Example sentences of "the [adj] and sometimes [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Linking them together is one common elected purpose — the alluring and sometimes desperate hunt for a hidden hoard of holy relics . |
| 2 | Although the research reviewed below indicates some of the approaches made to these problems many difficulties still remain , partly because of the rich and sometimes ambiguous nature of art itself but also because of the value that is placed upon the validity of individual response in these areas . |
| 3 | Secondly , the provision of subways and footbridges should be avoided where possible , for they are often ignored by pedestrians who would rather dodge through the cars than climb to bridge level or expose themselves to the unpleasant and sometimes dangerous environment of a subway . |
| 4 | This imbalance might have initiated the aberrant breeding behaviour of the males , so that the violent and sometimes fatal courtship , coupled with the inhospitable climate of Aldabra helped to maintain the imbalance . |
| 5 | Fairley has reviewed the widespread and sometimes controversial use of tretinoin in the treatment of post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation . |
| 6 | In view of the widespread and sometimes ill-founded criticism of the recent franchise round and despite the uniform excellence of the successful tenders , will my right hon. Friend nevertheless consider the possibility of providing a review system so as either to show up ways in which it could be improved in future or to demonstrate that an extremely good job has been done by the Independent Television Commission ? |
| 7 | The blank and sometimes insolent refusal to allow a quicker group through is another malpractice becoming more prevalent . |
| 8 | We may all experience the compelling and sometimes painful quality of moonlight , or sense the darkness that surrounds us as a palpable presence . |
| 9 | Ultimately Fforde 's book is marred by the quirky and sometimes absurd approach he adopts . |
| 10 | Kim put forward a blend of Russian and Chinese approaches , which marked the beginning of the independent and sometimes eccentric path subsequently trodden by Kim . |
| 11 | A further reason why such dichotomies as are embodied in the quantitative–qualitative distinction should not be allowed to dominate our thinking is that they tend to obscure the sheer and sometimes bewildering variety of materials that can qualify as data . |
| 12 | The jews in the countryside had been rounded up , with the active and sometimes enthusiastic support of the Hungarian authorities , and most had been sent to Auschwitz . |