Example sentences of "'s [noun sg] [be] [adj] to [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He acknowledged that the delay in his party 's response was due to internal disagreements ; the party executive was believed to have voted for a boycott of the referendum , but was reportedly overruled by a parliamentary caucus meeting . |
| 2 | On appeal by the university and the Lord President , the Court of Appeal held that the visitor 's decision was amenable to judicial review but that the university had not exceeded its powers in dismissing the applicant and that the dismissal was valid . |
| 3 | The core skills included in SCOTVEC 's framework are fundamental to effective practice and continued learning . |
| 4 | Sihanouk 's plan was unacceptable to Soviet leaders anyway since like the proposal for a neutralisation of contemporary Afghanistan it would imperil the retention of the socialist structure of government in the neutralised state . |
| 5 | The Labour Women 's Manifesto was subject to constant attack and deliberate confusion created between the terms ‘ heterosexism ’ and ‘ heterosexuality ’ . |
| 6 | Concerts in St Cecilia 's Hall are devoted to classical and pre-classical music performed on authentic instruments from the Russell Collection . |
| 7 | Despite this , notions of community management and people 's participation are central to contemporary strategies of environmental rehabilitation in various sectors ( irrigation , forestry , pasture etc. ) in developing countries . |
| 8 | But again , there is the other side to Beccaria 's version of the social contract mentioned in Chapter 1 — that we would not will for others what we would not will for ourselves — and Hart 's view that Beccaria 's position was sensitive to individual rights . |
| 9 | The department offers a wide variety of degrees : honours in Fine Art in which half the student 's time is devoted to practical art ; honours in the History of Art which studies the subject as an academic discipline like English Literature or History , involving no practical work but stressing the relationship between the study of the arts and their practice ; and a variety of joint degrees such as those with French or Italian . |
| 10 | The potential complication impairment of growth in Crohn 's disease is unique to pediatric patients . |