Example sentences of "[prep] [adj] circumstances [pers pn] " in BNC.

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1 However , because of political circumstances it was held in France , in Lille .
2 ‘ Due to a series of fortuitous circumstances it embodies unique aesthetic , technical and even sentimental values .
3 Under normal circumstances you will be carrying an unnecessarily heavy and bulky camera .
4 You y if you set out on a train under normal circumstances you 're confident that you 're going to arrive in London at
5 This will be painful for her to endure , and for you to witness , but under normal circumstances it will pass .
6 Under different circumstances he would have preferred to cover things over , the illegitimacy for one .
7 Under such circumstances we say that the head encapsulates the meaning of the dependent item .
8 Under such circumstances they will have a chance against even a vastly more powerful foe .
9 Under such circumstances it is frequently the sick who are the first to leave .
10 Under such circumstances it was programmed to select an orbit around the largest near planetary mass , emitting a distress signal until it was recovered .
11 Under such circumstances it is more helpful to view services as needing to be ‘ problem-oriented ’ rather than ‘ illness-focused ’ .
12 Under such circumstances it is thoroughly in line with the teaching of the New Testament to ascribe such leanings among non-Christians to the agency of the Holy Spirit .
13 Under such circumstances it is much easier to satisfy the comfort recommendations : CIBSE 3 , for sedentary populations engaged in light activities .
14 Under such circumstances it was normally assumed that , although the Monarch would probably seek advice in order to discover what persons would be acceptable to the party in power , yet for the final choice she alone was morally and constitutionally responsible .
15 Under ordinary circumstances he might have got the second but they responded to his aggression with speed and efficiency , bottling him up again with a hail of bullets — bullets fired from very close range .
16 The record in a profile can contain inputs spanning more than a hundred years , and under favourable circumstances it can be used to chart oscillations in recharge , from which one can infer climatic history .
17 Under these circumstances we were obliged to reach it at night , in a small open boat crewed by two very anxious and expensive local fishermen .
18 Under these circumstances we would take a sympathetic attitude and only deduct one excess for the family .
19 Under these circumstances it was highly unlikely that the Poles and Kaszubes of Danzig would rally to the Polish cause .
20 Under these circumstances it was not surprising that Masailand developed a tradition of preternaturally forceful District Officers — men as tough and independent as the Masai themselves .
21 Under these circumstances it would not be medically appropriate to intervene with intensive therapeutic measures such as artificial ventilation if [ J. ] were to suffer a life-threatening event .
22 Under these circumstances it was hardly surprising that the police adopted a laissez-faire policy .
23 Under these circumstances it is likely that some schools will be less willing to take pupils with special educational needs .
24 But under these circumstances it must , from the nature of things , be at least an even chance that the jury called upon to find a publisher guilty may sympathise with his language … as fair and laudable criticism of official errors .
25 Under these circumstances it is madness to cut training .
26 Under these circumstances it is madness to cut training .
27 Under these circumstances you need to review your attitude to the dogs .
28 As more and more accumulated the pressure built up : under these circumstances he hoped that a really effective way of making helium might result .
29 Under these circumstances she was left open and vulnerable to committing mistakes which the enemy exploited .
30 It can develop as fast as a Charolais if fed appropriately and under ideal circumstances it can achieve similar weights within the same time span , especially if breeders are selective in their choice of stock .
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