Example sentences of "[prep] [be] [adj] [verb] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | No detailed analysis has been conducted on the geographical distribution of the responses , since the likelihood of being able to extrapolate reliable trends on the basis of the information available was thought to be slight . |
| 2 | This description may also contain a coding/classification , with the goal of being able to locate similar parts within the company data base . |
| 3 | In S6 , pupils are at the stage of being able to read Latin authors on their own though , or course , we continue to study in class a range of literature such as Horace , Catullus , Tacitus and Juvenal . |
| 4 | the average lifetime of such civilizations Reading down this list , we find that we have less and less possibility of being able to produce adequate figures to slot into the equation . |
| 5 | PC Tools has a front-end shell which , as well as doing the usual stuff , like allowing you to play with your files and format disks , has the added benefits of being able to repair corrupted drives and to recover lost , deleted or damaged files . |
| 6 | Furthermore users are not likely to be in the situation of being able to contrast comparable courses . |
| 7 | The disposition of the Carboniferous section appears to be unrelated to shallow structural effects and maintains the thicknesses and relationships observed in the Hewett Sub-Basin . |
| 8 | But significantly , table 7.1 also shows that it does not seem to be possible to elicit sharp judgements of acceptability which can be used to divide grammatical from ungrammatical sentences . |
| 9 | As you indicated , it ought to be possible to let unsold units in the normal way , and even to let owners ' units on an agency basis . |
| 10 | It used to be possible to obtain second-hand telescopes at low cost , but by now a really good , cheap second-hand telescope is about as common as a great auk . |
| 11 | Where the peasantry remained ‘ pre-commercial , ’ as in large parts of Russia and among the emancipated slaves of the Americas who returned to subsistence peasant agriculture , the estate retained this advantage , but without the physical compulsions of serfdom or slavery it now found it more difficult to obtain labour , unless the former slaves or serfs were landless or so short of land as to be obliged to become hired labourers — and unless there was no more attractive labour for them to take . |
| 12 | Moves to resolve differences on the CFE treaty were said also to have been encouraged by Soviet President Gorbachev who was reported to be keen to clear remaining obstacles in the way of a US-Soviet summit meeting [ see pp. 37945 ; 37979 ] . |
| 13 | In addition to reading the quality standards it is useful to refer to Best Practice , published by the Law Society and its current Office Manual ( which is intended to be sufficient to enable small firms to comply with the practice management standard ) . |
| 14 | The membership campaign was reported to be ‘ developing satisfactorily ’ at the National Executive 's organisation sub-committee meeting in June 1944 , but MPs were reported to be reluctant to travel long distances during the Normandy invasion period , and ‘ preoccupation with invasion fears and worries ’ led to a ‘ damping down ’ of activity . |
| 15 | Symbolic and tangible rewards ( praise , encouragement , a hug — the sort of ‘ rewards ’ that psychologists call ‘ positive reinforcers ’ ) regulate behaviour Children are likely to be willing to obey distasteful rules because they wish to have their parents ' approval or avoid their disapproval . |
| 16 | In understanding the effects which may be observed of subjective risk in everyday driving the most important studies are likely to be those using moderate levels of arousal . |
| 17 | schools to be flexible to meet local needs . |
| 18 | You will also have to be prepared to overlook sudden flashes of anger or periods of irritability which may seem to be aimed at you but which are much more likely to be an expression of her natural resentment of the disaster that has befallen her . |
| 19 | We have to be prepared to sacrifice lesser values such as physical or rational pleasures , and search for happiness as the gift of God to us . |
| 20 | English teachers need to be ready to give careful introductions and support when using texts which might otherwise cause offence to some groups ; for example , if a character with racist attitudes is portrayed , even though the author may not be supporting such attitudes . |
| 21 | The commissioner quotes the Environmental Assessment ( Salmon Farming in Marine Waters ) Regulations of 1988 , which says that ‘ a proposed development shall only be taken to be likely to have significant effects on the environment … where the Crown Estates Commissioners consider that this is the case . ’ |
| 22 | He needs to be able to ask factual questions concerning his environment ( time of buses or trains , finding his way about a city , etc ) and understand the answers to these questions . |
| 23 | Perhaps for lack of alternatives , the left in both countries is gambling on being allowed to fight fair elections , to take power if they win , and then to be able to implement real reforms in government . |
| 24 | In many cases , we have not had enough information to be able to give separate distributions for intraspecific taxa . |
| 25 | We 're talking about hundreds , not thousands here because there are six hundred clubs , so we 're talking , but I think though we , we hope to be able to give significant amounts of money to pay for perhaps safety boats , perhaps instructors , perhaps rescue boat fuel , enough to kick-start these courses off which is important and those forms are going out at the end of the week and when the money 's gone we 'll stop giving the grants out . |
| 26 | In order to be able to use contextual relations for semantic purposes , therefore , we need to be able to recognise and discount combinatorial peculiarities which are purely grammatical in nature . |
| 27 | But it 's still a great bonus for the people of Huddersfield , Sheffield and Workington to be able to see great players like Mal Meninga , Laurie Daley , Bradley Clyde and Andrew Ettinghausen . |
| 28 | Horses need to be able to see different things happening around them , hear different sounds , and smell different smells , and so on : they need variety and stimulation . |
| 29 | It is crucial to identify the source of the methane in order to be able to devise appropriate remedies , and FPG has been working in this area for some time . |
| 30 | For managers to be able to resolve ethical dilemmas , says Ms Nash , they should think of their business in terms of covenants — with employees , customers , suppliers and so on . |