Example sentences of "and [adv] [adj] [to-vb] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is also dated , self-indulgent , idiosyncratic and devilishly difficult to marry to the central theme which revolves round Marlene 's work , her rapport with her sister and her sub-GCE niece , Angie . |
| 2 | On the far side of the camp , she saw Jacques Devraux stripping to the waist in order to resume work at the skinning platform , and suddenly unable to remain in the hut any longer , she strolled out across the clearing again . |
| 3 | In any case the years of growth came to an end in the 1970s : structure plans , ideal documents perhaps for broad-brush indication of options in spatial development , became less and less suitable to cope with a ‘ no change ’ situation . |
| 4 | This is seen as part of its policy to make citizens more self-reliant , and less prone to look to the state for financial and practical support when they are out of work , chronically sick , elderly and infirm and so on . |
| 5 | It 's not necessarily anti-male prejudice — men are more likely to be full-time at work and less able to look after the kids . |
| 6 | By 1899 California had a 35,000-strong Japanese community , economically successful , culturally discrete and less inclined to integrate into the ‘ melting pot ’ than most other national groups . |
| 7 | Harkin , serving his second term as senator after five terms in the House of Representatives , was an unabashed liberal ; a populist of working-class stock and thus able to appeal to the Democrats ' traditional constituency , his abrasiveness could alienate middle-class voters . |
| 8 | The biochemical evolution of the Earth , including the creation of the reptiles , dinosaurs and the mammals , has as its sole purpose the ultimate evolution of intelligent beings capable of under-standing the laws of physics , and thus able to speculate about the origin and density of the universe . |
| 9 | As will be seen , there were contemporary factors which favoured any programme that was sufficiently flexible to contribute to administering the " common life " , and thus able to contribute to a newly-important conception of " vocational education " . |
| 10 | Indeed , the initial experiences of the ECSC had led some to argue that rather than pursue a sector by sector strategy , it would be far easier and more logical to plan for the integration of whole economies . |
| 11 | However , he will be fitter and more able to cope with the ground than the form book danger , Rusch de Farges , whom he beat three lengths last season , but the latter has an 8lb advantage . |
| 12 | Even though it may do nothing to alter the circumstances , many people feel much calmer and more able to cope with the situation after ‘ a good cry ’ . |
| 13 | I believe that they are now closer to their customers and more able to cater for the needs of their customers , including those who fall behind with their payments . |
| 14 | He tends to be less radical and confrontational than the most nationally prominent black politician , the Rev Jesse Jackson , and more willing to work with the establishment to achieve his goals . |
| 15 | A systematic and documented approach will be more cost effective , auditable and more likely to come to the right conclusions . |
| 16 | At any stage , the machine may jump away from any local minimum ; but as T gets smaller , it is more and more likely to stay near a particular minimum . |
| 17 | The aspect of the disease statistics of the twentieth century which strikes us most is the tremendous rise , particularly since the Second World War , in the incidence of all chronic diseases , which prove more and more difficult to treat despite the vast array of modern pharmaceutical drugs now available . |
| 18 | Certainly the constraints of examinations make it more and more difficult to cope with the range of abilities in the mixed ability class . |
| 19 | Certainly the constraints of examinations make it more and more difficult to cope with the range of abilities in a mixed ability class . |
| 20 | It was more and more difficult to get into the photographic laboratory . |
| 21 | It was a masterpiece of good cooking , baked with lemon and tomato inserted in the cuts on its back , and as tender to eat as the proverbial chicken . |
| 22 | It is caused by a bacterium Haemophilus ducreyi , which is often very difficult to grow in the laboratory and correspondingly hard to find in the lesions themselves . |
| 23 | He immediately told me that to do a smoothly coned skirt would be vastly expensive in terms of bending and shaping wood , and equally expensive to do as the multi-part mould which he reckoned was necessary because of the protruding hemispheres . |
| 24 | But Spenser also makes it clear that it is difficult and sometimes impossible to distinguish between the true and the false , regardless of how clear-sighted and self-controlled his masculine knights may be . |
| 25 | The first was a mistake which , all politicians will tell you , is easily made and relatively simple to correct with a few carefully worded statements and some abuse of the media . |
| 26 | It is possible and indeed advisable to stipulate in the rent review clause for such works to be disregarded see fourth Schedule paragraph 1.4.3 — but the works will not be disregarded on a renewal under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 |
| 27 | There the station was perfectly proportioned and almost impossible to identify as a station rather than as a church , both externally and internally . |
| 28 | By that time it would have been halfway to low water and too late to dispose of the body in the old sewage outfall that night . |
| 29 | Griffith had the wit to apply Inglis 's mathematics on a far finer scale , to ‘ openings ’ of almost molecular size and too fine to see with an optical microscope . |
| 30 | Doug Lawson , principal officer for children 's services at Cheshire County Council says Appleton House is considered too large and too institutional to continue as a children 's home . |