Example sentences of "[prep] [noun] to an extent " in BNC.
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| 1 | Despite the problems of special classification schemes , they do represent an opportunity to match users ' perspectives and the organization of literature to an extent not often possible in a general classification scheme ; as a result , such schemes will always have a place in the organization of knowledge . |
| 2 | During the war of 1914–18 the English working class were in contact with foreigners to an extent that is rarely possible . |
| 3 | Len Murray and the TUC General Council found themselves frozen out from communication with government to an extent unknown since before 1939 . |
| 4 | But this contrast should not blind us to the fact that he could work with Henry to an extent that was impossible with Rufus . |
| 5 | Think-tanks sprout in America to an extent undreamed of elsewhere . |
| 6 | South Korea required support and the combination of the United States and Japan was important : the Americans were committed to Japan to an extent not applicable to South Korea and the South Korean aim was to draw the Americans in further . |
| 7 | Even the forthcoming Australian film Shame , informed by feminism to an extent , conforms to this pattern . |