Example sentences of "extent [pron] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Even a cursory glance at the island of Ireland 's relationship with the EC since 1973 confirms that Britain has not pursued Northern Ireland 's interests anything like the extent which Irish Governments have for the 26 counties , ’ he said . |
| 2 | He was joined there by a succession of members of a group of young Viennese associates , fellow exiles from Europe , who were attracted by König 's vision of therapeutic residential communities where children with learning difficulties and behaviour problems arising from organic disorders and emotional disturbances could receive a broad education to the fullest extent their individual capabilities would allow , within a caring , sharing , self-governing , Christian ‘ family ’ setting . |
| 3 | Such companies , and to a lesser extent their Western competitors , are now treating workers not as units of labour power but as people with distinct personal and social needs . |
| 4 | The stoicism with which the Masai endured the harsh circumstances of their lives made a deep impression on the British , and the opportunity to share that hard life and thus to display to some extent their own possession of this admirable quality was part of Masailand 's attraction for many Englishmen . |
| 5 | However , the survey also established that there were some contradictions : the favourable attitudes to wind turbines were not based on firsthand experience of windmills , and to a certain extent their positive response was based on the belief that wind power would be much cheaper than other sources ( since the fuel is free ! ) , a belief which in fact might not be the case at the current stage of development . |
| 6 | To what extent its reproductive strategies emphasize such altruism depends on the pay-off of such strategies in terms of inclusive fitness . |
| 7 | These phrases do , however , have the ring of truth in an aesthetic sense — or rather there was an aesthetic process involved which had to some extent its own story . |
| 8 | However , experience shows that a child is to a large extent its own person , with all the hang-ups of an adult . |
| 9 | This is hardly surprising since one of the major activities of childhood is coming to terms with emotions , managing emotions , and establishing to what extent our own society , community , or family finds the display of emotions acceptable . |
| 10 | And er to what extent your fixed costs are inevitably going to continue increasing . |