Example sentences of "to an [adj] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 Thus it is an evident advance on a mere empirical listing of successive ‘ movements ’ or ‘ isms ’ , which then moves away to an unlocated discussion of ‘ styles ’ , to attempt to identify two factors : the internal organization of the particular formation ; and its proposed and actual relations to other organizations in the same field and to society more generally .
2 Some cheaper machines have an internal arrangement where the original socket at the back is connected to an improvised socket at the front by a length of wire .
3 Narrow neutrality consists in helping or hindering them to an equal degree in those activities and regarding those resources that they would wish neither to engage in nor to acquire but for the conflict .
4 It is said , the son had a right to an equal distribution of his father 's property , and did complain to his father because he had not had an equal share , and said to him , I will cease to complain if you will not sue upon this note .
5 Samples of cell suspension , or of the adenylate cyclase assay system , were added to an equal volume of ice cold ethanol , immediately frozen , and were stored at -20°C .
6 The CaCl 2 /DNA mis was added dropwise to an equal volume of 0.2µm-filtered 2 HEPES-buffered saline ( 280mM NaCl , 10mM KCl , 1.5mM Na 2 HPO 4 .2H2O , 12mM dextrose , 50mM HEPES , pH adjusted to 7.05 with 0.5N NaOH ) and left to stand for 20 minutes at RT .
7 Any increase in C leads to an equal decrease in T , ie. if the superior retains more ‘ control ’ or authority , the subordinate will immediately recognise that he is being trusted less .
8 The Gascons themselves were well aware that the 1259 treaty had led to an immediate change in their status .
9 The association , now fully aware of its precarious financial position , countered with an offer of £150 for agreement to an immediate termination of the contract .
10 India 's deteriorating foreign exchange situation had forced the government to adopt drastic import curbs in March [ see p. 38151 ] , which had led to an immediate reduction in the import of manufacturing components and metals .
11 Factory reorganisation , cost-cutting , team working , training and improved communications contributed to an immediate upturn in fortunes .
12 Atropine given during intravenous infusion led to an immediate fall in acid output .
13 Consequently the palaeomagnetic evidence did not lead to an immediate resurrection of the continental drift hypothesis .
14 Although the meeting led to an immediate increase in recruitment , the BUF lost the propaganda war concerning responsibility for the violence associated with the occasion , and in retrospect it marked the turning-point in the fortunes of the movement .
15 However , Lebanese observers say this blow is unlikely to lead to an immediate resumption of the war between the Christian leader , General Michel Aoun , and the Syrians and their Lebanese Muslim allies .
16 However , Lebanese observers say this blow is unlikely to lead to an immediate resumption of the war between the Christian leader , General Michel Aoun , and the Syrians and their Lebanese Muslim allies .
17 Okay , that led to an immediate rise in the use of ear defenders to ninety percent , okay ?
18 Land reform does not necessarily lead to an immediate rise in output , neither does it increase a physical supply of land , nor does it significantly alter the ratio of peasants for the amount of land available .
19 The two sides to the civil war which had raged in the capital , Mogadishu , since mid-November committed themselves to an immediate ending of hostilities at UN-sponsored peace negotiations in New York on Feb. 14 .
20 The introduction of railways did not lead to an immediate decline in the number of draught animals .
21 It sharpened body swerve , movement and anticipation , and led to an immediate improvement in results .
22 Foul weather with squally winds put paid to an immediate start on the building so it was several months before the engine strip-down could begin under the new roof .
23 The Privy Council in London on Nov. 26 granted a right to an immediate hearing of the application by 116 black Moslems to the Trinidadian courts for their release from prison .
24 The SADCC 's annual progress report said that demand for and prices of exports of SADCC member states were higher in 1988 than in 1987 , leading to an appreciable rise in export earnings .
25 It is sufficient for that person to establish that he or she has been prevented to an appreciable extent from enjoying the ordinary comforts of life ; there is no need to establish direct injury to health .
26 The acid is in complex with fatty-acid free bovine serum albumin and human low-density lipoprotein , added to an enriched mixture of standard cell media .
27 In the case of the H197F mutant , an edge-to-face aromatic-aromatic interaction between the ( + ) hydrogen of the phenylalanine and the ( - ) - electrons of the benzhydryl group of the antagonist would be similar to an amino-aromatic interaction in its electrostatic origin .
28 The charge that higher education has over a longer period contributed to an anti-industrial ethos among the educated classes in Britain has been laid by Wiener ( 1981 ) and countered in different ways by Sanderson ( 1972 ) who points to manifold examples of involvement with industry , and Shattock ( 1987 ) who tends to lay the blame elsewhere , at the door of government and industry itself .
29 Innocent 's reply to an enquiring letter from Bishop Eustace of Ely , who was requesting clarification and help on a number of problems in order to act as a papal judge delegate , did exactly this .
30 Even if — which in some cases is a big ‘ if ’ — the patent system does not give away the vital clue to an innovative product of process , innovating enterprises now increasingly prefer to keep their knowledge to themselves in order to preserve their options on when , where and how to market it .
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