Example sentences of "[be] [adj] [adj] [noun] to the " in BNC.
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| 1 | There has been little overt opposition to the parliamentary form of government in Britain . |
| 2 | Predictably , where such policies have merely involved adding on a vocational junior secondary top to a general primary base u in Ghana and Nigeria , there has been little overt reaction to the proposals . |
| 3 | He also believed that there is a perpetual strife of opposites : hot and cold , wet and dry , and so on , are each necessary complements to the other and their eternal conflict is the very basis of existence . |
| 4 | There are 300 outside subscribers to the complete paper information system compared to 30 outside subscribers to microfilm systems . |
| 5 | It is worth pointing out , however , that there are some good arguments to the effect that ultimate reduction is impossible ( Bar-Hillel , 1970 : 77-8 ; Lyons , 1977a : 639-46 ) . |
| 6 | There are some special aspects to the ecological makeup of the Teesdale area unknown elsewhere , which are rooted in the ice age . |
| 7 | It is this which suggests the presence of Verulamium of at least one craftsman not engaged at Middleborough , for there are some significant additions to the features of the latter . |
| 8 | There have been some recent changes to the membership of the TCP . |
| 9 | While Roel Pieper recognised that there had been some negative reaction to the merger both from Unix Labs employees and Unix Labs shareholders , as well as Unix International Inc members , he said that this was merely a human reaction to change and he felt confident that their talks in Japan and to Unix Labs members had a been able to address the concerns of Japanese customers regarding the Japanese market . |
| 10 | There have been some welcome additions to the Lowestoft fleet . |
| 11 | What you fear most is an opponent who will point to a few simple but undeniable facts , and this is why the economists , and above all that wonderful race of men the economic journalists great and small , are such indispensable allies to the politician : they enable the politician to fog up what he is doing , so as to escape the blame and often even criticism for his actions . |
| 12 | There had been widespread public opposition to the commitment of some 8,000 Pakistani troops to the United States-led coalition [ see pp. 37641 ; 37694 ] . |
| 13 | ( b ) There are three common features to the offences in s.2(1) : deception of the creditor in respect of a liability , dishonesty , and the use of deception to gain an advantage : Holt [ 1981 ] 1 WLR 1000 ( CA ) . |
| 14 | There are three main approaches to the analysis of local politics outlined in this section . |
| 15 | There are three main strands to the policy of privatisation : |
| 16 | There are three main aspects to the changes , which are all interrelated . |
| 17 | In practice , only approximate figures can be obtained , except for the sources which are major individual contributors to the overall emission in an area and therefore subject to more precise measurement . |
| 18 | Although these complications are not usually life threatening , the consequent iron deficiency anaemia and hypoalbuminaemia ( affecting 50% and 5–10% respectively of patients with rheumatoid arthritis ) are major contributory factors to the morbidity of these patients . |
| 19 | Frequently , too , there are major structural changes to the volcano , with a large part of it being blown away or collapsing to form a gaping crater , up to several kilometres across . |
| 20 | The style of helm and the direction in which it faces , whether it is open or closed , are all important pointers to the status of the person whose armorial bearings are being depicted . |
| 21 | More importantly , they point out that , as well as the obvious Old Testament quotations used by Matthew , there are many other references to the Old Testament . |
| 22 | There are many different approaches to the negotiation of termination package deals . |
| 23 | Although our understanding is far from complete , there are many valuable pointers to the elements likely to be necessary in effective prevention . |
| 24 | There are many popular devotions to the Buddha 's images , even in Theravada countries , such as Sri Lanka ( Ceylon ) and Burma , and they are not unlike Roman Catholic devotions to the saints . |
| 25 | Since Chinese officials have also said recently that there will be few major alterations to the Basic Law between its interim and final drafts , their intention may be to declare that proliferation of ideas about political reform indicates an absence of consensus in Hong Kong , and leave Mr Cha 's proposal in place . |
| 26 | The Low Church bishops proved to be valuable Parliamentary allies to the Whigs . |
| 27 | The project will therefore be considerable practical value to the wide variety of individuals and groups — scholars , teachers , practitioners , government officials and policymakers , as well as other groups with interests in particular aspects of the law of the sea , including those engaged in marine scientific research , shipping and trade . |
| 28 | Being HIV positive or having AIDS does not mean that there have to be any major changes to the home environment . |
| 29 | Perhaps most important of all , the RHA was not anticipating that there would be any serious opposition to the proposal to rundown the asylums . |
| 30 | To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what was the total cost to the United Kingdom of the Gulf war ; how much has been recovered from allied nations ; and what will be final net cost to the taxpayer . |