Example sentences of "[vb infin] accord to [pron] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I am bound to say , however , that the Bill does nothing to deter younger vehicle takers — and it will stand or fall according to its deterrent qualities . |
| 2 | He appears progressive in advocating an income tax as the basis or an arrangement by which people might give according to their means and take according to their need , and sees this in terms of the possibilities of socialism , but at the same time he lends himself to a strong laissez-faire interpretation highly restrictive of the involvement of the state ( 1978 : 315–18 ) . |
| 3 | He is sovereign and he will work according to his will . |
| 4 | And Paul wrote that God would provide according to His riches . |
| 5 | As we have seen elsewhere , the wording of statutes tends to be general and is therefore frequently ambiguous ; thus when a case revolves around what a statute actually says , judges have a good deal of discretion which they will exercise according to their view of what the law requires . |
| 6 | Inevitably we would expect that those who freely accept the teaching of our Church will vote according to their consciences . |
| 7 | Rather , in most ordinary kinds of talk these principles are oriented to , such that when talk does not proceed according to their specifications , hearers assume that , contrary to appearances , the principles are nevertheless being adhered to at some deeper level . |
| 8 | I should pay according to my income and my neighbours according to theirs . |
| 9 | The EEC itself levies a tax on imported food which will vary according to its price . |
| 10 | It is a point made so many times by so many people that it has almost lost its meaning : even if all children went to the same nursery , primary and secondary schools , their examination performance and hence their entry to higher education establishments and eventually to well-paid jobs will still vary according to their family background . |
| 11 | Regarding work with the children and the new families , my plea for a more sophisticated approach in assessing the needs of children and finding the appropriate routes to permanent placement for each child leads me to the conclusion that the nature of the social work service to each child and family must vary according to their needs and their wishes . |
| 12 | The type of care offered to children must vary according to their needs . |
| 13 | Response time to problems will vary according to their effect on the service provided . |
| 14 | You must write according to your feelings , be sure those feelings are true , and let everything else go hang . |
| 15 | And perhaps most fundamental of all , we have to try to live and teach according to our ideals , and to promote them , whilst at the same time trying to make a good career within a system that seems at many points to be based on quite antagonistic values . |
| 16 | What follows is speculation , often far-fetched speculation , which the reader will consider or dismiss according to his predilection . |
| 17 | However , a given locality may be responsible for the provision of more than one local public good , and local public goods will differ according to their capacity limits and the congestion costs thereby created . |
| 18 | Real firms have to make decisions within a climate of uncertainty , and market outcomes will differ according to their attitudes to risk . |
| 19 | Individuals have different needs , and these will differ according to their situation and time of life : a young graduate may have a strong need to sense that she or he fits into an organisation , while a middle-aged employee facing redundancy may have future security as a main priority . |