Example sentences of "it [was/were] to [adj] " in BNC.

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1 When Martha compared Sam with Bob Lamb , it was to poor Sam 's detriment .
2 Nearly 10 per cent of the Earth 's surface is covered by ice , which remains as terra incognita to climatologists as it was to 17th-century explorers .
3 The efficiency of government could only be increased at the expense of its popularity ; the more corrupt and less efficient the government , the more acceptable it was to creole merchants and landowners .
4 It was to hot for practising anyway and despite our limited preparations we won both matches in St Thomas and Tortoal quite comfortably .
5 The US government announced on Aug. 24 that it was to double Estonia 's credit limit for buying grain to US$10,000,000 .
6 Contact with less advanced elements might well fluctuate , subject as it was to constant police intervention .
7 Some practitioners complained that it was to difficult to estimate in advance and could lead to aggressive underpricing which may affect the quality of the work .
8 I 'm , I 'm sorry if it was to difficult to , to follow , either because of the microphones or
9 When she woke in the morning , it was to clear blue skies , and she gave a sigh of pleasure .
10 I did n't think I like the cut of it very much or , I think it was to tight .
11 Of greater moment , it was to precious substances that men turned for currency , since by definition these possessed the prime quality of acceptability .
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