Example sentences of "[adj] [to-vb] [noun pl] [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nevertheless , it is possible to classify plants in the field by taking leaf samples and performing appropriate tests ( see Dirzo & Harper , 1982a ) and to categorize the plants into four groups Ac Li , Ac li , ac Li , ac li . |
| 2 | Fortunately , at that time it was possible to combat complaints with the argument that it was necessary to control noise and nuisance . |
| 3 | Mr Heseltine is right to lecture recalcitrants like the AMDEA . |
| 4 | Should it become easier to acquire companies in the Community by a decrease in barriers to takeovers , UK companies would have a comparative advantage , as UK companies enjoy a relatively accessible source of equity finance through the large amount of stockmarket capitalisation . |
| 5 | For example , being prepared to kill others for the sake of one 's country — fatherland or motherland — or the act of ‘ falling in love ’ are both considered to be quite ‘ normal ’ acts in modern Western society . |
| 6 | Shamir responded the next day by saying that Israel was a democracy and was not prepared to accept restrictions on the movement of its citizens . |
| 7 | We are not prepared to accept restrictions on the employer 's right to recruit the best qualified person for the job . |
| 8 | First , it was particularly interesting to find changes in the IMHV after passive avoidance training because Gabriel Horn had already been able to identify this as a key brain region for imprinting . |
| 9 | Secondary surveillance radar has made it very much easier to provide recordings of the radar situation at any time . |
| 10 | In truth , all that can be said is that , in both the Free Presbyterian Church and in the UPV , there were a small number of people ( none of whom were figures of any stature in the Church ) who were prepared to abet others in the commission of crimes to further the aims which the vast majority of people in the Church and UPV wished to see promoted by less violent means . |
| 11 | Britain could only obtain these goods by intervening in an already well-established trading pattern , taking much-desired cotton cloth from South Asia and using this to purchase spices from the East Indies . |
| 12 | Of these , 37 were willing to answer questions about the experience . |
| 13 | Erm , I understand that you are willing to answer questions from the floor for a few minutes . |
| 14 | Now with the accent much more on playing the rhythm , it is easier to create movements without the fear of what to play on the piano but it is not an easy task to find suitable taped music to enhance the carrying quality . |
| 15 | This sparked immediate criticism that the MMC regulations requiring Bass to free pubs from the tie or sell them had been by-passed . |
| 16 | She was tirelessly willing to discuss things in the manner of the country ; to sit down with a landlord , for example , and answer such questions as whether England was smaller than London , and which of the two belonged to France , and how much larger the Turkish navy was than those of England , France and Russia put together . |
| 17 | This opens up the possibility of negotiations between the Commission and the parties concerned and the Commission has shown itself willing to resolve cases on the basis of undertakings in [ two ] of the [ five ] proceedings it has brought to date . |
| 18 | If BL , with its strong union presence , is prepared to negotiate changes in the work organisation of maintenance when microelectronics-controlled machinery is first installed , and management makes some headway in breaking down the traditional craft structure , then presumably substantial changes are on their way in other companies . |
| 19 | In addition , the Namibian media have not always been prepared to accord members of the public and government officials the right of reply and the rectification of inaccurate or deliberately distorted stories . |
| 20 | In addition , the Namibian media have not always been prepared to accord members of the public and government officials the right of reply and the rectification of inaccurate or deliberately distorted stories . |
| 21 | Ensure that the axes are long enough to cover the whole range , or be prepared to omit points from the graph . |
| 22 | P2 would therefore have until 1993 to commence proceedings under the section . |
| 23 | Louis 's behaviour betrayed no interest in abstract justice : he was prepared to force modifications of the immunity in his own favour , but not in those of the count of Nevers or of the rebels ; moreover , his opposition to the commune was inconsistent with his behaviour at Rheims or Amiens , and with long-term royal policy ( by the end of the century , Vézelay had won its liberties ) . |
| 24 | Grasscloth is delicate , needs handling with care , and is most suited to light-wear areas of the house . |
| 25 | In the past GPs were free to refer patients to the specialist and hospital which both felt most appropriate to the patient 's medical condition . |
| 26 | And in the SenFed there were people and governments willing to pay fortunes for the promise of near-perfect security . |
| 27 | Is the Minister aware that in Scotland we have gained the impression that while the Secretary of State for Scotland is prepared to have meetings about the industry such as the one that he had yesterday with the shadow Secretary of State for Industry — the man with the real power in relation to the steel industry , the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry , is not prepared to lift a finger to help secure a future for steel production in Scotland ? |
| 28 | It is far easier to convince readers of the courage and invention of a youth of fifteen or so when he is foiling the enemy with a clever disguise or a neatly gymnastic escape than when he is in grim and bloody action on board an enemy ship — not only easier , but more in keeping with the romantic excitement proper to adventure-story . |
| 29 | It might be better to drop a hint to your best friend ( who also frequents the school gates ) that you are willing to knit pullovers in the school colours . |
| 30 | Furthermore , this very development of the family as a relatively private and semi-autonomous sphere has , at one and the same time , left the wife free to develop interests outside the home but also , through the increasing stress on the importance of the home in childhood socialization and the growth of adult personalities , laid much of this new domestic responsibility on women . |