Example sentences of "[is] [adj] [adv] [to-vb] [art] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 The range of academic perspectives covered is broad enough to satisfy the literary specialist 's desire that literature should relate to the world , yet the comparatively rigorous analytical approach to literary studies is very appealing to those who , like myself , have interests which are primarily linguistic and communicative rather than literary .
2 It is true that this formulation of treating a person as an equal is consistent with the traditional liberal conception of equality , amounting to the familiar idea of equality of opportunity , and even this restricted concept of equality appears capable of generating a competing individual right which is strong enough to defeat the welfare-tax protester 's claim to be allowed to divert some of his tax into non-welfare spending schemes .
3 The Hunt-class ship , which also acts as a mine sweeper , is characterised by a superstructure made of glass reinforced plastic and is strong enough to withstand the explosive shock of mines .
4 It is usual nowadays to have the plug-in ‘ jack ’ system installed in a number of locations to provide flexibility and greater choice of instruments .
5 The normal bass roll-off of -6dB by 38Hz is low enough to lend a convincing weight to the majority of signals and if the bass seems initially a little ‘ polite ’ to some ears it is only because it is tight , with little or no hangover — the dual coupled-cavity technique really does give a positive ‘ start and stop ’ throughout its range .
6 JIM KERR 's heartbeat is loud enough to wake a whole sleeping city .
7 Indeed , on the occasion one is fortunate enough to meet a great butler , far from experiencing any sceptical urge to demand a ‘ test ’ , one is at a loss to imagine any situation which could ever dislodge a professionalism borne with such authority .
8 The fact that no one plant can supply a balanced diet is not a problem because there are many different plants which supply different quantities of different necessary constituents of a diet so it is simple enough to get the right foods for a balanced diet .
9 It is crucial now to consider the fundamental issues which analysis ought to address .
10 It 's easy enough to make a little girl believe in religion when she 's in a convent .
11 So long as there is the prospect that a majority Labour government can be elected to a position of absolute power at Westminster then our unionist wing is content not to question the democratic credentials of such a route to power .
12 In short , I am , I suppose , a single-minded adversary of the normal beliefs of conventional Conservatives and even more unconventional ones such as Margaret Thatcher , a lady for whom it is impossible not to have a considerable respect .
13 It is impossible quickly to reposition a capital-intensive business flexibility is seldom one of its features .
14 The mound of weed is bored through to produce a short tunnel into which the name entices females to come and lay her eggs .
15 It is easy enough to analyse the formal characteristics of African sculpture in terms of vertical , horizontal or diagonal emphases ; of relative naturalism or abstraction ; of rounded , angular or cubic elements ; or in terms of tensions , rhythm and movement , and this is certainly an enjoyable and satisfying experience , since African sculptors have achieved a remarkable level of expression in what has been called ‘ purely sculptural ’ form .
16 It is easy enough to recognise the extreme emotions of fear , anger , and elation in a horse , but what about the other emotions ?
17 It is instructive also to express the metric in Kruskal-Szekeres form .
18 Having considered open and closed-loop control separately in the last two chapters , it is appropriate perhaps to include a short discussion on the relationship between , and relative merits of , the two control methods .
19 On the basis of this table , it can be said that the two variables are connected : a woman who declares a positive attitude to housework is likely also to have a high specification of standards and routines .
20 Should you decide to go that way , it is imperative not to take the main road , the N10 ( let alone the adjacent motorway ) , but to turn sea wards , to the right , in Ciboure , once you have crossed the Nivelle , and drive along the Corniche Basque .
21 It is hard not to emphasize the negative aspects when you consider what Hong Kong still has to offer and is fast losing .
22 If it is hard enough to display a single frame of a complex image , it would be extremely difficult to create the sequence of rapidly changing frames on which the impression of natural movement depends .
23 After a few more days of subtle hints — ‘ If you 're a smoker , with young children , over a certain age , in a high-stress job , it 's lethal not to have a medical ’ — ‘ Oh all right !
24 According to my watch there 's still half an hour of the so-called working day left and I think that 's long enough to locate the appropriate file , do n't you ? ’
25 That makes it dramatically far less effective than on some previous recordings , but the central anthem is beautifully done , and it is good too to have the three superb Funeral Sentence anthems of a few years earlier .
26 The Smiths believe that the sentiments they express are unique and that the music is good enough to cause a general improvement by its sheer excellence .
27 Drawbacks : Expensive but , in terms of what it can do , this microwave is good enough to replace a conventional oven ( although remember cooking space is limited in that you could n't , say , do the roast and vegetables at the same time ) .
28 The quality is good enough to enable the 158s to replace the Mark 3 push-pull trains in Scotland as well as the Mark 2s .
29 It certainly continues beyond 10 bars but this is deep enough to include the main cloud layers that are likely to exist .
30 But he is confident enough to assert the best way to tackle the problem of low intelligence among deprived children may be through measures designed to improve their nutrition .
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