Example sentences of "[noun] to [noun pl] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Last week , a conference of the Society for Experimental Biology at Lancaster University heard new information about the possible risks to crops from increased UVB radiation levels . |
| 2 | On the other hand , the maternal depletion syndrome that often characterizes the condition of older women with large families has been offered as partial explanation for the high child mortality risks to births of high order . |
| 3 | The risks to investors in some deals turn out , with hindsight , to have been badly understated which , in turn , helped to create crazily high prices . |
| 4 | But we have to say that the er the individual risks to patients from the radiation used in examinations are very very low . |
| 5 | The consumer 's physical safety is considered in the Consumer Safety Act , 1978 , which draws up regulations to minimise risks to consumers from potentially dangerous products , such as oil heaters , electric blankets and certain children 's toys . |
| 6 | Regulations , however , have failed to address the mounting risks to consumers from pollution and chemical waste , which share the water with the seafood . |
| 7 | They showed that the death risks to plants in populations within years were commonly greatest when the survivors were growing fastest — not during the periods when the anthropomorphically-minded botanist would regard the physical environment as ‘ harsh ’ . |
| 8 | I 've heard such a lot about the risks to eyes after infection with dog dirt and I 'm very worried . |
| 9 | No persuasive empirical case has been made for ascribing common psychological , intellectual or moral capacities or characteristics to individuals on the basis of skin colour or physiognomy . |
| 10 | Courts have a discretion , in special circumstances , to award an alternative remedy to damages for breach of contract . |
| 11 | The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 introduced new principles and procedures for the management of the rural environment embodying the preferred solutions of the National Farmers ' Union and the Country Landowners ' Association to conflicts between agriculture and conservation . |
| 12 | The department use outside advisors to help with ethnic menus for conferences from special Afro-Caribbean dishes for the Black Housing Association to recipes from an old lady in Keswich for the Vegetarian Society of Great Britain 's annual conference . |
| 13 | They are not ‘ the result of any immutable habitudes , or relations between things themselves , but only of God 's goodness and kindness to men in the administration of the world ’ . |
| 14 | After months of turning deaf ears to warnings by the City and industry , the Department of Energy has at last conceded that nuclear plant can not be included in the share float without state support . |
| 15 | Such a clause in a contract to supply building materials to a building contractor did not exclude liability for damages payable by the contractor to sub-contractors as a result of delay in delivery ( Croudace Construction Ltd v Cawoods Concrete Products Ltd [ 1978 ] 2 Lloyd 's Rep 55 ) . |
| 16 | One of the big problems the widower does have is that he does not feel so free to express his grief to others by weeping when he talks of his wife , their life together and the events that led up to her death . |
| 17 | Brathay Exploration Group ( 05394 33942 ) A revamped and excellent organisation which offers the best chance for 15- to 25-year-olds of getting on an expedition ; this year to South China , Iceland , two to Norway ( Lapland and Jotunheimen ) , around Mont Blanc and to several of the remoter parts of Britain . |
| 18 | Although he did not specifically mention Articles Two and Three — which contain the claim — he said the constitution meant a great deal to nationalists in Northern Ireland , and it could not change in advance of an overall settlement . |
| 19 | Just as the coastal cities were subjected throughout the centuries to incursions from the interior by the forces of whichever power held sway beyond the mountains — Byzantines , Hungarians , Serbs and Turks — so the tranquillity of the Mediterranean climate is brutally violated from time to time by the icy blasts of the bura . |
| 20 | The invitation , in front of Mr Yeltsin 's wife , Naina , the Duke of Edinburgh and the Duke of York , is seen as a boost to relations between the Royal Family and Russia . |
| 21 | Taking the stance that we all have habits , some legal , some not , Excess tries its hardest not to preach , opting instead to cover a range of perspectives and experiences from inner city drug dealer to suburban moral guardian , jacked-up junkie to weekend binger , loved-up football fans to clubbers on come-down . |
| 22 | This top quality upholstery range , woven in 100% wool is currently in mid launch with an initial 500 pattern books being individually distributed by Sekers sales force to specifiers throughout the country . |
| 23 | Its aim is , through the getting together of the highest quality of thinking and perception , to become an unstoppably persuasive force to others in alliance . |
| 24 | The research will examine the feasibility for exploring the response of ‘ normal ’ people in the work force to opportunities for assisting and supporting their handicapped workmates and , perhaps , learning from them . |
| 25 | The ratios of cations to anions in the caesium chloride ( CsCl ) , sodium chloride ( NaCl ) and zinc blende crystal lattices are all 1:1 . |
| 26 | It is difficult to offer positive and constructive feedback to groups without ignoring others . |
| 27 | The MCC voted by a large majority to retain termly modules for reasons including greater flexibility in module size and length and more frequent feedback to students on their progress . |
| 28 | The research ‘ form ’ was easy and quick to fill in , and itself gave immediate feedback to members about the investigation process . |
| 29 | However , the majority favoured a formative and diagnostic approach that provides a regular supply of positive and constructive feedback to pupils about their progress , rather than the more summative styles characterized by examinations . |
| 30 | The operations of insider traders effectively cause losses to market-makers with whom they deal . |