Example sentences of "[be] [adj] [adv] [to-vb] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In some circumstances , it may be preferable simply to keep the idea secret and rely on the law of confidence ; this costs nothing and there is no requirement that the invention must eventually fall into the public domain . |
| 2 | Although the chosen noise should initially be loud enough to gain the baby 's attention , it should be turned down to background level after 30 seconds . |
| 3 | It would be possible instead to preserve the relationship between the financial institutions and the personal sector savers but to alter substantially the deployment of funds by obliging the institutions to contribute to a national investment bank , giving them in return bonds with a rate of return linked to the real growth rate of the economy . |
| 4 | My discussions show that it might be possible substantially to improve the way in which our debates are held . |
| 5 | It may not be possible now to reorganise the power industry to sell services , rather than energy , but it is at least possible to plan in terms of the uses to which the energy must be put . |
| 6 | It will not be possible subsequently to replace the VAT accounting procedures to reflect what the state of affairs was intended to be . |
| 7 | The level of water in a feed-and-expansion cistern should be low enough to allow the water to expand as it gets hot without overflowing . |
| 8 | And now Creggan did begin to feel an awe and a deeper fear , for this grim place must be strong indeed to hold an eagle from the sacred site of Callanish . |
| 9 | Peacekeeping forces do not have to be strong enough to overwhelm an army ; but they must be something more than score-keepers or targets . |
| 10 | But what could be strong enough to drive a man from his homeland , to face terrible dangers in the skies ? |
| 11 | This was once fitted to a range of IH tractors from 80–200hp , so Mr Tomlinson knew it would be strong enough to take the power from the engine . |
| 12 | It 's unlikely that they will allow you to use an arch to carry the load : the abutments are n't likely to be strong enough to resist the thrust . |
| 13 | In defiance of Mosley 's warnings , Joyce was urging speakers to use language in attacking the Jewish community which would be strong enough to break the law . |
| 14 | Although a recent constitutional amendment protected a new government from a motion of no confidence during the first 18 months of its existence , it appeared unlikely that Wingti 's new government would be strong enough to break the country 's traditional pattern of politics by becoming the first since independence to survive from one general election to the next . |
| 15 | Even the agitations of the women 's movement would have warranted little more than a raised eyebrow from a lass in a Salvation Army bonnet that had to be strong enough to protect the head of the wearer from brick bats and other missiles . |
| 16 | It was explained to me that over the years all the planes on the green sward had landed by mistake , assuming that it would be solid enough to allow a take-off . |
| 17 | In a free enterprise economy it would be profitable only to supply a fraction of the amount to which the government is currently committed . |
| 18 | Certainly she would be craven enough to accept the news without comment , or any thought of a fight . |
| 19 | In such circumstances the purchaser may be willing either to take the risk that consent is refused or withheld or alternatively to proceed without obtaining formal consent and if necessary argue that the relevant party to the contract has consented by its conduct after completion . |
| 20 | In view of the importance of signalling and telecommunications to the railways , would it not be sensible quietly to contemplate the proposition of an independent inquiry into all the technological changes that are taking place on British Rail signalling ? |
| 21 | However , I feel sure he will be generous enough to regard the award as a general honour for them all . |
| 22 | Buyers believe sales on these items would not be high enough to justify the space they would take up . |
| 23 | But it should be lively enough to engage the interest and the future assistance of better analysts . |
| 24 | However he continues , it would be wrong simply to seek an account of actual practices within " critical " work : instead , it is necessary to attend to the " disjointed and episodic philosophy " which is activated in the course of ordinary teaching . |
| 25 | Or will he be brave enough to take a dose of poison at the last moment ? |
| 26 | She had to be brave enough to finish the job , braver than she 'd ever been before , really to fulfil the Promise and the Law . |
| 27 | Performance has to be exciting enough to make the boat attractive , but it has to be something that lighter and less experienced crews starting off in the class can handle . |
| 28 | It would be foolish here to enter the debate over the survival of party under the early Hanoverians : such a subject would require extensive treatment in a separate book . |
| 29 | She could n't be foolish enough to ignore the fact that he had already stated that he would go to any lengths to protect it . |
| 30 | It is likely to be waterproof and windproof and there is additional protection should someone be foolish enough to fire a shot in the direction of the ferrets ' container while bolting rabbits . |