Example sentences of "[to-vb] a [adj] picture " in BNC.
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| 1 | Against this background , the evaluators found it difficult to establish a clear picture of exactly what the panel achieved . |
| 2 | This service is updated monthly to provide a current picture , a vital requirement at a time when business fortunes can fluctuate overnight . |
| 3 | Only a depth interview of several hours can be expected to provide a complete picture of overall positive and negative feelings experienced by the housewife in relation to housework . |
| 4 | Lists of books can be tedious but such a selection from various subjects is necessary to provide a proper picture of this collection . |
| 5 | The principal part of this programme uses these data to provide a unique picture of the range of differences among schools in an entire secondary school system . |
| 6 | ‘ Democratic elitism ’ synthesizes some of the key elements of elite theory and pluralism , and seeks to provide a realistic picture of how representative democracies operate , stripped of the normative optimism which colours many liberal accounts . |
| 7 | Documents supplied to Congress on the eve of the summit initially failed to provide a clear picture , however , and were privately described by US officials as " ambiguous " . |
| 8 | Authors had to economize in the number of illustrations they used , and readers had to get into the habit of turning a number of pages to find a relevant picture . |
| 9 | Any information is better than none : the fact that the results are inevitably partial and suggestive rather than comprehensive and definitive should if anything increase our appreciation of those who spent so much time and effort to help us to obtain a clearer picture . |
| 10 | When a public transport aircraft is involved , early contact will be made with the operator of the airline in order to obtain a complete picture of what the flight was intended to do — its point of origin , route and destination , the type of aircraft , numbers of crew and passengers , fuel load and aircraft weight on take-off . |
| 11 | The aims of the research will be : to obtain a national picture of the approaches to assessing the quality of schooling to develop a typology of these approaches and an understanding of their different rationales to establish how the various approaches are perceived by those involved to explore , through detailed case studies , how the different approaches influence the practice and development of schools , both in the short and medium terms . |
| 12 | Nevertheless , since it is impossible to obtain a clear picture of the Yugoslav economic system , and of the origin of its present economic difficulties , without giving attention to its monetary institutions and policies , this section will contain an outline of the main characteristics of these institutions and policies . |
| 13 | The trading standards officers claimed that the DTI had failed to obtain a true picture because they had counted only children who had required hospital treatment . |
| 14 | Even those basing their work on modern techniques seek to create a total picture with all the movements in harmony , as in ancient Greek sculptures . |
| 15 | However , it soon became clear that , not only are Indian gaols so varied that to describe any one is to create a false picture , but a description of ‘ conditions ’ alone would give readers outside India little real insight into the country 's prison system or how it is experienced by inmates . |
| 16 | The same analysis for the UK seems to suggest a similar picture . |
| 17 | From about 1909 he was a friend of ( Sir ) John Beazley [ q.v. ] , with whom he once combined to buy a Sienese picture they had discovered in a dealer 's ; and he often travelled in Italy to look at pictures , sometimes in the company of his friend Scholfield . |
| 18 | For George Eliot , as for Dickens in the case of Chesney Wold , to stand outside and look in is to perceive a perfect picture ; to stand within and look out is to experience a moral chill . |
| 19 | To frame a happy picture , a timber clubhouse of imposing Swedish design stands on the highest point , a monument to local golfing aspirations . |
| 20 | For Opposition Members to paint a negative picture of TECs failing to do what they have been set up to do is not good enough , because , after all , they have been in existence for only two years . |
| 21 | My recent explorations of Olduvai Gorge — as well as previous investigations by others permit us to paint a fascinating picture of the world of our ancestors . |
| 22 | Alan Clayson 's attempt to paint a clearer picture is severely hampered by Harrison 's refusal to co-operate , thus leaving Clayson to read every press clipping , interview anyone who ever knew him , and cobble together a book out of it . |
| 23 | Alan Clayson 's attempt to paint a clearer picture is severely hampered by Harrison 's refusal to co-operate , thus leaving Clayson to read every press clipping , interview anyone who ever knew him , and cobble together a book out of it . |
| 24 | Asked to paint a mental picture of the typical French intellectual , most people could come up with the significant details . |
| 25 | It is much easier to talk about something or explain if you have it in front of you and even though the listener can not actually see it you will be able to paint a mental picture for him . |
| 26 | The Minister is attempting to paint a comprehensive picture of what those in industry and commerce in Northern Ireland say about the privatisation , but what about the views of the Northern Ireland Economic Council ? |
| 27 | The last chapter attempted to paint a recognizable picture of teachers ' current predicament and how they are feeling . |
| 28 | It would be wrong to paint a gloomy picture . |
| 29 | Well — it is easy to paint a gloomy picture . |
| 30 | Do n't you ever want to paint a different picture ? ’ |