Example sentences of "[noun] to [noun] [verb] [adv] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When mobbing occurs , the situation is far too unpredictable from second to second to suit even the most lethal predator . |
| 2 | With strong evidence that the disclosures to date represent only the tip of the iceberg , the State President 's claim that a commission of inquiry would create a climate of distrust verges on self-parody . |
| 3 | That he opposed Winchelsey earlier only aligned him with popes and realists ; that his appointment to Canterbury involved both the exclusion of a saintly scholar and expedient intervention by the pope was hardly of his doing or proof of his unsuitability ; that he readily undertook to secure taxes from reluctant clergy only looks unprincipled against the background of thirteenth-century prelates who had yet to adjust to the vast needs and new methods of kings everywhere . |
| 4 | He also points out that a commitment to equality implies also a commitment to a state which will push everybody around until they are equal — Procrustes was a figure in Greek mythology who forced all those he came across to become the same height , either by chopping bits off or by using a rack to stretch their legs . |
| 5 | Such a high ratio of prevalence to incidence suggests either a long lead time , which is not typical of the invasive cancers that are the intended target of the screening programme , or a large element of overdiagnosis of slowly progressive disease , or both . |
| 6 | Michael , although reputedly a licentious and irreligious man , sent Cyril and Methodius on a mission which had far-reaching consequences for the future of Christianity , although their mission to Moravia achieved only a temporary victory for the Byzantine cause . |
| 7 | More important , the range almost exactly bisects the Atlantic Ocean from north to south following closely the profile of the African and South American coasts , so it 's always called the Mid-Atlantic Ridge . |
| 8 | We approached the problem in a different way , using a retrograde transneuronal tracer from cortex to retina to relate directly the number of ganglion cells projecting to marked areas of striate cortex . |
| 9 | The situation with which we are face to face represents indeed a sex war … |
| 10 | On April 7 , in a speech to Congress lasting over an hour , Yeltsin detailed the progress of Russia 's reforms to date . |
| 11 | But doctors and nurses do from time to time brush aside the protests of aged , dying or mentally affected patients . |