Example sentences of "[adj] to [art] [noun] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ They are unsociable to the quality of life we enjoy within our village . |
| 2 | That question itself was not peculiar to the Age of Reason . |
| 3 | At the same time he was prone to a feeling of guilt that his art was not what it ought to be . |
| 4 | This ‘ centralization and internationalization of capital ’ knew no political boundaries , and the UK in particular was prone to a loss of investment overseas and increased imports ( Chapter 2 ) . |
| 5 | Woodforde is certainly prone to a touch of hyperbole in such matters , but weather which . |
| 6 | However , the lighter the camera the harder it is to hold steady , though at least one ultra-compact machine now has Electronic Image Stabilisation to minimise picture shake ! ( ) n the other hand , professional-style camcorders , which are much heavier , are not as prone to the problem of camera-shake . |
| 7 | The procedures of public decision-making , therefore , may be more cautious than in the private sector , and more prone to the excesses of paper record-keeping in case the decision needs to be defended at a later date . |
| 8 | This increases soil acidity , and encourages trees to form shallow roots , which are less efficient and more prone to the effects of drought . |
| 9 | In theory the system was efficient and just ; in practice it was prone to the limitations of travel , seasons , and the possibility of corruption , which was inevitable in such an extended empire . |
| 10 | Planted at an altitude of between 100 and 200 metres , the higher situated vines are less prone to the dangers of frost and provide well-structured , fruity wines . |
| 11 | Holistic explanations such as those employed by Althusser and Poulantzas are peculiarly prone to the charge of incompleteness . |
| 12 | for some who , given European experience , seemed to be the most prone to the appeal of fascism in the lower middle classes , it proved to have only marginal importance in the 1930s in Britain . |
| 13 | He found no difficulty in signing the engagement drawn up by Parliament which bound him to be faithful to a commonwealth without king and House of Lords . |
| 14 | In 1879 ‘ Land and Liberty ’ split into two parties , the ‘ Black Repartition ’ , which remained faithful to a programme of propaganda , and the ‘ People 's Will ’ , which concentrated its efforts on ‘ disorganization ’ . |
| 15 | Gandhi is faithful to the traditions of Hinduism when he affirms the isomorphism of Truth ( Satya ) and Reality ( Sat ) . |
| 16 | Cabinet members and other senior administrators were also obliged to attend indoctrination sessions where major figures , from the president down , lectured them on the virtues of teamwork and exhorted them to remain faithful to the principles of Reaganism . |
| 17 | Like many of the Impressionists , Sisley experienced stylistic difficulties towards the end of the 1870s , but he remained faithful to the technique of Impressionism . |
| 18 | I have made it clear to the Under-Secretary of State for Northern Ireland , the hon. Member for Wiltshire , North ( Mr. Needham ) , that in general terms I have every sympathy with the people in the Housing Executive and the Department of Health 's occupational therapy department whom , in effect , I shall be criticising . |
| 19 | ‘ What 's going on ? ’ she said , and hoped her thoughts were transparent to the point of invisibility . |
| 20 | That is projects which will enable students and/or staff to develop their enterprise skills and which will make the University more responsive to the world of work . |
| 21 | Given these conditions of campaigning it is not surprising that when they get to Washington legislators are even more inclined towards individualistic behaviour than before , and even less responsive to the appeals of party leaders and presidents . |
| 22 | The chitinous external skeleton seems to be particularly responsive to the demands of evolution . |
| 23 | The overall aim of the Enterprise Centre is to enable students and staff to develop the essential enterprise/transferable skills to operate and succeed in a changing employment and business environment and thus make Napier University more responsive to the needs of work . |
| 24 | — make a special effort in the coming year to show themselves responsive to the needs of industry , both in terms of collaboration in research and development , and the provision of well-trained and well-motivated graduates for recruitment to industry . |
| 25 | Is there any chance of the Government issuing similar instructions to ask health boards to be responsive to the needs of health service workers ? |
| 26 | Each image pulsed animatedly , responsive to the currents of fortune , to the ebb and flow of events , to the forces of cleansing light and of dark malevolent corrupt insanity . |
| 27 | Each activity is provided free to the participant in return for raising a minimum target sum in sponsorship . |
| 28 | 4.3.3 The other Non-academic Parties agree to provide to the Lead Organization , or direct to the Secretary of State , as may be most convenient a copy of their respective latest audited accounts , unless previously provided , together with such other financial and technical information as the Secretary of State may from time to time properly require in relation to the procedures governing claims for payment . |
| 29 | MOST IMPORTANT OF ALL be sure that other people speak direct to the person with hearing loss and NOT to you . |
| 30 | Half of the latter was sent each year direct to the abbey at Battle , the rest consumed on the manor . |