Example sentences of "[subord] [be] [vb pp] to [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The pituitary gland is one of the endocrine glands also known as ductless glands , since the materials which they produce pass directly into the bloodstream rather than being channelled to specific parts of the body . |
| 2 | A further advantage of these unions is that money saved locally is spent locally , rather than being switched to other areas , as often occurs with normal banking arrangements . |
| 3 | Data types can be defined by the user , rather than being constrained to certain pre-defined types . |
| 4 | It treats with scepticism the timber industry 's claims that developing countries receive valuable foreign earnings from their timber exports , and points out that European governments receive far more in taxes from the sale of tropical timber products than is given to developing countries in aid for forestry projects . |
| 5 | Instead , it is often simpler to make use of open-ended or indefinite contracts , the same contracts as are applied to other , " permanent " members of staff . |
| 6 | It would be a very great help towards that end if the studies and work of theologians , doctors of divinity and other such people could be regarded as being related to specialised history , and not at all as being directed towards the regeneration and bolstering of established religions . |
| 7 | Such a perspective enables one to view some of the more negative aspects of old age in contemporary society as being related to social factors in a given society . |
| 8 | This tank increased the London 's range from 1,740 to 2,600 miles and after the cruise ended , was left on the ‘ boats concerned as well as being added to other machines in order to increase patrol range in the event of war . |
| 9 | For two days a representative cross-section of working-class men , ex-officers , and public schoolboys queued from morning to night at the Black House to join an organization which they saw as being dedicated to preserving freedom of speech . |
| 10 | As well as being subjected to extreme temperature changes outside , having to constantly leave a warm room to either make a cup of tea or go to the toilet , for example , meant that they were doubly exposed to cold stress as well as to daily stress . |
| 11 | It means making the development of collaboration a priority , and giving to it the same careful thought and planning as is given to other areas of children 's development . |