Example sentences of "[is] to [det] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 It is to such renewed life and joy that the meditation on the Passion in Ego Dormio points .
2 It is to such practical questions that we turn in the final chapter .
3 An appeal to the Swedish Supreme Court is considered unlikely , so Christer Pettersson is to all practical purposes a free man .
4 If you look at the particles inside the nucleus you have a proton , which is a positively charged particle , and it 's about two thousand times more massive than an electron , and you have also have another type of particle in there called a neutron , and a neutron is to all practical intents and purposes it 's just like a proton except that it has no charge , and so the whole mass of the atom is actually concentrated inside the nucleus .
5 He knew that he was being sucked into the Prison of Hostages , for it is to that great and awesome dwelling that is not quite in the world of Men but not quite out of it that all soulless ones must go .
6 And it is to that higher-order state of mind that Learning in higher education must lead .
7 It is to these complex processes that we now turn in Chapter 3 .
8 It is to these important matters that the people to whom I have already referred — distinguished members of the Conservative and Unionist party in Scotland — are already turning their minds , away from the implacable nature of the Secretary of State 's response .
9 It is to these trusted friends Diana will now turn to as she begins a new life on her own .
10 Total quality is a developing concept , but it is applicable to the education business just as much as it is to any other business .
11 Thus Moore 's methodology points inevitably to his main ethical conclusion , which is that nothing , or at least very little , is to any great degree good except for cases of personal affection and the enjoyment of beautiful objects and that everything in life which does not come under these heads has barely any value apart from whatever it may have as a means of promoting these great goods .
12 It is to this grandiose undertaking that J.L. Black 's chapter in the present volume is devoted .
13 It is to this private right of action that we now turn .
14 It is to this existential challenge that the writers here discussed addressed themselves , all in their own ways meeting it by demonstrating how to go on the game of faith !
15 of course that 's not all there is to this beautiful island .
16 Art therapy can be of immense value to some Disabled people , as it is to some non-Disabled people , but it has not intrinsic link to Disability and offers no solution to the problem as Disabled people perceive it .
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