Example sentences of "second [adv] to [noun sg] " in BNC.
Next pageNo | Sentence |
---|---|
1 | As a cause of lung cancer it comes second only to smoking , and research shows that people who live in houses affected by the gas run a one in thirty chance of dying of lung cancer . |
2 | Some officers seem to be unaware that in terms of the number of people who do it , cycling 's second only to walking . |
3 | Cancer is the second biggest killer in Northern Ireland , second only to heart disease — itself caused largely by smoking . |
4 | Colorectal carcinoma ranks second only to lung cancer in men and to breast cancer in women in the United States . |
5 | Surely you have learnt by now that care of equipment comes second only to care of the patients ! ’ |
6 | Cooking energy is clearly one of the biggest human needs , second only to food . |
7 | Coal imports will double in Japan over the next twenty years or so with coal becoming second only to oil as an energy supplier , at about one-quarter of demand . |
8 | Health , education , and social services were issues that came second only to unemployment in terms of public priorities . |
9 | During our Pre-Campaign Wave in March defence was the main issue on television , the main issue stressed by the Conservative Party , and second only to unemployment as Labour 's main issue . |