Example sentences of "and cope with the " in BNC.

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1 A new beer store , some kitchen improvements a new central heating system and considerable redecorations were completed in 1982 and to cope with the new handicapping scheme along came an Apple computer at a cost of £3,000 ( 1985 ) , its importance being such that the by-laws published in March 1986 included the rule that every male competitor 's computer number was to be written on his card !
2 Short-term or emergency policies to try to reduce the pollution levels during a smog and to cope with the adverse health effects and economic disruption of a smog are complex .
3 A dolphin dives with its lungs filled , and copes with the crushing effects of pressure at these depths by collapsing its chest as the water pressure compresses the air in its lungs .
4 His wife had been plagued by the press from the beginning , and coping with the stress of it all was simply too much .
5 But there is also commercial bargaining such as making and renewing contracts , dealing with other departments and agencies , handling redundancy arrangements , and coping with the demands of work colleagues and subordinates .
6 Getting undersaddle pickups to reproduce highs is easy , coping with the lows is more difficult , and coping with the mids — the Lowden 's strongest point — is more difficult still , but all the same the EMG provides a high-quality representation of the LSE 's warm , woody acoustic tone .
7 Malc was tired out , often giving me mornings in bed and coping with the work-load himself .
8 It may be necessary to get the individual to look at alternative ways of approaching and coping with the circumstances of life without work , perhaps trying to ‘ wipe the slate clean ’ and start the process all over again , but with an increased awareness of the problems and difficulties that are involved .
9 All the additional effort to repair wind damage , and coping with the extra demands of old buildings in poor weather , did n't help to relieve the pressures , especially as some of the boys had been rather overexcited and badly behaved .
10 ( Perhaps this shows a deficiency in the section Preparing for Bed and Coping with the Night !
11 Facilities at the workhouse for treating the sick and coping with the elderly were gradually expanded .
12 But he says he does n't feel the pressure of carrying their aspirations and coping with the adulation .
13 Caterers also face other difficulties , such as keeping food hot and coping with the long travelling distances between the kitchens and wards .
14 She seemed to be caught up in a permanent giddying whirl , of trying to run the nightclub , making herself available to the police whenever they needed her , and coping with the demands of a sensation-hungry Press which had swooped on to the drugs-bust story with its famous heroine like a pack of vultures .
15 But I ca n't complain — I 'm hitting most of the greens and coping with the putting pretty well . ’
16 For example , it is often women in poor health , living in poor and crowded conditions , on a low income and without private transport , who are trying to bring up and cope with the demands of small children on their own .
17 Under the watchful eye of their very own ringmaster , Matt Gosling , would-be Cocos can learn how to juggle , spin and cope with the embarrassment of failure .
18 ‘ The Germans are formidable but our young players have proved that they can come in and cope with the best , the outstanding example being Alan McLaren 's handling of Italy 's Roberto Baggio , ’ Roxburgh said .
19 The client will then deliberately and gradually , confront , or alter these difficult situations and cope with the anxiety they create , using newly acquired coping skills .
20 Its directors had to sustain wars in Asia , try to devise means of governing newly conquered Indian provinces , and cope with the demands of the national government and of Parliament for an ever greater measure of control over the Company .
21 In fact women are clearly already making this kind of calculation for themselves and many do decide they would rather run the gauntlet of contraceptive side effects than risk a pregnancy and cope with the consequences .
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