Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] [adj] success " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | In fact , the Germans experienced limited success with their Fifth Column in Holland . |
| 2 | With deposits of limited size variations the technique has some success but better discrimination is achieved where there are large size differences . |
| 3 | Biological explanations of fertility based on principles of maximizing a broadly defined reproductive success ( Wilson 1975 ) have been useful in non-human species and have been applied to human populations with natural fertility ( Borgerhoff-Mulder 1987 ) , in an attempt to relate reproductive success with the resources available to women . |
| 4 | Founded by munition workers at Woolwich Arsenal in 1886 , the club enjoyed moderate success in the next decade , playing in the all-red shirts originally donated by Nottingham Forest . |
| 5 | A night of second division football brought double success for our two Central South sides . |
| 6 | Like Clough , Graham has enjoyed virtual non-stop adulation as a manager , but he 's realistic enough to know that today 's fickle fans demand instant success . |
| 7 | As battles were lost , Italian journalists stressed that success would come as a result of Italian cleverness , led by the Duce , and because the Italians were so imaginative and cultured and brave . |
| 8 | Bigger hooks and baits and heavier indicators brought more success than anything else I had tried . |
| 9 | It was a central plank of the Griffiths recommendations , and the evidence referred to earlier in the chapter indicates that success has been only fitful and Scattered . |
| 10 | The turbine had little success as it emptied the mill pond too quickly and thus became inefficient , a common problem with the early turbines . |
| 11 | Moreover , although the Marxists had more success than the populists in creating links with their chosen constituency , those links remained extremely tenuous . |
| 12 | The first two hurdles H0 and H1 , although separately observable , are closely linked since different advertising channels have different success rates the leaflet to school may be easy to arrange ( no falls at hurdle H0 ) but is not very effective ( all down at H1 ) , while word of mouth recommendations tend to have the reverse problems . |
| 13 | A NEW fund raising drive has been launched in the North-East following huge success over the last year . |
| 14 | The CLPD secured remarkable success by the tactics of lobbying influential trade unionists and local party members and also by drafting model resolutions carefully designed to promote its aims , which could then be proposed by supporters at a wide variety of meetings . |
| 15 | The opportunity to celebrate real success is often missed . |
| 16 | A year or so later his professional technique scored another success . |
| 17 | Over the course of the year Dawson Premier Brands enjoyed considerable success , both financially and in terms of laying the groundwork for future development and growth . |
| 18 | Although the Channel Tunnel Company set up during the 1880s survived the abandonment of the project , the pro-tunnel lobby had little success over the next 40 years despite a rash of Bills in Parliament and an inquiry by the Committee of Imperial defence in 1913 . |
| 19 | The committee had considerable success in elections at the meeting , securing all three contested seats on the General Committee and , more importantly , ousting Alf Barnes from the presidency in a close vote . |
| 20 | Even here the Communists had little success , their activity remaining on the third level of faction fighting and street corner abuse of the rest of the labour movement . |
| 21 | Where Ritualist influence was strong , this campaign achieved some success ; but it failed to eliminate monuments reflecting the mundane interests of the dead . |
| 22 | In certain cases individual businessmen had considerable success in setting companies on more prosperous paths . |
| 23 | It is early days yet , but it would seem that deep within this free-standing enterprise is a determination to achieve long-term success . |
| 24 | Sir John is confident that the group has never been stronger and has sound businesses and a management with the determination to achieve further success . |
| 25 | Which of the two alternatives represents greater success ? |
| 26 | ULTAR TEAM SCORES EARLY SUCCESS |
| 27 | Some individuals enjoyed spectacular success : Sir Robert Salle , for example , who was a bondsman from Norfolk , rose through his gains of war to become a landowner in East Anglia . |
| 28 | However , Richard Williams and his team achieved notable success in survey support services to major pipeline construction work in the Gulf . |
| 29 | The 29-year-old singer from Guiseley in West Yorkshire had overnight success last year when her debut single Sleeping Satellite reached No 1 . |
| 30 | At another level it raised confidence in national identity and gave support to social science studies of Japan which stressed the way its unique cultural heritage underpinned economic success . |