Example sentences of "[adj] and [adj] [adv] [verb] the " in BNC.

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1 Those ladies slim and brave enough to wear the high fashion were ethereal in gauzy dresses that clung to their bodies as they moved .
2 Contrasts between 2 and 3 also illustrate the way in which ( within the items elicited ) there is a tendency for horizontal elements to be perceived as light in contrast to the darker verticals .
3 Well the election agent was the man responsible for getting that data through to the , the candidate to say that you 're speaking at a meeting , such and such a night , and another meeting at such and such so keeping the , keeps that candidate on his toes , all the time , during an election campaign until election 's over and then of course er you know what transpires after that I su it 's either
4 It is comprehensive and technical enough to meet the needs of professionals and is easy to use .
5 The adoral shields are prominent and wing-like distinctly separating the oral shield from the first lateral arm plate .
6 We , the organisers , put up ideas to the executive committee which arrives at a consensus , then we discuss possible titles that are appropriate and short enough to capture the necessary publicity .
7 Tables 4.8 and 4.9 further divide the IT subjects and conversation modes , and show the initial destinations of students according to the type of course pursued as well as subject area .
8 Down bags have inner and outer shells differentially cut — in other words the inner shell is smaller than the outer and this again ensures the filling achieves maximum loft for better performance .
9 On the other hand it must be subtle and flexible enough to accommodate the diverse forms of capitalist society , and to be immune to refutation by counter example .
10 This in turn makes them cheaper and small enough to fit the average pocket in every sense .
11 The initial experience for any child is just to play with the pieces to familiarise himself with them all and this often takes the form of picture and pattern making — similar to the early use of the other structured apparatus .
12 However , the external airmail was good and this greatly helped the morale of the British personnel .
13 He found the personal habits of the coolie recruiter deeply repugnant and this only increased the resentment he felt at his helpless dependence on him for replacements to his dwindling labor force .
14 He began again , the shapes of black and white slowly filling the board until he knew there were no more stones to play , nothing left to win or lose .
15 People slept there , too , sometimes , when they were poor and weary enough to risk the rats and the police-gangs .
16 The 1970s and 1980s also saw the rise of institutional shareholders who often acted on similar information and hence took similar buy or sell decisions .
17 Ensure holes are deep and wide enough to take the roots easily
18 But in much of this work there is a tendency to imply that the Japanese system is flexible and responsive enough to correct the negative features , although the response may take longer in some cases than others .
19 Tables 3 and 4 clearly identify the ICAEW as the principal regulator in arguably the most important audit market — certainly in terms of the public interest .
20 The window of vulnerability is the fact that , unlike American ones , Russian missiles are accurate and numerous enough to destroy the other side 's missiles in their silos .
21 For example , six of the nine sermons delivered before the House of Commons on 30 January ( the anniversary of Charles I 's execution ) between 1688 and 1700 explicitly condemned the deposition of kings .
22 The sequence U33-G34-U35 has been shown to be one main determinant for Q34-formation ( 12 ) , while the nucleosides 36 , 37 and 38 mainly affect the mannosylation step ( 13 ) .
23 Although modern appliances such as the electric Hoover were functional and popular , housemaids were still expected to be downstairs between five and six a.m. to sweep the rooms and fireplaces , and polish grates and furniture .
24 But we humans are far too protected and insensitive nowadays to detect the subtleties of the earth 's rhythms .
25 In Matabeleland , the conflict between the government and dissidents between 1982 and 1987 effectively condemned the region to years of not only destruction and deaths , but also to general neglect .
26 Descriptions of late nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century working class family life as crude and brutal usually attribute the blame to the husband in a manner similar to that of the politicians and policy makers , who so mistrusted his commitment to work and hence to provide .
27 For years those fans have suffered the frustration of supporting the team through thick and thin only to see the best seats at big matches filled by the detested ‘ fur-coat brigade ’ .
28 The two censuses of 1951 and 1961 both asked the age at which education had been completed ( ‘ terminal age of education ’ ) .
29 A great deal of effort was put into the collection of new data on the magnetic patterns of the ocean floors in the 1960s and this quickly demonstrated the correctness of the first two points : the strips certainly were parallel to the ridges , and symmetrical about them .
30 Wider and wider yet spread the waves of ecstasy , fooling her into believing that the limit had been reached , then carrying her on further into a boundless realm .
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