Example sentences of "is [verb] to this [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Demand for the restoration of capital punishment is regarded to this day by many politicians as a powerful torrent capable of bursting its banks and flooding the adjoining landscape . |
| 2 | The term saprolite is given to this type of regolith and it reflects the operation of isovolumetric weathering , that is , weathering accomplished without any change in volume . |
| 3 | Some , though not unequivocal , support is given to this argument by a study of the Isle of Sheppey ( Pahl , 1984 ) . |
| 4 | Some substance is given to this connection by the comparison of a passage , in Arabic , in a biography by Mank Ali with Ata'i 's version , in Ottoman , of the same facts . |
| 5 | The problem for many organisations is that little time , or thought , is given to this aspect of the firm 's infrastructure . |
| 6 | ‘ I 've come to use the fair as promotion , and I think everyone is returning to this idea after the end of the bonanza period . ’ |
| 7 | He had a detailed and active knowledge of a wide range of works by other artists and was responsible for the establishment of an outstanding , and now extremely valuable , collection of paintings , drawings , sculpture and other media , which is enjoyed to this day by children in Yorkshire . |
| 8 | Scarcely ever to be used in war — and as ineffective as so many of these guns were when she was — Mons Meg was nevertheless a source of pride then , and is admired to this day by visitors to Edinburgh Castle . |
| 9 | His signature is preserved to this day on documents . |
| 10 | The aim of this study is to contribute to this inquiry by a comparative study of wage forms and work organisation in the trades of eighteenth-century France . |
| 11 | This was the Roman capital of their western empire and is crowned to this day by the massive Porta Nigra , Germany 's finest Roman relic . |
| 12 | The Diocesan Faith and Justice Commission is responding to this appeal with action ! |
| 13 | In the case of religious education the right of withdrawal is statutory and governors are recommended to make themselves familiar with the special status which is accorded to this subject in the national curriculum . |
| 14 | ( 4 ) A copy of the relevant appointment letter is sent to this office for our reference . |
| 15 | In general , even less attention is paid to this aspect of provision in academic and special libraries . |