Example sentences of "[noun pl] to [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even in the sixties , the words ‘ a tendency to deprave and corrupt ’ had led the courts from manners to morals . |
| 2 | Installing new unproven software posed unacceptable risks to Pearl 's tight implementation timetable . |
| 3 | Mr Kelman believes that the net result of the Law Commission proposal will be to increase the risks to companies because hackers who often tell their ‘ victims ’ about their insecure systems will be afraid to do so . |
| 4 | The samples are tested as part of a process to minimize health risks to miners . |
| 5 | And the risks to youngsters are growing . |
| 6 | Those who deal with firearms are generally aware of the attendant risks , and the days when those involved in motoring and other forms of transport could make light of the risks to life have now long passed , as various air , sea , rail , and road disasters have occurred . |
| 7 | There were some risks to life and limb , however , over which she had no control ; how could she ever have guessed that she would outlive her son Robert by almost exactly 10 years ? |
| 8 | Vera Crummey outlines how to minimise risks to nurses , technicians and pathologists in the mortuary |
| 9 | Last week , a conference of the Society for Experimental Biology at Lancaster University heard new information about the possible risks to crops from increased UVB radiation levels . |
| 10 | Erm what are the health risks to producers or processors ? |
| 11 | On the other hand , the maternal depletion syndrome that often characterizes the condition of older women with large families has been offered as partial explanation for the high child mortality risks to births of high order . |
| 12 | We need to campaign , to urge , no urge is not strong enough , to insist that tampon manufacturers clearly highlight the symptoms and risks to users . |
| 13 | WWF report on risks to North Sea seabirds |
| 14 | Second , recognise the severe health risks to self and others . |
| 15 | There were serious risks to child users , ’ he said . |
| 16 | The Government were responsible for the preservation of law and order , and must assume the responsibility of a collective decision on the risks to law and order which the abolition of the death penalty might involve . |
| 17 | The Cabinet first considered whether it was their duty to advise Parliament that the abolition of the death penalty would involve serious risks to law and order . |
| 18 | The risks to investors in some deals turn out , with hindsight , to have been badly understated which , in turn , helped to create crazily high prices . |
| 19 | ‘ All employers must assess any forseeable risks to employees using their workstations and premises , and should inform employees of the results of these assessments . |
| 20 | Employers will have to assess health and safety risks to employees and others who may be affected and arrange for the implementation of measures identified by the risk assessment ( p 104 ) . |
| 21 | 1.7 The Department acknowledges that certain duties may carry additional risks to employees and all possible steps will be taken to minimise these . |
| 22 | Apart from risks to patients related to medications , nurses themselves may be at risk , for example , when handling cytotoxic drugs which are being used increasingly in the treatment of cancer . |
| 23 | The first study of risks to patients reported 400 patients ‘ operated ’ on by an HIV-infected urologist. 80% of procedures were endoscopies , which are low risk in terms of percutaneous injury for the surgeon and therefore also presumably for the patient . |
| 24 | Although the risks to patients are small , not surprisingly , some visiting Dr Lusman 's surgery were anxious . |
| 25 | But we have to say that the er the individual risks to patients from the radiation used in examinations are very very low . |
| 26 | IT states that risks to individuals and society should be As Low As Reasonably Practicable . |
| 27 | The consumer 's physical safety is considered in the Consumer Safety Act , 1978 , which draws up regulations to minimise risks to consumers from potentially dangerous products , such as oil heaters , electric blankets and certain children 's toys . |
| 28 | Regulations , however , have failed to address the mounting risks to consumers from pollution and chemical waste , which share the water with the seafood . |
| 29 | The Environment Committee concluded by approving five new OECD acts aimed at bolstering the strategy of " sustainable development " as follows : i ) Environmental Indicators & Information ( for policy-makers and the public ) ; ii ) Use of Economic Instruments in Environmental Policy ; iii ) Co-operative Investigation & Risk Reduction of Existing Chemicals ; iv ) Integrated Pollution Prevention & Control ( advocating policies which take into account risks to world environment ) ; v ) Reduction of Trans-Frontier Movement of Wastes * The reports can be ordered at HMSO Bookshops Guardian 28 January , 1 February Independent 28 January Times 28 January , 1 February Financial Times 28 , 29 , 31 January , 1 February International Herald Tribune 31 January The Economist 2 February OECD Press Releases 31 January |
| 30 | If everyone ( or at least those who can mould opinion and wield sanctions ) implicitly agrees that it is weak to get upset , and a sign of personal incompetence to make mistakes , then openness entails real risks to staffroom status and even to promotion and other career prospects . |