Example sentences of "[pers pn] is [adj] [verb] at [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In planning ward staffing , the ward manager should start with a clear view of the number of staff she is likely to require at various times of the day . |
| 2 | There are times when it is essential to strike at half-inch twitch bites . |
| 3 | To appreciate this clearly it is necessary to look at each of these tasks in turn . |
| 4 | Before doing so , however , it is necessary to look at that sector of the economy which , according to some , harbours the lotus eaters of post-war Britain , namely , services . |
| 5 | In consequence , it is necessary to look at that picture again . |
| 6 | Since the conventions offer an imperfect guide to the subject at hand , it is necessary to look at some of the other types of sources which are generally recognised as being useful in establishing what the law is , and in relating it to specific situations and technical developments . |
| 7 | It is instructive to look at some particular examples , because they show that the simple economic case for pricing turns out to be only part of the story . |
| 8 | It is relevant to recount at this juncture that when KLM Royal Dutch Airlines ordered a number of DC-10s to add to their fleet the Netherlands airworthiness authority , the Rijks Luchtvaart Dienst ( RLD ) , became concerned during the validation process of this aircraft type about the integral strength of the cabin floor under which flight and engine controls and electrical and hydraulic lines are attached . |
| 9 | At first sight , nine tricks are comparatively easy , but on closer inspection it becomes clear that it is impossible to get at all of them . |
| 10 | It is impossible to look at any of their actions during the past three years without seeing that they are carrying Home Rule at the dictation of the Nationalist party , but that in order that Home Rule may be carried they are turning up everything in the country . |
| 11 | After surveying the general scene it is useful to look at existing differences between educators about each of the four main activities . |
| 12 | It is helpful to look at these to realise the complexity of planning for the world of public sector organisations . |
| 13 | It is helpful to look at this question separately for infants , for children and for adults . |
| 14 | These two groups of animals are quite unrelated , but both still have living representatives in the oceans , and so it is possible to look at living animals to help with the interpretation of fossil examples . |
| 15 | Armour-plated like giant turtles , humped and unruly and gashed with ferocious battle scars , yet in other places so biscuit-thin that it is possible to look at distant landscapes or clouds through the pierced form of a perforation in the ridge ( rather like one of Henry Moore 's outdoor sculptures ) . |
| 16 | As far as politics is concerned , it is possible to look at those who are deliberately attempting to construct their own ideological cameras . |
| 17 | Bear in mind that any speed limit is a maximum , it does not mean that it is safe to drive at that speed , always take into account all the conditions at the time , never drive so fast that you can not stop well within the distance you can see to be clear . |
| 18 | The court will also consider whether the information is of a type which it is willing to protect at all . |
| 19 | It is convenient to refer at this point to section 83 of the Act , which makes provision for an indemnity to be given to those suffering loss by reason of the rectification of the register and , in certain circumstances , to those suffering loss where rectification is refused . |
| 20 | I hope that my hon. Friend understands that , although it is unusual to contribute at this point in the debate , there are reasons for it . |
| 21 | As we approach the end of the diet and exercise programme , it is important to decide at this stage how you intend to proceed afterwards.If you have a significant amount of weight to lose you have the choice of continuing on the diet menus as included in the daily plans or you can follow the diet contained in my Complete Hip and Thigh Diet . |
| 22 | However , it is important to decide at this stage whether that part of an express clause which seeks to control competition during employment is also subject to such a test . |
| 23 | It is important to stress at this point that these early sociologists were not intensely ‘ radical ’ individuals , but rather could frequently be more accurately labelled as ‘ conservatives ’ made uneasy by the changes they were observing in society . |
| 24 | What it is important to establish at this juncture is Nizan 's systematic refusal to countenance any form of public criticism of the internal running of the Soviet state between 1935 and 1939 . |
| 25 | It is important to note at this point two very different ways in which the word " secular " can be used . |
| 26 | Given that the content of procedural protection will vary from area to area it is important to look at specific topics . |
| 27 | It is difficult to assess at this stage what the repercussions of these provisions on this sector will be , but it is important to oppose yet another Tory move to minimise statutory responsibility to provide housing for people without homes . |
| 28 | For one thing , it is difficult to arrive at consistent criteria by which to identify the species . |
| 29 | Ian Ross , finance director , said : ‘ It is difficult to comment at this stage , because management have an interest . |
| 30 | It is fine to stay at this kind of level for a while . |