Example sentences of "be [vb pp] to a [adj -er] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He said : ‘ Edwards is the best support player in the game but it 's no use having him hanging about in the wings when the experience could be given to a younger player . |
| 2 | The CAA SRG input to them will be that a passenger who has paid to be flown , as a passenger , has the right not to be exposed to a higher risk than any other passenger who has paid to be flown . |
| 3 | Hand signals can be developed to a greater extent to train a dog which is deaf , although there is always the problem of attracting its attention in the first instance , particularly if it runs off . |
| 4 | Due to the low pay offered the likelihood was that anyone with creative talent would be attracted to a better-paid job elsewhere . |
| 5 | Although the original idea had been directed to the whole of the diocese it was felt that any pilot project should be confined to a smaller area . |
| 6 | To a large extent the crops grown vary with altitude — they can be grown to a higher altitude on the warmer , less exposed south side . |
| 7 | This problem may be related to a further question ; that is the relationship between the code and Salic law in general . |
| 8 | The beer awards given at GBBF must be moved to a cooler part of the year if they are to have any credibility . |
| 9 | Repeated medians are usually sufficient for exploratory purposes but , if the results are to be presented to a wider audience , the more pleasing appearance that can be achieved by hanning may well repay the extra effort . |
| 10 | Wood can always be stained to a darker shade than its present state , but can not be lightened other than by bleaching . |
| 11 | Population attributable risks , not adjusted for other factors , estimate the proportion of deaths explained by exposure to the risk factor , and the relative attributable risks estimate the percentage of the excess risk in Maori , compared with non-Maori , which could be attributed to a higher exposure to the risk factor in Maori children . |
| 12 | This can be raised to a higher level by suggesting that personal disputes be settled informally and those between state and citizen formally . |
| 13 | In the future evolution of society under women 's guidance , sex would be raised to a higher plane , where physical passion would be transmuted by the power of human love . |
| 14 | He fulfils the role of second son quite adequately in my view , and I trust he will not be summoned to a higher station in life . |
| 15 | Should women technicians once again be relegated to a lower rung of the ladder ? |
| 16 | Pupils at Key Stage 2 will be introduced to a wider range of sources and resources than at Key Stage 1 . |
| 17 | Not only will children be introduced to a broader range of thought and feeling , but — through looking at literature from different points of view — pupils should also be in a position to gain a better understanding of the cultural heritage of English literature itself . |
| 18 | Each of these may themselves be reduced to a further level of decision tables . |
| 19 | On the contrary , a wide range of dispersal agents would allow a larger number of individuals to strip the tree of fruit at its prime and it would then be distributed to a wider range of habitats and be buffered against any disaster that might overcome the dispersal agent of a species relying on just one such agent . |
| 20 | Agreed that discussion be deferred to a later meeting , but the view was expressed that a register of RBGE EC research interests should be held by RMG through CW . |
| 21 | But he suspects Major will fudge the issue by signing the treaty and accepting the so-called ‘ Delors Compromise ’ , whereby Britain will be formally committed to monetary union but its implementation will be left to a later parliament . |
| 22 | Now the existence and significance of such links is undeniable ( though the existence of homologies — as Shepherd describes them — is a different question , which must be left to a later chapter ) . |
| 23 | But before this , Adorno 's whole theory of popular music production , and its historical development , must be subjected to a wider-ranging critique . |
| 24 | The question as to whether a specific hypothesis is confirmed or not confirmed by the data is in principle different from the issue of whether the research findings can be generalized to a wider population . |
| 25 | Hence , when selecting a parser it is vital to determine how wide a variety of grammar the parser is able to process and how easily it can be extended to a larger domain . |