Example sentences of "become a [adv] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 At a committee meeting of Standing Committee of Convocation it was resolved that the Chairman of Standing Committee should write to the Chairperson of Hong Kong ‘ Branch ’ with the proposal that the ‘ Branch ’ should become a properly constituted Branch of Convocation , enclosing a model constitution for information .
2 The convention established the International Civil Aviation Organization with its headquarters in Montreal and set up a secretariat which would become a most effective machine for ensuring that a rapidly developing civil aviation industry was not hampered by the red tape generated by the hundreds of frontiers that would have to be crossed .
3 The governors have power and responsibility , with just a little encouragement they can also become a most enthusiastic supporters club .
4 Without wasting time , she managed to close the door , having noticed that he 'd removed his foot the minute he 'd become a little uncomfortable .
5 Later it may become a little dusky and mottled .
6 And after the third glass I 'd become a little boisterous , aggressive even .
7 Opting out into private education , or moving into the catchment area with the best state schools , would become a less important past-time .
8 The position of member states was further strengthened by the creation of a Committee of Permanent Representatives in 1958 , though this did not become a fully legal Community institution until 1967 .
9 It is only when I realise how fragile my life as a human being is , by becoming aware of its limits , that I can become a fully free person .
10 It is intended that the Institute will quickly become a fully independent unit , although the early impetus will be provided by BNFL .
11 This is crucial to my theme because the concept of the unity of mankind could only become a fully meaningful idea when it became plausible to suppose that there was no hitherto undiscovered , unmapped , corner of the world where man-like but sub-human creatures might still survive .
12 However , given the right kind of motivation and with proper training we feel that anyone can become a fully qualified Hawaiian Tropic Tanning Researcher .
13 An extra incentive can be useful so long as it does not become a too regular ( relied upon ) habit .
14 It may overlook the fact that science could become a very rebellious offspring ; and , as an apologetic strategy , it could easily backfire if science ( as some believe it has been ) were to be devalued in public estimation through association with polluting and exploitative technologies .
15 It would cease to be recognizable as the river which the local people enjoyed , but it would become a very efficient drain , so that their sitting-rooms would no longer be ruined periodically , and farmers with land adjacent to the river would be able to grow more and better crops to feed the very people who were complaining .
16 He said to me in , I suppose , 1947 or 1948 : ’ If you enter politics , you will find that in your lifetime the world will become a very small place .
17 If Talbot 's Dialtext develops to its logical conclusion with editorial page planning and makeup plus classified and display advertising facilities it will become a very powerful product indeed .
18 Many things about AIDS are uncertain but the more you know about it , the less you will be afraid — and you could become a very good friend to people who have to live with this problem .
19 I think he will become a very good administrator .
20 It can become a very bureaucratic process anyway so I would n't be in favour of trying to impose one overall system . ’
21 At times Tim 's speed and intelligence is quite breathtaking and I sure that with a couple of years experience he will become a very fine craftsman .
22 ‘ I believe that AEA can become a very important scientific and engineering services organisation .
23 As old age advances this can become a very disturbing experience and even where the medical problem is not grave the hospitalization itself can accelerate confusion and frailty among old people .
24 If such help was countered by generous tax concessions it might become a very attractive proposition indeed .
25 Hunter wants to see BAIE become a more professional organisation , encouraging quality and good standards .
26 For the disabled , who by and large do not live in institutions , this meant services to help them become a more effective and integrated part of the community .
27 But one day it may become a more serious aspect of wider constitutional argument .
28 No one there doubted that the lady with a ‘ shampoo and set ’ hairdo favoured by Tory ladies would quickly become a more permanent fixture in a new Major administration as Employment Secretary .
29 As the market develops , setting up production facilities in the country will become a more financially-viable option .
30 Indeed , both were able to devote more attention to the presidency after leaving their chief executiveships , and given the pressure on heads of houses nowadays , the appointment as president of an about-to-retire chief executive may well become a more common — even preferred — solution .
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