Example sentences of "[noun pl] be brought to " in BNC.
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| 1 | It concluded that , ‘ The speed with which cases are brought to trial is in our view determined almost entirely by the volume of business and the resources available to deal with it . ’ |
| 2 | There has been much discussion of the need to increase the speed at which new products are brought to the marketplace and a ‘ rugby team ’ in contrast to a ‘ relay ’ approach to project management has been suggested as a way of making faster progress ( Takeuchi and Nonaka , 1986 ) . |
| 3 | Ensuring that the organization 's products are brought to the attention of existing and potential customers by means of suitable advertising and promotional methods ; |
| 4 | And this implies that efforts should be made to see that the risks are brought to as low a level as reasonably practicable ’ . |
| 5 | Many long-standing personal crises were brought to a head because of the existence of CHE . |
| 6 | It would be astonishing if the Director 's powers to require relevant information about suspected offences from third parties were brought to an end by the bringing of a charge against the person under investigation . |
| 7 | Then as she scanned yet another sheet , full of data , her eyes were brought to a halt by a red ball-point circle and exclamation marks . |
| 8 | Such cultic shedding of blood was regarded as the means of connecting with the Godhead , and animals were brought to the priests for sacrifice as sin- and thank-offerings , for purging ritual impurity , covenanting and redemption of both the individual and the nation as a whole ( Lev . |
| 9 | Thanks to Zhukov , critical Khrushchev supporters were brought to Moscow in time for the Central Committee meeting which then overturned the Politburo 's verdict . |
| 10 | Meteorites are brought to the surface and concentrated in relatively small areas by a combination of wind ablation and an upward push of the ice ( Figures 2 and 4 ) . |
| 11 | If a site is being destroyed slowly , only a few finds are brought to the surface at any one time , and it may take years of plotting before the whereabouts of the site becomes apparent . |
| 12 | The elements are brought to them , whereas the Episcopalian and the Catholic worshippers have to go forward for theirs . |
| 13 | These will include the relative gravity of the offences alleged in the two sets of proceedings ; the degree of connection , on facts or law , between them ; the degree of prejudice which the defendant may suffer , in the shape of adverse publicity or in other respects , if the lesser matters are brought to trial first ; the likely time-spans of the two sets of proceedings ; the possibility of hardship to the defendant in being required to divert attention and resources to the defence of the lesser charges whilst the graver are in preparation ; the risk that if the lesser charges are postponed the lapse of time may render a fair trial of them more difficult ; the desirability in the public interest of ensuring that charges properly brought are pressed to a conclusion . |
| 14 | The trade was sufficiently profitable for the Portuguese to take over Sofala in the early sixteenth century , and their written accounts confirm that the export cargoes were brought to the coast by African representatives of the Shona king or monomutapa . |
| 15 | I mean , I know his bones were brought to Scotland but why St. Andrew ? |
| 16 | In 520 hours of observation , he saw only two lambs being brought to the nest that might have been killed by eagles . |
| 17 | This legal bonanza was obviously too good to last and ultimately matters were brought to a head in a series of compromises , as a result of which the lease was forfeited but the plaintiffs abandoned all its money claims in the relevant action other than for arrears of rent , and — and for the present purposes this is the crucial matter — the plaintiff released the surety unconditionally from his personal guarantee contained in the licence of 3 December 1973 . |
| 18 | A wider but related set of matters was brought to the fore around this same period by the ‘ history-of-religions school ’ ( Religionsgeschichtliche Schule ) , which may be reckoned to have begun with Otto Pfleiderer 's Primitive Christianity ( 1887 ; E.T . |
| 19 | Some courts in such circumstances will mark the court record so that further applications are brought to the district judge 's notice before any action is taken in the court office . |
| 20 | The seeds are brought to the nest , though the gardens are sometimes colonized by other plants , e.g. Anthurium sp . |
| 21 | He said that last year £30,000 worth of produce had been lost in similar incidents and urged the Prime Minister to give an assurance that he would approach the French government to ensure that the culprits were brought to justice and that compensation was paid to all the British firms which had lost cash . |
| 22 | Elsewhere , three girls aged 15 and 16 years were brought to court for robbing a woman of 9s 2½d after they had hustled her . |
| 23 | In the absence of much research on ordinary families awareness of the role and importance of siblings inevitably comes from situations where families are brought to clinical or public scrutiny . |
| 24 | ‘ In the old days , ’ said Hussa , ‘ if you had a bad thing like the smallpox , or something others could catch , you were put far away from people in a small hut where things were brought to you and left for you . |
| 25 | Large quantities were brought to Kent from the early sixth century onwards , with the jewellery contained in mound 1 at Sutton Hoo creating a notable seventh-century peak . |
| 26 | White telephones were brought to night-club tables . |
| 27 | Both cannulae were brought to the exterior and protected by a stainless steel thimble allowing for the free movement of rats in their usual cages . |
| 28 | ( e ) He exercises control and influence through his Inspectors of Constabulary who inspect and report on the efficiency of the various forces and who ensure that new knowledge and up to date techniques are brought to the attention of the various forces . |
| 29 | The general principle of the Government 's policy is clear : we will ensure that people who commit fraud and swindles are brought to book through the courts . |
| 30 | On Thursday , Hamel 's gifts were brought to light before a sadly sparse audience . |