Example sentences of "[vb -s] a strong [noun] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | But behind this couthy , amiable exterior lies a strong commitment to the service and a firm determination to get things done . |
| 2 | A caring relative who has a strong attachment to the old person may find the vulnerability of the loved one nearly intolerable . |
| 3 | We feel it 's important to establish a strong Celtic festival , and Glasgow has a strong attachment to both the Irish and the Scottish Celtic traditions . |
| 4 | The job or position to which a person is attracted has a strong link to their goal profile . |
| 5 | Though he has a good deal of contact with senior officials ( and in the northern agency spends most of his time at headquarters ) he has a strong loyalty to the field officers in his area , retaining from his own earlier experience as a field officer what he feels to be a sympathetic understanding of practical problems . |
| 6 | The Faculty of Business and Management has a strong commitment to economic regeneration and an established track record in contributing to the revival of the economic life of the province . |
| 7 | ‘ The firm is very departmentalised and has a strong commitment to legal aid work . |
| 8 | Edinburgh District Council has a strong commitment to equal opportunities and I am only too happy to support an event at which the many different cultures , religions and experiences of women in Edinburgh today were represented . |
| 9 | Tobacco has a strong claim to being America 's most pernicious export ever . |
| 10 | This slender , feathery herb bears a strong resemblance to fennel . |
| 11 | Having worked his way up via his own live spoof chat show Vic 's Big Night Out , he has latterly been guesting on television 's One Hour With Jonathan Ross , a show whose format bears a strong resemblance to Reeves 's own showcase . |
| 12 | Cherwell Scientific 's list of chemistry software shows a strong commitment to scientific productivity and innovation . |
| 13 | This historical work itself represents a strong challenge to some of the premises which underpin the idea of structured dependency . |
| 14 | To a certain extent it does not matter how well a product performs if the user takes a strong dislike to it then it will not succeed in the long run . |
| 15 | The example of the Korean church in this regard presents a strong challenge to many Western Christians to renew their commitment to a disciplined life of prayer . |
| 16 | As much as he is thoroughly yankified , known to all the world as Jimmy Lin , with his high-rise apartment on the Upper West Side and scarcely a trace of an accent , he none the less still feels a strong connection to his native island . |
| 17 | Dr Florin retains a strong commitment to communication and is at present reading up on Eastern Christian icons with a view to writing something on the subject . |
| 18 | In Dering Street , Annely Juda makes a strong start to the new year with her first exhibition of new works by Hamish Fulton who has been walking in recent months in Norway , France and Spain ( 28 January-6 March ) . |