Example sentences of "the [noun] to [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Graham asked him not to summon the porter to his office . |
| 2 | Any unusual features should be noted and the response to them should be made by an appropriately qualified and experienced person . |
| 3 | In terms of the ‘ demographic transition ’ it is a great puzzle to explain why the response to them was so late in a relatively literate , urbanized , and industrialized society where returns from children do not seem to have been plausible for a long time ( R. M. Smith 1981 ) . |
| 4 | Medical complaints are increasing , but the response to them is still slow and convoluted — especially complaints against general practitioners . |
| 5 | Among an interesting agenda of issues , we considered the Government 's stated position on many of the recommendations made by the Edwards Committee and the response to them by CCW and the Countryside Commission . |
| 6 | Subsequently , this project will investigate the bases of the American decisions and the response to them by those third world governments accused of politicizing the agencies , the professional secretariats of the agencies coping with the consequences of American withdrawal and the views of the British government which has suggested a similar withdrawal from UNESCO , but from no other specialised agencies . |
| 7 | Following the response to its various questions a White Paper was published in 1981 . |
| 8 | Mrs McHugh , who was clearly delighted at the response to her appeal , said : ‘ Let there be no mistake about this . |
| 9 | It lacks the grandeur of Macbeth 's earlier apocalyptic image of pity , Yet it is no less the response to what Macbeth knows to be his ‘ horrid deed ’ . |
| 10 | STAFF at Darlington Hospice are delighted with the response to their appeal for voluntary receptionists , but would still welcome anyone else who can offer a little of their time . |
| 11 | The response to which act was terrible : all the inhabitants of this and other Basque villages nearby , including Sare , As Cain , Espelette and Ainhoa , were arrested and deported into the Landes . |
| 12 | While Edwards claims he has been encouraged by the response to his proposals from a National Trust officer who visited the site , his scheme — due to be put into effect next summer — were immediately condemned by the British Mountaineering Council 's general secretary Derek Walker . |
| 13 | John tells me , by the way , that the response to his trolleybus venture has been so great that he now plans to do something along similar lines , as you might say , with the railways . |
| 14 | The signing in July of a peace agreement with the UPDM [ see p. 37602 ] , whose guerrillas had been active in Gulu district , was followed by the return of UPDM leader Alimadi from exile , but the response to his call for UPDM rebels to lay down their arms was limited . |
| 15 | So I took the book down and there was my speech ; and the response to it was extraordinary . |
| 16 | The measurable effect of this concern and the response to it was , to be honest , very limited . |
| 17 | The British decision confirmed what had become increasingly apparent since 1958 , that the EEC was central not just to European integration , but to Western Europe as a whole , and that after 1957 the history of West European cooperation would centre upon the EEC , upon both its activities and the response to it by the other European states . |
| 18 | Inequality and the response to it are themes of many geographical and political studies . |
| 19 | In a situation where it is required to perform some task , the reaction time can be seen to include the following : ( a ) the time taken by the stimulus to activate the sense organ and for impulses to travel from it to the brain , ( b ) the central processes concerned with the identification of the signal and the response to it , and ( c ) the time required to energise the muscles and produce the correct response . |
| 20 | In some cases the response to your letter or telephone call will be a definite appointment to come for an interview . |
| 21 | Whatever the response to your presentation , keep control as leader during question time . |
| 22 | The response to your questions are listed below : |
| 23 | What about Jane Austen , Dr Sheila Lawlor demanded , in the response to our Report sent in to the NCC by the right-wing Centre for Policy Studies . |
| 24 | In fact , such was the response to our initial soundings that we now wish to broaden the discussions to include a much larger audience and would therefore be keen to hear from anyone with a view to express or , an interest in this area . |
| 25 | ‘ We have been rewarded with significant new business in tableware and giftware and , in particular , the response to our bridal tableware marketing strategy has been very encouraging indeed . |
| 26 | There is also the response to our duopoly review , and many companies are now coming forward with sizeable investment projects and are seeking licences . |
| 27 | ‘ I was overwhelmed by the response to our invitation and must thank the DVTA staff as well as all those who came along ’ , Mr Watson said . |
| 28 | In particular sales of kitchens and bedrooms have shown considerable increases and whilst we 're pleased with the response to our new products we remain cautious on the outlook for consumer expenditure . |
| 29 | The response to us was and still is ambivalent . |
| 30 | The major part of their enquiry is looking at the income to which a priest , be he active or retired , is entitled and whether when taken together with other sources there is a liability to tax arising on that income . |