Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] [be] to the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This official would be to public law rather what the Director of Public Prosecutions is to the criminal law . |
| 2 | A favourite outing was to the nearby medieval castle of Pierrefonds , which the Emperor had given his wife as a present and which was being restored by the architect Viollet-le-Duc . |
| 3 | The greatest benefit was to the local community as a whole : as Listers grew so the area climbed to prosperity from the depression that followed the collapse of the wool-cloth trade . |
| 4 | Additional excursions are to the spectacular Krimml waterfalls and Chiemsee Castle . |
| 5 | The commitment of such teachers is to the emotional and personal well-being of the pupils , and they may be openly critical of the content-based , exam-passing philosophy of more traditional colleagues . |
| 6 | Excursion and an interesting hotel : My most enjoyable rural excursion was to the beautiful ( inside and out ) Château of Dampierre , a ducal residence surrounded by lakes . |
| 7 | For the de Klerk government it 's a political as well as social problem and controlled black urbanisation is to the white right wing , a vivid example of the evils of political reform and will be a dominant issue in any election or referendum ; but there appears to be no alternative . |
| 8 | His artistic debts were to the French Romantics and also Goya , Wiertz and Hogarth . |
| 9 | It was agreed that the receivers ' first duty was to the secured creditors . |
| 10 | My first visit is to the Red Cross , to pick up medicines requested on the previous patrol and then on to visit the Franciscan nuns , who run a school in Nicosia . |
| 11 | In 1935 he succeeded William McDougall as Honorary secretary/treasure " It has often been said , " he wrote after fifteen years in office , " that the British Deaf and Dumb Association is to the deaf what a Trade Union is to the hearing workman , but it is more , it is a great BROTHERHOOD of mutual service , membership of which is open to the deaf and their hearing friends alike . " |
| 12 | To that end , a client 's financial obligations are to the Legal Aid Fund and the solicitor receives payment from the Fund . |
| 13 | As a broad rule of thumb , the more similar the new job is to the old , the more likely the new job is to be suitable . |
| 14 | The best outing is to the neighbouring island of Lanzarote with its spectacular sandy beaches , extraordinary lunar volcanic landscapes , plunging cliffs , and white-washed villages . |
| 15 | The Journal 's final lament is to the grilled cheese sandwich or the croque monsieur . |