Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] was to [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , he submitted that even if the trial judge had misdirected the jury when he told them that the case against the first appellant depended solely upon what it was proved that he himself had done , that misdirection was to the advantage of the first appellant . |
| 2 | Protection is granted , in the context of a trade dispute , to interference with contract ( and not merely a contract of employment ) , to intimidation or conspiracy to injure and to interference with trade by unlawful means but by the Employment Act 1980 this protection was to a large extent withdrawn in case of ‘ secondary action . ’ |
| 3 | French aplomb was to the fore as Auguste handed the crab to them along with the hook , raised his new Panama hat and bade them a courteous farewell . |
| 4 | A favourite outing was to the nearby medieval castle of Pierrefonds , which the Emperor had given his wife as a present and which was being restored by the architect Viollet-le-Duc . |
| 5 | Two or three years later with half a million troops they are still no further forward in their struggle in Vietnam and the cost this time was to the United States ' political system because the effect upon domestic politics was fairly severe . |
| 6 | Two or three years later with half a million troops they are still no further forward in their struggle in Vietnam and the cost this time was to the United States ' political system because the effect upon domestic politics was fairly severe . |
| 7 | A further deduction was to the mine club which covered the miner and his family 's medical expenses , and in the case of his death , if they were lucky … a coffin ! |
| 8 | The greatest benefit was to the local community as a whole : as Listers grew so the area climbed to prosperity from the depression that followed the collapse of the wool-cloth trade . |
| 9 | The most serious damage was to the Bank of China 's amour-propre . |
| 10 | The second plea was to the regime for ‘ clear and convincing steps ’ towards putting the country on a just , democratic and socialist course . |
| 11 | Settled land in Roman law was to a considerable degree free from the depredations of creditors . |
| 12 | Fig. 6.18 shows a plot of Lum et al. 's figures on the basis of average accesses per retrieval ; it appears from the curves that consecutive spill is only useful for larger bucket sizes , but the figures are misleading , as the chained overflow was to a separate file area , necessitating head movement . |
| 13 | Late Victorian Nonconformity was to a considerable extent a man 's religion . |
| 14 | He says that the real cost was to the public . |
| 15 | Excursion and an interesting hotel : My most enjoyable rural excursion was to the beautiful ( inside and out ) Château of Dampierre , a ducal residence surrounded by lakes . |
| 16 | The Commonwealth became to politicians and men of affairs what Indirect Rule was to the DO — a chance to display those qualities which justified them in the possession of an empire , and thereby ensure its perpetuation . |
| 17 | The strength of the Crown during the Tory Reaction was to a large degree dependent on the fact that Charles II was at last prepared to wear the mantle of King of the Anglicans , and he was very careful in soliciting their support . |
| 18 | The Yek who ruled this world lived according to a complex code of law at the very core of which was a presumption which affected every part of their existence — the belief that technological advancement was to a great extent incompatible with the maintenance of civilisation . |
| 19 | Its awe-inspiring interior space was to an extent destroyed by the exhibition display demonstrating how the urge to discover and explore had been expressed throughout the ages . |
| 20 | Yet the political authority was to an extent dependent on the company 's sources of information , however suspect or inadequate they were seen to be ; according to one civil servant interviewed , the PSO requirement was ‘ basically calculated by taking on trust the figures which RENFE gave ’ . |
| 21 | Her first responsibility was to the children , she acknowledged with a sigh . |
| 22 | The alleged libel was to the effect that there was extensive bribery and corruption in three departments of the council and that the council were ‘ either parties thereto or culpably ignorant thereof . ’ |
| 23 | Their first allegiance was to the Messiah whose embrace they eagerly awaited . |
| 24 | He went there in 1958 and his first posting was to a remote rural station in the north of the country . |
| 25 | In the first two years of this period President Milton Obote 's party , the United People 's Congress ( UPC ) formed a coalition with the Kabaka Yekka ( KY ) Party whose support was entirely drawn from the Buganda people , and whose ultimate loyalty was to the kabaka who was also appointed President of Uganda . |
| 26 | One application was to the biscuit dough mixing process , the other to the weighing of packed biscuits . |
| 27 | It was agreed that the receivers ' first duty was to the secured creditors . |
| 28 | Alastair Croall , Earlston club secretary , said last night the SRU had informed them that the only appeal was to the union 's annual general meeting in June . |
| 29 | Alastair Croall , Earlston club secretary , said last night the SRU had informed them that the only appeal was to the union 's annual general meeting in June . |
| 30 | How valuable this Romanian channel of military information was to the Pentagon may be doubted , but it is revealing of the extent of Ceauşescu 's duplicity . |