Example sentences of "extent to [pron] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Both characters indeed show allometry ; but we have found that relative tooth size or relative antler size are related to the extent to which males have to fight for females . |
| 2 | The extent to which males can monopolise females for mating depends upon how females are distributed . |
| 3 | By experimental manipulation of tail length in widdow birds of the African genus Euplectes , Andersson has been able to alter both the extent to which males are favoured by females and their mating success ( Andersson , 1982 ) . |
| 4 | The recent legislation with the shift of financial management to institutions will inevitably make things even more uncertain and dependent on the extent to which governors are committed to nurture bilingual development . |
| 5 | I mean I think the er se , emphasis on society is still o , very much on the nuclear family and there is a a great lack of recognition of the extent to which families have changed and I think there 's still er , hoping that erm mothers and children are going to continue to be supported by the parent and that 's evidenced with the governments er , child support bill , that it 's erm introducing at the moment . |
| 6 | Another limitation is the extent to which components can be shrunk before quantum effects decrease their reliability . |
| 7 | The narrator shows the extent to which underlexicalisation hampered Lok 's thinking . |
| 8 | A related question which affects the projections of Government expenditure is the extent to which projections of the saving behaviour of the household sector ( and also the composition of its expenditure ) can be improved by taking more explicit account of projected changes in the demographic structure of the sector . |
| 9 | In the professional context , reservations have been felt in the past about the extent to which surveyors should be allowed to practise in organisations where large stakes of capital are held by outsiders for investment purposes only . |
| 10 | Further break up of the maxillae can best be documented by examining the extent to which teeth have been lost from the maxillae . |
| 11 | It is therefore still necessary for businessmen to have some understanding of the extent to which Articles 85 and 86 are capable of applying to mergers . |
| 12 | What surprised this observer was the extent to which Dickson — admittedly an aloof and irascible young man — has become unpopular with the New Zealand yachting community . |
| 13 | Studies in France and other countries had revealed the extent to which forests were being cut down and showed that deforestation had a range of harmful consequences . |
| 14 | A review should be held to examine the extent to which mobility is actually required in the jobs held by staff . |
| 15 | Actual statements about the self ( such as those obtained in the Ten Statements Test ) may not refer to this dimension at all , but instead relate to the psycho-linguistic question of the extent to which self and ( housewife ) role are differentiated in the self-concept . |
| 16 | The extent to which instructions and warnings can limit liability will be discussed below ( see p60 ) . |
| 17 | They stress the theory-laden character of our pictures of the world and the extent to which scientists are said to be influenced in their thinking by the social factor of the spirit of the age . |
| 18 | Furthermore , relatively little is known at present about the extent to which scientists change their type of work , and the precise nature of ( and reasons for ) moves between organisations , compared with movement within organisations , or internal mobility . |
| 19 | Some researchers try to counteract this problem by frequently collecting diary forms , but this is a burdensome procedure and the actual extent to which diaries are inaccurate or based on retrospective recall is unknown . |
| 20 | Stone also emphasizes the extent to which women accepted the double moral standard . |
| 21 | Many books deal with women at work , perhaps focusing briefly on their dual role at work and home , or looking at housework , but not exploring the extent to which women work and contribute to the work process . |
| 22 | The procedure would be to identify discrepancies between the extent to which women are studied in each subject-area , and their actual role in the sphere of social life that the subject-category represents . |
| 23 | This is the extent to which women 's moral perceptions are tied to the aesthetic . |
| 24 | There is considerable debate , however , on the extent to which women or certain categories of women workers are particularly susceptible to unemployment in comparison with men ( Callender , 1985 ) . |
| 25 | There is debate on the extent to which women 's varying experiences of social security and unemployment are different from those of men . |
| 26 | The extent to which women thought that they were informed , however , was not reflected in the answers to a question about which disorders this blood sample was tested for ( table ) . |
| 27 | And the extent to which women 's studies can remember that her mother was not Athena , but the Women 's Liberation Movement , a grass roots political movement with roots in the civil rights movement of the 1960s ; a movement blazing with lesbian energy whose earliest journals had names like , It Ai n't Me Babe , No More Fun and Games , Off Our Backs , Up From Under and The Furies . |
| 28 | There is no need to point out to you the extent to which women are under-represented in the House , and many women will be disappointed to note that , on an agreement affecting the female population — especially in relation to maternity rights and pay — we have not had a proper hearing today . |
| 29 | The extent to which women were employed in craft trades is unknowable . |
| 30 | Although Southall itself may be deemed ’ safe ’ from racial attacks , one has only to step outside the 4 sq miles to realise the extent to which women 's lives are determined by the fear of violence . |