Example sentences of "is to [pron] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , the most powerful response of all to the food is to its smell , or fragrance . |
| 2 | The nearer a satellite is to its sun , the faster it has to travel if it is to counter the sun 's gravity and remain in stable orbit . |
| 3 | a requirement or condition which he applies or would apply equally to a man but — ( i ) which is such that the proportion of women who can comply with it is considerably smaller thin the proportion of men who can comply with it , and ( ii ) which he can not show to be justifiable irrespective of the sex of the person to whom it is applied , and ( iii ) which is to her detriment because she can not comply with it . |
| 4 | A complainant would have to show that fewer women than men could comply with such a requirement and that it is to her detriment that she can not comply . |
| 5 | To understand her involvement in the cases where there is no such link , it is to her explanation of her involvement in the Romans case to which one must turn . |
| 6 | In many cases , it is important that such people are persuaded to a particular point of view which is to their benefit or that of the community as a whole . |
| 7 | It is a truism , but worth stating for all that : as teachers , academics ’ first responsibility is to their teaching ( i.e. to their students ) ; it is not to their research . |
| 8 | I have found Norwegian shows to be very relaxed and Norwegian people accept the decisions of the judge very well , which is to their credit , for with the grading system and every dog receiving a critique , everyone feels they have achieved something . |
| 9 | Against these features it is to their credit that even the gifted individuals we discussed were able to have such an impact on their organizations and on history . |
| 10 | It is to their credit that the office was ready for business on the Monday with a full service being provided to the customers . |
| 11 | What the hon. Member for Leicestershire , North-West ( Mr. Ashby ) has done tonight , and what other hon. Members on both sides of the House have done , although in this respect principally on the Conservative Benches , is to their credit and to the credit of Parliament . |
| 12 | There is no easy solution to the problem this creates for treaty parties : it is to their advantage that a treaty be widely recognised as normative , and they can not deny the application of customary law to a single State . |
| 13 | Furthermore , pollinators are directed to suitable target sites for deposition of pollen by a series of rewards at those sites , whereas dispersers are not and indeed , jettisoning of the ‘ ballast ’ from their food as rapidly as possible is to their advantage : food may take 10 to 20 minutes to pass through a bat or small bird , though up to several months in animals like the rhinoceros . |
| 14 | The third main contribution of coins to the study of portraits is to their chronology . |
| 15 | This is reflected in the practices of senior day-centre staff whose primary loyalty is to their employer rather than to the users . |
| 16 | Er there 's with no evidence of an oversupply , my suggestion is that the decision you must be taking is to what degree do you assume er to what degree do you er recommend a reduction in migration rates . |
| 17 | Erm if we can just sort of work out in our own minds what , I , I do n't want addresses or anything like that , so do n't say oh I 'll break into number six , or anything like that but just anywhere in the area of Farnsfield imagine houses yourself , is to what sort of type of house we break into . |
| 18 | These can be fairly reliable , but what your friend may have neglected to tell you is to what wind direction the water is best suited . |
| 19 | The question is to what extent the pattern of development is already present in the egg . |
| 20 | The issue is to what extent Marxism is dependent on atheism . |
| 21 | The crucial question is to what extent these codes reflect the position at common law . |
| 22 | However , the problem is to what extent the unemployment problem is a consequence of the kind of curriculum , or the kind of institution . |
| 23 | I it is to what extent parishes will have additional powers and responsibilities , and er I think we 'll get onto this one , item number seventeen on our agenda . |
| 24 | One question which will be examined is to what extent increased computerisation and automation of various aspects of the business might be part of such a strategy . |
| 25 | The question , then , is to what extent can these efficiencies be improved and to what extent can the wastage be reduced ? |
| 26 | Meanwhile the major problem is to what extent can suitable , safe and cost-effective technologies be developed to produce energy from these sources . |
| 27 | ‘ He tells me I wo n't be able to go on like this , but he knows how important it is to my life , ’ Edwards reasoned . |
| 28 | In competition it is to my advantage to feel for others as little as possible , an advantage which outweighs my dread of a growing isolation . |
| 29 | They may communicate more fully than they would in real life but this is to my advantage as the reader because it increases my relief and my pleasure . |
| 30 | Which is to my advantage anyway because it 's telling him |