Example sentences of "[noun] [was/were] [vb pp] to [adj] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Many men and women were no doubt happily married , and sexual anxieties were subordinated to other familial and social concerns . |
| 2 | Rather later , some concessions were made to local architectural styles . |
| 3 | The rule had been amended so that nominations for the Committee were restricted to full male or female members of five years standing , and where ladies are concerned , were not to exceed in number the direct ratio to the numerical strength of their respective section . |
| 4 | As the east European member states of the former Warsaw Pact and Council for Mutual Economic Assistance ( CMEA , or Comecon ) continued to experience severe economic difficulties in their transition to free-market systems , concerns were expressed during January and February at a series of incidents in which arms manufactured by those countries were supplied to Middle Eastern countries , apparently in contravention of the existing multilateral arms control provisions . |
| 5 | Repeated trials in patients with bleeding varices confirmed that the complications of medical management were related to recurrent bleeding whereas surgical treatment was followed by liver failure and encephalopathy . |
| 6 | Seeds from the faeces of three species of mammal were subjected to various light treatments and it was found that passage through two of them reduced the effectiveness with which exposure to far-red light overcame the effects of previous exposure to red light . |
| 7 | A major change was made in 1980 when the policy of the Department of Health and Social Security in administering supplementary benefit was reduced to detailed secondary legislation , so that the supplementary benefit scheme is now as rooted in statutory provisions as the national insurance benefits . |
| 8 | The first playing was dedicated to various charitable purposes . |
| 9 | The link with the scary world of Spielberg was revealed to potential future students who visited the first of the university 's two open days . |
| 10 | In children , mitochondrial swelling and biochemical abnormalities suggested that VPA hepatotoxicity was related to mitochondrial -oxidation impairment . |
| 11 | When the Maronites were added to other Christian groups ( Greek Catholics , Greek Orthodox , Armenians and others ) , the Christians formed 52 per cent of the population . |
| 12 | The policy changes were attributed to improved East-West relations and the belief that the ANC and the front-line states had ceased to pose a serious military threat . |
| 13 | Very limited resources were allocated to general social and community facilities in the first six years of the LDDC . |
| 14 | In January 1990 Fiji was restored to nominal civilian rule [ see p. 37189 ] . |
| 15 | ( A ) A biotinylated SSB oligonucleotide was attached to Dynal magnetic beads coated with streptavidin and mixed with rat brain extract . |
| 16 | The QMA governorship was upgraded to full ministerial rank . |
| 17 | Through his friendship Soutine was introduced to other young artists and saw them work in their studios and Modigliani guided him round the Louvre , pointing out the Italian painters he admired , the primitives and Giotto , Botticelli and Tintoretto . |
| 18 | And yesterday his name was circulated to other Premier League clubs . |
| 19 | Such theories were exposed to obvious practical objections . |
| 20 | This was especially true when young people were compared to up-graded existing employees , those recruited from other firms or women returning to work . |
| 21 | These oligonucleotides were attached to Dynal magnetic beads coated with streptavidin according to the manufacturer 's instructions . |
| 22 | After a private meeting , Coun Williams said : ‘ A 99-year lease was granted to Grand Metropolitan in 1974 , and it was subsequently assigned to Queen 's Moat Houses . |
| 23 | Britain was subjected to formidable American economic pressure to bring about its withdrawal from the Suez canal . |
| 24 | Although there was opposition to the Fiat-Alfa deal from some trade unionists who were concerned at the possible job losses caused by rationalisation after a merger , the Italian government was subjected to considerable political pressure of a nationalistic nature to support the Fiat bid — pressure similar to that which forced the British government to cancel the talks between Ford and Austin Rover — and eventually rejected the Ford overtures in favour of an ‘ all Italian solution ’ . |
| 25 | The attack was attributed to extreme right-wing military and civilian elements who were reputedly uneasy over the strikes and over the possibility of a left-wing victory in the presidential elections . |
| 26 | After dewaxing , one section from each series was stained with haematoxylin and eosin for histological evaluation ; the remainder were subjected to paired immunohistochemical staining ( see below ) . |
| 27 | Diagnostic difficulties in those cases were related to confusing radiological and endoscopic appearances or failure to obtain histological confirmation of lymphoma . |
| 28 | The two deaths after the trial were related to severe ulcerative colitis , and unlikely to have been drug related . |
| 29 | Federal performance standards were applied to new stationary sources or to existing plants undertaking modifications . |
| 30 | Completed questionnaires of 786 middle-class men were subjected to comprehensive statistical analysis . |