Example sentences of "[noun pl] to the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Presents from returning travellers or presents for your hostess are as much a sign of manners to the hareem as they are to us . |
| 2 | Lesley turned smartly left as the lights changed , and wound her way by back-streets to the parking-ground on the edge of the shopping centre , a multi-storey monstrosity of raw concrete , at which she gazed with resigned distaste as she crept slowly up to the barrier and drove in to the second tier . |
| 3 | The defence doctrine pointed out the risks to the country posed by regional conflicts in the former Soviet Union . |
| 4 | Cases may be considered exceptionally grave , important or complex , in particular , because : ( i ) of complicated or conflicting evidence about risks to the child 's physical or moral well-being or about other matters relating to the child 's welfare ; ( ii ) a large number of parties are involved ; ( iii ) there is a conflict with the law of another jurisdiction ; ( iv ) there is a difficult or novel point of law involved ; ( v ) there is a question of general public interest . |
| 5 | Risks to the fetus increase slightly after 42 weeks ’ gestation but women having labour induced are more likely to have instrumental deliveries or babies with low Apgar scores . |
| 6 | If the point of inducing labour is to reduce risks to the neonate then it may be failing . |
| 7 | In particular , it is important that the reasons for continuing a difficult diet ( which includes expensive phenylalanine free protein substitute and other special food products , biochemical monitoring , and experienced dietetic advice ) are clearly understood in terms of the neurological risks to the patient . |
| 8 | Risks to the activity include damage to equipment , loss of output , resultant contractual delays and penalties . |
| 9 | Some restrictive measures require very careful consideration so that they do not cause increased health risks to the public . |
| 10 | Safety standards for future nuclear power stations should be set so that risks to the public are ten times smaller than the danger of a road accident , according to new proposals published by the Health and Safety Executive ( HSE ) , the British industrial safety regulatory body . |
| 11 | However , once the licence to sink an exploratory well was awarded to the Hamilton Oil Company , we tried to ensure that it honoured the conditions attached to the licence , prepared an adequate oil spill contingency plan and designed an operational programme which minimised the risks to the environment . |
| 12 | All major investment projects under construction or planned would be reconsidered in the light of possible risks to the environment . |
| 13 | Risks to the environment include pollution , damage to flora and fauna ( plants and animals ) and soil erosion . |
| 14 | They are not foolproof ; they carry additional risks to the health of the child ; and are capable of detecting only certain types of handicap , at present mainly chromosomal disorders and malformations of the central nervous system which give rise to spina bifida ( now largely a physical rather than mental handicap ) and hydrocephalus . |
| 15 | This is not only because of the risks to the health of the attempters and the distress to families and friends , but also because of the implications for the health services in terms of use of limited resources . |
| 16 | Risks to the health and safety of people include personal injury and in the extreme , loss of life . |
| 17 | 7.3.3 against damage or destruction by the Insured Risks to the extent that such insurance may ordinarily be arranged for properties such as the Centre with an insurer of repute and subject to such excesses exclusions or limitations as the insurer may require It may be advisable to provide that the insurer should have principal offices in the United Kingdom , but this is no guarantee that the insurer will not succumb to liquidation or contest claims , and one wonders whether this would find favour with our European partners . |
| 18 | 7.3.3 against damage or destruction by the Insured Risks to the extent that such insurance may ordinarily be arranged for properties such as the Centre with an insurer of repute and subject to such excesses exclusions or limitations as the insurer may reasonably require |
| 19 | The National Curriculum proposal has been subjected to extensive criticism not only for the vagueness of the curriculum theory it espouses but also for its inadequate consideration of the value of the arts to the development of all pupils . |
| 20 | It is joyous dance anthems like her recent hits Everybody 's Free ( To Feel Good ) and Faith ( in the Power of Love ) that are the true '90s successors to the spirit of all those '60s Motown pop classics . |
| 21 | Almost certainly if we had the full text of Edward 's coronation oath , we should find that , like his predecessors back to the early twelfth century and his successors to the end of the Middle Ages , he promised to protect the liberties of the church , which , after all , was also the substance of the first clause of Magna Carta . |
| 22 | Programming in C++ does not impart object-oriented characteristics to the product naturally . |
| 23 | Some of them received high command in the mid-fifteenth century , and some introduced their own characteristics to the fighting of war . |
| 24 | This introduces new characteristics to the recipient . |
| 25 | Personally I would leave the filling of cavities to the dentist ! |
| 26 | Then in the evening the fun continued inside the inn : drinking and Singing the Old Songs to the tune of the ‘ cordion ’ . |
| 27 | They went with songs to the battle , they were young , |
| 28 | Caroline closed her ears to the conversation , not that she could understand the swift , musical Italian . |
| 29 | The story goes there 's a little carved head which is nailed by the ears to the door and everyone here says that 's Oliver Cromwell . ’ |
| 30 | When he walked in the stable door accompanied by his usual aroma , the foal fastened her ears to the back of her neck and attempted to attack him with feet and teeth ! |