Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] [vb pp] to an [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Eight clubs tied to an electronic stadium advertising deal stymied Bass and the rump of 14 are concerned at the influence of an elite eight . |
| 2 | The hon. Gentleman referred to an apparent increase in tbe number of offences involving knives , and I will examine the figures that he gave . |
| 3 | Factory reorganisation , cost-cutting , team working , training and improved communications contributed to an immediate upturn in fortunes . |
| 4 | Field , day and residential services changed to an integrated line management structure , so that all day and residential services were managed through the Neighbourhood Office in which they were situated . |
| 5 | As the chains of the polymer under examination may swell in the carrier solvent to a different extent compared to an equal molar mass sample of the standard , the hydrodynamic volumes will not necessarily be equivalent . |
| 6 | It was noticeable that boards who had got furthest with training were those with a clearly articulated plan related to an explicit agreement on their overall purpose . |
| 7 | Following examination of the Kohl-Mitterrand and Eyskens proposals the European Council agreed to an immediate " detailed examination [ by EC Foreign Minsters ] of the need for possible treaty changes with the aim of strengthening the democratic legitimacy of the union , enabling the Community and its institutions to respond efficiently and effectively to the demands of the new situation , and assuring unity and coherence in the Community 's international action " . |
| 8 | Table 6.7 compares the additional times added to an average record seek due to consecutive spill ( for files using mid-square and division randomizing techniques ) , chained overflow in a separate area and chained overflow in the prime data area . |
| 9 | Pensions are usually compared by converting the annual pension paid to an average earner into ecu , using ‘ purchasing power parity ’ to accommodate for the various costs of living in each country . |
| 10 | The animals ' paths were tracked automatically using a hidden overhead videocamera connected to an image-analysis system and an Archimedes computer . |
| 11 | He started by knocking down an outhouse to create a lengthy , spacious room attached to an attractive breakfast area . |
| 12 | About 300 graded lambs sold to an average 124p/kg . |
| 13 | The demonstrations came temporarily to an end after a personal appeal by Gorbachev on 26 February , but a report that two Azerbaijanis had been killed the previous week led to an anti-Armenian riot on 28–29 February in the oil town of Sumgait in which 32 people were killed and 197 were injured , including more than 100 police officers . |
| 14 | Both these experimental conformations and the model conformations obtained with JUMNA are analysed using the CURVES algorithm ( 26,27 ) which determines a full independent set of helicoidal parameters related to an optimal curvilinear helical axis . |
| 15 | It is argued that the ‘ German model ’ is suited to all other economies ; that its undemocratic features ( the prime place given to an unelected Central Bank ) are either immaterial or ‘ a price worth paying ’ ; that it provides the ideal model for a European federal monetary authority ; that all the economies of Europe are capable of being synchronised to fit in with the German economic cycle . |
| 16 | The short-term factors included the election in 1964 of a Labour government committed to an administrative reform of the institutions of government ; the appointment of a reforming minister — R H S Crossman — to the Ministry of Housing and Local Government ; and the support for the idea of reform that he received from his senior civil servants ( Wood 1976 : 176–7 ) . |
| 17 | Conclusions arrived at from the interim report following Semester 1 interviews pointed to an apparent need ( indeed , a desire ) on the part of students for them to be told of the Enterprise Content in each module in advance and for a level of understanding about transferable skills to be attained by students upon their arrival at Napier . |
| 18 | The charge that higher education has over a longer period contributed to an anti-industrial ethos among the educated classes in Britain has been laid by Wiener ( 1981 ) and countered in different ways by Sanderson ( 1972 ) who points to manifold examples of involvement with industry , and Shattock ( 1987 ) who tends to lay the blame elsewhere , at the door of government and industry itself . |
| 19 | Australia 's Nationwide News agreed to an out-of-court settlement over an article about Jane 's marriage to farmer Alex Makim . |
| 20 | Huddled behind a clump of trees , several villagers pointed to an anti-aircraft gun mounted on a truck in the valley far below which they said Serbian forces had used to pummel their homes . |
| 21 | David Coulthard says that after fifteen laps in an enclosed cockpit compared to an open single seater he realise just how tough it 's going to be … it 's going to be hot … deyhrdation is a problem along with getting sleepy in the night … physically he says this is going to be the hardest race of his life … but he loves the challenge … |
| 22 | The slight indecency of nakedness , emphasized by her stockings , four times suspended to an elastic girdle , bothered her . |
| 23 | Although the two countries agreed to an unprecedented meeting of their Premiers in September , the negotiations quickly assumed a familiar pattern with each side seeming to make offers which it knew that the other would reject . |
| 24 | As a young physician dedicated to an academic career , I think that several points may explain the paucity of first class researchers currently attaining senior posts . |
| 25 | VINNY JONES was last night subjected to an astonishing attack by Wimbledon owner and father-figure Sam Hammam over his involvement in a shock video nasty . |
| 26 | The responses to the attitude statements , scored as indicated above , were factor analyzed and the resulting factors rotated to an orthogonal solution ( Varimax ) . |