Example sentences of "be in [noun] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Bear in mind that the container should be in proportion to the size of the flowers — small blooms are lost in a large vase . |
| 2 | Extra items or ‘ props ’ used in the display must be in proportion to the size of the goods on show . |
| 3 | However this should only be in proportion to the individual plant 's capacity to produce new wood , and you may have to compromise and resort to some lateral side-shoots like a climber . |
| 4 | If it is accepted that representative or indirect democracy is at best an inadequate substitute for personal participation , and that everything possible should be done to ensure that the views and wishes of the people are represented as accurately as possible within such a system , it must surely follow that representation should be in proportion to the weight of opinion in the society itself . |
| 5 | Proportionality is similarly seen as a mistaken notion , since there is no reason why the treatment needed by the offender should be in proportion to the gravity of the offence . |
| 6 | I 'll make sure your reward will be in proportion to the value of your information . |
| 7 | The depth of the valance should be in proportion to the accompanying curtains , as with a pelmet . |
| 8 | Swags and tails are an elaborate form of valance and as such should be in proportion to their accompanying curtains . |
| 9 | Such staff are spread throughout UK departments , and hence their borrowings and consultations may be in proportion to their own numbers , rather than to the numbers of successful Scottish geology Ph D students they supervise . |
| 10 | If the research is a problem-solving exercise , the satisfaction achieved in solving that problem may be in proportion to the perceived size of the problem . |
| 11 | However Springette v Defoe [ 1992 ] Fam Law 459 ( which was not a case between husband and wife ) decided that where there had been no discussion between the parties about their respective beneficial interests , the Court could not infer an intention of equal shares ; the shares were presumed to be in proportion to their respective contributions . |
| 12 | They are likely to be in debt to their record company for a number of years . |
| 13 | It points out that , if " rights " to carbon emissions were based on population density , then the North would already have exceeded its " quota " , and would be in debt to the South . |
| 14 | The development of definitions and typologies helps clarify the issue under investigation and indicates its component parts , some of which , as we have seen , may be in contrast to each other . |
| 15 | However as in the sentry the message of hope is a false one and the soldiers died anyway , while the snow in the phrase ‘ until this morning and this snow ’ is assuredly a description of the same it would also appear to be in contrast to the warm sun as death is the contrast to life and the day the soldier is brought out the sun fails to wake him and there is snow . |
| 16 | This would be in contrast to the increased blood flow normally associated with an inflammatory response , as has been observed in ulcerative proctitis . |
| 17 | This effect will be in addition to the daily changes in performance that are due to the body clock and which , therefore , would be predicted to peak between 4 and 6 o'clock in the afternoon . |
| 18 | It is intended that these articles should be in addition to current missionary writing which appears in the magazine each month . |
| 19 | This would be in addition to the plans to house the long-stay patients in new buildings on the periphery of the hospital site . |
| 20 | This investment will be in addition to the £54 million ( $94.5 million ) it will cost to build the museum itself , which is due to be launched in 1996 . |
| 21 | Some excavators use a tape recorder , and the recordings are later transcribed , but this type of recording tends to be in addition to , rather than in place of , the more structured recording on printed forms . |
| 22 | The NCC stressed that funds contributed by the finance industry should be in addition to the money currently contributed through central and local government , not as a substitute for it . |
| 23 | It would be in addition to the objective classification and provides a broad analysis of expenditure which can be useful in making broad judgements , for example , about the percentage of total costs paid as salaries and wages . |
| 24 | It will be in addition to the £9.5 million that we made available to deal with homelessness and dampness last year . |
| 25 | Would the sulphur emitted by that coal be in addition to the 4 GW limit set now ? |
| 26 | The foregoing indemnities shall be in addition to any rights that any Indemnified Person may have at common law or otherwise and shall remain in full force and effect not withstanding KPMG 's engagement hereunder may be terminated . |
| 27 | A.4 Any rights of rescission expressly granted to the Purchaser in this Agreement shall be in addition to and without prejudice to any rights of the Purchaser of whatsoever nature under the Misrepresentation Act 1967 or any other enactment or at law . |
| 28 | Such a conference would be in addition to another on economic and monetary union ( EMU ) already convened for December 1990 , as agreed at the last European Council summit in Strasbourg in December 1989 [ see pp. 37131-33 ] . |
| 29 | This programme would be in addition to government funding already budgeted for a high-speed rail link to the French side of the Channel Tunnel . |
| 30 | This may be in addition to any de minimis provisions negotiated by the vendor in the sale agreement . |