Example sentences of "[noun] to sort out [art] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 In the following years discussions continued between the officers at the Boards and at headquarters in an attempt to sort out a practical level of detail which preserved the Authority 's control over general policy and coordination , while reserving clearly local matters to the Area Boards .
2 Scientists are studying ex-smokers , people with depression , athletes and those recovering from prolonged illness in an attempt to sort out the complicated physical and psychological cues which lead us to crave specific foods .
3 A serious matter-of-fact weekend gives you plenty of opportunity to sort out a financial hassle connected with income tax , pensions or an inheritance .
4 These can actually be a very good source of low cost resistors , capacitors , diodes , etc. , but only if you know what you are doing , and you have the necessary test equipment to sort out the good components from the ‘ duds ’ .
5 This is the stage at which outside help is often sought — and that at which it often becomes a bitterly complicated exercise to sort out the contributory threads of relationship and sex itself .
6 Two preliminary rounds were staged on a league basis to sort out the semi finalists .
7 It 's up to the organic farmers to sort out the inconsistent supply complaint .
8 It was left to us alcoholics to sort out the thorny problem .
9 She spent the rest of the day going through copy , dealing with the Customs and Excise men in an effort to sort out the red-tape tangle about the silk scarves , fielding telephone calls for Nina , running down elusive editorial , discussing layout .
10 So one way to sort out the various GUTs is to see which can be used to tell believable — and , ideally , testable — stories about the big bang .
11 It is therefore necessary to use some sort of classification to sort out the various ways in which we might approach the problems of observation .
12 Will he use his experience and wisdom to sort out the ridiculous dispute affecting the coalfield communities and the money that is due to them ?
13 The mother postponed her second marriage for six months to give time to sort out the new relationships .
14 Once you have rented or bought your home , and you have fixed a date for your occupation it is time to sort out the essential services — gas , electricity , water , telephone .
15 Southampton must pay 25 per cent of the fine now and the other £15,000 will be suspended for a year to give boss Ian Branfoot time to sort out the worst record in top soccer .
16 The more populous the parishes became , the more diffuse the community grew , the more acute the problem : no longer did the overseers or the ratepayers know everyone receiving relief , and it was then far from an easy task to sort out the needy from the charlatans .
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