Example sentences of "[am/are] [verb] to [det] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Discounts are given to all parties of 15 or more paying visitors . |
| 2 | The extra money earned from attending court on a day off can be attractive , but it is more often the case that reminders about the approaching end of the shift are given to those constables who suggest work which involves ‘ going over ’ . |
| 3 | Pre-tests and post-tests are given to both groups , and the analysis is concerned with establishing significant differences in the performance of the two groups . |
| 4 | Various orders of priority are given to these factors . |
| 5 | Resources and responsibility are devolved to these organisations and help is given to develop the skills needed for delivering high quality business development , training activities and projects . |
| 6 | And parents are really not alone in in bringing up their children , their children are exposed to all sorts of outside influences , through the media , in their peer groups , and those in many ways , I think , are getting worse rather than better . |
| 7 | For smokers who are exposed to such substances as asbestos , their risks of developing lung cancer tend to multiply together and become very large . |
| 8 | Costs and revenues are traced to these centres and compared with planned costs and revenues : thereby the performance of managers and their centres can be measured . |
| 9 | If you can accept this concept , you will then be able to understand in principle why some people are predisposed to some illnesses or tend to be sensitive to certain types of dietary changes , groups of food , or nutritional deficiencies . |
| 10 | Particular locations on the reef , known as cleaning stations , are well frequented by the large number of fish that are attracted to these areas . |
| 11 | We saw in Chapter 3 how a number of major morphological features , notably orogenic mountain belts and island arcs , coincide with convergent plate boundaries ; a superficial glance at the Earth 's morphology might even suggest that all significant sub-aerial topographic features are confined to such boundaries . |
| 12 | Women are confined to those sectors of the job market which pay the least , no matter whether or not they are skilled . |
| 13 | Given that urban districts may be subject to geographically uneven patterns of investment and disinvestment , the question arises as to whether urban redevelopment funds are targeted to those neighbourhoods most lacking in capital or those where private revitalisation is already well established . |
| 14 | Bay trees grow well in almost any country and the dried leaves are added to many stews and casseroles , as well as to countless other dishes . |
| 15 | Such battles are damaging to all parties , so we welcomed CCW 's policy guidance on wind power and energy strategy in the hope that these will encourage a more landscape-sensitive approach in future . |
| 16 | They are not as effective or fast acting and are damaging to some surfaces particularly aluminium . |
| 17 | Branch secretary Jack Amos explained : ‘ We are writing to all clubs in the branch to see if there is sufficient interest in such a competition and if there is we will get things moving as soon as possible . ’ |
| 18 | The research will focus especially on the preparation of proposals written in response to several key interdisciplinary initiatives , and on the papers , reports and discussions and participants accounts that are related to these proposals . |
| 19 | Soil water and surface runoff tend to accumulate in the hollows between the well-drained mounds and the soil patterns are related to these variations in hydrologic conditions . |
| 20 | Assuming that it is possible to collect information about estimated and subjective risk from subjects , it will clearly be of interest to see to what extent other variables are related to these measures . |
| 21 | Further privileges are granted to those lexicographers identified in the group table as leading the group . |
| 22 | This is made crystal clear in a somewhat laboured exposition in a book by Preece and Maier published in 1889 : Let us suppose the two microphonic transmitters are placed on the stage at T and T 1 , and these transmitters separately connected by two distinct wires to two telephone receivers , R and R 1 , which are applied to both ears to hear the actor , whom we will suppose to be placed at A. It is easy to understand that , the distance of this actor from transmitter T being less than that from transmitter T 1 , his song will be more distinctly reproduced by transmitter T than by T 1 , and the stronger impression will be produced on the left ear . |
| 23 | A major requirement of a religion then , must be that , above all , it shall be capable of a simplified , but undistorted interpretation capable of being taught to the very young in such a way that it will instil in them the stirrings of what will become their consciences , that is , they will harbour a subconscious awareness of the fundamental nature of right and wrong as these are applied to those areas of human aspirations where they are beyond dispute . |
| 24 | The traps which are connected to all sinks , basins , baths and WCs ( and , incidentally , all wastes from equipment such as washing machines and dishwashers ) serve the very important purpose of preventing smells and bacteria from the drains getting into the house . |
| 25 | Before we do this we have to apply a mapping function M. The mapping function is important because as I say these wires are connected to these pixels here . |
| 26 | Can he reassure the House that there is no risk of discrimination against women who possess excellent qualities when appointments are made to such positions ? |
| 27 | Apologies are made to those branches of the sport not covered , Formula Ford , Hill Climbing , and so on . |
| 28 | Members of the jury whilst you 're listening to these officers ask yourself a number of questions as they 're going along . |
| 29 | ‘ I suppose we 're going to these ruins , then , ’ she said . |
| 30 | We 're alerted to all incidents by the police — mountain rescue is carried out on behalf of the police , though everyone in the mountain rescue organisation is a volunteer . |