Example sentences of "[vb infin] [adv] [adj] a [noun] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | For instance , 100 kilos of lavender yields almost 3 litres of essential oil , whereas 100 kilos of rose petals can yield only half a litre of oil . |
| 2 | We do not know how big a slice of the cake British Coal will be able to secure . |
| 3 | The auditor should carry out such a review of the financial statements as is sufficient , in conjunction with the conclusions drawn from the other audit evidence obtained , to give him a reasonable basis for his opinion on the financial statements . |
| 4 | Concern was expressed both that an initial compliance check would not eliminate the possibility of later default , and that firms with a number of branch offices run largely independently of one another for accounting purposes might present as big a risk of default as sole practices . |
| 5 | To devolve responsibility for the kind of social services we currently enjoy to a mass of informal , ill-organised groups and organisations would constitute so great a dismantling of the personal social services system as to leave its functions solely to hidden providers of informal care . |
| 6 | If I look back on the people who have led me very well in the past , it was those who were able to create and sustain just such a sense of challenge . |
| 7 | Even the thought of this plan seemed dreadful to Mildred , who could see how such a course of action was fraught with danger , but there really was no alternative if she was to help the frog-magician . |
| 8 | It does not seem to me that this can involve any impeachment , or questioning of the freedom of speech and debates or proceedings in Parliament , accordingly I do not see how such a use of Hansard can possibly be thought to infringe article 9 of the Bill of Rights and I agree with my noble and learned friend 's more detailed consideration of that matter . |
| 9 | That would constitute too great a loss of face . |
| 10 | I come now to the Roll of Honour ; and I think I can say that we can boast as remarkable a list of names as any school in the country . |
| 11 | BELVILLE : I hope , Lady Davers , she can make as great a convert of you from pride as she has of me from libertinism . |
| 12 | In general terms , a paragraph should have several sentences , and might cover about half a page of A4 ( about 100 to 150 words ) . |
| 13 | Although it is true , as Charles Muscatine has recently pointed out , that it is inappropriate and impossible to seek to classify fabliaux in toto as representing one of the styles of Latin rhetoric recognized in the medieval schools — humilis , medius or gravis : low , middle or high — fabliau authors can call up such a range of styles for good local effect . |
| 14 | Narrow the aperture of the microscope and then we shall have as accurate a knowledge of the photon 's direction as we please and thus the uncertainty in the momentum transferred to the electron will be controlled . |
| 15 | It is but then er there are many schemes that er we have that do n't have as good a rate of return as the the blue route , that is an extremely healthy economic rate of return for the outer northern blue route . |
| 16 | When you visit you 'll wonder why such a gem of a village always seems so uncrowded and peaceful . |
| 17 | The 166 husbands whose occupations are recorded do not cover quite such a range of trades as the fathers — 64 as opposed to 76 — but that is hardly surprising since they are much more concentrated in a number of particular trades . |
| 18 | To clear up any doubt , therefore , Notaries Public in Scotland are advised that while they may take and duly sign a solemn declaration of good repute , etc , they can not issue as such a certificate of good repute and of no previous bankruptcy . |
| 19 | For a right of participation to be meaningful it would obviously require as free a flow of information as possible and the development of institutions securing equality of access and influence for all participants . |
| 20 | Mr Brooke , who still has to decide on the age limit for lottery punters , would not reveal how big a portion of the cash will go to the Inland Revenue . |
| 21 | If an earn out is to be used , it is recommended that it does not form too significant a part of the purchase price as this will distort priorities . |
| 22 | It is desirable that the ‘ payroll ’ vote , i.e. the number of members of the government party holding office and therefore behoven to support the government , should not form too large a proportion of the House , but otherwise , there is no obvious reason for preferring 400 to 800 . |
| 23 | The Academic Board was ‘ concerned with ensuring that CNAA degree work did not form too large a proportion of the total Polytechnic commitment ’ . |
| 24 | But he is worried that track charges will form too large a part of the total costs . |
| 25 | In the first place , we should not paint too pessimistic a view of what was happening to the landed classes , since the experiences of this group varied considerably from region to region . |
| 26 | The trouble with presenting Therapy ? as such is that you can paint too damp a picture of them . |
| 27 | ‘ But we have to have confidence in the player replacing him and we wo n't make too big a thing of his absence . ’ |
| 28 | that nowhere else shall we find so large a mass of inhabitants crowded into courts , alleys , and lames as in Nottingham , and those , too , of the worst possible construction . |