Example sentences of "[be] [adj] [verb] to a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But since then things have changed , and if they are prepared to go to a little trouble and expense they can now acquire a cat that will almost certainly give them no problems . |
| 2 | This project addresses four such questions , which are all addressed to a particular case study , the Forth Estuary and catchment in central Scotland . |
| 3 | After , we are all going to a fine place , ’ Teodor explained when they had sat down . |
| 4 | The three abortion cases , which may be reached in December , are unlikely to lead to a clean reversal of Roe v Wade , the 1973 Supreme Court ruling which granted an absolute right to abortion in the first three months of pregnancy and an almost unrestricted right in the next three . |
| 5 | ‘ RECENT events in the UK property markets are unlikely to lead to an early improvement . ’ |
| 6 | For instance , businesses are able to adjust to a particular regime of liability rules , whether these be liberal or strict . |
| 7 | Whether or not the NATO powers are able to subscribe to a formal doctrine of ‘ no first use ’ , there is little doubt that they urgently need to get away from their present highly questionable doctrine of heavy reliance on first use . |
| 8 | Mr Cliburn , who was born in Shreveport , Louisiana , into a family that made its pile from oil , has been able to retire to a vast mansion . |
| 9 | In working in years gone by with proprietary applications we 've been able to rely to a large extent on security facilities provided by the operating system . |
| 10 | In fact , if it were n't for the big blue logo and Oli Frey pic on the cover , there 'd be little to indicate to an early reader that this was indeed the same mag ! |
| 11 | I am sure that the House , with its customary generosity , would be prepared to listen to a personal statement from the hon. Member for Esher ( Mr. Taylor ) if he cares to explain how he came to keep quiet about his possession at a crucial time of a confidential Committee paper . |
| 12 | You must be prepared to reply to an unexpected remark or joke by the previous speaker . |
| 13 | However , with Mike Hooper currently in fine form at Anfield and £1.3 million signing David James available as a top-class understudy , manager Graeme Souness may be willing to listen to a new offer . |
| 14 | Ironically , Mr Jenkin added , more companies are becoming disillusioned with the Big Six ( although one , Arthur Andersen , comes out of the survey well ) , and would be willing to move to a middle tier firm . |
| 15 | There is a tendency therefore for young teachers to be unwilling to go to a rural school ; and for over a third of headteachers to live in the nearest large town . |
| 16 | She dreaded the inspector coming because he always asked a lot of questions , and told her how lucky she was that she would soon be able to go to a big place in London where there were lots of other girls and boys . |
| 17 | To be able to move to a small terraced house in a more desirable area could result in winning a job when the opportunity arose . |
| 18 | If the criminal disposition were inherited then , ideally , we would be able to point to a specific chromosome which was invariably associated with criminal behaviour . |
| 19 | Planners of the History curriculum will need to take account of contributions that History will be able to make to a whole range of aspects of learning , as well as recognise the possibilities for the delivery of elements of the History curriculum in other ways and through other subjects . |
| 20 | So , are we saying that it is somehow abnormal or freakish to be able to stick to a healthy regime and remain slim ? |
| 21 | Certain local tree species will be unable to adapt to a warmer climate , and Gates suggests that saplings planted now should come from southern European seed stocks . |
| 22 | Often Halsbury will give the answer without further trouble , but if further detail is needed it may be necessary to turn to a specialised treatise . |
| 23 | Again , you must plan ahead so that you will be ready to react to a changed QDM. 9 . |
| 24 | We were staying with my in-laws and were all invited to a New Year party by the Wragg family next door but one . |
| 25 | A kick should never be attempted if there is any risk of not being able to return to a solid stance in time to parry a counter-attack . |
| 26 | Given that artists such as Sonia Boyce , Brenda Agard and Jennifer Comrie were first brought to a wider public 's notice in these exhibitions curated by Lubaina , it is not surprising that we owe her a debt which , given the current backlash against Blackwomen 's Creativity , we fear that we may never be able to repay . |
| 27 | The letter goes some way to explaining the 14 months delay between June 1981 , when harmful side-effects from Opren were first reported to an international conference , and August 1982 when the drug was withdrawn . |
| 28 | The 21-year-old sprinter , who failed a pre-Games drugs test in July , is due to appeal to an independent tribunal within the next few weeks against his four-year ban imposed by the British Athletic Federation . |
| 29 | It is inexcusable to talk to a mature adult as if he or she were a rather dull child . ’ |
| 30 | It is possible to assign to an individual a numerical score which reflects the structure of his or her personal network with reference to the key concepts of multiplexity and density . |