Example sentences of "be [adv] [verb] [prep] the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This does not mean that that intelligibility can be wholly captured in the formulations or in the mind of the theologian ; it does , however , mean that the divine intelligibility comes across to us , that God gives himself to be known and understood , and that the understanding that is made possible in theology is and is intended to be a genuine understanding and an authentic contact with the intelligibility of God . |
| 2 | The exercise of these powers can not be successfully challenged in the courts unless it can be shown that the Home Secretary has acted unreasonably or perversely . |
| 3 | It was only after a new system of physics had been devised , a process that involved the intellectual labour of many scientists over several centuries , that the new theory could be successfully matched with the results of observation and experiment in a detailed way . |
| 4 | His record will be little noted as the years and colleagues and companions have passed , but it is a proud record of willing service . |
| 5 | This price might initially appear uncompetitive , but may be justified in the market place by additions to the features associated with the product such that consumers perceive the product to be effectively differentiated from the alternatives available . |
| 6 | The managers become a self-selecting body and cease to be effectively monitored by the shareholders once in office . |
| 7 | And these people will pay a rent for it and they will pay all the proper taxes and they will be effectively staying with the rules which are imposed on other people . |
| 8 | What is the point of maintaining a proper legal framework for trade unions if law-breaking unions can not be properly punished by the courts ? |
| 9 | ( 2 ) Granting the application , that the central objective of the category of public interest immunity involved was the maintenance of an honourable , disciplined , law-abiding and uncorrupt police force ; that therefore , in view of the public disquiet understandably aroused by proven malpractice of some members of the disbanded West Midlands Serious Crime Squad , and of the extensive publicity already attaching to the authority 's documents following B. 's successful appeal , it could not be said that those who had co-operated in the authority 's investigation would regret that co-operation , or that future generations of potential witnesses would withhold it , if the court were to release the documents to the applicants to enable them to defeat if they could an allegedly corrupt claim in damages ; that the imperative public interest in the case was that the applicants had a proper opportunity of obtaining the evidence they sought so that the grave allegations which they made , and were the same allegations that had troubled the Court of Appeal sufficiently to allow B. 's appeal , could be properly tested in the courts ; and that , accordingly , B. 's undertaking would be varied to allow him to hand over to the applicants those of the authority 's documents which were incorporated in his appeal bundle , the applicants for their part undertaking to use those documents only for the purposes of defending the present libel proceedings pursued against them ( post , pp. 927G — 928A , B ) . |
| 10 | All that we are concerned to ensure is that the present applicants have a proper opportunity of obtaining the evidence they seek so that the grave allegations which they make — the very same allegations that troubled this court sufficiently to allow the appellant 's appeal — can be properly tested in the courts . |
| 11 | Consequently , many sites have benefited from archaeological research , and in some cases excavation , in order to be properly presented to the visitors . |
| 12 | I strongly believe that parents should be properly informed about the policies and practices of their schools ; that they should have the means regularly to voice their opinions and should indeed be represented on the governing bodies of schools , yet I believe too that there are dangers in allotting them too many constitutional powers . |
| 13 | a continuing review of staff and student FTEs so that appropriate admission targets can be agreed with the Dean , other Heads of Departments and the appropriate Faculty Dean , and so that Field Chairs can be properly advised on the implications of student transfers and exchanges . |
| 14 | Furthermore , the above analysis may be justifiably criticised on the grounds that it compares two surveys which employed different agencies to reach their estimates of the prevalence of known opioid use . |
| 15 | The travellers had vowed to stay put , despite a warning they 'd be forcibly evicted by the police . |
| 16 | Cecilia thought this would not be much comfort to the relatives and friends of the waitress and the guest . |
| 17 | He has seen that the Masai stories and dreams are not going to be much use in the years to come . |
| 18 | Yet there is unlikely to be much dancing in the streets . |
| 19 | Some fresh approach to understanding the management problems in secondary schools could be much needed after the upheavals of 1985/86 . |
| 20 | Our present understanding of the relationship between ΔC p and the hydrophobic effect [ 17 , 18 ] , leads us to conclude that the latter contributes little to the formation of the single strand helix , and consequently , that water molecules may not be appreciably ordered around the faces of the bases prior to stacking . |
| 21 | The bedrooms have a full or side view of the lake , although in some cases this may be somewhat impeded by the trees . |
| 22 | It is unacceptable that women and particularly Black women 's demands and fears should be so dismissed by the police . |
| 23 | He reckoned that the islanders would be so devastated by the deaths of their children that they would be incapable of taking up arms against the invaders and , later , would be easily subjugated . |
| 24 | Having kept too many new air-conditioning units going all day , they would be suddenly burdened by the lights of the night and would switch off , blacking out the whole town . |
| 25 | Lucy stepped into her warmest black and white trousers and high-necked top , and when the appetising aroma of sizzling bacon and eggs drew her towards breakfast she found the dining-room to be nicely heated by the logs blazing in the large open fireplace . |
| 26 | There are , indeed , impressive reasons for characterising it as such , but only the most committed proponent of this view would wish to deny that the defence effort and the scientific-technological base on which it rests can be entirely insulated from the problems we have surveyed here . |
| 27 | These may be entirely contained within the borders of a single country even though their effects are transnational . |
| 28 | The size of the beds is much more easily appreciated , the spaces between them can be better compared to the dimensions of the beds , and the proportions of the various plants can be correctly assessed , so that mistakes in juxtaposition can be adjusted . |
| 29 | This is despite a perception by some respondents in both the OFT and AMERG surveys that the public needs to be better informed of the services and architect can offer . |
| 30 | Both the previous meal , which was regurgitated prematurely , and the next , which starts with the advantage of high pH , would therefore be less exposed to the effects of stomach acids and the bone accordingly less strongly modified . |