Example sentences of "be [vb pp] to the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Perhaps not surprisingly , the ‘ new ’ criminologists insisted that attention should be redirected to the definers of crime . |
| 2 | There are identifiable skills which the teacher knows and which need to be explained to the children and practised so that they are well equipped for life . |
| 3 | The Stir may be traced to the streams which flow from the western slopes of the Dwarf fortress of Karak Kadrin . |
| 4 | Although the enumerative approach to the design of a classification scheme can be traced to the Greeks , long experience has shown that enumerative classification schemes are relatively inflexible and , whilst providing a working subject order , do not always adequately allow for all subjects . |
| 5 | The economy of phrase and the abrupt transitions of a Horatian ode can generally be traced to the demands of an intricate governing metre . |
| 6 | Contemporary techniques and styles can probably be traced to the Seljuks , a nomadic people from Central Asia who conquered the country in the 13th century . |
| 7 | Kite and team identity must be relayed to the spectators with live-wire intensity . |
| 8 | the recommendations be referred to the Personnel Committee for approval . |
| 9 | Faced with the two conflicting bids the Department of Trade and Industry decided that the agreed merger between Imperial and UB should be referred to the Monopolies and Merger Commission ( MMC ) , as the combined company would hold over 40 per cent of the snack food market — this together with a similar share of the market held by Nabisco would create a duopolistic situation in the market . |
| 10 | They are covered by the Fair Trading Act 1973 ( FTA ) , under which mergers involving the takeover of assets worth ( currently ) £30m or more may be referred to the Monopolies and Mergers Commission ( MMC ) . |
| 11 | In the UK any firm with more than 25 per cent of the market can be referred to the Monopolies and Mergers Commission , which must then consider whether or not the monopoly is against the public interest . |
| 12 | If a proposed merger is likely to lead to the merged firms having a market share greater than one quarter or alternatively involves assets in excess of £30 million , then it may be referred to the Monopolies and Mergers Commission . |
| 13 | It 's now likely that the issue of CD prices will be referred to the Monopolies Commission . |
| 14 | The company said the proposed merger should be referred to the Monopolies and Mergers Commission . |
| 15 | In the absence of a ruling as to whether Airtours ' offer is to be referred to the Monopolies Commission , the City watchdog said it had decided to ‘ freeze ’ day 39 of the bid . |
| 16 | THE take-over of Dan-Air parent company Davies and Newman by British Airways is not to be referred to the Monopolies and Mergers Commission , it was announced yesterday . |
| 17 | ( Decisions in future cases will also have to be referred to the courts ) . |
| 18 | Unfortunately , anyone phoning who wants to buy shiny tights with the word ‘ climb ’ on them must be referred to The Samaritans . |
| 19 | However , under the Financial Services Act 1986 complaints about any aspect of the conduct of a unit trust can be referred to the Securities and Investments Board . |
| 20 | Waldegrave 's allotted question times at Westminster could be embarrassing occasions : any queries of substance will have to be referred to the ministries that matter . |
| 21 | Powers should be given to the courts to sentence adult offenders to attendance centres . |
| 22 | The Supreme Soviet Presidium , at its meeting on 18 July , adopted a formal ruling which rejected any change in the constitutional status of Nagorno-Karabakh , but called for greater attention to be given to the concerns of ethnic Armenians living within the disputed region ; a programme of cultural and economic aid was also approved . |
| 23 | Particular attention needs to be given to the preferences of different racial , cultural , and religious groups . |
| 24 | In the 1890s a prominent establishment figure , General Tani Kanjó , had called for greater attention to be given to the interests of the farming population . |
| 25 | Consideration shall be given to the interests of women and disabled persons … |
| 26 | Unfortunately the way in which the issues were formulated and the phrasing of the questions were such that no credence can be given to the findings of the survey or to the general conclusion of the Royal Commission that ‘ there was no evidence from this enquiry of productive effort being inhibited by the income tax structure within its present limits . ’ |
| 27 | It will be clear that to understand social policy considerable attention must be given to the findings of political science . |
| 28 | They may feel particularly threatened , especially if they think that their power and responsibility may be given to the specialists involved directly with the technology . |
| 29 | This information could be given to the members of the company as a separate statement . |
| 30 | Putting to one side the other inequities associated with such a system should it be introduced , I hope due consideration would be given to the problems of the disabled . |