Example sentences of "adds [adv] to [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 This invaluable extra feature adds little to the overall weight and bulk of the AF-1 , though you do lose the AF-1 's fast-recycling flash and close-up facility .
2 To my mind none of the evidence , general or specific adds much to the inherent probability that men and women of a certain age will be inclined by nature to favour the status quo .
3 This phenomenon actually adds greatly to the congenial atmosphere of an agency and encourages friendship and good relations at all levels .
4 The existing common law on breach of the peace has been continuously expanded so that it now adds greatly to the non-statutory powers of the police to restrict peaceful assembly ( see Chapter 4 ) .
5 Yet it was a triumph of Victorian engineering and now adds more to the English landscape than most railway lines do .
6 Moreover , the joint police-social worker approach to sexual abuse investigations in Rochdale adds enormously to the professional meeting time ( during the investigation and pre-conference ) .
7 Remember , a loss of between 2 and 4 lb per month adds up to a 24–48 lb drop in a year , 48–96 lb over two years .
8 That adds up to a good campaign in Labour 's view : no gaffes , lots of pictures , and a positive message delivered in controlled surroundings .
9 She thinks you suspect her and it seems to me that everything adds up to a good cause for her condition . ’
10 There 's plenty of detail in the smaller pictures of the humans , too , and the book as a whole adds up to a great experience for a child — almost as good as a day out at the zoo ! ( 2–5 )
11 That adds up to a great confrontation in today 's championship clash with title-holders Essex , with England captain Graham Gooch making an early return to Old Trafford where he hit one of the great Test centuries on Monday .
12 Clearly it all adds up to a great season ahead for the fans , who fought to keep speedway in Swindon .
13 This adds up to a total cost of just under £20 bn , or about £6,600 per unemployed person .
14 It all adds up to a better deal , for your managers , your training budget and for effective corporate management development .
15 Their visibility or otherwise , the ways in which they are coded , policed , censored , constructed , praised or punished , the ways in which and levels at which they are represented as engaging with the viewer , and the contexts in which women 's bodies are placed in images and how images of women 's bodies are then distributed and consumed — all this adds up to a subtle politics of the representation of women 's bodies .
16 Our friendly bar with its extensive range of beers , real ales and cocktails , combined with the latest music , dancing and entertainment , adds up to a memorable evening in a convivial atmosphere .
17 All of this adds up to a personal credo that we are not just specialized apes but a unique and peculiar species of our own .
18 Cos each group adds up to a dotted quaver .
19 This seldom adds up to a coherent investment plan , but may be more simply described as a way of keeping things going until better days arrive .
20 This all adds up to a bleak picture for corporate UK .
21 Which all in all adds up to a Mediterranean type of diet — with porridge !
22 We 've been frozen out there , and that order was worth a couple of million sterling , and that adds up to a hefty pile of wage packets .
23 Maintaining safety in the home is an expensive business and , for families with children , the purchase of recommended safety equipment — such as car safety seats , stair gates , a playpen and a cooker guard — adds up to a considerable sum .
24 This little difference adds up to a large saving .
25 The Council was exempted from meeting on the sixty or so annual festival days , but not on the monthly ones ; this adds up to a large number of meetings ( c.300 ) held per year .
26 ‘ I think it all adds up to an impressive document . ’
27 It all adds up to an awesome task , but , come what may , the ‘ Buns ’ are determined to enjoy themselves and , in the words of secretary Allen Morris , ‘ savour the moment . ’
28 That may be half of what Darren paid for it , but in absolute terms it 's incredibly low depreciation over 40,000 and adds up to an excellent value motoring package .
29 It all adds up to an exotic holiday of pure Turkish Delight .
30 The new WinFax PRO 3.0 adds significantly to the original product .
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