Example sentences of "[vb infin] in [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Children who find it hard to write with paper and pencil can compose in alternative ways : difficulty in writing need be no barrier to poetry . |
| 2 | I must be absolutely free to work as I like and I can not compose in public . |
| 3 | It then comes to the practical point , Citing German experience to show that ‘ there was a tendency for employee and shareholder representatives to vote and act in distinct groups ’ , they add that the presence of co-opted directors on the board would mean that either group would at the very least need to gain the support of the majority of the directors before they could carry or veto a proposal . |
| 4 | In particular , it attempts to assess how rational decision-makers will act in certain situations : ‘ It takes the tools of economics and applies them to the material of politics . |
| 5 | It is possible for a man 's commitment to his fundamental principles to remain firm even though he may act in certain circumstances in a way contrary to those principles . |
| 6 | The standard must be fixed by reference to the hypothetical reasonable parent and how he or she would act in certain circumstances but must also be related to the needs of the child in question . |
| 7 | I used to try and act in straight plays but I was so bad they made me act with my back to the audience . |
| 8 | This does not mean that adultery is the one legal basis for divorce among Christians , because Jesus never encouraged his followers to think or act in legalistic terms . |
| 9 | your employer should act in good faith . |
| 10 | Such a State should act in good faith so as not to frustrate the objects of the treaty . |
| 11 | On the other hand , such an authority must act in good faith , use the powers for the purpose for which they were given , take into account relevant matters and disregard the irrelevant , and must not act in a way so unreasonable that no reasonable authority could have so acted . |
| 12 | In this case I would think that , if the minister does not act in good faith , or if he acts on extraneous considerations which ought not to influence him , or if he plainly misdirects himself in fact or in law , it may well be that a court would interfere ; but when he honestly takes a view of the facts or the law which could reasonably be entertained , then his decision is not to be set aside simply because thereafter someone thinks that his view was wrong … |
| 13 | I mean that the community has its own principles it can itself honour or dishonour , that it can act in good or bad faith , with integrity or hypocritically , just as people can . |
| 14 | If such a possibility is likely to arise , then the analysis of the actual forms must be confined to one person who will act in complete confidence , destroying the forms as soon as his analysis is complete and there has been adequate discussion of the data ; or preferably , an outside person should be invited to undertake the task . |
| 15 | The Firm will normally act in agreed bids ie where the target 's board and Financial advisers are willing to recommend the terms of the offer . |
| 16 | In fact some ( e.g. Lord and Foti , 1986 ) like to push this analysis further and find value in analysing these schemas ( i.e. the knowledge systems ) into various categories to reflect our perception of other individuals , of ourselves , of situations and of how specific people will act in given situations . |
| 17 | The State must act in relieving distress , for private charity and a change of heart among the rich are not enough . |
| 18 | If an Act of Parliament says that A ( who may be a minister or a commission or a local authority or an individual ) shall be the person to settle certain specified questions and that there shall be neither appeal to nor review by any other body or person ( including the courts ) , then A's decisions are unchallengeable so long as ( a ) it is A , not another , who decides , ( b ) A decides those specified questions and not others and ( c ) A does not act in bad faith or with similar impropriety . |
| 19 | Such institutions are the envy of many Arab countries for they reflect a commitment to national identity that one will seek in vain in most parts of the Arab world . |
| 20 | In fact , the reader will seek in vain for an explanation of just how the column-inches in 2 million articles in local American newspapers over 12 years are converted into the 10 ‘ megatrends ’ . |
| 21 | Some funeral directors will assist in do-it-yourself funerals by supplying a simple coffin and dealing with the documentation . |
| 22 | I I consider that that this does assist in general location . |
| 23 | You will assist in other aspects including : demand forecasting and management and resource investigations . |
| 24 | Anyone who feels they could not volunteer to sit with patients could assist in other ways . |
| 25 | There should a widely-drawn ‘ basic ’ summary offence of unauthorised entry into a computer system , an aggravated offence of unauthorised entry with intent to commit or assist in serious crime , and a further serious offence of altering computer-held data or programs . |
| 26 | As he knows , we would be prepared to consider arranging for a scientific evaluation of any equipment that might assist in public order control if the chief officers request it . |
| 27 | Different agencies may assist in different situations and lawyers still labour under the handicap of their public image . |
| 28 | I do n't know of any league penalty regarding players not turning up and not letting their opponents know in good time that they will not be playing . |
| 29 | What was intended she would know in due course , and whatever she was required to do would be made clear . |
| 30 | The same applies to our Conservative members , let us know in due course . |