Example sentences of "be [adj] [prep] the [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It would be preferable to the plans for an ugly toll bridge . |
| 2 | ‘ Anything would be preferable to the ordeal of the last five minutes , ’ she managed to croak . |
| 3 | Lydia had said that one night 's fast would be preferable to the plight in which they did indeed now find themselves , but Betty regarded the idea of missing a meal as unnatural and Lydia was overruled . |
| 4 | It would , however , be preferable for the standard to be linked to the role being performed , irrespective of the actual talents of the individual performing it , since there is no reason why an under-qualified director should enjoy a partial immunity . |
| 5 | 7.2 Landlord to insure The Landlord covenants with the Tenant to insure the Premises and the Retained Parts [ subject to the Tenant paying the Insurance Rent ] unless such insurance shall be vitiated by any act of the Tenant or by anyone at the Premises expressly or by implication with the Tenant 's authority [ and under the Tenant 's control ] While it would be preferable for the insurance to be in the joint names of the landlord and the tenant in order to give the tenant more control over the insurance and to avoid the problem of subrogation referred to below , landlords tend to resist this , presumably on the basis that they wish to retain absolute control and not rely on the tenant in any way as regards the insurance cover . |
| 6 | When the test samples are less stable than the controls , interpretation is less easy since such samples may , nevertheless , be stable under the conditions of the market . |
| 7 | This sensitive balance is believed to be upset by the release of CFC 's through the atmosphere , into the stratosphere . |
| 8 | It did seem a little hard that , just when things were beginning to go really well , the even tenor of their lives should be upset by the arrival of someone else — someone who , although a friend , was none the less a stranger . |
| 9 | The offences do not require any endangerment at all : that is taken to be inherent in the carrying of firearms , since their potentialities are grave and the risk of accidents as well as deliberate use is well known . |
| 10 | At levels 9 and 10 , the activities themselves will not differ significantly in kind , but pupils will require teaching which helps them to act with increasing confidence and fluency , to take a leading role in discussions , to be supportive of the contributions of others , to prepare presentations effectively ( including the use of audiovisual aids and handouts ) , to be rigorous in argument and the use of evidence , and to take effective account of audience and context . |
| 11 | They did not want outside intervention in the collective bargaining process from representatives of more broadly-based trade unions since such interference could be inimical to the preservation of paternalistic employee relations within the undertaking ( Okochi et al . , |
| 12 | Equally , it did not find the hotel 's practice of sanctioning certain refusals of offers of work by the temporary suspension of further offers to be inimical to the absence of an employment relationship . |
| 13 | Most of the enemy still seemed to be asleep as the avalanche of horses and riders bore down upon them in pounding fury . |
| 14 | had terminating at Tooting Junction , only one was to be extended through to Mitcham and it would not be practicable for the cars on the other two to change over to trolley operation for such a short distance . |
| 15 | We now have three criteria for the selection of methods and resources : that they should be appropriate for the objectives and the students to be taught ; that they should be practicable in the context of the teaching session ; and that they should be compatible with the personal resources of the teacher . |
| 16 | The survey indicates that sales volumes are up , but they still remain below what retailers would consider to be normal for the time of year . ’ |
| 17 | Plasma catecholamine levels tend to be normal in the majority of diabetics except in those with ketoacidosis , autonomic neuropathy and poor glycaemic control ( Christensen , 1972 ; Christlieb , 1976 ; Zadik et al , 1980 ) , although hypertensive diabetics may have increased sensitivity to circulating catecholamines ( Christlieb , 1976 ; De Chatel et al , 1977 ) . |
| 18 | The laboratory tests lack specificity and can be normal in the presence of clinically active disease . |
| 19 | If we can give tax concessions for unleaded petrol to improve the environment , surely we should not be aghast at the prospect of tax concessions to secure that alarms are fitted in our cars and that some protection is provided to stop a lot of this senseless crime . |
| 20 | the increased cost of the proposals and the fact that many will be unnecessary in the majority of firms means that the extra requirements should only be imposed on firms with a history of late or qualified reports etc . |
| 21 | Subsequently , it has been suggested that gastric metaplasia in the duodenum and H pylori associated gastritis might be synergistic in the pathogenesis of duodenitis , with the metaplastic gastric epithelium allowing H pylori to colonise the duodenal mucosa , where it produces an acute inflammatory response . |
| 22 | She could almost be grateful for the experience with Giles . |
| 23 | When they also understand that housing costs play a proportionately lower part in pensioners ' expenditure in England than in the rest of Europe , they may be grateful for the way in which we have promoted home ownership . |
| 24 | Sir : I am researching the financial workings of the shareware market and would be grateful for the use of you columns to appeal for information . |
| 25 | ‘ Sir John , I would be grateful for the loan of a groom who will show us the way to Abbe Gerard 's Church of St Pierre in Maubisson village . ’ |
| 26 | But now that the human misery of the transition is over and forgotten , and now that we see modern Peterborough , we may perhaps be grateful to the Cecils for the feudal obstinacy which kept their town from growing , and preserved it for our pleasure today . |
| 27 | Many others had reason to be grateful to the Quakers for refusing to give up their mission to help refugees . |
| 28 | Nevertheless , when it came to seeking allies in Congress , Carter 's position was much weakened , first , by the fact that so few members had any reason to be grateful to the president for their election and , second , because he had so conspicuously run against the existing political order which included , of course , Congress . |
| 29 | HOLY Week is a time when many people look around for devotional reading , and I suppose we should be grateful to the Observer for drawing attention to a ‘ dirty ’ book on sex for Catholics which has been written by the 30-year-old retiring editor of the Catholic Herald and a friend . |
| 30 | The Corporation expressed their satisfaction with the endowment and their conviction that it would be ample for the purposes of the School . |