Example sentences of "in [noun] to [noun] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | The late Mesozoic radiation of predatory crabs , neogastropods and teleosts correlates with an increase in resistance to destruction of the shells of their molluscan prey ( Vermeij , 1977 ; Ward , 1981 ) . |
| 2 | After two years of taking no action in response to reports of grave and widespread violations in Iraq , the Commission on Human Rights has appointed a Special Rapporteur to investigate the human rights situation there ; another special Rapporteur has been appointed to examine violations committed by Iraqi forces in occupied Kuwait . |
| 3 | Pyotr Paskar resigned as Chair of the Council of Ministers in Moldavia on May 24 in response to criticism of his government voiced in the new Moldavian Supreme Soviet ( elected in February — ibid . ) . |
| 4 | In response to criticism of the security forces ' behaviour , the President ordered the formation of " special investigative units " , headed by government-appointed deputy attorneys general , to examine allegations of misconduct , including the September Sebokeng killings and train massacre . |
| 5 | In response to criticism of Germany 's formal rejection of military involvement in the Gulf war , Kohl said that he aimed " to establish a clear constitutional basis in Germany " for German troops to serve outside the NATO area under the auspices of the UN or the Western European Union ( WEU ) . |
| 6 | The German central bank will lower rates ‘ in response to evidence of continued recession . ’ |
| 7 | Under normal circumstances , third party solicitors will , in response to intimation of interest , forward a letter detailing fully their clients ' contentions in respect of both the circumstances surrounding the accident and the grounds of fault on which the third party intends to rely . |
| 8 | This phase was characterised by a series of events , the more important of which included : cementation and replacement by anhydrite , which accompanied the dehydration of adjacent gypsum formations to anhydrite ; leaching and calcitisation of dolomite in response to decarboxylation of organic matter ( late leaching ) ; and cementation and replacement by halite , triggered by mobilisation of underlying salt deposits ( Fig. 5 ) . |
| 9 | Sartre 's existential Marxism , as Ronald Aronson has recently emphasized , was itself formulated in response to criticisms of the function of history in his work by the untimely post-war ‘ post-Marxist ’ , Maurice Merleau-ponty . |
| 10 | The Panel may nevertheless amend the Code or the SARs in response to criticisms of a party 's conduct ( see the Guinness case referred to below ) . |
| 11 | A petrol price war is expected after Esso and BP announced they 're to cut prices by more than six pence per gallon from tomorrow in response to cuts of four point five pence made by other companies . |
| 12 | A petrol price war is expected after Esso and BP announced they 're to cut prices by more than six pence per gallon from tomorrow in response to cuts of four point five pence made by other companies . |
| 13 | Augmented by their co-religionists through the centuries , often in response to waves of persecution such as the expulsion from Spain which occurred 500 years ago this month . |
| 14 | These have formed in response to influxes of meteoric water during phases of uplift and exposure , and may be developed in either platform or slope sediments . |
| 15 | A logistic regression model , which controlled for non-confounding variables , was developed to assess the risk for premature wrinkling in response to pack-years of smoking . |
| 16 | Gall bladder contraction in response to infusion of graded doses of cholecystokinin ( CCK-33 ) was measured during normoglycaemia and during acute hyperglycaemia with blood glucose concentrations stabilised at 8 and 15 mmol/l . |
| 17 | The plasma CCK concentrations in response to infusion of graded doses of CCK-33 were not significantly different between the three experiments . |
| 18 | There was also a significant release of enteroglycagon in response to infusion of this bile salt into the sigmoid colon at doses between 3.3 mM and 30 mM . |
| 19 | Newson ( 1979 ) has argued that process studies in geomorphology seek to quantify three systems ; the mechanical sediment system , the chemical system , and the hydrological system , and it is notable that progress towards the quantification of these systems has been achieved by greater cooperation of physical geographers with scientists in other disciplines and in response to requirements of engineers and planners for resource information . |
| 20 | ‘ This can mean that the latter does not move in response to levels of inflation in the way that the private investor thinks it should . |
| 21 | The behaviour of the platinum complexes stands in contrast to DNA-targeting of alkylating groups by intercalating chromophores . |
| 22 | I like to know that I can paint a hand or fingernail in great detail , almost photographically in contrast to areas of detail . |
| 23 | Thus in contrast to bilateralisation of language functions in this group spatial performance is more distinctly lateralised . |
| 24 | The S4 pupils were also those most likely to be unauthorised absentees ; 27% of all S4 pupils were absent without authorisation at least once during the week , in contrast to 5% of all S1 pupils . |
| 25 | Professionals , in contrast to members of other occupations , claim and are often accorded complete autonomy in their work . |
| 26 | In contrast to perceptions of nature , the issue of animal suffering has been a periodic cause for concern throughout recorded history . |
| 27 | For ten years , from the time she arrived in France — after a journey in which she showed considerable enthusiasm for the new life to which she was going , and very little sign of regret about leaving her country , let alone her ‘ dearest mother ’ ( in contrast to Mary of Guise 's grief ) — until her marriage , she was the fêted darling of the French court . |
| 28 | In addition to broadcasts of services there may be other musical events in which to involve the local or regional media . |
| 29 | In addition to Acts of Parliament both Houses have to deal with a great deal of what is known as ‘ subordinate ’ or ‘ delegated ’ legislation . |
| 30 | English pragmatism had made it possible for many educational administrators to use an intelligence test in addition to examinations of attainment , as a refinement of their selection process . |