Example sentences of "[noun] be to [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | All these trapping methods are to some extent selective , but they are augmented by observation and hand-netting . |
| 3 | Yet customers of all types are to a bank what readers are to this newspaper — an important , but intangible , element of its value . |
| 4 | In other words , both parties are to some extent ‘ locked into ’ a transaction to which highly specific assets have been assigned . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Specific applications of multimedia in business and professional environments are to some extent determined by commercial ingenuity . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | ‘ 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | 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 ’ . |
| 17 | In such circumstances , the recommended course of action is to mass-produce module headers that contain only the minimum information required . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | Disincentive effects are to many minds the limit to extensive redistributive equity . |
| 20 | The paper alleged that three of Di 's secret visits were to former car dealer James Gilbey . |
| 21 | There are critical windows of time during which maturation must be achieved ; failure of maturation is to some extent irrecoverable . |
| 22 | So the drinkwise toast is to good health ! |
| 23 | The position under the Act is to some extent speculative . |
| 24 | Although Wilfrid did evangelise Mercia and founded a site at Oundle in Northamptonshire , it is probable the reference is to another Stamford , as the name was not uncommon and Alchfrith is unlikely to have owned any land in this area . |
| 25 | Possibly the reference is to German flutes , those of the now universal variety blown through a hole at the side instead of through the upper end . |
| 26 | Basically it consists in a failure in the ego by means of which inner , subjective sensations become confused with those originating in the outside world — an observation which reveals how close projection is to thoroughgoing hallucination ( with which it is , of course , frequently allied in paranoia ) . |
| 27 | The more distant in time an issue is to current industry concerns , the more difficult it is for managers to establish that it applies to their business in some significant way ( relevancy ) and that it should be addressed now ( urgency ) . |
| 28 | Even in the Constitution on the Liturgy , approved in the second session , where a theology of liturgical pluralism is to some extent accepted , there is no use of the word ‘ church ’ in the plural nor of the phrase ‘ ecclesia particularis ’ ( particular church ) , though the thought of the constitution would have benefited from such use . |
| 29 | There is also a suspicion in some circles that the campaign is to some extent driven by a form of ‘ closet unionism ’ ; a motive the Belfast campaigners attribute freely to their Tory counterparts . |
| 30 | Temic Telefunken Microelectronic GmbH is to second source Intel Corp 's 80C51ZX microcontroller . |