Example sentences of "of this [verb] [adv] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | All of this added up to an ‘ inaccessible market ’ . |
| 2 | Again at the minimum , £60 million of this accrued directly to central government through VAT and duty on petrol , liquor and cigarettes ( this was at a time when VAT was eight per cent , not the current fifteen per cent ) . |
| 3 | On closer examination , however , most of this turns out to be the product , not of reasoned consideration and reflection , but merely of some political manoeuvre or party attitude . |
| 4 | Although all of this adds up to a fairly persuasive case in favour of certain types of co-operative R&D in certain circumstances , the case is not strong enough to suggest that all types of ventures will have positive ( or even benign ) effects on social welfare . |
| 5 | What all of this adds up to is the conclusion that drawing the line between activities that firms can and can not undertake co-operatively is almost impossible to do in the abstract . |
| 6 | All of this adds up to a personal credo that we are not just specialized apes but a unique and peculiar species of our own . |
| 7 | All of this comes down to one simple phrase : working more efficiently so we can do more and do it better . |
| 8 | In the context of white British culture , all of this applies particularly to middle-class people , who have more substantial resources to share . |