Example sentences of "of the [noun] to [noun pl] " in BNC.
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1 | Whether HMIs or local inspectors are involved , the school still has to give over control of the evaluation to outsiders ; it may only be willing to do this if teachers are assured of the kind of fairness discussed above . |
2 | According to the Acts of the Apostles Peter took the lead in opening membership of the church to Gentiles . |
3 | Finally , there is a sense in which these two enterprises in London and Edinburgh were perceived as particularly worrying not just because of the social origins of promoters and beneficiaries , or because of the threat to wages , but because they meant bringing women into the work-place . |
4 | Rothmans ' chairman Lord Swaythling , a Tory Peer , told of the threat to jobs at the company 's Darlington and Spennymoor plants in a letter to Darlington MP Michael Fallon . |
5 | He says the Government recognises the importance of the route to commuters and tourists , and it will not be axed , even though it 's losing money . |
6 | The greater benefit of the computer to statisticians is therefore that it does not become ‘ bored ’ by a large number of simple tasks . |
7 | It allows relatively inexpert people to communicate the gravity of the problem to others so teamwork can be handled sensibly . |
8 | demonstrate convincingly the scale of the problem to colleagues and Health Authority members |
9 | When industry seems to be failing , the politically quick-witted can attribute much of the problem to schools and their inability to prepare children adequately for the world of work . |
10 | The whole concept of fundholding is to move the purchasing power to the closest point of delivery of the service to patients . |
11 | By offering a secure and well-managed set of circumstances , the potential for the effective delivery of the curriculum to pupils is enhanced — surely a school 's prime purpose . |
12 | Fast Food Zoo 33⅓ RPM — a piece of ‘ physical and visual theatre ’ — looks at role , definition and relevance of the individual to revolutions — both political and sexual . |
13 | Hot off his guest appearances with the Levellers on the New Model Army tour , his solo set could almost share a bed with blues singers were it not for the updated landscapes : from illegal bare-knuckled boxers and the closing of the mines to adventures in Hackney dole office , all delivered with a street-urchin charm that visibly shocks the one or two tweeders who 've mistaken tonight for a ‘ folk ’ evening . |
14 | Hot off his guest appearances with the Levellers on the New Model Army tour , his solo set could almost share a bed with blues singers were it not for the updated landscapes : from illegal bare-knuckled boxers and the closing of the mines to adventures in Hackney dole office , all delivered with a street-urchin charm that visibly shocks the one or two tweeders who 've mistaken tonight for a ‘ folk ’ evening . |
15 | The purchaser will have to pay ad valorem duty at the rate of one per cent on the gross value of the debtors ( Stamp Act 1891 , s57 ) and at one per cent on the total value of the liabilities to creditors assumed . |
16 | The rising sun slowly turns the drab greys and dull browns of the mountains to patches of pale gold and dusty pinks . |
17 | Sca Fell and Snowdonia … and swum across Loch Lomond and Derwent Water … yesterday in wales they tackled Lake Bala … in between the swimming and running the rest of the road to lands end is on the bike … whay are they doing it … for charity they 're hoping to raise over five thousand pounds |
18 | This reduces the benefit of the change to investors . |
19 | Finally , bankers are concerned with the availability of the terms and conditions of the contract to parties other than the issuer . |
20 | The National Farmers Union opposes the scheme , but would also be unhappy about undergrounding because of the damage to crops . |
21 | Most of the damage to trees was not thought to be permanent . |
22 | I want a change in the attitude of the Government to guillotines and in the Opposition 's attitude towards timetabling . |
23 | Some writers have been sceptical of the advantages to women of these advances in contraceptive and abortion technology . |
24 | Pity they did n't award the Order of the Garter to cooks . |
25 | If such problems do occur it will be necessary to reduce the fish numbers , getting rid of the excess to friends or neighbours who have a pond , or , if you can make the necessary arrangements , to a local aquatic shop . |
26 | I do not agree that Hampshire presented the case fairly , and I keep trying to obtain undertakings from Hampshire county council that , even if it can not support Government policy , it might at least present a more detached account of the case to parents when grant-maintained options are on the table . |
27 | Attractiveness of the location to delegates and their accompanying guests |
28 | As the people from whom paper SPRs originate may range from software developers with an intimate knowledge of the software to users with only a rudimentary understanding of computers , it is advisable to route incoming SPRs through a single responsible authority , or one per project , associated with the LIFESPAN manager . |
29 | The proximity of a market , the feasibility of holding the animal for ransom , the likely amount of profit to be earned , the value of the animal to thieves if kept for personal use or consumption , and the likelihood of discovery and punishment were among the considerations which were taken into account . |
30 | During the nineteenth century the response of the courts to claims by employees injured at work tended to be hostile . |