Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] to a [adv] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The bill was designed to permit workers in companies with more than 50 employees to take up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave annually to care for a sick or new child , receive medical treatment or tend to a seriously ill spouse or parent . |
| 2 | And the question of efficiency , whether imposing such liability would reduce accidents or contribute to a more efficient use of resources . |
| 3 | Thus , in South Korea there were exceptional circumstances in the political economy of the country that led to a highly vigorous programme of rural uplift , of which conservation was only one part . |
| 4 | They complete a three-year programme that leads to a nationally recognised qualification . |
| 5 | Man originated in arid lands , and for an understanding of his societal arrangements we may turn to look at those other terrestrial primates that adapted to a closely similar niche . |
| 6 | Why does it seem important that the answer should have some ‘ objective ’ quality about it , an insight into history , society , knowledge , rather than point to a merely personal obsession ? |
| 7 | C might ignore the agreement , take coercive action and promote a conflict between itself and A and B. C can not be compelled to accept the terms of the treaty between A and B ; if C acts contrary to the treaty , A and B can not make that the basis of a claim against C. Equally , if the treaty between A and B was in C's interest , C could not enforce that interest through legal proceedings unless it was in fact more than an interest , and amounted to a legally protected right . |
| 8 | But behind it we see a leader who was available to be led by God to break the mould and to go to a completely new group . |
| 9 | We talked about the Dublin Review , where my Basic English article had been published , and referred to a characteristically splenetic article by Montgomery Belgion which had also appeared in that journal . |
| 10 | And the time is long past when the question of who deserves what was taken out of the hands of politicians and time-serving bureaucrats and given to a genuinely independent and truly meritorious body which might set about trying to put honour back into the honours system . |
| 11 | The upholstery pins , escutcheons , lid motifs and depositum plate were affixed to the outer case prior to the insertion of the lead shell , their appearance being enhanced if applied to a fully upholstered case . |
| 12 | One of Scotland 's richest footballers and one of Britain 's most marketable models were an item and according to a highly quotable ‘ close friend ’ , who in true tabloid style was never named , Frank was supposedly ‘ Besotted ’ by the blonde lovely . |
| 13 | A practical one year course which builds on past experience and leads to a nationally recognised qualification . |
| 14 | Any attempt to charge dry cells with conventional battery chargers causes severe electrolyte degradation , eventually shorting out the cell completely and leading to a very rapid heat build up inside the cell . |
| 15 | After an early phase of rapid growth initiated by enterprising , indigenous farmers and leading to an increasingly capitalist social structure , by 1939 the Ghanaian cocoa industry had entered what has been generally a long decline accompanied by reduced employment of wage-labour . |
| 16 | Why then has a divorced man , who cheerfully admits he is the wrong side of 50 and used to a fairly fancy-free existence , decided to play Good Samaritan to Bosnian refugees ? |
| 17 | It is about the thickness of a coat of paint , and has a strong adhesive which sticks instantly to most surfaces , and cures to an even stronger bond . |
| 18 | When that happens , it will be possible for anyone who needs an interpreter to contact one by telephone and know that , when the interpreter arrived , he or she was competent and worked to a nationally recognised code of professional practice . |
| 19 | Do n't scrub too much in the bath or shower , and switch to a more moisturising shower gel or ‘ skin shampoo ’ instead of drying soap . |
| 20 | This was commenced by President Ford ( a Republican ) , continued and enhanced by President Carter ( a Democrat nominally committed to peace ) and taken to an even higher level by President Reagan into the 1980s . |
| 21 | It is likely , however , that the surface workers with the higher SMR for gastric cancer worked underground when they were younger and graduated to a less strenuous and dangerous job with age . |
| 22 | 2 Interpreters , who are trained and qualified to a nationally consistent standard , to work with service providers who are trained to accommodate language and cultural differences . |
| 23 | Northamptonshire Tourist Guides are trained and qualified to a nationally recognised standard by the East Midlands Tourist Board with support from the Northamptonshire Enterprise Agency , Northampton Borough Council and other local authorities . |
| 24 | Frost and hail during spring or summer may cause damage to young growth and lead to a disappointingly small crop — which will inevitably affect the price of the wine . |
| 25 | Eliot drew attention to the view that cars , gramophones , and central heating are inessential to civilization , but pointed to a more subtle fallacy which equated art with civilization and so saw ‘ Alaskan or Solomon Island wood carvers were more ‘ civilized ’ than the workmen and workwomen who turn out the bibelots of Woolworth 's . ’ |
| 26 | Binding of 32 P-labelled CREB to other minor polypeptides of ∼ 30 , 20 and 15 kDa was also specifically competed by the CREB LZ while binding to a faintly detectable ∼100 kDa doublet ( seen more clearly in figure 6 ) appeared not to be competed . |
| 27 | The formula can be extended to a pop group , as in Lester 's Beatles films , or Boorman 's Catch Us If You Can ( 1965 ) centred on the Dave Clark Five , but it looks more than a little shaky when applied to a more complex , not to say maudlin , character like that written by Shelagh Delaney for Albert Finney in Charlie Bubbles ( 1967 ) . |
| 28 | In the pre-robotised days the job had a number of characteristics which job design experts would have recognised as leading to a reasonably high level of job satisfaction . |
| 29 | One advantage of the workshop approach , as opposed to a more formal dramatic presentation , is that the sequence can be stopped at any time . |
| 30 | What sort of things characterise a good worker as opposed to a less good one ? |