Example sentences of "[noun] be [vb pp] to an [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is a specific exclusion where the introductions are made to an authorised independent financial adviser . |
| 2 | The common areas of the building are maintained to an immaculate standard by the resident caretaker and a small team of cleaners — there is no evidence of abuse of staircases , lifts or corridors as is apparent in many local authority or other housing association schemes . |
| 3 | Programmes are tailored to an individual student 's requirements and includes training in research skills ( see page 9 ) . |
| 4 | Programmes of study are tailored to an individual candidate 's requirements and may comprise either research training and a thesis or portfolio of projects ; or a programme of research training , assignments and a dissertation . |
| 5 | The arm 's sensors are connected to an image-processing computer . |
| 6 | Although such legal standards result in pollution concentrations being reduced to an acceptable level in a ‘ polluted ’ area , pollution in a ‘ clean ’ area is allowed to increase up to the standard . |
| 7 | Through their work , the fruits of biblical scholarship were disseminated to an ever-widening audience . |
| 8 | This sort of key is taken to an ultimate conclusion in the keys associated with the San Francisco Bay project . |
| 9 | Thirdly the equipment and systems reliability of ‘ high-bay ’ warehouses can now achieve very high levels provided that maintenance is kept to an adequate standard ; availability of equipment for use is often in excess of 97% of the time work is available . |
| 10 | A Carrel patch of donor aorta was anastomomosed to an anterior incision in the infrarenal recipient aorta , and the portal vein draining the superior mesenteric vein of the graft was anastomosed end-to-side to the anterior wall of the recipient inferior vena cava . |
| 11 | The patriarchate was reduced to an archbishopric , Greek replaced Slavonic in the liturgy and a process of Hellenisation began . |
| 12 | The £100,000 is lent to an underlying company or used to subscribe for share capital in the underlying company . |
| 13 | In a traditional adventure story the pursuit of personal honour is drawn to an absolute conclusion . |
| 14 | The SRA has put several thousands of pounds into this year 's event and believes that the failure to acquire a sponsor is related to an adverse market . |
| 15 | The SRA has put several thousands of pounds into this year 's event and believes that the failure to acquire a sponsor is related to an adverse market . |
| 16 | Subtitled ‘ Patterns and Textures ’ , it somehow lacks the immediate impact of its predecessor in that whilst its contents are produced to an equal if not higher standard , the nine disks contain a stunning range of patterns and textures , they are really only of use to the professional illustrator . |
| 17 | However , in broad terms , one credit is assigned to one 40-hour module ; two credits are assigned to an 80-hour module , etc . |
| 18 | When might such a file be preferred to an inverted file for multiple-key processing ? |
| 19 | Most newly independent governments were attracted to an agricultural strategy which thrust aside the supposed limitations of the existing agricultural system and adopted various forms of ‘ transformation ’ approach . |
| 20 | If the disc is subjected to an angular displacement and then released , the sample will twist backwards and forwards about the vertical axis . |
| 21 | Horstmeyer says that oil drilling is tied to an 80-year-old principle of brute force — adding weight to rotary drills and using the force of gravity . |
| 22 | According to Atkin ( 1979 ) lack of agreement about social purposes is related to an increasing lack of confidence in those in positions of authority or those who claim specialist knowledge . |
| 23 | Rescorla ( 1971 ) found that the CR remained undiminished when a latent inhibitor was added to an excitatory CS whereas experiments by Kremer ( 1972 ) and by Reiss and Wagner ( 1972 , experiment 2 ) have both found that the compound tends to evoke less conditioned responding than the excitatory CS alone . |
| 24 | Approval was given to an amended format for ballot papers , to permit each candidate for elected membership of Council/boards to include a short biographical note , in addition to the usual list of appointments . |
| 25 | The cheap energy era was brought to an abrupt end with a resultant shock to the international economic/monetary system . |
| 26 | The soda ash business was sold to an Australian-led consortium for £97m . |
| 27 | Another possibility is that these changes are related to an autonomic neuropathy , which may alter the length of the QT interval in the electrocardiogram . |
| 28 | On the evening of the second day delegates were treated to an authentic Indonesian dinner and traditional dance performances . |
| 29 | The damages were awarded to an electrical engineer who paid £1 to become a member of the National House Owners Association and £6 for a survey , which stated that there were no serious defects . |
| 30 | The championships were reduced to an all-English affair when Adrian Davies , the Welsh No 1 , joined Nicol as a first day exit . |