Example sentences of "are [adj] [verb] [pron] [det] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Wainwright 's books must continue to be available to all who are prepared to accept his own work , as he wrote it , and as the product of his own generation ( and preferably bearing the cherished stamp of the Westmorland Gazette ) . |
| 2 | At HCI Clubs we look after the children so that parents are free to enjoy their own holiday . |
| 3 | They are free to move around ; they can plan their own work schedules ; and they are free to use their own initiative . |
| 4 | ‘ The Lord Chancellor 's interest in introducing competitive tendering caused the Society very great concern because competitive tendering would destroy the principle that legal aid clients — like all others — are free to choose their own solicitor . |
| 5 | People are free to choose their own future , so the patient knows what is best . |
| 6 | If we are so satisfied , then we are free to exercise our own discretion . |
| 7 | As I am satisfied that the judge applied an incorrect test to the foster mother 's application , and was also deprived of material necessary for the proper exercise of his discretion , it follows that we are free to exercise our own discretion and it is to that question that I now turn . |
| 8 | With the latter form of regional economics association , nation states are free to adopt their own tariff levels upon goods imported from the rest of the world . |
| 9 | For Rex and Tomlinson , the only way in which black people are likely to change their own situation is to develop forms of self-defence and self-help which are , in a sense , anti-colonialist , in that they are based on Third World models , ‘ looking to a change in the balance of power and resources between rich and poor nations as a means to their own liberation ’ ( p. 293 ) . |
| 10 | If it wins , other non-banks , such as General Motors ' finance arm and the Bell telephone companies , are likely to launch their own Visa cards . |
| 11 | For security reasons , most City organisations are reluctant to discuss their own contingency plans . |
| 12 | ‘ Pole positions are important to give you some kind of record against your team mate . |
| 13 | — GLENDALE Social Club doorman Brian Smith well known for his ghosthunting activities is also an expert gardener and is offering his services to disabled people and pensioners in Houghton , who are unable to do their own gardening . |
| 14 | Life is more interesting if you are able to guide your own destiny , and this is only possible if you can find the time to plan . |
| 15 | In the meantime , the Board is looking for ways to fund the deficit should it continue , but has decided not to charge the deficit as an additional burden upon those residents who are able to pay their own way from their own resources , and not to move from its established principle of offering care to those most in need towards a degenerate policy of offering care only to those who are most able to pay . |
| 16 | People who are concerned to preserve their own well-being , and also to strive to do a better job , need to look in two directions for help : they must look inwards , to gain insight into the dynamics of their own stress ; and they must look outwards , to understand better the social forces that surround them . |
| 17 | The island spans over 200 miles by road from north to south and within its borders the proud Sardinians are happy to boast their own language , customs and intriguing culture . |
| 18 | Whether it 's the launch of Concorde or a dramatic scientific advance — such as the invention of the hovercraft — we are slow to thump our own tub and even slower to exploit our own innovations . |
| 19 | And the slick export companies and landowners are anxious to keep it that way in order to retain total flexibility in hiring , firing and wage levels . |
| 20 | This may be a good moment to indicate to her very gently that she has grieved well and long , and that if she is beginning to feel that her period of mourning is nearing its end ( even though you appreciate that she will always carry the scars of her sorrow ) , you are ready to give her any help she needs to adjust to her new and different life . |
| 21 | Social workers in training are now encouraged to accept that ‘ older people are entitled to select their own destiny , within given limits . ’ |