Example sentences of "[adj] to [art] [noun pl] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | This increases soil acidity , and encourages trees to form shallow roots , which are less efficient and more prone to the effects of drought . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | Gandhi is faithful to the traditions of Hinduism when he affirms the isomorphism of Truth ( Satya ) and Reality ( Sat ) . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Tenderly responsive to the self-deceptions of others , he was unfortunately too well able to understand his own . |
| 8 | This brings him back to another of Mr Major 's weekend promises , to give people more of a stake in their local administration : ‘ If they are going to bring local government closer to people , it has got to be more responsive to the wishes of people , and less to the wishes of central Government . |
| 9 | In comparison , Roman law had shown itself flexible and responsive to the interests of creditors . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | The idea is supported by several Vice-chancellors and Directors of polytechnics , and the government is attracted to vouchers because such a system would encourage competition among higher education institutions , making them more responsive to the demands of students . |
| 12 | The chitinous external skeleton seems to be particularly responsive to the demands of evolution . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | Our aim will be to give tenants a choice of landlord wherever possible , and make management of both council and housing association stock more responsive to the needs of tenants . |
| 15 | We should be more efficient and we should be more responsive to the needs of tenants . |
| 16 | Tendring District Council wants to be responsive to the needs of residents and to work in partnership with them . |
| 17 | — 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 . |
| 18 | The White Paper justification for the ‘ delegation ’ of ‘ as much power and responsibility as possible … to local level ’ was to make the NHS ‘ more responsive to the needs of patients ’ ( para 1.9 ) . |
| 19 | Is there any chance of the Government issuing similar instructions to ask health boards to be responsive to the needs of health service workers ? |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | Another sympathizer was Lord Furness , a self-made man from the very bottom of the ladder , whom the NSFU recalled " as a great shipowner who was never averse to the claims of justice and fair play , always approachable in any difficulty , from whom a case reasonably stated never failed to obtain a patient hearing and who was never spoiling for a fight " . |
| 22 | I am not entirely averse to the compositions of Monteverdi . ’ |
| 23 | Rachel leaned forward , frowning , almost oblivious to the crowds of people who were milling round them looking for tables . |
| 24 | But this was to be a very different story and one unsuited to the ears of children . |
| 25 | Sealing after that date does not invalidate the deed ; the presence of a seal is merely superfluous to the requirements for execution . |
| 26 | But Lequerica was also a monarchist , and thus acceptable to the pro-restorationists in Spain . |
| 27 | Second , the form of the political system means that non-dominant classes have access to the state and hence may influence state policy in directions antipathetic to the interests of capital . |
| 28 | It was so different to the classrooms at school . |
| 29 | It should come as no surprise , therefore , to find that detailed ethnography of police social practice is antithetical to the philosophies of control by which they operate . |
| 30 | These alliances were similar to the games of dice much favoured at the time : the marriages might or might not be successful ; they might or might not have political consequences . |