Example sentences of "are often [verb] to [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Heavy writing jobs such as brochures are often given to freelancers who specialise in subjects like financial or technical writing . |
| 2 | They are often despatched to houses of ill-fame , to satisfy the animal lusts of depraved men . ’ |
| 3 | In China , poachers of rare animals such as pandas are often sentenced to death . |
| 4 | However in many cases it is doubtful whether these are anything other than the traditional wage system in a new disguise — for ‘ merit ’ , ‘ loyalty ’ and ‘ cooperation ’ , which are often tied to length of service have been used as major criteria for wage increases granted in this fashion … managements have not proceeded hastily towards full-blown wage rationalization because of their own concern with preserving worker identification with the enterprise … |
| 5 | In larvae of the Hymenoptera Apocrita and the higher Diptera the antennae are often reduced to minute tubercles or are atrophied . |
| 6 | But questions have also been raised about it in non-social areas of linguistics , and these are often attached to reservations about the theoretical nature of sociolinguistics as a discipline . |
| 7 | Although occupational pension schemes are increasingly common , levels of payment are often linked to earnings in the most recent years of work . |
| 8 | Victims of torture or relatives are often subjected to threats when they attempt to take legal action against torturers . |
| 9 | Natural colour enhancers such as xanthophyll , which produces a yellow pigmentation and carotenoid red coloration , are often added to quality products , as are various taste attractants to encourage species difficult to acclimatise to dry food such as Mandarins and butterflyfish . |
| 10 | Though you may be aware of the distribution list , reports are often passed to people not on that list . |
| 11 | Lynn is a vivid example of how women are often attracted to men who express parts of themselves which have been buried or destroyed — in her case her sexual confidence . |
| 12 | The Attorney General for England states that cases are often brought to trial which , from being imperfectly got up , break down , and thus cause the acquittal of guilty parties . |
| 13 | Evidence shows that people are often brought to Christ by membership of such a group . |