Example sentences of "are [verb] to [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The issues are limited to interpretation of the words of the expert clause or other relevant parts of the original contract , or the interpretation of terms of reference or other agreed procedure . |
| 2 | In published series of patients with constipation and irritable bowel syndrome or functional abdominal pain there is an excess of womeh who have had a hysterectomy but this may be because women who are referred to hospital with these disorders tend to be anxious and polysymptomatic . |
| 3 | Reference to Table 13 indicates that almost as many males as females are referred to hospital after self-cutting . |
| 4 | They are aroused to activity by others , by friendship , by relating . |
| 5 | The structurally equivalent residues in rat CD2 may be identified by sequence alignment and Fig.5 b indicates the sidechain positions for those that are exposed to solvent in the sCD2 structure . |
| 6 | The most important feature is the reservoir of larvae in the tissues of the cow , with subsequent milk-borne transmission ensuring that calves are exposed to infection from the first day of life . |
| 7 | ‘ It 's part of the pattern , Charles ; society disintegrates before our eyes and we are expected to paper over the cracks . ’ |
| 8 | If you are returning to work in your thirties or later , it is very likely that your boss could be younger than you . |
| 9 | If you are returning to work after child or relative care , try to ensure that you can earn enough in the remainder of that tax year to take you above the lower earnings limit . |
| 10 | We think it would be a mistake to try and establish any ‘ consensual ’ version of feminism or of feminist philosophy because we are committed to exploration of the beliefs and views we hold , even the ones which at present seem indisputable . |
| 11 | We are committed to building on the lead we have and increasing chemical and process engineering resources to drive the various projects associated with fluidics . ’ |
| 12 | We know that there is a limit to what Britain can achieve alone and we are committed to building in the wider world the sort of society we strive for at home , founded on mutual cooperation , political liberty and shared prosperity . |
| 13 | He said South Africa 's security forces were unable to deal with the violence , adding : ‘ We are calling for the formation of an internal peace force … the only qualification should be that the peace force be composed of people who are committed to democracy in this country . ’ |
| 14 | We are committed to openness on environmental matters . |
| 15 | An alternative — and theoretically the more sound approach — is a ‘ demand-led ’ strategy in which general managers are committed to investment in development because they can see its importance . |
| 16 | In a wedding photograph , the interesting faces are not those of the bride and groom , but of the encircling guests : the bride 's younger sister ( will it happen to me , the tremendous thing ? ) , the groom 's elder brother ( will she let him down like that bitch did me ? ) , the bride 's mother ( how it takes me back ) , the groom 's father ( if the lad knew what I know now if only I 'd known what I know now ) , the priest ( strange how even the tongue-tied are moved to eloquence by these ancient vows ) , the scowling adolescent ( what do they want to get married for ? ) , and so on . |
| 17 | Dec. 14 Three Israelis are stabbed to death in Jaffa by Hamas guerrillas [ ibid . ] . |
| 18 | Previous reports and our own experience have shown that carbamylated haemoglobin concentrations in patients with chronic renal failure are related to degree of renal impairment as measured by serum urea or creatinine ( r=0.7 , p<0.001 [ Spearman 's rank correlation test ] , for carbamylated haemoglobin [ g VH/g Hb ] vs serum creatinine [ mol/L ] in 70 patients with CRF attending general nephrology clinics ) . |
| 19 | Picture a teenage girl in Morocco for whom premarital loss of virginity is culturally intolerable and who faces the ‘ choice ’ , under male duress , of tolerating anal intercourse , or of submitting to vaginal penetration knowing that she will thereby have to leave home for a life of prostitution ; she may even know that both are related to acquisition of HIV . |
| 20 | These measures are related to information from repeated interviews with parents and teachers . |
| 21 | The air collections in the extra-alveolar space are related to barotrauma to the immature mesenchyme . |
| 22 | Plasma fibrinogen concentrations are related to weight at 1 year but not independently to birth weight . |
| 23 | Plasma fibrinogen concentrations , for example , are related to weight at 1 year but not independently to birth weight . |
| 24 | There are also composition sub-groups which for Valencia at least are related to quality of the wares . |
| 25 | Kendall ( 1986 ) reminds us that accidents in infancy are related to what the child can do , so are related to stage of development , and quotes the relative incidence : |
| 26 | The main side-effects of zidovudine are related to toxicity to bone marrow ( which makes blood cells ) , which may necessitate regular blood transfusions , reducing the dose or even stopping the drug . |
| 27 | After a successful rescue the small party is relentlessly pursued by the Viet Cong , but they are airlifted to safety by helicopters of the Air Cavalry . |
| 28 | In the meantime , Mallett have cut costs and are looking to turnover of £1.2 million per month to haul themselves back towards profitability . |
| 29 | The move will outrage environmental organisations which claim that the Department of the Environment and the Scottish Office are bowing to pressure from vested interest groups — principally builders and lenders . |
| 30 | The majority of businesses have less than ten employees and an increasing number of them are turning to IT as a low cost way to improve productivity and recordkeeping . |