Example sentences of "[adv] [adj] [noun sg] be [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | A more widely used method is to calculate the difference in concentration between that at the meniscus ( cm ) and the cell bottom ( cb ) . |
| 2 | Until fairly recently the most popular technique was to compare the ‘ concordance rate ’ of monozygotic ( MZ ) twins ( who have identical inheritance ) , with that of dizygotic ( DZ ) twins ( who do not ) . |
| 3 | A less direct method is to encourage the growth of clovers in the sward . |
| 4 | The League 's management committee has decided to invite the two candidates it agreed upon on Monday for interview , but the head-hunting process which has caused so much vexation is threatening the ultimate embarrassment . |
| 5 | The League 's management committee has decided to invite the two candidates it agreed upon on Monday for interview , but the head-hunting process which has caused so much vexation is threatening the ultimate embarrassment . |
| 6 | A less good alternative is to connect the Zener across the battery terminals of the radio , on the circuit side of the on-off switch ( as shown dotted in Fig 2 ) . |
| 7 | When only one market is distorted the first-best solution is to remove the distortion , thus achieving full Pareto efficiency . |
| 8 | A slightly less crude method is to use the centroids to generate a continuous surface by interpolation . |
| 9 | It may be said of many palaeontologists , as Professor Hugh Trevor-Roper said recently of 18th century historians : " Their most serious error was to measure the past by the present " . |
| 10 | There is no need for special rules for classic cars , but if it is considered that such rules are required , the most appropriate method is to determine the benefit by reference to the cost to the employer rather than original price . |
| 11 | If these major mining proposals within our most prized countryside are given the go-ahead now , they will make a mockery of the government 's future conservation proposals . |
| 12 | Er , the first , the most straightforward way is to name the feature , if you want to briefly describe it if it 's appropriate , and I mean briefly , then use a link phrase like what this means to you and come out with a benefits statement , something that the client can relate to , and the final piece in the jigsaw is to ask the client how he feels about it . |
| 13 | The most straightforward approach is to take the narrow course of satisfying the client . |
| 14 | It may interest you to be reminded that around 1911 a rather similar crisis was facing the newly emerging car industry . |
| 15 | The sooner this bastard 's caught the better . ’ |
| 16 | It is in essence a theological position which has already decided in advance that the Bible is the pure undistilled fountain of God 's clear revelation and that to doubt its veracity in just one particular is to bring the entire edifice to the ground . |
| 17 | The first and most obvious change is to increase the duration of each exercise , but keeping the rest periods constant , that is 30 seconds ' exercise followed by 1 5 seconds ' rest . |
| 18 | Perhaps the most obvious course is to elucidate the strategies of classes by appealing to the constraints under which they labour . |
| 19 | The most satisfactory arrangement is to have the cable connector concealed beneath a small paving slab . |
| 20 | A more subtle approach is to ask the buyer simply to raise the price offered ; a pistol offers encouragement . |
| 21 | It can be corrected by making the surfaces non-spherical or ‘ aspheric ’ but the more usual cure is to share the refraction over more surfaces and to balance the opposing defects of converging and diverging lenses . |
| 22 | The majority of these deaths occur in the first hour and it is important to realise that if early ventricular fibrillation is survived the ultimate outcome is unaffected . |
| 23 | If more specialized expertise is required the solicitor whom you have instructed to act on your behalf may consult , i.e. ‘ brief ’ , a barrister . |
| 24 | A much more satisfactory method is to reduce the bushy foliage by about a third with a sharp knife or a pair of scissors . |
| 25 | The more promising approach is to study the metabolic activity of the brain during behaviour . |
| 26 | A slightly more sophisticated system is to put the names , positions and addresses on stencils or to use an addressograph system . |
| 27 | His refusal to compromise and his deeply suspicious nature was spoiling the pleasure of actually being part of the group . |
| 28 | Two approaches can be adopted to minimize the response time : a simple approach is to devise portable GIS which can be taken to the hazard ; a more complex solution is to couple the GIS to real-time monitoring systems . |
| 29 | Evenings can be lively in peak season when several discos are open , but a more leisurely pastime is to stroll the flower-flanked roads , or admire the view at night |
| 30 | A more gradual approach is encouraging the child to try out one new food each day in the context of the preferred diet . |