Example sentences of "be [vb pp] to the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I understand that one of the reasons why it took longer than one would have wished was that the emergency services went to the inappropriate end of the tunnel , further away from the train , and had to be redirected to the other end , which gave easier access to the two trains . |
| 2 | It therefore seems that the way will be eased to the continuing destruction of what is left of wild nature in Britain , to serve the open-ended demands of development and growth . |
| 3 | Not all can be traced to the Black Death , but it must have been a significant factor . |
| 4 | The genesis of this right to compensation can be traced to the protracted debate which took place within the Standard Advisory Committee on Patents in the wake of the Department of Trade 's publication in 1975 of a White Paper on the future of patent law . |
| 5 | The beginnings of modern thought about sleep and dreaming can be traced to the late eighteenth century , the time of the Enlightenment . |
| 6 | Its roots can be traced to the heady sounds of El Rocco ; but ‘ Beyond El Rocco ’ demonstrates that much of the inspiration of Australian jazz now comes from Australians themselves . |
| 7 | Despite the contemporary tone of much of Action for Cities , the programme 's heritage can be traced to the early 1960s studies which provided the basis for the 1965 Milner–Holland Report on housing and the 1967 Plowden Report on education , as a result of which general improvement areas and education priority areas were established . |
| 8 | For example ideas about more homely living environments can be traced to the early part of this century ( Roosens , 1979 ) , a concern with nature and form of assessment harks back to the Charity Organisation Society ( Sainsbury , 1989 ) , co-ordination of care was stressed in the Seebohm report and has featured in most subsequent discussions ( Cmnd. 3703 ; DHSS , 1982 ) and the need for planned hospital discharge has featured in critiques of the mental health services ( Cmnd. 6244 ; Jones , 1988 ) . |
| 9 | One important element can be traced to the evangelical revival of the late eighteenth century which laid the foundations of Victorian domesticity and challenged ruling-class immorality . |
| 10 | Eighteenth-century politics have long had an unsavoury reputation , and although in the case of Scotland much of that reputation can be traced to the persuasive , but not strictly accurate , writings of Henry Cockburn and other Whig reformers of the early nineteenth century , it must be conceded at the outset that there is something to be said for the received account . |
| 11 | The downfall of Gen Noriega can be traced to the brutal killing of the opposition leader , Hugo Spadafora , found beheaded in 1985 . |
| 12 | He first claims that accidents are unable to outweigh ‘ social needs ’ , which can be traced to the social relations of a society , themselves ultimately caused by its productive forces . |
| 13 | In an entertaining and revealing note which prefaces this recording , the clarinettist Murray Khouri laments the passing of what he describes as the ‘ lyric ’ school of British clarinet playing , the origins of which , he suggests , may be traced to the vocal traditions of our great cathedrals . |
| 14 | There is little doubt that some of the greatest sources of evil in the world can be traced to the gross abuse of that area of human activity which is termed ‘ religion ’ . |
| 15 | An explanation for these contradictions can often be traced to the experimental conditions of the different studies . |
| 16 | From this nucleus , royal territory was in the future to expand to the point at which , in 1239 , the whole county could be annexed to the royal demesne . |
| 17 | The small rump Bulgarian Communist Party said , however , that Macedonia should be annexed to the Bulgarian motherland , and that the recognition of its independence was an act of " national treason " . |
| 18 | If the request were denied , the parent would have to pursue the matter via the local curriculum complaints procedure established under section 23 of the ERA 1988 , then via the Secretary of State under sections 68 or 99 of the Education Act 1944 , before the matter could then be referred to the European Commission on Human Rights . |
| 19 | If this is not possible , the case may then be referred to the European Court of Human Rights , whose decision on the matter will be binding on the nation concerned . |
| 20 | If it does not do so , the case will be referred to the European Court for a ruling . |
| 21 | The group is asking the commission to reopen its inquiry into the environmental consequences of the road and believes the case could still be referred to the European Court of Justice if the government is found to have infringed EC directives . |
| 22 | Unanimity is required for all important decisions , although in cases of disagreement the matter may be referred to the federal government for decision . |
| 23 | When I asked earlier what those penalties might be , I was fobbed off with the answer that the matter would be referred to the industrial tribunal , and that the worker involved might receive some form of compensation . |
| 24 | On May 17 , 1989 , Iran formally applied for the aircraft compensation case to be referred to the International Court of Justice ( ICJ ) at The Hague . |
| 25 | In the face of continuing Hungarian objections , Meciar was reported to have agreed to consultations involving the European Communities , but only on ecological aspects ; the findings would be referred to the International Court of Justice at The Hague . |
| 26 | That there are auxiliary impressions , Lotze points out , ‘ merely explains the possibility of distinguishing impressions made at different places ; but each impression must also be referred to the definite place at which it acts . |
| 27 | Annex 1 environmental impact assessments must be referred to the appropriate regulatory agency , such as the National Rivers Authority should it deal with water quality or , especially in this case , the local environmental health office of the city council in respect of water use . |
| 28 | The other type of assessment may comply with schedule 2 to the original environmental impact assessment directive from the European Community and it does not have to be referred to the appropriate regulatory agency . |
| 29 | Does any member wish to move the subject matter be referred to the appropriate member body ? |
| 30 | Does any member who wish to move the subject matter be referred to the appropriate member body ? |