Example sentences of "are [adv] [verb] to a " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Nicholas Dyer is imagined as the builder of Nicholas Hawksmoor 's churches in the East End of London ; the enlightened edifices of a rational Christianity are thereby ascribed to a devil-worshipper , while the name ‘ Hawksmoor ’ is assigned to the Detective Chief Superintendent who , in the later narrative , frets himself into a delirium over a series of stranglings which takes place in the vicinity of the churches . |
| 2 | Venetian blinds are better suited to a study or workroom where a simple , practical treatment is needed , and where they can be easily dusted over . |
| 3 | There are pygmy varieties that can be grown in a sink , right through to vigorous kinds that are only suited to a lake or large pool in a public park . |
| 4 | The company 's hotels are run as autonomous units , and their operations are only co-ordinated to a limited extent . |
| 5 | Although broader in the range of their social backgrounds , they are somehow homogenized to a degree previously unthinkable . |
| 6 | The essential point is that a conception of justice fulfils its social role provided that citizens equally conscientious and sharing roughly the same beliefs find that , by affirming the framework of deliberation set up by it , they are normally led to a sufficient convergence of opinion . |
| 7 | They are normally pinned to a pelmet board in the same way as a pelmet , through pocketed webbing tape , hand stitched to the back . |
| 8 | Rigid crampons are best fitted to a nearly flat , rigid sole such as on a plastic boot , and provide a secure , stable platform suitable for pure ice climbing . |
| 9 | Swordtails are best kept to a ratio of one male to three or four females . |
| 10 | When cleaned , non-ferrous metals are best brought to a bright finish before priming with zinc chromate or zinc phosphate . |
| 11 | When cleaned , non-ferrous metals are best brought to a finish before priming with zinc chromate or zinc phosphate . |
| 12 | Yet , what , one might ask , is a tropical institute doing in central London in the 1980s when Britain 's influence and claims in those climes are largely reduced to a few dots on the global map ? |
| 13 | And there are many who are deeply committed to a faith which is alive and obvious to everyone with whom they come into contact . |
| 14 | Challis draws a distinction between geographical decentralisation and resource decentralisation where ‘ decisions over the precise allocation of resources are formally pushed to a lower level than is usual , at times to the individual field worker , to ensure more appropriate allocation of resources ’ . |
| 15 | Platelet aggregation induced by endoperoxides appeared to be greater than that which could be accounted for by the endoperoxides alone , and Hamberg et al ( 1975 ) were able to demonstrate that in platelets endoperoxides are further metabolised to a very unstable compound , thromboxane A 2 . |
| 16 | The grants are usually tied to a theme and conditions . |
| 17 | But they are usually tied to a particular building society or insurance company and so will only arrange loans with them . |
| 18 | Any seriously ill patients are usually sent to a state hospital . ’ |
| 19 | Such networks are inevitably built up on a regional basis because the finds are usually confined to a limited geographical region . |
| 20 | If the consideration is securities in the bidder , the shares are usually issued to a trustee to hold on behalf of the untraceable shareholders . |
| 21 | Even under normal circumstances , however , people throughout the world are still exposed to a variety of environmental hazards which jeopardise their safety , health , happiness and , indeed , survival . |
| 22 | UNIVERSITY students are still sticking to a boozing , sexy lifestyle despite the recession . |
| 23 | The tesserae are still applied to a bed of mortar , but the client could expect the work in the room which was actually receiving the mosaic to be finished much more quickly than with the direct method . |
| 24 | This last can be prevented by modern orthopaedic treatment , but , unfortunately , many patients are still referred to a suitable orthopaedic clinic too late . |
| 25 | Some of my colleagues have accepted that it became discredited , but they are still trying to a certain degree to defend it . |
| 26 | The British imitators are still whispering to a city that 's still in bed . |
| 27 | They are later carted to a ‘ clamp ’ which should be sited on free-draining ground , and covered with up to a foot of straw or bracken . |
| 28 | So the spring flowers which bloom at the same time each year , and the swifts and swallows which return so precisely to their nest sites , are clearly responding to a more dependable guide . |
| 29 | Not only are they moving away , but often they are also moving to a place totally unsuitable for elderly people . |
| 30 | We 've got a number of questions we want to ask you , because er though you 're pivotal to all of our erm activities in this enquiry , we are also looking to a report which is hopefully going to be influenced the Bill the Government brings forward . |