5 | But this does not indicate that the particular swim where you are catching 3lb to 4lb barbel will only produce fish in that size range , for once that shoal moves out it is not unusual for another shoal to move in , be they bigger or smaller . |
| 6 | The police are bringing Hassan to court tomorrow too , I think . |
| 7 | But legal aid experts argue that low income and capital limits are denying access to justice to increasing numbers of people who can not afford to pay privately . |
| 8 | say the increase in gas-fired power stations means traditional coal ones are becoming surplus to requirements . |
| 9 | Pioneers who are applying TQM to hotel and catering operations seem universally delighted with results , both in staff motivation and in customer satisfaction . |
| 10 | The sharp upturn indicates a great improvement in SCOTVEC 's ability to ‘ turn around ’ results ; it also indicates that more centres are returning results to SCOTVEC as early as possible . |
| 11 | The university and polytechnic librarians seem to be on surer ground when they are producing guides on literature search strategies , or guides to the preparation of bibliographical references or guides to the preparation of projects and theses : that is , when they are writing guides to library and information techniques . |
| 12 | A £1m five-year research project into the effects of atmospheric pollutants on forest and crops has suggested that pollutant gases in the atmosphere are causing damage to trees by triggering aphid attacks . |
| 13 | Because of strong demand , all companies are urging delegates to book as soon as possible to avoid disappointment . |
| 14 | Now there are organized trips to Antarctica for the experience and the wildlife ; to the remotest of Pacific islands sailing in a tall ship ; to cross Africa by flying-boat or hot-air balloon , or to travel through the Arabian Desert by camel in the steps of Lawrence of Arabia . |
| 15 | Managers who are selling shares to Newco may of course also invest further cash in Newco as they are likely to be increasing their investment in the business . |
| 16 | Councils , argues Mr Cawley , are being hit by an unenviable double whammy , thanks to the recession and the Government 's response to it : tighter spending assessments and declining revenue income are adding insult to injury , with ordinary people bearing the brunt . |
| 17 | The local firms are heading west to Chicago as part of a unique joint-venture trade mission organised by the Industrial Development Board and its counterpart in the Republic , the Irish Trade Board . |
| 18 | Domains shared with the E.coli β ’ subunit are called A to H as described ( 34 , 50 ) ; domain E is absent in E.coli ( 50 ) . |
| 19 | NHS trust hospitals in my health authority area are sending people to Toronto , Paris and all over the world to learn how to do catering and cleaning . |
| 20 | Today , whether the computer is large or small , people are buying solutions to problems , in which the computer is a minor aspect . |
| 21 | Breakfasts and evening meals are provided Monday to Friday only , the students being expected to obtain their own midday and week-end meals at the Polytechnic or elsewhere . |
| 22 | I mean , I think a lot of national organisations that are giving , I trust that are giving money to people actually do want to know that sort of detail about where the money is going , because , if I go through this , I mean , I would have to say that I should imagine that a very small percentage of the money that has been collected on these flag days will actually get back into Oxfordshire . |
| 23 | All seas towards the moon are giving rise to tides . |
| 24 | ‘ People are giving lip-service to security and are hell-bent on therapy above anything else . ’ |
| 25 | It is as well to be clear in this way that you are giving priority to suspense because , of course , there are elements of suspense not only in almost all crime fiction but in almost all fiction of any sort . |
| 26 | My Lords , is the Minister that nearly half of all surgical units are cutting back on operations a third are giving priority to patients of G P fund holders and more than half of the N H S Trust er er have a facing a steep rise in emergency admissions of the G Ps that as they fight to get beds for their patients . |
| 27 | Is it not true that patients are refused access to services on financial grounds by GPs who are fund holders ? |
| 28 | This can be used to calculate the required information ; it turns out that the improvements that can be achieved by access frequency loading are to reduce accesses to synonyms from 34.06 per cent to 28.4 per cent for single — record buckets , and from 8.59 per cent to 4.90 per cent for ten-record buckets . |
| 29 | We are brought face to face with the question , ‘ What is the purpose of human life itself ? ’ |
| 30 | Offenders are brought face to face with people who 've lost loved ones in drink-driving accidents . |