Example sentences of "to a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Secondly , we set about drawing attention , nationally and locally , to a threatened church that simply could not be described as being redundant , having a weekly congregation of over 1,500 worshippers ! |
| 2 | Brigadier Canford admired the lightning reflexes , the way she adjusted to a not-very-easy pony in seconds and showed up the others as she ruthlessly shoved them out of the way and cat-and-mouse-whipped the ball away just as they were about to hit it . |
| 3 | If the landlord opts and it is a landlord repairing lease , he can reclaim any input tax on the repairs as they are attributed to a taxable supply . |
| 4 | The road tops a hill and commences a long descent to a built-up area that , even when seen at a distance , is obviously a place of greater importance than any yet seen on the journey . |
| 5 | She did n't feel up to a zealous dyke conversion . |
| 6 | Sloman ( 1978 ) straightforwardly argues for a conscious module or sub-part view , of just the sort I have opposed to a program-level view . |
| 7 | It plays with such ideas , to a Shavian pitch of exaggeration : but it is not a novel of ideas , any more than it is a heartless game . |
| 8 | The size and complexity of advanced industrial societies , the diversity of interests within them , the need to administer vast enterprises engaged either in production or in the provision of transport , education , health services and so on , and international rivalries and conflicts , all point to a widening sphere of state activity in legislation , administration , the legal regulation of disputes among individuals and groups , and the promotion of what are seen as national interests . |
| 9 | One of the most notable and significant aspects of the more complex societies which emerged in the course of modern history has been the extent to which social life has been moulded by associations of private persons concerned with promoting a wide range of activities from local government , education , the professions , the arts and sports to a widening area of hobbies and pursuits . |
| 10 | Will my right hon. Friend accept that there will be a warm welcome for his commitment to a widening process on his own behalf and that of Her Majesty 's Government ? |
| 11 | Professor Mathias has stressed that rising output and improving productivity will lower the average costs of a commodity " only if the goods can be cleared to a widening market … |
| 12 | His voice fell to a conspiratorial whisper . |
| 13 | " What do you want me to do ? " she breathed , dropping her voice to a conspiratorial whisper . |
| 14 | The SuperSparc-II will move to a 0.6-micron technology and Sun will add an enhanced integer unit , new floating point and dual-launch floating point . |
| 15 | The SuperSparc-II will move to a 0.6-micron technology and Sun will add an enhanced integer unit , new floating point and dual-launch floating point . |
| 16 | For all his thinking he came to a sole conclusion . |
| 17 | Farm estates , on the death of the owner , were not here divided up among several offspring , but were passed on undivided to a sole heir . |
| 18 | First , I draw out the outline of the motif on to a mylar sheet , with all the outlines for the different areas of colour I want to use . |
| 19 | An alternative school of thought , associated with Thomas Schelling , argues that rational bargainers can be influenced by non-mathematical ‘ cues ’ which distinguish one potential agreement as particularly prominent ( a ‘ focal point ’ ) : this gives rise to a self-fulfilling expectation that agreement will be reached at this point . |
| 20 | Four short putts , one after the other , were crucial to a plucky Keenan and she missed them all . |
| 21 | The fact was , the beleaguered prime minister explained to a restive House of Commons , that when it came to income maintenance , history had turned the welfare state on its head . |
| 22 | WASIM AKRAM grabbed six wickets to send Surrey crashing to a 96-run defeat at The Oval to set Lancashire up for their Benson and Hedges Cup semi-final at Leicestershire today . |
| 23 | This strong attachment to a hard-won freedom can neither be denigrated , nor eradicated from consciousness . |
| 24 | His fan club , Frank and Friends , donated the camera to a mobile unit shared by the Northumberland and Durham Associations of Boys ' Clubs . |
| 25 | The scanning expert said : ‘ The easiest way to do that would be to enhance the quality of the original recording then just play it down an ordinary phone to a mobile phone in an area where the signal was strong . |
| 26 | Although all fittings and furniture had been removed it was Ritzy accommodation compared to a mobile incident van or the decayed huts and barn-like halls to which they were accustomed . |
| 27 | And when Keith , 40 , collapsed , Peter coolly switched to a mobile channel and cried : ‘ 19 for a Roger — help ! ’ |
| 28 | Firstly , a feminist awareness can raise the visibility of gender and challenge the stereotype of a mentally ill woman , and secondly such raised consciousness can lead to a pro-woman practice by mental health workers . |
| 29 | Earlier , I had spoken to a Uruguayan woman and her boyfriend . |
| 30 | The award is given annually to a deaf person of outstanding merit in leadership , citizenship and general achievement . |