Example sentences of "[pron] [noun pl] [conj] to [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I retraced my steps but to no avail . |
| 2 | I promise to do my best to be obedient to God , to my parents and to the Brownie Law and to give happiness to somebody every day . |
| 3 | And , though I have my suspicions as to the cause , I 'd like to know what made you act the way you did . ’ |
| 4 | It 's a danger to my men and to the public . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ But in exercising discretion under article 13 ( a ) of the Convention , I have to balance my findings as to the interests of the children and the detriment which I am satisfied would befall them were I to order their return , against the fundamental purpose of the Convention which is to ensure as far as possible that children wrongfully removed from the place of their habitual residence are returned there as soon as possible … |
| 6 | ‘ in exercising discretion under article 13 ( a ) of the Convention , I have to balance my findings as to the interests of the children and the detriment which I am satisfied would befall them were I to order their return , against the fundamental purpose of the Convention which is to ensure as far as possible that children wrongfully removed from the place of their habitual residence are returned there as soon as possible , and the fact that the Australian court has already been seized with their welfare in the context of the divorce proceedings . |
| 7 | His own rise to fame at club level had demonstrated the superiority of management by one man over management by a group , but the England team was still selected by a dozen officials ‘ expressing their views as to the merits of players without proper regard to blend and balance ’ . |
| 8 | Hence they will not substitute their views as to the proper management of a company but they are prepared to articulate standards of review which are designed to catch self-dealing on the part of managers . |
| 9 | The trial judge and the Lord Chief Justice express their views as to the proper period to be served by the prisoner for the purposes of retribution and deterrence voluntarily , in accordance with the agreement made by the Lord Chief Justice with the Home Secretary . |
| 10 | George Frank ( Textiles ) Ltd ( [ 1976 ] AC 443 ) the House of Lords made it clear that the Court of Appeal is bound by decisions of the House of Lords whatever its views as to the correctness of those decisions . |
| 11 | ‘ Both sets of supporters have brought great credit to their clubs and to the reputation of British football by their exemplary behaviour . ’ |
| 12 | People were defending their opinions as to the identity of the murderer and scoffing at others . |
| 13 | It is probably better to go further than this , for the husband may die and the wife ( by virtue of Trustee Act 1925 , s36 ) could appoint a new trustee malleable to her wishes and to the detriment of the husband 's estate . |
| 14 | Rather it is necessary to look at the people involved — the professionals — and understand how they relate both to their clients and to the organisations in which they work , for it is these structures that powerfully condition the primary relationships . |
| 15 | She felt it fall softly down her legs and to the floor . |
| 16 | ( c ) Parliament could not bind its successors as to the content , manner and form of subsequent legislation . |
| 17 | The turf was springy beneath her feet and to the south the abbey stones , no longer mysterious or sinister , gleamed golden against the blue untroubled sea . |
| 18 | Traditionally , Microsoft has concentrated on creating products — and left the courting of customers to its dealers or to the computer makers who sold its DOS operating system with their machines . |
| 19 | BSB is also believed to be talking to Ford in the UK about providing communications with its dealers and to the Financial Times about a business service for large companies . |
| 20 | Friends talked the matter over far into the night and then went home , to their families or to the loneliness of dingy bed-sitting rooms , to carry on the debate in diaries and notebooks , poems and letters . |
| 21 | Maud and Enid were still racking their brains as to the whereabouts of their friend , and Mildred felt utterly helpless as they passed by her jar and she heard Maud say , ‘ Perhaps she has run away , Enid . |
| 22 | Many of the roads tracks and footpaths which link the village to its neighbours and to the fort were probably used by prehistoric and Roman people . |
| 23 | At the time when the survey was conducted , the vast majority of Oxfordshire 's schools had already reported the results of a whole school review to their governors and to the LEA , and the rest were about to follow suit . |
| 24 | A variety of organizations have grown within the health sector that relate to both the struggles of its members and to the broader national struggle . |
| 25 | In contrast , Queen Anne 's birthday in 1712 was celebrated " with Bonefires , illuminations and Prosperity to her Ministers and to the Loyal House of Commons " in many parts of the country , notably in Plymouth and Gloucester , and led one newsletter writer to conclude that " there was a fresh spring of Loyalty in the Kingdom after its long discountenances by crying up Revolution Principles " . |
| 26 | Presumably he will ask the Lord Chief Justice ( and trial judges where possible ) if they object to their recommendations as to the tariff period and other material expressions of view now being revealed to the prisoner . |
| 27 | Everything that I had so far learned about him — except the conflicting stories of his drinking habits — seemed diametrically opposed to the slick business morality of Ingard and his associates and to the way-out politics of his daughter 's husband . |
| 28 | The field man 's vulnerability to criticism from his superiors has implications for his decisions as to the circumstances in which action on his part is warranted . |
| 29 | Fell he was and many were his victories but to no avail . |
| 30 | In this last named authority , relied upon by Mr. Reynolds in support of his contentions as to the true interpretation of the word ‘ office , ’ it is noteworthy that Lord Wilberforce , at p. 860 , commented that over the years words of ordinary meaning had acquired , in the context of tax legislation , a signification coloured by legal construction in a technical context , and that return to the pure source of common parlance was no longer possible . |