Example sentences of "brings a [adj] [noun sg] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | It brings a certain hollowness to the concern to guarantee total quality in continuous education . |
| 2 | It may be surprising , but when a cat brings a live mouse to her kittens — perhaps for them to first play with and then kill , or perhaps so that she can kill it while they watch — this is not considered by some experts to be a form of teaching . |
| 3 | He brings a believable austerity to his portrayal of the tortured Colombe . |
| 4 | Polarisation brings a new twist to fusion research |
| 5 | This is an illuminating comment on Smart 's work , which like that of all three of the poets of this period studied here , breaks clean from the worn-out conventions of eighteenth-century poetic tradition , and brings a new life to poetry . |
| 6 | This is n't the place to go into the details of the technology — turn to page 237 for the sordid facts — but it may be worth saying that the computer brings a new flexibility to the typesetting . |
| 7 | C-Sat brings a new look to the popular statistics package Oxstat . |
| 8 | Eastman Fine Chemicals brings a new dimension to the worldwide manufacture and marketing of fine chemicals . |
| 9 | Della Jones brings a new vitality to her mezzo arias . |
| 10 | The gentle touch of softened water is kinder to your skin and hair , and brings a new softness to towels and clothes . |
| 11 | It brings a new light to conversations about matters such as sexual dishonesty in relationships . |
| 12 | Style director Hamish Bowles , a lifelong fan , visited her at her magnificent home , Templeton , on Long Island and spent a day talking to and photographing her in some her favourite clothes ( see page 220 ) : ‘ It 's a ravishing and evocative home , C.Z. is a scintillating hostess and brings a contemporary touch to a house that is almost Edwardian in its management and battalions of staff . ’ |
| 13 | It definitely brings a European flavour to our cars here [ in the US ] and it is an advantage over there as well . |
| 14 | The Vanguard brings a Christian perspective to subjects which affect the lives of individuals , families and communities in Africa . |
| 15 | Energy is at the very heart of the longest of these pieces , the Commonwealth Christmas Overture , which brings a riotous conclusion to the disc . |
| 16 | By interviewing up to three generations in each family , and women as well as men , the project brings a fresh approach to these questions . |
| 17 | If , for instance , there has been a cold wind blowing for several days and the water temperature has been well down for the time of year , then the wind ceases and the sun brings a sudden warmth to the water , you can almost guarantee that the carp will begin to feed . |
| 18 | It is magnificent , but it is not the kind of historical writing that brings a dead world to life for late twentieth-century students . |
| 19 | In addition , as with music , the improvisation and performance side is mostly a group activity , and therefore this brings a different emphasis to the assessment of individual contributions , as well as posing its own particular problems . |
| 20 | And brings a different quality to her class . |
| 21 | We see then that the idea introduces us to a radical gospel which brings an uncomfortable message to our hearts . |
| 22 | The exhibition text coyly notices : ‘ Some artists acknowledge that the close presence of the model brings an added tension to their work ’ . |
| 23 | A woman seeks the truth of her ancestry , and discovers truth can be what you want it to be ; in a hospital a neglected old man weaves fables in a lost language ; fantasy becomes reality when a young boy 's sense of wonder is awakened by the first man in space ; a man 's obsession with ‘ the dogs ’ has grim but farcical consequences ; a couple 's holiday in France is disturbed by the ghosts of war ; a chance encounter brings an unexpected delight to a birdwatcher . |
| 24 | In 1993 , the year that brings an open market to Europe , the European nations seem to take a similar view of Britain , regarding it as a strange and ultimately negligible country . |