Example sentences of "[noun] be to [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | References in this book to rules are to those contained in these rules . |
| 2 | These groups are to some extent welcome to the authorities , as they provide obvious and organized bodies with which negotiations and discussions can be held . |
| 3 | All these trapping methods are to some extent selective , but they are augmented by observation and hand-netting . |
| 4 | Yet customers of all types are to a bank what readers are to this newspaper — an important , but intangible , element of its value . |
| 5 | In other words , both parties are to some extent ‘ locked into ’ a transaction to which highly specific assets have been assigned . |
| 6 | It has been in the sub-contracting game for so long that about a third of Toyota or Nissan cars are to varying degrees made by other smaller firms . |
| 7 | These three aspects are to some extent interrelated in that , for example , at higher temperatures water quality may deteriorate more rapidly than at low temperatures and under conditions of crowding , the deterioration of water quality will also be accelerated . |
| 8 | And at the end does these all words are to given to and insert the redevelopment site for long term employment . |
| 9 | Specific applications of multimedia in business and professional environments are to some extent determined by commercial ingenuity . |
| 10 | Accusations of republican and Communist domination of NICRA and attempts to link the civil rights movement to subversion and violence were to some extent understandable responses by Unionists to the events in Derry . |
| 11 | If adults are not able to travel far to attend courses , any reduction in the range of courses in terms of subject content , levels ( eg HNC , degree ) and modes of study provided in a geographical area could result in some subjects being to all intents and purposes inaccessible to adults . |
| 12 | Finally , the effort required of readers is to some extent always dependent on the amount of energy they are prepared to expend in any given situation . |
| 13 | Direct selling in customers ' homes is to some extent accepted practice for a number of consumer product groups such as perfumes , cosmetics and toiletries but remains an area of unexplored potential for a number of others . |
| 14 | ‘ An out-party sometimes forgets that the power it exercises as an opposition is to some extent in the hands of journalists ’ ; the more supportive the press is of the opposition party , the more pressure it can bring on the party in power . |
| 15 | We had climbed together a couple of weeks before at Goat Crag , where I was once again reminded how suited Fanshawe is to upward progress ; a powerful frame and seemingly hydraulic legs brought him to the crag aeons before I arrived . |
| 16 | For them , getting a winter coat was a big thing , it was to many working-class women what getting a car is to many men . |
| 17 | The criticism that extracts are leading the brewers into the same realms of flavouring technology as the food industry is to some degree unfair since the extracts are modifications of existing ingredients . |
| 18 | The CBI has recently pointed out how important inward investment is to this country , and pointed to the success of this Government in attracting it — a success not assisted by some in the Labour movement , who call it ’ alien ’ . |
| 19 | In such circumstances , the recommended course of action is to mass-produce module headers that contain only the minimum information required . |
| 20 | Susceptible as Hardy was to intense emotional experience — one of his earliest memories was of being moved to tears by his father playing the violin — and to pretty girls , Emma 's attraction for him must also have rested in the circumstances of their meeting in a wild and beautiful setting , and in their mutual loneliness . |
| 21 | It 'll be lovely , it 's tomorrow , seven thirty at the Festival Hall , Kirkby in Ashfield , all the proceeds are to local charities and the admission is two pounds fifty , and that includes refreshments . |
| 22 | Disincentive effects are to many minds the limit to extensive redistributive equity . |
| 23 | Fig. 6. 19 shows the improvement that can be achieved in 80/20 type files — those in which 80 per cent of the accesses are to 20 per cent of the records — for buckets holding one , two , three and four records over a wide range of packing densities , and Table 6.8 provides figures for a number of bucket sizes and packing densities . |
| 24 | Warning — the reference to the Life and Letters of Charles Darwin are to some two-volume American edition , not to the original English one ( which is surely accessible enough ? ) . |
| 25 | The paper alleged that three of Di 's secret visits were to former car dealer James Gilbey . |
| 26 | There are critical windows of time during which maturation must be achieved ; failure of maturation is to some extent irrecoverable . |
| 27 | More work is to said to be needed to find out exactly how smoking damages the lens of the eye . |
| 28 | So the drinkwise toast is to good health ! |
| 29 | The toast is to Rotary the world over . |
| 30 | The position under the Act is to some extent speculative . |