Example sentences of "[is] brought to a [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 In the section on Organisation of study , this matter is brought to a head .
2 Simon Halliday 's sensational defence-splitting run is brought to a halt by Gavin Hastings ' tackle — but not before the England winger gets his pass away to set up Dewi Morris 's try .
3 The " depth " of recursion , means the number of sub-sub- branches that are allowed to grow , before the process is brought to a halt .
4 Laid to rest : Traffic is brought to a halt as the flower-bedecked hearse leads the funeral cortege on its way to the cemetery
5 This backward movement in both time and space is brought to a climax in the final line .
6 In the schlieren method , parallel light is again used , but is brought to a focus after passing through the fluid .
7 This seminar is brought to a close with a discussion of future trends , ISDN , and Universal Information Services .
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