Example sentences of "[adv] think [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If the legislature finds that limitations on the common law principle are needed for reasons of policy or good administration then they can be adopted by legislation , e.g. by a short limitation period , presumptions as to validity , even ( which I mention but do not necessarily think appropriate since the matter has not been discussed ) a power in the courts to limit the effects of any order for recovery comparable to that conferred on the European Court of Justice by article 174 of the E.E.C . |
| 2 | I think too that we should reflect upon who it is that receives the blame er when policing falls below the standards which we would all think appropriate . |
| 3 | And as if to make amends for the rapacity of his Victorian forebears and their employers , he re-discovered species — notably the holly fern — long thought extinct in Snowdonia . |
| 4 | However , it was only thought necessary to encourage young men to set their sights higher . |
| 5 | At first he was only thought likely to miss a game or two but as April became May the injury persisted worryingly . |
| 6 | Mission work to civilise the slaves and the extension of responsibilities to the labourers for their own work were only thought likely to be successful if they were cumulative experiences for the slaves . |
| 7 | That he later troubled to marry his sister Estrith to Richard 's successor Robert ( see below ) probably also implies that his wife 's cooperation was not alone thought sufficient . |
| 8 | Obviously any dark colour with white , cream or a pastel shade would be suitable , but I personally think simple black and white looks very effective and is a good colour combination for this time of year . |
| 9 | Bereaved people trying to make sense of what has happened to them often find that one of the most difficult things is to discover that they ‘ can not think straight ’ and when they do their thoughts are often so disturbing and frightening that they feel they 've ‘ gone mad ’ . |
| 10 | As he finally demonstrated over Cuba , he did not think Communist domination was worth the ruin of civilization . |
| 11 | Thirdly , irrespective of the source or Priority of the information , any Particular individual will psychologically " filter " out what he or she does not think important , or what he or she does not want to know . |
| 12 | we did translation , Xenophon , I do not know a word of it I do not think Greek alone makes me miserable , I am always miserable . |
| 13 | The Christians were strongly opposed to child exposure , actively rescuing foundlings , and deplored abortions which they did not think defensible except with arguments that equally justified infanticide . |
| 14 | And why should we not think ill of the dead , she wondered suddenly , for they can not hear , word can not be passed to them , they can not be hurt . |
| 15 | Do you not think British Rail would have , have |
| 16 | Leicestershire , in the very middle of England , away from coasts and mountains , beyond the northernmost limits of continental influences and the fauna , denuded of ancient woodland and intensively farmed , is generally thought impoverished and rather uninteresting for a biologist . |
| 17 | Traditionally , there are restrictions on using " I " : some teachers forbid it , as an example of inelegant intrusion by the author ( though nowadays it is generally thought permissible to use " I " occasionally , to emphasise a point which you wish to show is personal rather than general ) . |
| 18 | Thus football fans have incorporated the term ‘ hooligan ’ into their own social talk and use it as a term for referring to boys who commit acts generally thought worthy of some praise . |
| 19 | Despite everything , she felt a sudden , fierce tenderness , as though with those brilliant , mocking eyes closed , and the hard mouth relaxed , he became a different man , a man who no longer thought ill of her , or wanted to hurt her . |
| 20 | Admission to a psychiatric unit was not thought necessary because she was able to make realistic plans concerning how she would cope during the next few days , and support was available from her children . |
| 21 | ‘ Further investigation is not thought necessary . ’ |
| 22 | Otherwise , as the Company was already part of the group , it was not thought necessary to signify the change of ownership , in any other way . |
| 23 | Nothing in the Code seeks to prevent a suspect volunteering a statement after charge otherwise than in response to questioning , but it is presumably such an infrequent occurrence that it was not thought necessary to spell out the procedure for doing so . |
| 24 | It was not thought worthwhile extending the practice to trams , which continued to follow the L.C.C . |
| 25 | John Wright , the director of the CEGB 's technology planning and research division , told the inquiry : ‘ Whilst THORP may continue to operate beyond 10 years , it is not thought prudent to plan on this basis . |
| 26 | Expansion of the work of the Court of Protection is favoured but if this is not thought appropriate then some form of locally accessible tribunal or court to exercise supervision , possibly supplemented by some form of guardianship , is considered desirable . |
| 27 | It is not thought appropriate to say that the modern economy requires such an underclass , and certainly not that it must reach out to other countries to sustain and refresh it . |
| 28 | In retrospect the pace of international expansion may seem extravagant , especially since the franchising route which has eased the financial pain of UK expansion was not thought practicable abroad . |
| 29 | At the same time he will miss out on segments of the market which in mass production or distribution terms are not thought economic to supply . |
| 30 | If scio was not thought adequate at classical law , the reason can be only that it did not make sufficiently clear that the testator intended a trustee to be legally obliged to make property over to a beneficiary . |