Example sentences of "[conj] [noun] [am/are] [adj] [verb] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Plainly , the simplest case is that where people are willing to hold that expanding stock of deposits which results from other people 's decisions to borrow . |
| 2 | Hayek argues that a consequence of their distrust of abstract theories is that conservatives are unable to offer any alternative to the direction in which social forces are moving ; they look to the past rather than the future . |
| 3 | As the UK rate is now relatively low , this often means that companies are unable to deduct any ACT against their overseas income . |
| 4 | This assumes that governments are willing to make all their objectives explicit , that they can specify them precisely , and that they are stable over time . |
| 5 | These results support the hypothesis that individuals are willing to pay more in order to live in communities that provide high-quality services . |
| 6 | In nature , live food forms an important , if not the major part of all fish diets and it is not surprising that fish are keen to eat this particular kind of food . |
| 7 | The currency convertability restrictions threaten to wipe out the country 's domestic base of small resellers unless suppliers opt to extend credit facilities further , but to date there has been no indication that suppliers are prepared to take such steps . |
| 8 | We realise that there are many problems caused by people who are n't able to park er in a restricted area er and we need to ensure that people are able to do that satisfactorily and safely . |
| 9 | There are some signs that consumers are ready to borrow more money for big projects . |
| 10 | The consideration is paid because the purchasers and sub-licensees are entitled to exercise these rights . |
| 11 | Given the steeper wage profiles in large firms it is not surprising to find intense competition for employment in these firms and employers are able to select those with the highest qualifications . |
| 12 | There is no greater stimulant to enhanced performance than improved morale , and Leicestershire are happy to report that widely-reported disaffection in their camp is now ‘ a thing of the past ’ . |
| 13 | However , there is a tendency in the profession to develop specialist expertise and solicitors in commerce and industry are likely to follow that trend . |
| 14 | SF incoherence has been adopted by mainstream writers — from Borges to Rushdie , Doris Lessing to Woody Allen — as literacy and literary competence has developed and spread , and readers are prepared to accept more incoherence in texts and make more effort to resolve meanings . |
| 15 | Mrs said that quote , when the time comes that Mr and Mrs are unable to provide all or any of the care themselves , I consider that it would be appropriate to employ carers direct and not via an agency . |
| 16 | In theory , if customers are willing to give each bank enough business to survive , supply is balancing demand . |
| 17 | This unit will be conducted by Mrs Chris Smith , Pastoral Director at Ushaw , and people are welcome to attend this as a complete course in its own right , or as the first stage in the longer course which contains five further units . |
| 18 | If people are unwilling to recognise this it represents a failure of church leadership rather than political leadership . |
| 19 | Announcing the draw for the Caledonian Brewery-sponsored Currie Tournament , club president Gordon Bell said : ‘ Gala and Melrose are unable to compete this year because they have their own cup final the following Wednesday . ’ |
| 20 | Glasgow and Birmingham are anxious to take all the work for Regional Railways . |
| 21 | And mothers are supposed to sink all their hopes ambitions in the one child . |
| 22 | Colts and stallions are likely to make this face after smelling urine , but other horses occasionally do it too . |
| 23 | Marxists and feminists are inclined to see this familiar fact as a form of exploitation , and the current fashion is to be particularly scornful of the honour that is supposed to accrue to the unpaid housewife . |
| 24 | But plans are afoot to raise more cash from new programme sales . |
| 25 | Given the sight distances actually available , speeds should be restricted to about 8 km/h , but cars are unlikely to travel this slowly unless physical measures are put in place . |
| 26 | But punters are unlikely to get much value for the grey in this competitive 25runner handicap and , as Daru had to be ridden out for his last two victories , he is worth opposing . |
| 27 | Since governments are unlikely to do this over the long term , this will not be a long-term source of excessive monetary growth . |
| 28 | However , the IPC of the Association of British Insurers ( ABI ) in its memorandum dated 25 February 1990 requests that such buy-backs should be approved by a special resolution , and most listed companies with ABI members as shareholders are likely to follow that committee 's guidelines . |
| 29 | Though heads are delighted to have more autonomy — they will now be able to hire a plumber without going through the town hall — many feel that they are being buried under a mountain of paperwork . |
| 30 | Hewlett-Packard Co is amongst Unix vendors Microsoft Corp has approached to help it develop a Unix version of Microsoft Mail : Microsoft expects Mail could be running under Open Look and Motif by year-end , though observers are sceptical given that a promised OS/2 Presentation Manager version has yet to appear . |