Example sentences of "in [noun sg] to the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Two years ago she was forced into early retirement because of cuts in funding to the organization where she worked . |
| 2 | In response to a pervasive loss of faith in mid-Victorian economic liberalism , a string of measures had been put through Parliament by Conservative and Liberal Governments in concession to the case against unregulated laissez-faire and for intervention on social grounds by the state . |
| 3 | However , Sergei Freidzon , a former Soviet planner , identifies two additional standing bodies : an Institution of Permanent Advisers ( 19 civilians , as well as the CGS and two First Deputy Defence Ministers ) and a larger Institution of Permanent Consultants ( 50 per cent military , 50 per cent civilian ) , both of which are in harness to the Council for much of the year . |
| 4 | Initially , in her sworn depositions , Hildenbrand apparently said that the delay in payment to the gallery was due to an unnamed Japanese intermediary ; Feigen states that she then ‘ admitted in sworn testimony that she had perjured herself , which is a felony , and that the entity owned by Lanzone and herself had in fact received the money $600,000 of it seven months earlier , and then $200,000 and that the money had been spent on Lanzone 's home mortgage and restaurant expenses ’ . |
| 5 | But only 20 of the 72 cases of compensation claims outstanding against contractors and consulting engineers in 1988 resulted in payment to the Department of Transport . |
| 6 | The Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977 accordingly applies to a disclaimer in such a form purporting to exclude the valuer 's liability in negligence to the purchaser . |
| 7 | The grounds of the appeal were that ( 1 ) the judge misdirected himself in holding that the preliminary issue should be answered in the affirmative and/or in giving judgment on the preliminary issue for the plaintiff and ( 2 ) the defendants were not liable in negligence to the plaintiff for any injury , loss or damage suffered by him while a foetus and en ventre sa mère since he was born prior to the passing of the Congenital Diabilities ( Civil Liability ) Act 1976 and the common law did not recognise such a cause of action . |
| 8 | In the middle of Bangalore , as you thread through a jungle of exotic trees and overgrown ornamental gardens , cross long neglected croquet lawns , tennis courts and disused summer houses , you are confronted with Windsor Castle , or at least a very passable facsimile locked up and in pawn to the Government to pay Royal debts . |
| 9 | The duty of Japan to lead Asia in resistance to the West was widely advocated . |
| 10 | Japan , it was said , sought the benefit of Asia as a whole and had a national mission to lead and coordinate the nations of Asia in resistance to the West . |
| 11 | Similarly , Larkin et al. ( 1988 ) have reported somaclonal variation in cultivars of wheat which produced a range of traits in mature individuals , including variation in resistance to the herbicide glyphosate . |
| 12 | Palestinian leaders in the occupied territories called for an escalation of the intifada , in response to the formation of what they called a " terrorist " government . |
| 13 | It also emphasised the need for more and better instrumentation to assist the operators , to monitor the development of the accident , and to provide quick and reliable information to help in the actions taken in response to the emergency . |
| 14 | I was commenting in response to the objector 's proof in this particular case . |
| 15 | By this stage however the program had moved beyond the provision of primary health care and was attempting to address the broader issues on environmental health and safety in Appalachia in response to the realisation of a growing problem . |
| 16 | The question was put by a German television commentator in response to the resignation last week of one of Kohl 's top Cabinet ministers and in the face of mounting evidence that his government is falling seriously behind in its programme to stitch the two halves of the country together economically . |
| 17 | It has been produced in response to the Church of England 's national report , Faith In The Countryside , and aims to cover the whole life of the rural church . |
| 18 | ‘ There 's nothing wrong with me ! ’ he cried out in response to the head 's question . |
| 19 | Rome and Greece , for Engels , develop classes ( slaves ) in response to the development of agricultural techniques and the growth of manufacturing , both of which cause an increase in the division of labour . |
| 20 | These changes have been made in response to the development of ‘ vendor ’ placings and ‘ back-door ’ rights issues during the eighties . |
| 21 | In response to the government 's condemnation of images in July 1547 and February 1548 , commissioners roamed the country , either chivying churchwardens into taking action , or on occasions , as at Hull , smashing the images themselves . |
| 22 | In response to the government 's 1975 White Paper , they commissioned a small working party , led by a psychiatrist , to examine the potential for basing mental health services in the constituent districts and away from Friern . |
| 23 | The system is being introduced in response to the Government 's Citizens ' Charter which laid down that every resident with a problem about a particular public service should have access to a well publicised complaints procedure . |
| 24 | Migration losses from the more peripheral areas were stemmed , no doubt in response to the government 's development-area assistance ( Eversley 1971 ) . |
| 25 | Further to our telephone conversation today , I have pleasure in enclosing a copy of the document I have drafted in response to the Government 's proposed National Sustainability Report being prepared in the wake of last year 's Earth Summit . |
| 26 | This was judged to be in response to the government 's failure to honour conditions of the US$1,400 million standby arrangement negotiated with the IMF on Nov. 10 , 1989 [ see p. 37040 ] . |
| 27 | The decision was reportedly taken in response to the government 's current austerity programme . |
| 28 | Mr Wallace repeated the call for unity which was a constant demand made during the Sunday night conference in Glasgow in response to the Government 's taking stock announcement . |
| 29 | The National Farmers Union and the Scottish Landowners ' Federation have included their concerns in submissions to the Scottish Office in response to the Government 's consultative document on the future of water and sewerage services in Scotland . |
| 30 | Rather , it constituted an almost limitless pool of cheap labour which could be hired on a casual basis in response to the expansion or concentration of the economy . |