Example sentences of "their [noun] [adv] [vb pp] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | For the ‘ principle of parsimony ’ applies as much to our forward-looking human rights theory as it does to utilitarianism : offenders have a right not to have their freedom gratuitously diminished to a degree greater than is necessary to produce the desired reductivist results . |
| 2 | However , the fact that the royal scholars had found conservative rather than revolutionary arguments to support their case only added to their appeal , and Henry read the Collectanea with interest and approval in the late summer of 1530 . |
| 3 | As noted above , however , on 31 March 1986 these six metropolitan counties along with the GLC were abolished and their functions largely relocated to metropolitan district councils ( boroughs in London ) or to non-directly elected joint boards . |
| 4 | ‘ We might as well not be here , ’ Luke murmured , as their guests constantly referred to the information sheets and argued amicably about the exhibited memorabilia . |
| 5 | These forms can be pre-drawn using software tools and their contents automatically added to the data dictionary . |
| 6 | Several major galleries now claim that they have ceased trading with Saatchi - ‘ I would n't sell him a napkin , ’ said one prominent figure in the New York art world — but since no one is prepared to go on the record with such an assertion , or to have their name directly linked to a quote , it is hard to avoid the conclusion that dealers and artists are hedging their bets . |
| 7 | History can vouch for the kind of rapid change of fortune and geography which beset Aubrey and Maturin , nor are their actions ever allowed to be improbable . |
| 8 | Sections of the spreadsheet become ‘ objects ’ once they are highlighted and their properties easily changed to your preferences . |
| 9 | It is worth noting however that the Building Surveyors Division , with a younger age profile than other divisions and with the technical nature of their interests well suited to post-graduate updating events , has exhibited no marked conflict between ‘ CPDers ’ and ‘ non-CPDers ’ . |
| 10 | Old roads and tracks , their paths perhaps related to energy flows , may predominate . |