Example sentences of "second [adv] to the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The UK remains a major influence in the communications business and is the undoubted European leader in electronics information systems with 15% of world markets , second only to the US . |
| 2 | A recent survey in the Wall Street Journal , America 's only readable paper , has shown that the microwave is the nation 's favourite household appliance , second only to the smoke alarm in terms of its importance to the American lifestyle . |
| 3 | If I were taking on a new act , their ability to perform on stage would be second only to the quality of their songwriting . |
| 4 | That field is sport , where the East Germans think of themselves as a ‘ world power ’ , second only to the Soviet Union and the US . |
| 5 | According to the Men 's Movement , second only to the father is the older male who will help teach a young man what it means to be a man and help remove him from his father 's influence . |
| 6 | Fogarty , riding a Ducati , is eighth in the championship — second only to the Grand Prix series — while Rymer is 10th on the Mobil 1 Kawasaki . |
| 7 | Education was probably a larger issue in the 1964 general election than ever before ( or , it need hardly be added , since ) : the national opinion polls placed it second only to the cost of living . |
| 8 | Forests and woodlands come second only to the beach as a perfect place for an away-day , with four out of 10 people preferring to picnic in style , at a designated picnic site . |
| 9 | Second only to the Royal Saloons of this time were the 57ft saloons de luxe , built for the accommodation of the Royal suite , when the King and Queen were travelling ; when they were not required for this purpose they could be hired . |
| 10 | In terms of excuses , the jury was told , it was second only to the old chestnut that ‘ it fell off the back of a lorry ’ . |
| 11 | Tyrion was now the chosen Champion of the Everqueen , second only to the Phoenix King among the defenders of Ulthuan . |
| 12 | Yet , because of his knowledge , he had powers second only to the president . |
| 13 | He is also the Reiksmarshall of the Empire , commander of all the Empire 's forces , second only to the Emperor himself . |
| 14 | The earl became the largest landowner in Ireland , and second only to the Duke of Lancaster in England , while his descendants had royal blood in their veins . |
| 15 | If work groups meet every day ( as many do ) , they will represent the second most cohesive group in most people 's lives — second only to the family . |
| 16 | In 1971 the UK was second only to the USA as a home base for multinational companies ; overseas production by British-based multinationals as a proportion of domestic output in 1977 was , at 40 per cent , higher than the corresponding figure for any other national economy except Switzerland ; and in 1971 nearly 20 per cent of UK output was produced by overseas based companies . |
| 17 | For twenty years Marcus Judge had been the most powerful figure on Jubilee Wharf , second only to the Wharfmaster himself . |
| 18 | Among those with carcinoma of the floor of the mouth , which was second only to the tongue as the most common site , 55 ( 76% ) had a history of smoking . |
| 19 | Much has been written about the technological challenge of North Sea oil , said to be second only to the American space programme in scale . |
| 20 | On the net basis shown in the third column of this table , the UK has frequently stood second only to the USA , lying ahead of France and Germany . |
| 21 | Of the instruments of good works listed in the Rule of Saint Benedict , second only to the love of God came the love of humankind , and Cadfael reverenced the Rule above the detailed and meticulous rules . |
| 22 | Second only to the Welsh in low cunning , ’ said Hurst . |
| 23 | The United States is not only the world 's largest oil-consuming country ( 15.6 million b/d in 1980 ) but also the largest oil importer ( 5.4 million b/d in 1980 ) despite its substantial production ( second only to the USSR ) . |
| 24 | Second only to the family , his chief love was for the North of Scotland and in the mid-fifties he realised a life-time ambition by becoming the owner of a 26,000-acre estate in Sutherland and , typical of the man , here he turned this unit into a sound agricultural business as well as a sporting estate . |