Example sentences of "[adj] know to " in BNC.

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1 Will it not be found that the political activity of societies consists ordinarily , perhaps invariably , in filling sieves and making sand ropes — sieves which those who fill them half know to be sieves , sand which those who weave it into ropes suspect to be sand after all ?
2 As a result the function of second-level policy-making institutions such as Public Local Inquiries is seen in terms of merely affording an opportunity for those whose private individual rights and interests may be affected by a policy proposal , to make this known to those responsible for making the decision .
3 The vast majority of heroin users were daily users of the drug at the time of contact with these agencies : 208 out of 215 known to the Drugs Council , 166 out of 171 known to GPs , and all 242 known to the Detoxification Unit .
4 The vast majority of heroin users were daily users of the drug at the time of contact with these agencies : 208 out of 215 known to the Drugs Council , 166 out of 171 known to GPs , and all 242 known to the Detoxification Unit .
5 I was teaching them the fine art of drinking Tequila Slammers , one of the fastest ways of getting spifflicated known to man .
6 It is important to realise that negotiations on the final provisions within the Directive have not yet been completed and so there is the opportunity for the Department of Transport to receive comments from sporting bodies and make these known to the European Commission .
7 And I think we all know to whom I am referring … ’
8 I am concerned about the practical effect of the Labour party 's opposition to the Bill , which would be to hamper or prevent the necessary restructuring of the coal industry which we all know to be necessary .
9 Northwich , Middlewich and Nantwich , as well as Droitwich in Hereford and Worcester , were all known to the Romans for their salt deposits , and several ancient routes across Britain are known as ‘ salt ways ’ because salt was carried on them in trains of packhorses to the far corners of the kingdom .
10 There were twelve people round that table and they were all known to each other , on kissing and Christian name terms , with the same background and interests in common .
11 These substances are all known to be mediators of inflammation and are at least partly responsible for the macroscopically obvious inflammation of the intestine on days 6–9 .
12 This was partly influenced by the recognition that she must be an obligate gene carrier as her brother ( 202 ) , daughter ( 301 ) , and son ( 304 ) were all known to be affected .
13 If this is not possible , your parent might be willing to consider going for a temporary period into one of the short-term homes for the elderly known to the National Council for the Single Woman and her Dependants , or into a home for the elderly run by the social services department of the local authority , while you are away .
14 Fear can do that to you , as some of the girls present knew to their cost .
15 The version number of the module on the primary directory must be later than that known to LIFESPAN .
16 Action : The user-supplied module X is not the same type as that known to LIFESPAN .
17 A candidate for entry is a module which scans correctly , is at a development version and later than that known to LIFESPAN .
18 A candidate for entry is identified because the version in the directory is later than that known to LIFESPAN .
19 The first solution is that known to radar engineers as " chirp radar " .
20 I mean what we 've heard that in fact erm they had met in prison , but was that known to you at that time or simply that they were known to each other and that had a record ?
21 Some researchers working on the removal and examination of fertilized cells have been able to reject those which were clearly mongoloid , only replacing those known to be able to produce normal infants .
22 Even those known to be dragging their feet due to political resistance have admitted that the Support Force was constructive .
23 This involved a survey of the records of official agencies concerning known drug users ( multi-agency enumeration ) ; and interviews with natural networks of heroin users to establish the ratio of the number of ‘ unknown ’ users to those known to official agencies ( see Chapter 5 ) .
24 Only 14 users ( 1 per cent ) were aged under 16 years , and there were no unexpected age differences between male and female opioid users or those known to different agencies .
25 Married or cohabiting users accounted for 16 per cent of those known to the Drugs Council , and 22 per cent of those known to the Detoxification Unit .
26 Married or cohabiting users accounted for 16 per cent of those known to the Drugs Council , and 22 per cent of those known to the Detoxification Unit .
27 Finally , up to one in five heroin users in treatment was regularly or occasionally injecting the drug-15 per cent of those known to the Drugs Council and 20 per cent of those known to the Detoxification Unit , compared to an overall figure of 12 per cent in the first survey .
28 Finally , up to one in five heroin users in treatment was regularly or occasionally injecting the drug-15 per cent of those known to the Drugs Council and 20 per cent of those known to the Detoxification Unit , compared to an overall figure of 12 per cent in the first survey .
29 We pray for those known to us who are poor , homeless , in prison , those who are hungry , those who are sick , those who we name in our thoughts at this time ; O God , be with those for whom we pray at this time ; comfort and deliver them from their suffering ; strengthen them and be with them ;
30 Er those known to so many of us who gave their lives here from this base and finally er in honour of those who have done such a tremendous and magnificent job in the restoration of this nerve centre of , of the Hundredth Group and , and as we dedicate this plaque and this building today , we remember , before God and before one another , all of these people who have had a part in what we do here today .
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