Example sentences of "[adj] [to-vb] [prep] [det] [noun] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Gill-net entanglement affects coastal dolphin and porpoise species worldwide , and these animals ' low reproductive rates make them ill-suited to cope with this type of threat . |
| 2 | Clearly , business interests would be against any general proscription and particularly against strict liability , since then it ‘ would not be possible to know with any degree of certainty whether a proposed course of action was legal ’ ( Hopkins 1980b : 427 ) and that would deprive corporate executives of an essential precondition for entering or staying in the market , namely predictability . |
| 3 | Yet this did not mean that the natives were aware that Russia had ‘ owned ’ the region from ancient times , or that they would be prepared to agree to this state of affairs . |
| 4 | Obviously Devlin Parnham had been prepared to agree to any sort of conditions to get the count to accept this mission . |
| 5 | Jane Austen rather prides herself on writing on things with a fairly restricted area of interest , whereas George Eliot , on the other hand , I think is interested to write about all sorts of things . |
| 6 | Now although evolutionary research can lead and indeed has led to major breakthroughs , it is so unlikely that it would not be sensible to concentrate on this type of research , for which in any case there are many potential sources of funds . |
| 7 | They 've got ta be willing to part with that bit of money . |
| 8 | They just are n't willing to pay for this type of product as it takes to long to film . ’ |
| 9 | On the other hand , parents who show no sign of caring where their youngsters are , or what they are doing , not only leave them free to get into all kinds of trouble but make it harder for them to take responsibility by depriving them too soon of parental care . |
| 10 | Here , in extreme cases , the Courts appear willing to rely on this ground of challenge alone . |
| 11 | If one is prepared to act on this view of the need for more extensive training and greater access to deaf people , there are still other series of factors concerning language learning to be accounted for . |
| 12 | ‘ without going into further detail I respectfully suggest that it is on any view wrong to introduce into this branch of the criminal law questions whether particular contracts are void or voidable on the ground of mistake or fraud or whether any mistake is sufficiently fundamental to vitiate a contract . |
| 13 | I respectfully suggest that it is on any view wrong to introduce into this branch of the criminal law questions whether particular contracts are void or voidable on the ground of mistake or fraud or whether any mistake is sufficiently fundamental to vitiate a contract . |
| 14 | In the context of this article , the need for a multi-national to engage in this sort of activity is likely to be limited to those occasions when the customer demands it for his own reasons , or where trading relationships have been established that would be threatened if one customer knew of the other 's existence . |
| 15 | It may seem absurd to talk in such terms of snooker , or David Jason , or Gold Blend commercials , but much of what there is of a British national culture consists of ( or is mediated through ) broadcasting . |
| 16 | There 's always the pressure of playing , of course , and the dangers of being on the road and playing the songs night after night — it 's all too easy to fall into some kind of rut . |
| 17 | But it is precisely the possibility of being wrong in believing that someone loves us that makes it appropriate to talk in this context of trust . |
| 18 | Since the early 1920s , therefore , it has been impossible to talk about any aspect of British cinema without drawing unfavourable comparisons with Hollywood . |
| 19 | Diana admits that she was n't easy to handle during that baptism of fire . |
| 20 | As late as the 24th , when it was obvious the whole French front was collapsing , the German storm troops still waited for a renewed artillery preparation , and then moved circumspectly , as if half-expecting to walk into some kind of –rap . |
| 21 | foods rich in fat or refined sugar might seem very attractive but usually prove to be far too tempting for our own good ; it is far too easy to over-indulge in these kinds of food . |
| 22 | This is impossible to predict with any degree of certainty . |
| 23 | Now it is n't easy to deal with this sort of situation . |
| 24 | The physical interference need not be sufficiently forceful or well-aimed to result in some form of damage or destruction to a proper part of the victim , though we suppose that a violent action would generally be painful to the recipient . |
| 25 | Schools find it quite easy to adapt to this kind of grouping where they are dealing with ‘ marginal ’ subjects like music theory . |
| 26 | It is impossible to say with any degree of certainty exactly when , where or by whom the first pile rugs were made . |
| 27 | It is impossible to say with any degree of certainty exactly where , when and how the majority of rug designs were first evolved . |
| 28 | This finding makes it possible to identify with some degree of certainty those students who are unlikely to graduate , and thereby allow the necessary resources to be targeted on these potential non-graduates . |
| 29 | Its focus is not so much on the individuals who work and produce as on the production process , and this rather impersonal and abstract approach makes it difficult or even unnecessary to look for any exclusion of women , although this occurs . |
| 30 | One sort of policing which , almost by definition , is likely to remain beyond any form of democratic control is that concerned with the survival of the state itself . |