Example sentences of "[noun pl] [vb base] [pers pn] [adj] [verb] [det] " in BNC.

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1 The spectrum of activities make it impossible to understand all the business processes and priorities .
2 In particular , traditional descriptive and analytic methods find it difficult to contemplate such phenomena as : ( 1 ) close approximation of phones without merger ; ( 2 ) overlapping allophones ; ( 3 ) flip-flops , and ( 4 ) reversal of merger .
3 It would be appropriate not simply as a true alternative to expulsion where the grounds for the latter exist but also where the circumstances make it difficult to identify some particular breach or failure by the partner served with notice , where the problem is more that his face no longer fits , where his general approach to the business of the firm is inconsistent with the policy which the other partners have decided to adopt , and so on .
4 With industries and jobs disappearing around them as they still try to find their way in the new Germany , many east Germans find it comforting to enjoy some harmless fun where , for once , they get the upper hand .
5 The increase in mean ozone concentration with latitude and the existence of seasonal cycles in ozone levels make it difficult to detect any trends in global ozone concentration .
6 Sophisticated dyes and colourings make it possible to hide this sign of age for as long as we wish and those in public life may , unfortunately , believe that only by covering the tell-tale grey will they maintain their credibility as energetic and creative top people .
7 The specialization of farms and the mechanization of production have , however , vastly reduced the perquisites which farm workers receive — milk and potatoes are the only significant produce and by no means all farms find it convenient to make these and other small quantities of food available .
8 Some of our idle rich young fops think it funny to place such a corpse in the bed of a friend , but there 's no rumour of such an evil prank recently .
9 However , I and others find it difficult to accept that , but I repeat that I have no hard evidence to substantiate my claim .
10 Finally , there are political reasons : people do not , on the whole , enjoy moving away from their communities and politicians find it hard to ignore these feelings .
11 Nonetheless , even today , many frogs and toads find it advantageous to follow this strategy .
12 If the training and enterprise councils think it appropriate to make some of those funds available for unemployed people , they are perfectly free to do so .
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