Example sentences of "of the [noun] to [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 Whether HMIs or local inspectors are involved , the school still has to give over control of the evaluation to outsiders ; it may only be willing to do this if teachers are assured of the kind of fairness discussed above .
2 According to the Acts of the Apostles Peter took the lead in opening membership of the church to Gentiles .
3 Finally , there is a sense in which these two enterprises in London and Edinburgh were perceived as particularly worrying not just because of the social origins of promoters and beneficiaries , or because of the threat to wages , but because they meant bringing women into the work-place .
4 Rothmans ' chairman Lord Swaythling , a Tory Peer , told of the threat to jobs at the company 's Darlington and Spennymoor plants in a letter to Darlington MP Michael Fallon .
5 He says the Government recognises the importance of the route to commuters and tourists , and it will not be axed , even though it 's losing money .
6 The greater benefit of the computer to statisticians is therefore that it does not become ‘ bored ’ by a large number of simple tasks .
7 It allows relatively inexpert people to communicate the gravity of the problem to others so teamwork can be handled sensibly .
8 demonstrate convincingly the scale of the problem to colleagues and Health Authority members
9 When industry seems to be failing , the politically quick-witted can attribute much of the problem to schools and their inability to prepare children adequately for the world of work .
10 The whole concept of fundholding is to move the purchasing power to the closest point of delivery of the service to patients .
11 By offering a secure and well-managed set of circumstances , the potential for the effective delivery of the curriculum to pupils is enhanced — surely a school 's prime purpose .
12 Fast Food Zoo 33⅓ RPM — a piece of ‘ physical and visual theatre ’ — looks at role , definition and relevance of the individual to revolutions — both political and sexual .
13 Hot off his guest appearances with the Levellers on the New Model Army tour , his solo set could almost share a bed with blues singers were it not for the updated landscapes : from illegal bare-knuckled boxers and the closing of the mines to adventures in Hackney dole office , all delivered with a street-urchin charm that visibly shocks the one or two tweeders who 've mistaken tonight for a ‘ folk ’ evening .
14 Hot off his guest appearances with the Levellers on the New Model Army tour , his solo set could almost share a bed with blues singers were it not for the updated landscapes : from illegal bare-knuckled boxers and the closing of the mines to adventures in Hackney dole office , all delivered with a street-urchin charm that visibly shocks the one or two tweeders who 've mistaken tonight for a ‘ folk ’ evening .
15 The purchaser will have to pay ad valorem duty at the rate of one per cent on the gross value of the debtors ( Stamp Act 1891 , s57 ) and at one per cent on the total value of the liabilities to creditors assumed .
16 The rising sun slowly turns the drab greys and dull browns of the mountains to patches of pale gold and dusty pinks .
17 Sca Fell and Snowdonia … and swum across Loch Lomond and Derwent Water … yesterday in wales they tackled Lake Bala … in between the swimming and running the rest of the road to lands end is on the bike … whay are they doing it … for charity they 're hoping to raise over five thousand pounds
18 This reduces the benefit of the change to investors .
19 Finally , bankers are concerned with the availability of the terms and conditions of the contract to parties other than the issuer .
20 The National Farmers Union opposes the scheme , but would also be unhappy about undergrounding because of the damage to crops .
21 Most of the damage to trees was not thought to be permanent .
22 I want a change in the attitude of the Government to guillotines and in the Opposition 's attitude towards timetabling .
23 Some writers have been sceptical of the advantages to women of these advances in contraceptive and abortion technology .
24 Pity they did n't award the Order of the Garter to cooks .
25 If such problems do occur it will be necessary to reduce the fish numbers , getting rid of the excess to friends or neighbours who have a pond , or , if you can make the necessary arrangements , to a local aquatic shop .
26 I do not agree that Hampshire presented the case fairly , and I keep trying to obtain undertakings from Hampshire county council that , even if it can not support Government policy , it might at least present a more detached account of the case to parents when grant-maintained options are on the table .
27 Attractiveness of the location to delegates and their accompanying guests
28 As the people from whom paper SPRs originate may range from software developers with an intimate knowledge of the software to users with only a rudimentary understanding of computers , it is advisable to route incoming SPRs through a single responsible authority , or one per project , associated with the LIFESPAN manager .
29 The proximity of a market , the feasibility of holding the animal for ransom , the likely amount of profit to be earned , the value of the animal to thieves if kept for personal use or consumption , and the likelihood of discovery and punishment were among the considerations which were taken into account .
30 During the nineteenth century the response of the courts to claims by employees injured at work tended to be hostile .
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