Example sentences of "to [noun sg] [prep] [noun pl] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The latest controversy centred on an amendment to its Islamic Law Administration Act passed by the Selangor State Assembly on July 19 , 1989 , which permitted formal conversion to Islam of minors without parental consent , on the grounds that Islamic law deemed a person an adult from the onset of puberty . |
| 2 | The whole thing seethed , illusion and allusion swinging from branch to branch like gibbons in the treetops . |
| 3 | Talcott Parsons argues that this inevitably leads to inequality in terms of power and prestige . |
| 4 | On Dec. 11 , 1989 , by a vote of 178 to 91 , the European Parliament ( EP ) agreed to a request from Pierre Arpaillange , the French Minister of Justice , to allow Le Pen ( who was also an MEP ) to be brought to trial on charges of slandering in September 1988 the French Minister of State for Civil Service and Administrative Reforms , Michel Durafour , in a pun with anti-Jewish overtones [ see p. 36230 ] . |
| 5 | Attempts were made to bring Erich Honecker , the former East German party and government leader , to trial on charges of giving the " shoot-to-kill " order to guards preventing illegal border-crossings , but the Soviet Union , where Honecker and his wife were , refused to hand him over to the German authorities [ see pp. 37828-29 ; 38110 ; for June sentencing of Harry Tisch see pp. 37967 ; 38298 ] . |
| 6 | On Dec. 3 , 1991 , the Supreme Court ruled that there was insufficient evidence to bring the former President and senator for life , Alan García Pérez , to trial on charges of illegal enrichment during his 1985-90 period in office . |
| 7 | Earlier , in one of the best speeches by an outgoing party chairman in recent years , Anne McGuire added her voice to chorus of attacks on the SNP 's action . |
| 8 | This finding may be interpreted as supporting the view expressed above that the inner-city vernacular , although it shows more complex patterns , is more amenable to description in terms of linguistic rules than outer-city speech . |
| 9 | However , I take the view that , in the context of the right of establishment , a residence requirement does not necessarily constitute such a criterion of differentiation leading in fact to discrimination on grounds of nationality . |
| 10 | The counterpart to discrimination against women in society is sexism in sociology . |
| 11 | Will the Minister give us an assurance that genuine applications that are encouraged by take-up campaigns are not subjected to discrimination in terms of the length of time taken for their assessment ? |
| 12 | It is , therefore , subject to change at moments of political crisis as particular interests scramble to shape the constitution and the rules of the political game to their own advantage . |
| 13 | For a wide range of input and output patterns this system responds to removal of neurons in a surprisingly robust fashion , showing little degradation of function until a large number of neurons have been removed . |
| 14 | Thus metallic cobalt gives signals due to removal of electrons with binding energies 926 eV ( 2s ) , 794 and 779 eV ( 2p ) , 101 eV ( 3s ) and 60 eV ( 3p ) , while any cobalt oxide would also give signals due to the oxygen 1s core level with binding energy 540 eV , as shown in Fig. 6.4 . |
| 15 | Both wore silver chaplets and were clothed from head to toe in robes of gold . |
| 16 | The benefit of giving attention to décor in terms of improving overall light levels is shown by Gazeley ( 1968 ) and can be verified by the simple use of a light meter . |
| 17 | See Ord 21 , r 2(2) as to payment of costs before bringing another action where the plaintiff has been nonsuited or struck out . |
| 18 | Although agreement may be reached between the parties as to the future of the matrimonial home , it is strongly advised that such agreement be embodied in a " consent order " of the court ; if the court does not have the power directly to make an order under the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 ( for instance in relation to repairs to property held subject to certain conditions and in relation to payment of premiums of life assurance policies ) the same effect can be achieved by formulating the obligations of each party as undertakings given to the court ( see Livesey v Jenkins [ 1985 ] 1 All ER 106 and Salter , Matrimonial Consent Orders and Agreements , 2nd edn , Longman 1991 ) . |
| 19 | Pupils can go on to play in groups of four . |
| 20 | This is established in feline leukaemia , of which the greatly increased incidence in households with many cats is due mainly to exposure of kittens to large doses of a virus that usually causes merely an immunising infection . |
| 21 | Sexuality may be a component in stratification by gender but it can not be assumed a priori by a process of projection in which the male sociologist , himself accustomed to thinking of women in these terms , imposes his own proclivities and preoccupations on the data he is analysing . |
| 22 | Most pupils have little creativity or imagination , except when it comes to thinking of excuses for not having done their homework . |
| 23 | Following this election victory , however , Tory fortunes were more mixed : Butler 's electioneering budget , with substantial tax-cuts , rebounded as imports rose sharply and the exchange rate of the pound came under pressure , forcing the introduction of ‘ stop ’ measures ; Eden 's popularity waned rapidly even before the ignominy of attempted intervention at Suez in 1956 , which then shook the ‘ Great British ’ imperial ideology that provided a pole of attraction to Toryism for sections of all classes in society . |
| 24 | It was as expensive as it looks , but then , Alaa bolero tops do not come at bargain basement prices and in any case who could resist the temptation to pirouette up stairs like this ? |
| 25 | This led to another form of coaching , I just can not remember how my interest in tennis arose , save that I used to practice for hours against an airman 's table top fixed to the netting of an old tennis court . |
| 26 | Part of Miller 's next letter , 12 January 1758 , has already been quoted ( p. 80 ) with regard to loss of specimens at sea and this was regrettable as his Hortus siccus contained nearly ten thousand specimens and he wished to make it as complete as possible . |
| 27 | This is not good practice as it leads to confusion amongst users with an increased possibility of errors that may lead to the very problem the procedure was trying to avoid . |
| 28 | If Italian politicians can not be moved to action by protests from within their own country , it is up to us outside Italy to turn on the pressure in the world media . |
| 29 | This represents an enormous cost to industry in terms of lost production , compensation payments and recruitment and training of new staff . |
| 30 | Two flowers which do not readily spring to mind as candidates for cutting , but which make excellent displays , are Sisyrinchium striatum and paeonies . |