Example sentences of "to the [noun] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To the reformers the guilds , like entailed estates , were yet another historical hindrance ( estorbo ) to progress , a consecration of the forces of routine . |
| 2 | To the reformers the solution was simple . |
| 3 | He objected to the stress the virtuosi laid on observation and experiment , on the grounds that it was likely to lead to atheism . |
| 4 | According to the CCCS the hippies , for example , were a mainly middle class sub-culture ; the skinheads , originating in the East End of London , represented the ‘ rough ’ working class , whilst the mods , with their attention to appearance , represented the upwardly aspiring working class and lower middle class . |
| 5 | From the entrance to the church the fresco makes the flat wall behind the altar look like an apse , and only when the wall is approached is the illusion of curvature broken . |
| 6 | Prior to the Act the courts had drawn a distinction between the occupancy duty , which was concerned with dangers due to the state of the premises , and the activity duty , which was concerned with the occupier 's activities on his premises . |
| 7 | ‘ The basic concept was that there should be a period of restraint to redress the balance of what has been a tremendous amount of development over the years , ’ he said , referring to the support the parish council had given to county and district while they were drawing up their local plans . |
| 8 | It can also introduce to the management the idea of direct support from computer systems during negotiations , making acceptance of a more fundamental package easier . |
| 9 | Response times will be measured from the instant the operator strikes a key to the instant the reply from the system begins to appear on the screen . |
| 10 | All key figures were live — up to the instant the screen was called — and available in total and on an office by office basis . |
| 11 | The custom fell out of favour at the turn of this century and I suspect that , as a reaction to the damage the treatment caused , the contrary view that teething is harmless has been passed down through generations of doctors . |
| 12 | But my immediate thought about erosion was how perilously close to the edge the path sometimes lead us . |
| 13 | Although conceding , in a footnote , that one may use extrabiblical material to ‘ illuminate scripture ’ , her basic stance is to grant to the text the status of a self-contained entity . |
| 14 | Assignment or transfer conveyed to the assignee the rights , and burdens or disabilities of the transferor-assignor . |
| 15 | The development of self-awareness in which the counsellor transfers to the counsellees the meanings and connections in their social performance . |
| 16 | It can also help to emphasize to the counsellees the value and significance of their lives , and the part they have played in the history of their times . |
| 17 | The 15,000 crowd at Limerick 's famed Thomond Park for the All Ireland League key match between Shannon and Garryowen was it own testimony to the grip the competition has gained on the Irish game . |
| 18 | To add to the insult the phone took to ringing at odd intervals . |
| 19 | For students who proceed to the MEng the course is five years long . |
| 20 | He will communicate to the council the decisions of government departments . |
| 21 | The Chief Justice said that exclusion depended on all the circumstances : here the interview was conducted with propriety and the solicitor would have added nothing to the knowledge the detainee already had about his rights . |
| 22 | Where the time is crucial to the offence the prosecution should be in a position to be able to prove the actual times in that locality from observations , should they be so required . |
| 23 | In the absence of agreement to the contrary the tenant will be entitled to exhibit advertisements , signs and nameplates in any part of the property included in the demise . |
| 24 | In a declaration annexed to the convention the EC reiterated its readiness to exchange views with the ACP countries on the debt issue . |
| 25 | You talk about asking questions you talk about the product that you 've got to up to the question the problems that you . |
| 26 | Supplementary pension tops up your income to the level the government thinks you need . |
| 27 | The West Belfast MP said the Stormont discussions were not designed to criticise the police , but rather to relate to the Minister the fear felt in the city . |
| 28 | Owner Louie Lalonde will tell you how Bill broke his own rule by sitting with his back to the door the night Jack ‘ Broken Nose ‘ McCall crept in and shot him . |
| 29 | And how pathetically ironic that a bunch of Americans , who normally carp on about freedom of speech and the First Amendment , resort to crushing records which contain perfectly innocent torch songs when they defend to the hilt the right of misogynist swine like 2 Live Crew to peddle their filth with impunity . |
| 30 | I would defend to the hilt the right of scientists to experiment on animals in the pursuit of pure knowledge ’ ( 21 ) . |