Example sentences of "second [prep] [noun] [adv] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | By stock market value it becomes Britain 's biggest and second in Europe only to Deutsche Bank , leaving Union Bank of Switzerland and Barclays trailing . |
| 2 | The maximum depth of 230 m is considerably greater than the seas surrounding our shores , and of all British lakes , Loch Ness is second in depth only to Loch Morar , at 310 m . |
| 3 | Damage to the cervical spine from rheumatoid arthritis has been noted in 30% to 46% of necropsy studies and is second in frequency only to that seen in the metatarsophalangeal joints . |
| 4 | The company is second in exports only to British Aerospace , which were worth £3.1bn last year . |
| 5 | The result would have been a Californian bank second in size only to New York 's Citicorp . |
| 6 | Nevertheless Poland was still encumbered by a poorly developed industrial sector , a primitive , almost feudal , agricultural system , an under-funded banking sector and a poorly integrated railway system , and was hampered by the fact that it paid out 40 per cent of Gross National Income ( approximately 28 per cent of all government expenditure ) to maintain an army that was second in size only to that of Russia . |
| 7 | This magnificent constellation is arguably second in splendour only to Orion . |
| 8 | In a Cabinet reshuffle on Oct. 10 the Interior Minister , Abdullah Kallal , became in addition Minister of State , making him second in rank only to Prime Minister Hamed Karoui . |
| 9 | Worldwide , indeed , ‘ exotic ’ species introduced by human beings have become a major cause of extinctions : probably second in importance only to loss of habitat . |
| 10 | The Queen 's Way , which ran at right angles to the King 's Way , was to have a massive terminal station at its head , dominating Connaught Circus and second in importance only to the Viceroy 's palace on the Raisina Acropolis at the head of King 's Way . |