Example sentences of "[be] [adj] [to-vb] [adv prt] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One correspondent asserts that whilst there is no shortage of organists , there is a dearth of those who are prepared to take on the regular commitment of parish church music . |
| 2 | Such analyses might indicate , for example , which competitive weaknesses , if removed , are likely to bring about the largest increase in NPV ; how much market share needs to be increased in different SBU locations to provide an adequate NPV ; whether this is easier in some locations than in others ; and the degree to which some markets are more attractive than others in terms of potential NPV . |
| 3 | Proponents of the view that Keynesian stabilization policies are futile have been quick to point out the key role that wage and price rigidity play in justifying such policies , and the need for advocates of such policies to provide some theory of why prices should be rigid in the way they claim they are . |
| 4 | Feminists have always been quick to point out the double standards which operate at virtually every level of discourse . |
| 5 | Sociologists have been quick to point out the obvious absurdity of this — without , of course , seeing the nonsensicality of their own position — and have rightly observed that no one is born into a vacuum , that cultures and the individuals within them vary , and that individual psychology is powerfully influenced by traditional and cultural factors of which a purely individualistic approach can not take account . |
| 6 | The Sanpro industry as a whole has been quick to wheel out the public relations machinery , and they 've gone to great lengths to reassure women that there really is n't any danger at all . |
| 7 | ‘ Crises are supposed to bring out the best in people . ’ |
| 8 | Considering Renault 's pioneering work in turbocharging for both road and track , it comes as little surprise that the power delivery is so smooth and strong though even Renault engineers have been unable to iron out the last fraction of a second of lag between the throttle being floored and the turbo-pressure rising . |
| 9 | Although the underlying reasons are not fully understood , it does appear that certain female sex hormones are able to damp down the dominant urge . |
| 10 | He constantly brings others into our lives who are able to bring out the best that we have , as well as those traits of which we are most ashamed ; the one for his glory and the other for correction . |
| 11 | Mr Fallon was told some forces in previous years have not been able to take up the extra posts , which have then been redistributed to other places . |
| 12 | Accordingly it would not be right to strike out the third party notice on the ground that the claim to contribution is doomed to failure . |
| 13 | Some people argued that it should be possible to run down the existing hospitals almost entirely , replacing them by short-stay psychiatric units at general hospitals and long-term care within the community . |
| 14 | She very much doubted Madeleine would be prepared to give up the good time she was having to settle down in the country on Harry 's salary . |
| 15 | It is understood that Sock Shop directors were in the US yesterday trying to find someone who might be prepared to take over the American end of the operation and continue to run it under the Sock Shop name . |
| 16 | It would be wrong to add back the extra depreciation charge that Shaw plc has borne . |
| 17 | Players with two yellow cards would be able to sit out the subsequent one-match suspension during an international friendly before the 24-nation tournament , Neuberger added . |
| 18 | Players with two yellow cards would be able to sit out the subsequent one-match sus pension during an international friendly before the 24-nation tournament , Neuberger added . |
| 19 | The difficulty will be to find specialists who know enough about the groups concerned to be able to single out the new one . |
| 20 | It was good fortune for BR to be able to pick up the 1938 survivors — only retained into the 1980s to bail out the Northern Line from a vast increase in traffic . |
| 21 | I took over in August 1968 , far from sure that I 'd be able to hold down the key anchor-man role . |
| 22 | Armed with this information , the genealogist should be able to track down the relevant baptism entry in a parish or nonconformist register in the years before civil registration began . |
| 23 | Although you may not be able to track down the precise cause under such circumstances , it can be possible to devise a means of overcoming the problem in most cases of this type . |
| 24 | Volunteers should be able to carry out the minimal work involved , though some dioceses seem curiously reluctant to accept offers of help of this kind . |
| 25 | They do not have either the mental or physical equipment to be able to carry out the many complex activities involved in the AL of maintaining a safe environment . |
| 26 | Mrs Howard said : ‘ Unless we are given a lot more resources we will not be able to carry out the weekly monitoring required . |
| 27 | ‘ I 'm not sure , but you might be able to fill in the odd gap . ’ |
| 28 | Hence , one may be able to work out the broad effect of interdependencies once and for all when the strategy is set . |
| 29 | ‘ With the power of the TARDIS , this brain soup character will be able to screw up the whole universe . |
| 30 | American bilateral agreements that permitted fifth freedom rights especially alarmed the British , as they believed that the United States would be able to scoop up the best routes in a piecemeal fashion . |