Example sentences of "[adj] and [adv] [adj] to [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I could then conveniently sum up by pointing out that these various non-educational theorists in introducing concepts such as representation , distillation and repeatability reinforce the importance of the distinction I have drawn throughout the book , for clearly dramatic playing is expressive ( in Tormey 's usage ) , spontaneous and not amenable to repetition . |
| 2 | This has become especially the case in the ‘ new ’ congress of the 1980s , where congressmen and senators have become even more individualistic and less amenable to control than before . |
| 3 | Computers are reliable and less prone to error provided they are instructed or programmed appropriately and correctly . |
| 4 | Suppose that the lawmakers in England and Victoria have determined the concept of ‘ honesty ’ not only differently but in such a manner that on identical facts an individual would be dishonest' and therefore liable to conviction for theft in Victoria but ‘ honest ’ and therefore fall to be acquitted in England . |
| 5 | I do not suggest that , just because Britain is less violent and less prone to crime than most other west European countries , that diminishes the necessity to concentrate on the picture at home , but let us not frighten people unnecessarily by comparisons with the rest of Europe and the United States . |
| 6 | Although outspoken about others , Fenton was naturally shy and very sensitive to criticism of himself . |
| 7 | The difficulty , however , is that competition for components has made them increasingly price-elastic and thus sensitive to exchange rate movements . |
| 8 | Once oestrogen levels fall , the bone becomes less dense and strong and more liable to fracture . |
| 9 | In the remaining three patients ( AL in two and AH in one ) , however , the obstructive symptoms were persistent and quite resistant to total parenteral nutrition treatment . |
| 10 | A picture different from those that we are accustomed to see , unusual and yet true to nature , and for that reason doubly impressive to us , because it startles us , and makes us emerge from our habits . ’ |
| 11 | Heel of the palm : Fast and less prone to injury than a punch . |
| 12 | The effect on cell respiration persisted even after blockade of the proton pump suggesting that this effect was primary and not secondary to stimulation of acid secretion . |
| 13 | Modern siliconised tubes are less irritant than the old rubber catheters with the consequence that the walling off of the tract from the peritoneal cavity by fibrous tissue is less effective and more prone to leakage . |
| 14 | To keep canes tidy and always ready to hand use lengths of plastic piping , such as down pipe , to store them in . |
| 15 | Presidential support scores are so inadequate and so subject to misinterpretation by students and others ( including presidents ! ) that it is time for Congressional Quarterly to consider abandoning them . |
| 16 | The development is adjacent to the lands of the Kugapakori Indians , most of whom are uncontacted and therefore vulnerable to disease brought in by project workers . |
| 17 | And as the years from retirement lengthen , it seems more and more tenuous to group men in terms of long-past work , let alone women who since marriage may never have been in paid work at all . |
| 18 | They have advantages over larger fixed pads in that they are transportable and less prone to variation caused by moisture , and they give a more uniform distribution of the radioelements . |
| 19 | These are so ponderous and unwieldy and so vulnerable to obstruction that it seems remarkable that major decisions are ever made outside of crisis situations . |
| 20 | Many of the Site Classe areas are small and not subject to change , e. g. small lakes , wetlands or high pasture . |
| 21 | Pasterns are strong , springy and almost perpendicular to ground . |
| 22 | People will be less susceptible and more resistant to infection if they have an adequate diet and sufficient exercise , sleep and rest . |
| 23 | On March 11 it voted to proclaim itself a sovereign body whose decisions would be binding and not subject to government authority . |
| 24 | Hardwood frames are stronger and more resistant to decay than the softwood variety , but good protection is still required for best results . |
| 25 | The open hand is much stronger and less prone to injury . |
| 26 | The decision of the Arbitrators is final and not subject to ratification by Council . |
| 27 | ( The choice of clockwise for + is arbitrary and probably due to thinking of the turn R as clockwise . ) |
| 28 | The cause is almost certainly internal and not due to market pressures . |
| 29 | " The sad thing is so many of them thought every white person is a Christian and of course they 're not , and a lot of them became disillusioned and wide open to communism , " said Eva . |
| 30 | It will be immediately obvious that : ( a ) The majority of materials outlined above are bulky and therefore expensive to double-handle . |