Example sentences of "[noun pl] be attribute to [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To imagine that the Labour leaders could have thwarted and de-mobilised such a force for all these years is to attribute to them superhuman powers . |
| 2 | Which particular set of such properties are attributed to her by the utterance of ( 34 ) are at least in part dependent on the contexts of utterance : said by an admirer it may be a commendation , conveying the properties of toughness and resilience ; said by a detractor it may be taken as a denigration , conveying her lack of flexibility , emotional impassivity or belligerence . |
| 3 | Finally , and significantly , voting rights exercisable by discretionary portfolio managers are attributed to them ( although member states are allowed to postpone the notification requirement in this last case so that it is tied to general meetings ) . |
| 4 | Because the cat was seen as evil , all kinds of frightening powers were attributed to it by the writers of the day . |
| 5 | After his death miracles were attributed to him and he was made a saint ; there were many who maintained that he was too ugly to be anything else . |
| 6 | Cavalli was extremely prolific ; no fewer than 42 operas are attributed to him and 27 of his scores are preserved in the Contarini collection of the Biblioteca di San Marco . |