Example sentences of "[vb mod] [be] to [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is that the directors ' accountability should be to those who do not direct but who are nevertheless committed to the company . |
| 2 | We have to confess that we are at a stage of understanding where any answer must be to some extent tentative . |
| 3 | I think the committee as a whole wanted to be cautious because as has been said earlier our main prime responsibility must be to those who need rest home or nursing home care and have nobody else to fund them . |
| 4 | Attractive he might be to some people , but he was out of her league and anyway , she was n't interested . |
| 5 | Second call could be to those CHP companies prepared to offer a free initial energy analysis . |
| 6 | An undated letter from John Howard to the duke of Norfolk , which can probably be assigned to 1469 , assured Norfolk of Gloucester 's good will : ‘ I did remember your lordship to my lord , promising you I found my lord as well disposed toward you as any lord may be to another … whereof I was right glad to hear it . ’ |
| 7 | An undated letter from John Howard to the duke of Norfolk , which can probably be assigned to 1469 , assured Norfolk of Gloucester 's good will : ‘ I did remember your lordship to my lord , promising you I found my lord as well disposed toward you as any lord may be to another … whereof I was right glad to hear it . ’ |
| 8 | However distasteful it may be to some people , this does at least provide a rational explanation for the behaviour of those bystanders , even if it does not excuse them . |
| 9 | A widower can become something of a ‘ cause ’ to those living in the same street or block of flats , whereas a widow , although not shunned , may be to some extent avoided by all but the most caring individuals in the early days of her bereavement . |
| 10 | There is no good reason why that traditional understanding should now be abandoned , however inconvenient it may be to some of those who would otherwise like to shelter under the umbrella of the term " democracy " . |
| 11 | There is some evidence ( by no means conclusive ) to indicate that the " hyper-male " situation ( XYY ) may be to some extent associated with aggressive tendencies and the XXY or XXXX situation with ultra.femininity . |
| 12 | There is certainly a case for insisting on the democratic control of the EMS , but that means getting more , not less involved in European politics , messy , complex and frustrating as they may be to those who long for simple black-and-white , left-and-right simplicities . |
| 13 | If the effect of a joint research and development ( R&D ) agreement was that the parties no longer conducted independent research and development , this would be enough to attract the application of Article 85 ( 1 ) and the agreement would be to that extent prohibited unless Article 85(3) applied . |
| 14 | One more match played under this ridiculous rule would be to many . |
| 15 | If this were carried out by candidates in examinations , what a boon it would be to those who have to mark the scripts ! |
| 16 | erm My inclination would be to those people who phone up and say ‘ look , I borrowed your kit and I ca n't work out whether the red plug goes in the blue hole ’ or whatever , to say , ‘ Well , tough ’ you know |
| 17 | He was attracted to her , as any red-blooded male would be to any presentable woman in these circumstances , but that was as far as it went and it was up to her to make sure her own feelings did n't betray her . |
| 18 | ‘ I am aware of the nature of it and how offensive it would be to most MPs and most people in this country . ’ |
| 19 | When you went ashore it would be to some pub . |
| 20 | A lot of his personality , you know you have to like jolly people into liking and sublimating what their own inclination would be to some kind of group style . |
| 21 | And the angel said unto them , ‘ Fear not , for behold I bring you good tidings of great joy , which shall be to all people . |
| 22 | for behold , I bring you good tidings of great joy , which shall be to all people . |
| 23 | In practice the resolute supporter of Party A is not likely when he lists his preferences to be thinking primarily of any eventual cooperation between his party and Party B. His chief concern will be the success of as many as possible of Party A's candidates , and it will be to all of them that he gives his higher preferences . |
| 24 | We must allay those fears for both Devonport and Rossythe and Neil , can we have an update and what the G M B position will be to that response ? |
| 25 | He acknowledges that precisely what rules of property there should be is undetermined by this ‘ general requirement of justice ’ and he also concedes that the choice of rules will be to some extent arbitrary . |
| 26 | If the only way to give the drama momentum is to allow through ( 1 ) an emergence of crude competition between the teacher and pupils or through the even cruder ‘ I 'm the baddy not to be trusted ’ approach of ( 4 ) , then she may have to abandon altogether her intention to open up ( 2 ) , the recognition by the townsfolk that here is an official who can not know and indeed who does not want to know what the cost of this decision will be to those of us who are faced with it . |
| 27 | In future , however , I suspect it will be to this fine disc that I shall be looking when I want to hear this sunny and enchanting score . |
| 28 | It is too early to say what the government response will be to this report in terms of committing resources and policy initiatives . |
| 29 | but he said er , the man said , and I do n't , now I 'll see what yo your reaction will be to this . |
| 30 | I have just indicated one way in which criticism centred on the theory dependence of observation can be to some extent evaded by the inductivists , and I am convinced that they will be able to think of further ingenious defences . |