Example sentences of "source of [noun] to [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The scholarly Pannini , with his fondness for the Bibiena family 's theatrical designs , soon gained admirers in France , where he was an enduring source of inspiration to Hubert Robert , who was his pupil in Rome . |
| 2 | Dividend pay-outs are much lower in Japan and Germany than in Britain and America , but this is not the only or even the main source of returns to shareholders : they receive capital gains ( indeed they prefer them in Japan , where dividends are taxed much more heavily than capital gains ) and , especially in Japan , gain business advantages through shareholdings in customers or suppliers , for instance . |
| 3 | This rarest of distinctions in surgery is decided on by all three Royal colleges of surgeons in the United Kingdom and was a great source of pride to Prof Gibson . |
| 4 | The study is intended to provide a historical background of use to those currently concerned with the problem , and as a source of reference to policy-makers . |
| 5 | Article Three , the treaty 's key article , stated that the " connection between the security of the two countries requires that Lebanon not become a source of threat to Syria 's security and vice versa under any circumstances … therefore , Lebanon will not allow itself to become a transit point or base for any force , state or organization that seeks to undermine its security or that of Syria " . |
| 6 | Is it a new editorial policy that New Scientist will investigate the number and source of replies to advertisements within its pages and then print snide remarks about why the unsuccessful applicants should n't have applied in the first place ? |
| 7 | It was a continual source of irritation to Lewis that Adam did not show more respect and deference to Hilbert . |
| 8 | Indeed , Johanson 's other writings about his work in Ethiopia are another source of offence to Kalb and the Ethiopians . |
| 9 | What seems well organised to you is a source of frustration to others . |
| 10 | I am acutely conscious that I have been a source of aggravation to Pa recently over my stupid allergy to vegetables ; it can not be pleasant to see the products one has slaved over summer and winter being regurgitated on to the dinner plate of one 's elder child . |
| 11 | Another source of modification to bone that begins soon after death is dispersal and breakage by trampling . |
| 12 | Lets hope Community Care will be a constant companion and source of support to Thompson in the future . |
| 13 | It is able to do this because the market is a front-line source of liquidity to banks in the event of a shortage . |
| 14 | A more structural view is that of Marxist feminist writers who have argued that the family exists , not for the harmonious delight of its members , but rather because it is a source of benefit to capital , since women can be made to labour for free in the reproduction of wage-labourers . |
| 15 | The destination — as so often with this ship — was Honduras in Central America , quite a rich source of exports to England at the time , including the mahogany which was used for so much 19th-century furniture . |
| 16 | THE PRIVATE PASSIONS OF PUBLIC FIGURES are a constant source of fascination to readers of the tabloid press and to students of literary biography alike . |
| 17 | What is clear is that once again it is important to distinguish between the perception of odours per se , here on in referred to as ‘ odour nuisance ’ , which may be a source of annoyance to workers and the existence of toxic odorants in the working environment . |
| 18 | Parish registers of baptisms were increasingly incomplete , of declining value as proof of ancestry and statistically inadequate , a source of annoyance to officials and derision by foreigners . |
| 19 | This was a perpetual source of vexation to Mahmoud and his efforts to do something about it drove him towards reform at the political level — he was a member of the Nationalist Party — and perfectionism in his daily work . |
| 20 | The provision of English language teaching is already a major source of revenue to Britain , from the language schools that yearly bring literally millions of foreign students to the country , to the British Council exports of English language and culture across the world and the institutional supports for such practices provided by publishing houses , printers and writers of textbooks . |
| 21 | Forster 's holdings in real estate and fine art , his lavish lifestyle and frequent ‘ entertainments ’ were common knowledge within the Party and a source of embarrassment to Senate President Rauschning . |
| 22 | Cancer research had a long tradition of support from private contributions , but new charities devoted to particular diseases , such as arthritis and rheumatism , leukaemia , and muscular dystrophy , were founded and became a great source of strength to workers whose interests had or might have application to the desired objectives . |
| 23 | It 's also a source of distress to parents that their daughters could n't feel able to confide in them , but it happens . |
| 24 | It is a prevalent source of distress to teachers that they are unable to ‘ be themselves ’ in school , and this is the reason that they often give for leaving , or wanting to leave , the profession . |
| 25 | Hospital ethical committees have been suggested as an independent source of advice to doctors and families to the most appropriate decision , but Prof McLean said their conclusions would have no legal standing and could be challenged . |
| 26 | They were three small , fat ladies , and a great source of amusement to Jerry and me . |
| 27 | Women 's weak labour-market position is a source of disadvantage to women from which only employers benefit , since it enables them to pay women workers less than they would men . |
| 28 | These relatively low interest rates make it an attractive source of finance to borrowers , and the fact that it is a non-profit-making organization means that it can involve itself in socially oriented projects which may have long pay-off periods . |
| 29 | Mackey , an Australian scrum-half whose short contract Warrington are trying to turn into a long one , was a constant source of danger to Widnes , and provided the final pass to enable Mark Forster to score a try in Hulmes 's absence . |
| 30 | Matthew Preston , from the day the school opened , had been a source of interest to Sara 's pupils . |