Example sentences of "[prep] [noun] [vb mod] [be] [verb] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | It follows that any proposal for change would be referred to customary ways of thinking , and this provides for the possibility of operational techniques which realize new ideas being devised as an extension of existing practices . |
| 2 | Asking for change can be likened to persuading someone to climb a mountain . |
| 3 | It would be displayed in a special gallery in the Palace of Arts and the proceeds from the small fee charged for admission would be added to the fund set up by the Queen for the benefit of her many charitable concerns . |
| 4 | The one- off payment could be increased to £300 , with an alternative rate of £400 for those wishing to contribute four yearly instalments of £100 , perhaps by Deed of Covenant . |
| 5 | The new policies envisage that although the state remains the ‘ fundamental instrument ’ in applying educational policy , responsibility for provision should be devolved to non-governmental bodies — including firms , co-operatives , citizens ' associations and social or humanitarian organizations which would subsidize community schools on a non-profit basis . |
| 6 | Tests which reach you after the deadline date for submission should be returned to the office unmarked . |
| 7 | One of the critics of the Touche Ross report , Professor Arthur Midwinter , of the department of politics at Strathclyde University , said last night that it now looked as if the scope for savings would be narrowed to the point where it had to be asked whether it was worthwhile proceeding with the reforms . |
| 8 | This can sometimes be done very successfully by helping her to channel her energy and abilities into some local club or voluntary service organisation where her talent for management can be put to good use , as well as meeting her own need to be a little bit of a ‘ bossy-boots ’ . |
| 9 | We concluded that decisions about divorce should be left to the parties ( or just one party , if only one wants it ) . |
| 10 | Then again , this passion for wood could be related to a lack of fibre in his diet . |
| 11 | Baldersdale was far too remote for any of the gentry to be interested in building a country residence there All the more accessible dales had their halls , manors and castles , but the high moors sweeping up to 1,500 feet above the valley of Baldersdale was the habitat of a creature which every aristocrat , and many wealthy merchants and other nouveau riche with aristocratic pretensions pursued , then and now , with fanatical zeal — Lagopus scoticus , feathered-footed member of the Tetraonidae family , otherwise known as the red grouse For the locals it meant an extra cash crop during the days following the Glorious Twelfth — the shillings and sovereigns tossed , somewhat disdainfully , at them for providing a back-up service , such as beating the heather to alarm the birds into the air and towards the buckshot , or placing their horses and wagons at the disposal of their lordships so that ammunition , lunch and the essential bottles of whisky could be transported to the guns and the day 's bag of slain birds brought safely to the all-important count . |
| 12 | written medical evidence , or evidence of compassionate circumstances relevant to the performance of a candidate in cumulative or other forms of assessment must be presented to the course director or senior course tutor by the date on which the work was due to be submitted . |
| 13 | Both NCC and SEAC will be advising the Secretary of State about what information on the curriculum and results of assessment should be required to be made available to parents , or to be published more widely . |
| 14 | Again , this second set of reasons would be subscribed to by Free Presbyterians , who would only differ from the bulk of the Protestant population in being more consciously committed to such arguments . |
| 15 | This type of function can be applied to a wide range of activities , from the selection of standard or stocked components , through to performing fatigue/life calculations . |
| 16 | R. W. Gibson and J. A. Pickett of Rothamsted Experimental Station in Harpenden believe their discovery to be the first example of a food crop plant using insect pheromones in this way , and suggest that this mode of protection could be introduced to cultivated species ( Nature . |
| 17 | When he receives that final report , will he bear in mind the fact that the security intelligence agencies rely on the use of informants , and the intelligence that they receive will never be any good unless a measure of protection can be granted to those sources ? |
| 18 | As a result , the experimental , deductive approach of Pilkingtons can be contrasted to the programmatic , inductive rationales which characterized both the Anglo-Japanese strategy of RX and the Anglo-American initiative of Ford . |
| 19 | Once a fair settlement figure has been ascertained a letter of settlement should be sent to the Claimant explaining the computation , indicating our intention to draw and send the payment cheque immediately . |
| 20 | Thus the changing nature of physics can be attributed to the changing states , or to changing observables , or to some mixture of responsibility between the two of them . |
| 21 | An explanatory circular and form of election will be sent to shareholders following the AGM . |
| 22 | ( 2 ) The contract may impose a financial limit on liability ( " our liability for any breach of contract shall be limited to £100 " ) . |
| 23 | Sections 2 , 3 , 5 , 6 and 7 regulate clauses which purport to exclude or restrict liability — for instance The Seller will not be liable for any loss or damage caused by breach of any express or implied term of this contract or The Seller 's liability for any breach of contract shall be limited to the contract price . |
| 24 | One study carried out in Canada showed that 20 per cent of cases could be attributed to true IgE-mediated allergy to food . |
| 25 | The Braggs thus showed that the angle of reflection of X-rays could be related to the distance d between the two layers of atoms : This is the Bragg equation A crystal may have several planes from which reflection can take place . |
| 26 | ( 8 ) The estimated length of trial must be notified to the court on setting down . |
| 27 | Thus each group of accounts might be said to be objective but they are not comparable . |
| 28 | ANY LOSS OF MONEY MUST BE REPORTED TO THE POLICE WITHIN 24 HOURS OF DISCOVERY AND A REPORT OBTAINED . |
| 29 | Thus , from a national view , only the University of Cambridge through its Board for Extra-Mural Studies was undertaking a significant volume of new Chapter III activity and it was a matter of concern both to the National WEA and the District that its encroachment into the established and defined sphere of provision should be limited to the two counties in which earlier and exceptional arrangements had been agreed . |
| 30 | This reduction in the selectivity of platination can be ascribed to the presence of the highly DNA-affinic acridine chromophore which enhances overall levels of background binding on the DNA helix . |