Example sentences of "[vb mod] be to [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Georgian case was as close as could be to straight annexation , without the pretext of disorder ( although the Turkish army remained an important threat ) . |
| 2 | The paper will then focus on records in the scientific arena , as an example , to illustrate what impact there could be to historical research because of their electronic nature . |
| 3 | Anathema as it may be to Welsh Rugby Union ears , this was something they realised at Twickenham at least five years ago and we have all seen the felicitous results . |
| 4 | that would be to English law questions which we 're certain of interest today |
| 5 | This official would be to public law rather what the Director of Public Prosecutions is to the criminal law . |
| 6 | But this would be to little avail if the ground were waterlogged or so acid as to prevent the normal action of soil life . |
| 7 | ‘ I felt I needed advice about the base unit because I was n't sure how easy it would be to mass produce from the prototype which had hemispheres studded into it . |
| 8 | What is remarkable is how impervious a government can be to changing public opinion when insulated from the threat of political defeat by a substantial parliamentary majority . |