Example sentences of "out [prep] [noun sg] to his " in BNC.
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| 1 | He would be missed to a degree all out of proportion to his usefulness . |
| 2 | SHALLOW , SELF-important , with a reputation well out of proportion to his meagre talent , Kenneth Branagh is British Culture 's idea of a modern Renaissance man . |
| 3 | The fact that he was black and a Tory gave him a value out of proportion to his contribution to the local Party , so he was frequently trotted out at functions , and encouraged to ask questions of visiting speakers . |
| 4 | However , Raúl ‘ was excluded from all secret policy planning and decision-making ’ ( Szulc : 1986 , p. 154 ) , and when he joined Fidel 's movement in July 1953 ( primarily , it seems out of loyalty to his brother rather than conviction as to the political correctness of the enterprise ) he did not tell the Communists what he was doing ( Lockwood : 1969 , p. 163 ; Szulc : 1986 , p. 181 ) . |
| 5 | She had not pressed for a statement at Westminster out of respect to his family . |
| 6 | It was simply out of duty to his only child that he was venturing out at all . |
| 7 | For a change , Michael McVeigh had to be content with the runners-up spot , losing out on weight to his clubmate Mike Berry . |