Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] [adj] as [to-vb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The problems of the British social formation were sufficiently pressing to demand at least rhetorical radical solutions from the parties ( Wilson 's ‘ planning ’ , Heath 's ‘ free market ’ ) , and governments ' failures to match their promises were of sufficient concern to the people to breed a serious disillusionment with party politics , yet I submit that for most people of all classes the problems were not considered so urgent as to demand a really radical questioning of existing social relations , with all the risks that would entail . |
| 2 | Sometimes disagreement , in spite of attempts to conceal it , will become so public as to prejudice a party 's hopes of electoral success . |
| 3 | ‘ Oh , no , ’ Luce whispered , unwilling to believe that anyone could stoop so low as to steal a ring from a dead woman 's finger . |
| 4 | Bathrooms and modern amenities were added to them all but great care was taken to ensure the original character of the buildings was retained , and in fact the original ambience has been left so intact as to produce a veritable living museum of simple , rustic life as it used to be . |
| 5 | Its basis is the naturally occurring substance uranium , an element which under certain circumstances can be made to become so unstable as to produce an explosive force . |