Example sentences of "be [adj] to suggest that [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Instead , they are likely to suggest that some methods of discipline can be used to help prevent a young person absconding from care so long as this does them no harm . |
| 2 | It would be wrong to suggest that any segment of an eighteenth-century electorate was truly independent , and a number of ties joined the freeholders to the party , or interest , of a local politician . |
| 3 | It would be dangerous to suggest that this impossibility is in any strong sense theoretical , i.e. open to mathematical proof , and I will assume it is no more than a strong empirical impossibility . |
| 4 | It would be crass to suggest that any employer welcomes high levels of unemployment . |
| 5 | It would be ridiculous to suggest that black kids who are constantly being geared up by teachers to thrust themselves into sports , do not , at some stage , recognize that there exists a manipulative element : they feel they are regarded as naturally gifted sportsmen ( see Vince Hilaire 's opening quotation ) , but without an abundance of intellectual equipment , who are used for the purposes of bringing prestige to both the individual teacher and the school . |
| 6 | It would n't be fair to suggest that most users of desktop publishing systems were unhappy with the quality of their page printer 's output — more that they have realised that they can improve the quality still further by going to a bureau . |
| 7 | While it would be misleading to suggest that small firms are important across all manufacturing industries , it is also incorrect to assume that small firms are confined to traditionally labour-intensive industries like textiles , clothing , furnishing or ceramics . |
| 8 | However , it would be misleading to suggest that fascist violence was the sole cause of conflict . |
| 9 | Whilst we stress the artificial nature of most time-cues , it would be misleading to suggest that natural light is without effect . |
| 10 | Despite the evidence of solidarity there is little to suggest that this culture , even though it is against the formal organizational structure , is one that produces active protest against the conditions of the work enterprise . |
| 11 | There is little to suggest that this view changed , at least until the sterling crisis of 1947 . |
| 12 | Moreover , there is little to suggest that public-sector investment has been successful in encouraging equivalent private spending . |
| 13 | It is difficult to know how far they were a significant deterrent to claiming relief , but over the long term there is little to suggest that any parish maintained the lowering of its poor rate which sometimes accompanied the initial operation of a workhouse . |
| 14 | J R Hall ( Points of View , 12 February ) is right to suggest that British Rail would be able to make a profit if the Government took full responsibility for funding the provision and maintenance of railway infrastructure as it does roads . |
| 15 | Although innovative schemes have made it possible to maintain at home people with disabilities that were once thought to require hospital or residential care , it is unrealistic to suggest that institutional care could be entirely dispensed with . |
| 16 | I do not think that it is fanciful to suggest that public confidence in the administration of justice is undermined by such assertions from a powerful interest group . |
| 17 | Finally , it is misleading to suggest that these relationships between government and the various private sectors are of no concern to the local housing authorities . |
| 18 | Although it is tempting to suggest that analogous neurons are involved in the orientation discrimination of bees , this temptation should be resisted — at least for the time being . |
| 19 | At the time of writing , there was little to suggest that viable palmtop optical media were about to appear . |
| 20 | Both Mr Hyslop and Mr Guest said Mr Newbegin was wrong to suggest that 15-year-old models were uneconomical . |