Example sentences of "in [v-ing] [noun] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | While there he succeeded in attaching wires to a seriously ill patient and obtaining a continuous record of his heartbeat , probably the first electrocardiogram ever made , fifty years before its time . |
| 2 | Rules of interpretation , in attaching meaning to situations and their constituents , determine which prescriptive rules are applicable . |
| 3 | The guide wire exchange technique can be useful in maintaining access to the common bile duct when the diagnostic cannulation has proved difficult , thereby aiding a successful sphincterotomy or stent insertion . |
| 4 | Pledging that he will attempt to fight off all rivals with that incredible pay package , Cuervas said : ‘ We would be very interested in bringing Keane to the club . |
| 5 | For a few it is immensely strong , and the search for law or a great master at Bologna — for theology and Abelard at Paris — played its part in bringing students to distant schools in the early twelfth century , the first great creative age in the formation of medieval universities . |
| 6 | was intrumental in bringing Thorstvedt to Tottenham and the former England keeper also believes he 's enjoying the best form of his life . |
| 7 | McCrea ) , in the context of security , that the Government 's policy must always be conducted within the rule of law , and that that is a critical factor in bringing terrorism to an end . |
| 8 | How important was fear of the Socialists in bringing Mussolini to power ? |
| 9 | Brandt 's emphasis on the annual variation of light and nutrients was modified by Alexander Nathansohn ( 1878–1940 ) , who pointed out that the vertical circulation of water played a vital role in bringing nutrients to the surface . |
| 10 | For , though there has been useful progress in bringing Co-operation to attention as a credible option , it remains in the United Kingdom , far more than in some western democracies , an exceptional way of undertaking an industrial venture . |
| 11 | Therefore there was an added problem in bringing jobs to West Belfast . |
| 12 | They said because Mr Fallon had achieved so much in bringing industry to Darlington it could no longer be treated as a depressed economic area . |
| 13 | " Everyone can get involved in bringing churchyards to life . |
| 14 | His connection with Boso may suggest that he was one of the magnates of Childebert who was involved in bringing Gundovald to Gaul . |
| 15 | ‘ We played the leading role in bringing Zimbabwe to independence and have given a great deal of help to Zimbabwe since independence , ’ she said . |
| 16 | We 're sure Alan Sugar will be pleased to know he still has one fan left , and we have to admit that he did play a great part in bringing PCs to the masses . |
| 17 | Expressed in another way , in attributing existence to an entity one is not saying anything about that entity that has not already been said by naming it . |
| 18 | If a certain behaviour pattern were , in some suitable sense , phylogenetically necessary , what would justify one in attributing content to it ? |
| 19 | Care should be taken in attributing consideration to industrial buildings in view of the anti-avoidance provisions in s157(1) ( b ) and ( 4 ) Capital Allowances Act 1990 . |
| 20 | In a popular paper , the headline " False profit return charge against Investment Society " suggests fraud , and not an arguable error by accountants in attributing profit to capital rather than income . |
| 21 | Only if both these things are accepted can the further point that material things are ‘ senseless beings ’ be used to promote the conclusion that we are not justified in attributing heat to material things . |
| 22 | Perhaps the only genuine conclusion that can be made at this particular time of flux is that arts teachers are generally receptive to the introduction of new approaches to assessing children 's work , but only if these developments can be seen to have a positive value in helping children to be more articulate about their strengths and weaknesses , and are therefore essentially formative in character . |
| 23 | Although the organization , in common with so many , has been forced underground , it is still secretly very active in channelling supplies to the controlled zones , where some members have now gone to work . |
| 24 | They may not have become skilled in using aids to vision such as magnifiers or telescopic aids , or the material that they need to read may be finely or densely printed , visually complex , or difficult to decipher . |
| 25 | I know those offices in Northumberland Avenue — I have been involved in submitting evidence to two separate Royal Commissions there — and I do not believe this proposed tour of inspection is going to be a very joyous occasion . |
| 26 | Much more attention was being devoted to Korea in Washington in March 1947 at a time when the Truman administration was deeply involved in the complex issues inherent in taking over from Britain in handling aid to Greece . |
| 27 | Prior to this , when David Wickins was in control , Rudd had played a key part in drawing Lotus to GM 's attention . |
| 28 | In drawing attention to many such embarrassments , Davie 's book is sure to provoke a good deal of rancour in certain circles . |
| 29 | The biggest single difficulty in drawing attention to urban poverty is that it is not new , but simply — in some of its most worrying manifestations — getting worse . |
| 30 | This not only reminds us of the existence of a non-state section of education ( which as we write in mid-1987 seems set only to increase in size ) , but also in drawing attention to the relations between the state and non-state sectors , points out features of the conditions under which the former operates that are frequently taken for granted . |