Example sentences of "[adv] [adj] [to-vb] [adv] [art] [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 Clearly many staff had found the self-appraisal to be a valuable exercise and it was such staff , it seems , that were most positive about the process as a whole and who were most willing to take seriously the advisers ' recommendations .
2 It is extremely difficult to gauge accurately the dimensions of the shroud from these brasses , but a mean average would be twelve inches longer than the length of the body — to allow for a six-inch knot at top and bottom — and three times its width .
3 Although it is not possible to list here the groups , individuals and parishes who have helped us so far , I wish all to know that not only is their contribution needed but also greatly appreciated .
4 The general conclusions that can be drawn from these and other studies are , first , that it is not possible to separate fully the effects of education on earnings from those of other factors , particularly those of such abstract personal qualities as motivation , perseverance , ability to make decisions , etc .
5 Similar behaviour was also obtained with fully interactive ozone , but because of the radiative coupling of the ozone field to the dynamical evolution it was not possible to identify unambiguously the contributions of heterogeneous and homogeneous chemistry .
6 Those who have absorbed this cultural tradition by long association with the extreme right , are not likely to discard easily the assumptions of their political ideology .
7 In general it is not sufficient to inspect only the results of tests .
8 Separation must be complete ; it is not sufficient to consider only the walls and floors directly dividing the occupancies , but the same provision will relate to any openings , doors , hatches , conveyor routes , etc. , ( where suitable cut-off shutters operating on fuseable links might be considered ) .
9 There will always be some resistance to this sort of change and the problem will continue in some firms for at least another decade , so it is still apposite to mention briefly the methods of valuing goodwill .
10 With this in mind it is also important to define better the roles for endothelin-2 and endothelin-3 .
11 It is now possible to draw together the comments made above on the various aspects of the division of labour .
12 Union representatives sought concrete standards because employers were often unwilling to discuss seriously the implications of operators ' complaints of fatigue and strain .
13 It is also clear to me that , on past performance , the management are well able to take forward the changes in a very difficult area of health care .
14 The latter are sometimes necessary to clear either the after-effects of these infections or inherited traits passed on from infected forebears before other remedies can work to clear up the case .
15 I was a little surprised to hear yesterday the views of Mr about the need for this plan to identify the location or the general location of the new settlement .
16 Not only will the proposed reorganisation plunge local government into confusion and uncertainty for a number of years , during which we can expect little progress with the review and upgrading of old minerals permissions , but the resulting structure of small unitary authorities is very unlikely to deliver either the resources or the strategic perspective required to implement the proposed review .
17 It is very difficult to assess accurately the costs of corporate crime .
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