Example sentences of "[coord] [noun sg] [to-vb] [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The absolute right of an editor or journalist to opt for a personal hearing before a complaints committee would be removed . |
| 2 | The absolute right of an editor or journalist to opt for a personal hearing should be removed . |
| 3 | Thus , every three years or so , a strident siren echoed across the Dantesque landscape of Winnington to signal the moment for everyone within eye- or ear-shot to retire to a safe distance and to watch the plant reduce itself to a concrete skeleton . |
| 4 | It is , I believe , this same ‘ sthenic spur , ’ or determination to survive as a self-defined individual , which causes the anorexic to reject suicide — another form of surrender — and to choose the more arduous life of self-starvation , not in order to die , but in order to live and go on living . |
| 5 | There may well be an area where the interest at stake in an application for a licence is considerably more important than that involved in a forfeiture or failure to renew in a different context . |
| 6 | Depending on the materials available , the choice of what metal or alloy to use for a particular artefact would be influenced mainly by its intended function and how it was to be manufactured . |
| 7 | At the Olympic Games in Barcelona this year , the spectacle of the 100 metres will provide an almost sadistically tremulous thrill for the spectator , a perfect metaphor for those hidden seconds when one 's own life was changed by the failure or ability to rise to a demanding moment of crisis . |
| 8 | Her best hope of surviving it successfully lies in your maturity and willingness to act as a temporary crutch for her and as a quiet stabilising influence until she learns how to walk alone and unaided . |
| 9 | It 's a big step up for him , but we believe he has the talent , courage and temperament to develop into a top-class player . ’ |
| 10 | If there is no-one nearby it is well worth time and money to travel to a good director , perhaps with visits twice or three times a year . |
| 11 | It requires special gifts of insight and patience to move from a mono-cultural to a cross-cultural perspective . |
| 12 | Bishop Konstant says : ‘ On the larger issue we will need time , information and guidance to come to a clear understanding of the morality of such situations . |
| 13 | We know , moreover , that the more affluent among the old in Britain are more likely to feel that they enjoy good health and less likely to suffer from conditions which restrict their mobility and capacity to participate in a wide range of social and cultural activities than the least well-off ( GHS 1986 ; 126 ) . |
| 14 | When the process is also multidisciplinary and has the objective of enabling the user and carer to participate in a meaningful , empowering way , the levels of complexity and expertise increase further . |
| 15 | America and the Western world expected his experience , energy and competence to contribute to a distinguished Presidency . |
| 16 | The candidate 's interests , and ability and motivation to study at a higher level are what matter . ’ |
| 17 | Following the trial Walsh was reported to be considering forcing North and Poindexter to testify before a grand jury in order to determine if there were others within the Reagan administration who had made false statements to Congress but had not yet been charged . |