Example sentences of "[noun] [is] [verb] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although the gall bladder is considered to be dispensible , its preservation may result in a reduction of post cholecystectomy syptoms . |
| 2 | Porfiry means that he does n't really believe in his theory ; to wonder if he is a Napoleon is to prove to himself that he is n't . |
| 3 | While the steering wheel is offset to the left , the pedals are positioned to the right . |
| 4 | If a religion is deemed to be a ‘ failure ’ , the meaning given to that word in that context should be made clear . |
| 5 | Or is it just that Health comes under the national budget but religion is considered to be propaganda ? |
| 6 | Where religion is reduced to either , and treated as if it were simply a form of knowing or a form of doing , it is lost to sight altogether . |
| 7 | The same is done when religion is reduced to ethics , or treated simply as a movement within history , to be explained and defended , or even proved , by historical research and demonstration . |
| 8 | Thus the religion is adhered to , not because it fully meets a need , and can provide a source of actual enjoyment in worship and other activities , but because it provides a lifeline to be used in emergencies , when all other hopes of help have failed . |
| 9 | We will ensure that access to literature , religion and the creative arts is limited to those few children who are capable of appreciating them , and whose parents can afford to pay the extra costs involved . |
| 10 | Midland shares were the most actively traded on the stock market and fell 7 to 365p on announcement of the all-paper terms compared with the 400p which Lloyds is believed to be prepared to pay . |
| 11 | The frigidaire is stuffed to bursting with food . |
| 12 | If the remedy is given to the outsider , he will find it difficult , in view of the anonymous nature of the stock market , to show that he has suffered a loss as a result of the insider 's trades . |
| 13 | The reader 's only remedy is to go to the exhibition . |
| 14 | If your stomach feels tender and you have a slight temperature ( cystitis is an infection ) the best remedy is to go to bed with a hot water bottle wrapped in a towel against your stomach . |
| 15 | First , the restitutionary remedy is expressed to be available not only against ‘ that person , ’ i.e. the contravener of section 3 or perhaps an associate of the contravener , but also against ‘ any other person … knowingly concerned in the contravention . ’ |
| 16 | This feature emphasises the point already made , namely , that the subsection ( 2 ) remedy is directed to the reversal of specific transactions and , unlike the subsections ( 3 ) to ( 7 ) remedies , does not contemplate orders made for the benefit of investors as a class . |
| 17 | ABS describes his fears as " irrational " but Nuclear Electric is understood to be seriously concerned at the implications . |
| 18 | ‘ Membership of the association is limited to 60 confectioners . |
| 19 | The HAE has more than 2,500 member outlets spread throughout the UK , Ireland and Europe , and the association is affiliated to various overseas hire bodies . |
| 20 | Apart from working closely with the Benevolent Fund , The Association is contributing to the work of The Council of British Service and Ex-Service Organisations . |
| 21 | Take great care over the choice of cliff and site for your abseil and remember that the paths to the tops of some cliffs are not yet waymarked , though the association is committed to achieving safe , waymarked approaches . |
| 22 | If none is declared then the association is deemed to be a " violation " if one is found , and procedures should be evoked to remove it . |
| 23 | If α f is assumed to be equivalent to , this value compares well with the average value of determined for 18 polymers covering a wide range of T g . |
| 24 | The closure problem has come through in the appearance of another function F in the equation for E ; F is related to the Fourier transform of the triple correlation . |
| 25 | There are seven grades to be allotted , from A to G. Grades A , B , and C are aligned to the old O level grades A , B , and C , and to CSE grade I. Grades D and E are aligned to O level grades D and E and to CSE 2 and 3 ; while grade F is aligned to CSE grade 4 , which used to be considered the average grade in the population as a whole . |
| 26 | This is by far the most common technique , but on some computers f is considered to be an integer with a binary point on the extreme right ; in this case we use the term mantissa , rather than fraction , for f . |
| 27 | f is meant to be an estimate of the benefit gained by applying an operator . |
| 28 | Thinking is held to be an effective activity which involves mental ‘ work ’ . |
| 29 | Meanwhile , Spencer is coming to England for a tour in May to promote two earlier books , November of the Heart ( hardback ) and the paperback of Bygones . |
| 30 | When work is complete on a range of entries only the text of the latest version of a new or changed entry is transferred to the main archive . |