Example sentences of "work to the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Both can be trained to work to the net in the dark . |
| 2 | Also she would be taught how to work to the B.I.E. Code of Ethics . |
| 3 | But such intense interest can work to the carer 's advantage too . |
| 4 | The only area where this may work to the buyer 's detriment is in the area of the product lifetime . |
| 5 | This very continuity should work to the advantage of the regular US Tour competitors . |
| 6 | Furthermore , all three activities could and should work to the advantage of environmental conservation by encouraging people into new landscapes and thus heightening their environmental awareness so that they themselves become part of the environmental protection movement . |
| 7 | In fact , it 's possible to argue the reverse ; that the commercial exploitation of his intuitions will ultimately work to the advantage of his reputation . |
| 8 | In the case of an article written by five authors , for example , the availability of one extra slot may work to the advantage of a colleague whose goodwill is valued but whose involvement with the project had been only marginal ; such circumstances may help create a dip in the number of articles with five authors ( figs 2 and 4 ) which further accentuates the peak at six authors . |
| 9 | In other words , the system of competitive vote bidding acts like a ratchet encouraging ever more government services at the same time as it penalises a government prepared to take " tough " decisions that may hit particular interests in the short run even though these decisions may work to the advantage of all in the longer run . |
| 10 | Would it not then be the case that the market would have a form of control — indeed , sovereignty — that would not work to the advantage of the Community generally or of Britain specifically ? |
| 11 | Ultimately , this state of affairs can only work to the advantage of our trainees , who will come out at the end of their programme with an eminently marketable collection of skills . |
| 12 | At the same time , Nos. 1E , 2E and 3E , were taken out of service for a short time , to receive a small modification — they were fitted with spare sets of track brake equipment , so that they could subsequently work to the Crystal Palace . |
| 13 | In other words , the effects of government expenditure on private profit is a far more complicated process than Bacon and Eltis imply and it does not always work to the detriment of private capital and private profit . |
| 14 | The second area of the report which I would want to draw your attention to is that area concerned with growth and savings and a number have put forward in sections seven , eight , nine and ten of the report , that on pages six , seven and eight and it 's got within those growth and savings that we can work to the target set by the policy committee . |
| 15 | Does my right hon. Friend agree that such a proposal about coal imports would be in direct conflict with the objectives of GATT and of free trade and would also result in the removal of the need for competitiveness in British Coal , which would work to the disadvantage of the consumer ? |
| 16 | Tighter control of the bureaucracy by one group of politicians may work to the disadvantage of others . |
| 17 | Commercially , such a rent review clause may work to the disadvantage of either party . |
| 18 | In the case of a tenant 's notice a requirement that rent be apportioned may work to the prejudice of the landlord since he will need time to arrange a reletting. ( c ) Circumstances of exercise It is rare nowadays for the landlord to have an unrestricted power to determine a lease . |
| 19 | Hopper was in deep depression again — his personal life had once again foundered , and it worked to the benefit of Nicholson . |
| 20 | Both Librarians agreed that the current level of informal co-operation between the two libraries was excellent , and worked to the advantage of staff in both organisations . |
| 21 | During these years the British were also pushing ahead with their own nuclear programme , while trying to ensure that American nuclear policies developed in ways which were compatible with or ( better still ) worked to the advantage of their own interests . |
| 22 | The main issues in the by-election campaign which worked to the disadvantage of the governing Conservative Party were the community charge ( poll tax ) being introduced in England and Wales at the beginning of April [ see below ] , high interest and mortgage rates [ see also p. 37165 ] , reform of the National Health Service [ see pp. 36503 ; 37158 ] , and education reforms [ see pp. 36502 ; 37158 ] . |
| 23 | Excessive editing of videotape was not to be encouraged in 1961 and so Newman worked to the formula of having live action done in the electronic studio , and the Visual Effects , plus other control critical sequences , done on film — a small , but important development in British science fiction programme making . |
| 24 | From his digs at 113 Cowley Road , Thomas wrote his first letter to Harry Hooton : ‘ My dear Mr. Hooton , I matriculated today before the Vice-Chancellor of the University , and , in consequence , I am left a little freer of time and heart : for until then , I feared failure in what turned out to be the easy matric. exam. , and worked to the exclusion of almost all else : which is the explanation of time and heart . ’ |
| 25 | Having danced with influential choreographers Bill T Jones and Arnie Zane in New York for two years and been ‘ worked to the bone ’ in the process , Bunty Matthias returned to her home turf of London last year in order to do her ‘ own thing ’ . |
| 26 | Although the procedures for obtaining and defending such writs often worked to the advantage of the church courts , prohibitions nevertheless constituted a serious threat to ecclesiastical jurisdiction . |
| 27 | They believed the existing system worked to the enrichment of only a small number ; national benefit could be derived from legitimate commerce with a fertile Africa only if the slave trade did not create misleadingly attractive alternatives . |
| 28 | But it only sells its products in the UK because , Kazandjian says , each year it has worked to the limits of its capacity , and so ‘ never managed to expand ’ . |
| 29 | Whether or not there was substance in the belief that London 's prosperity worked to the detriment of provincial cities , the contrast between them was little short of dramatic . |
| 30 | Yet both collaboration and conflict usually worked to the detriment of the church , so that at the end of Edward 's reign clerical morale and independence were seriously impaired and dangerous fissures were becoming apparent between the clergy and laity , and between Englishmen and the papacy . |