Example sentences of "[be] [noun] to [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is of course true that there are parallels to certain of these ideas in Greek and Roman philosophies , in Eastern religions , in the writings of mystics and in eighteenth-century sublime poetry , and well-read and inquiring students like Wordsworth and Coleridge could not have avoided hearing about them . |
| 2 | States are entitled to rely upon compliance with prescribed procedures when determining which other States are parties to particular treaties . |
| 3 | These flats are home to huge numbers of ghost shrimps , a popular bait item which supports a small but expanding fishery . |
| 4 | I still had the suit on — and Fly 's glasses if I needed any props — so I got a ‘ that 'll do nicely ’ sort of smile and the up-from-under look which tells you that there are advantages to private medicine . |
| 5 | There are excursions to beautiful mountain-fringed Lake Bled , mighty Lim Fiord , the cool Postojna Caves or the famous Lipica Stud Farm . |
| 6 | Having listened with interest to the Minister 's statement on renewable energy and the fact that there has been reference to other sources of power , when shall we have a comprehensive statement on energy policy from the Government ? |
| 7 | And , in addition , we 're suppliers to other countries as well particularly the European countries . |
| 8 | so they 're not just making it up out of their heads , it actually , you know , somebody really did a study on this , somebody really put this argument forward erm er partly it 's to , I mean some of the things on those things you ca n't easily get in Aston library anyway , some of the things erm er particularly if they 're references to general , you know , sort of , you know , general bits of the , you know , whatever textbook they seem to be using mostly erm |
| 9 | We are eye to unseen eye . |
| 10 | The common thread linking arguments favouring these methods is the claim that they are new , and are alternatives to legal regulation . |
| 11 | Homonyms are headwords to different entries that are spelt in the same way , e.g. bow ( the weapon ) , bow ( the action ) , bow ( the verb expressing the action ) . |
| 12 | As a result , there have been changes to land-clearance contracts , including the replacement of grasses by leguminous species that provide a better protective cover and enhance the nitrogen content of the soil . |
| 13 | How are corrections to proofed text shown on the output ? |
| 14 | ‘ We are commitment to improving education by guaranteeing education from age three–19 with improved training post 16 and retraining post 19 once in each person 's life . |
| 15 | On the other hand , FDI with superior technology could generate net welfare gains , despite monopoly rents , especially if there are spillovers to host-country producers ( e.g. where FDI is subject to local content rules ) . |
| 16 | Animals are means to human ends . |
| 17 | ‘ Two of the keys to developing successful business strategies are access to good information and knowing which questions to ask . |
| 18 | She thinks the big issues are grist to self-appointed mills . |
| 19 | First , there will be resistance to external influence , and this will manifest itself as consensus norms within the dialect that affirm solidary behaviour . |
| 20 | I do n't accept that is it necessary or even likely that it would that it would er The the damage which could occur by developing Skelton or expanding Skelton erm to the east or to the south would would be damage to different aspects . |
| 21 | Ultimately it was inevitable that there had to be recourse to legal action to remove the ban . |
| 22 | There will be visits to major publishers and a number of booksellers , offering participants a behind-the-scenes view of the German trade . |
| 23 | Interspersed with the lessons will be visits to historical sites in Britain and abroad . |
| 24 | What I looked for , but only occasionally glimpsed , was the recognition that , though differing frameworks of shared assumptions may be barriers to effective understanding , the rewards can be substantial — if not for what we learn about the alien systems then for what we may discover about our own previously unquestioned beliefs . |
| 25 | Previous research has suggested that there may be barriers to particular types of occupation which selectively prevent women from entering them . |
| 26 | The illegal activities of the bureau included counter-intelligence programmes which were designed to ‘ disrupt ’ groups and ‘ neutralize ’ individuals deemed to be threats to national security . |
| 27 | Less severe forms of sanction include rebuke , withholding of praise and demanding repetition of work ; in more serious cases there may be referral to senior staff , detention , putting a pupil on report , writing to parents and calling them into school , referring the pupil to a special unit in the school and ultimately exclusion from school . |
| 28 | Why does the books business still have sale or return , a practice that would be anathema to other fast-moving consumer goods industries ? |
| 29 | WEDGWOOD will be hosts to Australian cricketers and their supporters in an under 15s match on 12 July . |
| 30 | This means that there will be time to fast after the death of Jesus in the sense that it will be , for a short while , a time of great sorrow . |