Example sentences of "[pron] [noun sg] [prep] [noun] to the " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , if the hon. Gentleman had attended the seminar at which I made my remarks last Monday — I greatly regret that he was not there to hear me talk about delegation to the regional arts boards — he would have known that I made the point that if such delegation is fully successful — if the regional arts boards are progressing well — the question whether the five major national companies should continue to be funded by the Arts Council or be funded directly will arise . |
| 2 | And that was the purpose of my digression from anthropology to the sociology of monetary exchange . |
| 3 | Did you not talk the back of my mind about change to the report system ? |
| 4 | Thus it was that I decided to give Edward Young a greater part to play in At Home in Thrush Green for , having burnt down the rectory in an earlier book , it seemed only right that I should hand over the job of replacing my act of arson to the architect I had created . |
| 5 | It 's no exaggeration to say that I owe my start in politics to the G M B because after having worked , as Dick said , for the G M B for a number of years it was the support of the G M B which helped me win the nomination for Chesterly Street and in the early eighties I can remember when er the Labour Party was going through a difficult period it was officials and members of the G M B who were a steadying influence in my constituency , as they have been ever since . |
| 6 | ‘ When I presented my collection of Birds to the Zoological Society , Mr Gould kindly undertook to furnish me with descriptions of the new species and names of those already known . |
| 7 | Partly because the sense of sight is the sense most extensively used in the practice of science , and partly for convenience , I will restrict my discussion of observation to the realm of seeing . |
| 8 | MY party of visitors to the new Museum of Liverpool Life were less than impressed with the Brookside exhibit . |
| 9 | Furthermore , since they are not directives but guidelines they must be flexible enough to allow for teacher participation and the exercise of initiative so that teachers can follow their course in reference to the bearings provided . |
| 10 | And as protons have essentially the same mass as neutrons the range of the proton trail and its direction with respect to the incident neutron beam accurately determines the energy of the incident neutron . |
| 11 | Three weeks ago , the 102nd Airborne Division , Russian-trained and regarded as a crack unit , was rushed from its base at Asmara to the front line , but it too has been mauled by the rebels , who swept through the mountains flanking the main road , capturing all the towns as far as Woldiya . |
| 12 | The Third Market , like the USM before it , doubtless owes its existence in part to the competition posed by Harvard Securities and the OTC market . |
| 13 | It is therefore important that practitioners take cognisance of its existence in relation to the needs of elderly people . |
| 14 | It was reported on Dec. 31 that the Zambian Congress of Trade Unions had decided to switch its support from UNIP to the MMD . |
| 15 | FAMILIES of victims of the Hove arson tragedy take their fight for justice to the High Court next week . |
| 16 | Its function as banker to the government and to the monetary sector . |
| 17 | Clearly the relativistic approach of Becker is self evidently required in one form or another in any sociology of deviance , and it is perhaps a rather miserable reflection on the state of the discipline that such an elementary argument is ignored by those who see it as clashing with their struggle for admission to the club of natural science . |
| 18 | The High Court 's Sept. 2 judgment ( following a petition filed by Win Chadha , one of those named by the CBI as centrally involved in the scandal ) had intervened as a cantonal court in Geneva was due to deliver its verdict in response to the CBI 's request for assistance . |
| 19 | Since most shares issued are ‘ fully paid up ’ , shareholders may hide behind the corporate veil , assured that their liability with respect to the company does not extend beyond the value of their shares . |
| 20 | ‘ Its donation by BR to the council would represent a major coup for the city , ’ he said . |
| 21 | Then , for more than 300 years until the legions left , the Romans ruled Britain , bringing their talent for organisation to the country , building roads which made travel easier , and all the time controlling the province through the administration of Roman law — backed up by the powerful legions of the Roman army . |
| 22 | Only the blessings of a continuing income from North Sea oil kept the balance of payments in reasonable condition , but even here the emergence of the pound as a ‘ petro-currency ’ ( along with high interest rates ) led to its appreciation in value to the cost of British exports . |
| 23 | Heroism presented itself to her still as sacrifice ; but she turned her mind in pity to the heroines who had suffered atrocious torments to keep their bud for the eternal bridegroom ; surely , and the paradox hit her humour with satisfying logic , the most excellent act of selflessness for a virgin was to surrender up her state ? |
| 24 | Once in her room she took a seat by the windows and , pushing her distress over Paul to the back of her mind , tore open the packet he 'd given her . |
| 25 | By contrast continental lithosphere has a significantly lower mean density than oceanic lithosphere and its buoyancy with respect to the asthenosphere prevents all but limited subduction . |
| 26 | One article reputedly worth its weight in gold to the soviet navy , was an account of HMS Invincible 's sea trials that appeared in Electronics Weekly . |
| 27 | Now they are poised to step up their bid for promotion to the Premier Division in the New Year along with group winners Cheshire . |
| 28 | THE Scottish Nationalists ( Diary , Monday ) are attributing much of their surge in popularity to the backing of actor Sean Connery . |
| 29 | In December 1990 the UN Security Council approved the termination of its Trusteeship in relation to the Marshalls [ see p. 37920 ] , and the country joined the UN in September 1991 [ see p. 38458 ] . |
| 30 | Feeling that she had given her due of politeness to the curate , the due exacted by her mother and elder sister , she pattered onto Maurice , and , after having a bit of a poke round , shot across the connecting gangplank onto Grace . |