Example sentences of "to the [noun pl] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | From this equation , histograms of predicted probabilities of success were computed for each individual belonging either to the successes group ( alive at six weeks ) or to the failures group ( dead at six weeks ) . |
| 2 | Now forty-five GPs and consultants in Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire are backing Dr Keeley 's protest to the Roads Minister . |
| 3 | It is important for the Opposition to bear it in mind that their opposition to the roads programme is a recipe not only for increased congestion but for increased fatalities and casualties on our roads . |
| 4 | Alas , we are not able to report how much cheaper the cars would be if all the current goodies decamped to the options list . |
| 5 | If there are no more loans to be entered , the user presses the RETURN key and goes back to the options list . |
| 6 | The report of the Select Committee is notable because it managed to clarify the Government 's position in relation to the generators commitment to retrofit flue-gas desulphurisation systems to coal-fired power stations . |
| 7 | Do you know all the way up to the twelve-times table ? ’ |
| 8 | I was hoping the cops down here would be too busy lining their pockets to pay much attention to the all-points bulletin out on me . |
| 9 | The homeland 's military leader , Gen. Bantu Holomisa , who had seized power in a coup in 1987 , was outspokenly opposed to the homelands system . |
| 10 | Holomisa was opposed to the homelands system and in February 1990 had promised to hold a referendum on Transkei 's possible reintegration into South Africa [ see p. 37306 ] ; he strongly supported the ANC , and had legalized the organization in Transkei in February . |
| 11 | It takes 4 hours in each direction , and there is plenty to see as you drift through a landscape where woodlands slope down to the waters edge , medieval towns seem to be snoozing , vineyards look sweet with promise , and heights are crowned mysteriously with fine old castles and monasteries . |
| 12 | The governor , who had only half listened to the senators response , failed to notice the barb in the remark . |
| 13 | ( When subsequently , the hospital became crowded almost to bursting point with the influx of evacuee patients from London , the master reported to the Guardians Committee that , owing to limited cooking facilities and greatly increased numbers , it had become necessary to suspend the existing dietary — which had so displeased Mr.J. — and adopt a more simplified bill of fare . ) |
| 14 | Postgraduate conversion course — Such courses correspond in nature to the honours degree course for the conventional undergraduate . |
| 15 | Prime Minister John Major announces changes to the honours system |
| 16 | Tom Whittaker took over as manager after the war , adding two Championships and two Wembley appearances — one successful — to the honours list . |
| 17 | Question 1 : What to the initials VHF stand for ? |
| 18 | Come come to the flats occasion . |
| 19 | Now it seems to me with erm with great respect from the view of the taxing officer , that er it 's quite clear that er both parties were holding han were holding their hands in relation to a question of taxation because negotiations were going on between the parties and indeed the defendants were being requested er not to proceed with taxation but to see if they could obtain an overall assessment and the point was met to the defendants barrister , telling quite frankly there would n't be much advantage in the defendants pushing on with erm taxation because they 'd only , they would have to look to his interest in the property to get payment , it seems to me in those circumstances that it can not be said that erm the plaintiffs were in any way acting improperly and not seeking to have the costs taxed during the period while the negotiations were being carried on er because effectively and |
| 20 | RANGERS , having won the Battle of Britain by beating Leeds to progress to the Champions League , begin their quest to successfully invade Europe against Marseille at Ibrox tonight . |
| 21 | His own estates lay mainly in Northamptonshire , but his marriage to the Scales heiress had brought him a group of manors in East Anglia , a regional connection maintained by his second marriage , to Mary Fitzlewis . |
| 22 | His own estates lay mainly in Northamptonshire , but his marriage to the Scales heiress had brought him a group of manors in East Anglia , a regional connection maintained by his second marriage , to Mary Fitzlewis . |
| 23 | In his Preface to the Gardeners Dictionary , Miller invited communications on ‘ new experiments in relation to this art ’ and , at a time when scientific work was developing rapidly , this request alone would have attracted a large response . |
| 24 | However , here he was at pains to point out that ‘ although this work was intended for an appendix to the Gardeners Dictionary , yet it may be reckoned a complete performance in itself independent to that ’ . |
| 25 | But the way in which the New Critics developed Eliot 's axiom did not entirely do away with the author : instead , by shifting his position from the outside to the inside of the text , they merely justified a shift in methodology from the biographical to the words-on-the-page approach . |
| 26 | The bride died without issue in 1482 , at which stage the land should have reverted to the heirs general , since a widower had no title in his wife 's land unless there were children of the marriage . |
| 27 | The bride died without issue in 1482 , at which stage the land should have reverted to the heirs general , since a widower had no title in his wife 's land unless there were children of the marriage . |
| 28 | In a letter to the residents association , the company says : ‘ Following the problem , our inspectors carried out flushing of the water mains , which helped to alleviate the problem . |
| 29 | A final section evaluates a recent Canadian explanation of ‘ Why strikes turn violent ’ ( Grant and Wallace , 1991 ) , discussing its relationship to the flashpoints model . |
| 30 | We would like to have access to the UK 's JANET system , which allows access and file transfer between computers nationally and internationally , to the BIDS information service , to the OCLC bibliographic data files for catalogue conversion , and to international information systems , to facilitate co-operation , collaboration , information and cost-sharing between institutions . |