Example sentences of "adds [indef pn] to " in BNC.

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1 It adds nothing to our understanding , Skinner argues , to talk of its frame of mind .
2 Thus the dilemma of the polluting industry is that controlling pollution is expensive , but adds nothing to the value of the goods produced , and is bad business for any firm whose main concern is to maintain profitability in a competitive situation . ’
3 But as Cohen suggests , echoing Miller 's point , there are also cases where an individualist account adds nothing to the explanation .
4 Although my worst fears about dealers infiltrating fake pieces into this section and having them ‘ authenticated ’ by being included in the catalogue , as was the case recently at an important exhibition in Berlin , did not occur , this section adds nothing to our knowledge of Soviet ceramics 1915–32 .
5 Refined white sugar is also entirely lacking in nutrients and adds nothing to our diet .
6 If reliability is defined in terms of the production of truth , it adds nothing to the first condition once we restrict our attention to the particular case .
7 If it is defined in terms of justification , it adds nothing to the third .
8 Reg. v. Grant and Hewitt , 12 J.L.R. 585 , although it adds nothing to the established principles , is an example of inconsistent previous statements wrongly withheld by the Crown at the trial but properly , if belatedly , disclosed on appeal , so that a conviction depending on evidence of identification was quashed for want of a fair trial .
9 This helps to explain why they do not publish consolidated opening statements : ‘ cost of the services of the organization ’ adds nothing to the fund operating statements ; the measure of performance has no meaning ; and , of course , there are no balances included to be carried forward to the new year which are not included in the balance sheet .
10 On the other hand , when she behaves in what might be regarded as ‘ non-traditional ’ ways her failure is dismal ; such behaviour adds nothing to her character 's appeal .
11 Second , the fall in unemployment adds something to the theory that the economy has in fact been recovering for a good deal longer than generally realised .
12 Do you not think that I mean the people who were saying keep them there they 're saying it adds something to what 's in the city centre do you not agree ?
13 The reason why Mansell if you like , can drive a similar car to some other man and make it go that much faster , is he adds something to it , to the mixture .
14 An instruction adds one to each field of a specified index register , and jumps to a specified address unless the loop count field has reached zero .
15 An instruction adds one to the modifier field of a specified index register , and jumps to a specified address unless the two fields are equal .
16 Lastly , everyone I 've spoken to on the subject would shorten the length of the bass by cutting off the V-shaped cleft in the headstock , which adds nought to the decorative aspect of the bass .
17 no longer adds anything to the general prohibition set out in article 52 , since the court has held that , as from the end of the transitional period , article 52 is directly applicable .
18 I think we might need to look at that one very carefully to see whether it adds anything to the er criteria .
19 For example , if a machine includes a computer program it is then a question of whether the machine , without taking the computer program into account , adds anything to the state of the art .
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