Example sentences of "[be] [adj] [to-vb] [adv] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | When the index is computerised it will be practicable to increase greatly the number of names on the index . |
2 | With the availability of effective pharmacological antagonist of the endothelin system in the very near future , it may soon be possible to test directly the contribution of ET-1 to the progression of disease in patients with CFA . |
3 | These properties make possible studies of the pulsar at radio wavelengths with unprecedented detail , and indicate that it should be possible to detect both the pulsar and its companion at optical and perhaps shorter wavelengths . |
4 | Without this redshift/distance relation , it would be possible to estimate reliably the distance to most of the galaxies we observe . |
5 | Second , since any forger who makes additions to a genuine document will destroy the original to avoid detection , it must generally be impossible to know precisely the extent of forged elements in otherwise genuine documents . |
6 | It can not be easy to explain away the disappearance of 105,070 books from the stock of Brent Central Library at Willesden Green as part of the £8 million scheme of development . |
7 | Before embarking on the exposition of the theoretical model itself , it may be helpful to consider briefly the nature of the theory of economic growth , how it should be interpreted , and some of the sources of controversy . |
8 | Dubček therefore calculated that it would be safe to whittle away the censorship of the media , break out of the nomenklatura network and transform the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia from a ‘ democratic centralist ’ into a democratic organisation . |
9 | The representation is , of course , implicit and we would not expect any child to be able to state explicitly the phrase structure rules and transformations generating the sentences of his language . |
10 | A corporatist model is neither confirmed nor falsified by evidence of the autonomy of state officials , but such accounts must be able to evaluate precisely the role of elected governing elites , and the importance of their struggle for office . |
11 | The use of words and symbols to influence other people in predictable ways requires that the child must be able to represent mentally the relationship between the symbol ( word or gesture ) , the meaning for which it stands and the intended effect on the other person . |
12 | She will be able to predict first-hand the impact of operating lists and other ward events . |
13 | However , this is all due to change with the proposed introduction of a new chain ferry which will be able to carry twice the number of cars . |
14 | We must be able to judge nearer the time — Parliament must judge nearer the time — whether a single currency is in the interests of Britain . |
15 | The law reports , both of this country and of other jurisdictions , contain many statements emphasising the importance of the right , in a democratic society , to be able to criticise freely the conduct of affairs by public authorities . |
16 | I should be able to consider seriously the idea of escape , and talk over problems of disguise and frontier crossings with other people for whom the war was not yet over . |
17 | Even a good marriage may not be able to deliver quite the cocktail of intuition , sympathy , honesty , and insight . |
18 | ( 6 ) that the spending plans should be realistic in the impact they will make in any particular curriculum area ( e.g that the money should not be so thinly spread across departments as to be unlikely to influence significantly the work of any one of them ) |
19 | It would be unwise to allow even the possibility of criticism on a matter as important as adjudication . |
20 | Year by year we should be concerned to know precisely the rate of growth or decline . |
21 | The truth is that in European affairs it would be difficult to diminish further the power of this Parliament . |
22 | It may therefore be difficult to accept unquestioningly the notion of unidimensionality and the unproblematic production ( and reproduction ) of a subservient mass by the capitalist mass media . |
23 | Sometimes it may be necessary to replace both the washer and the jumper — particularly if they ca n't be separated . |
24 | As further factors become clear it will be necessary to review further the Control and Collection Sections and if necessary to present further reports to the Committee during 1993 . |
25 | Should the change in relationships bring about an unexpected clash with yet another component domain , then it may be sufficient to display only the excursion boxes . |
26 | When pressed about future plans for the range , Attenborough confirms her belief that women should be entitled to have exactly the shade they want in any product . |