Example sentences of "were [adv] [adj] to [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Much was to be gained by involving the older farmers who , in general , were most resistant to the idea of training , and by working to extend training opportunities for wives . |
| 2 | A clear result showed that it was the Phoenician readers who were most vulnerable to the presence of irregular words . |
| 3 | The key was to act at the moment when conditions were most conducive to the course upon which de Gaulle had decided . |
| 4 | Mothers who had left jobs in the middle of the socio-economic spectrum were most exposed to the risk of falling back on the ladder , particularly if they left a long gap in their employment record . |
| 5 | He begins by telling us that , while researching the novel at the Weizmann Institute , he realised that his ideas for the story were remarkably close to the truth . |
| 6 | Until not long ago several of the national unions whose local officers or shop stewards had negotiated the kind of agreements just described were fiercely opposed to the introduction or use of temporary workers . |
| 7 | Being mostly new , they were exceedingly useful to the Navy , serving as minesweepers and coastal patrol vessels . |
| 8 | They were extremely grateful to the Government for stepping in with a £140 rebate because they saw their aunts , uncles , friends , cousins and others elsewhere in the country paying a great deal less . |
| 9 | The experience was not one much enjoyed by the Labour party , certain sections of which were extremely hostile to the arrangement . |
| 10 | Such incidents were highly embarrassing to the union , and it was a relief on some occasions to record that the offenders were not members , but had been supplied by the Shipping Federation . |
| 11 | The immediate results that were forthcoming were highly embarrassing to the LTA , by comparison with their own . |
| 12 | These replies were highly satisfactory to the King , who summoned Baldwin to the Palace at 3.15 p.m. and charged him with the task of forming a Government . |
| 13 | I do not recall any such incidents , but the economic difficulties that we inherited between 1979 and 1980 were indisputably due to the winter of discontent , which was a direct result of the relationship between the then Labour Government and the then trade unions . |
| 14 | Even some members of de Gaulle 's own staff at the Elysée were apparently sympathetic to the insurrection . |
| 15 | Initially there were only two to a battalion , but as the weapon 's capabilities in defence and attack were realized , more and more were issued and soon whole units were armed with only these fast-firing automatic weapons . |
| 16 | No wonder you were so useful to the Countess . ’ |
| 17 | Trembling and overwhelmed , Belinda slid into the passenger-seat , feeling its cool leather against her hot skin like a new caress , her nerve-endings were so alive to every sensation now . |
| 18 | ‘ Yes , besides Chuck Berry and the others , but that 's why they got it , that 's why they understood generally , because they were so close to the music that was played by black people — not for radio airplay , but because that 's what was in their hearts . |
| 19 | Royal secretaries were notoriously vulnerable to dynastic change , since they were so close to the king , but Edward IV 's secretary , Oliver King , remained in office until mid June . |
| 20 | Royal secretaries were notoriously vulnerable to dynastic change , since they were so close to the king , but Edward IV 's secretary , Oliver King , remained in office until mid June . |
| 21 | Today 's inquest was told that two grandchildren of the murdered woman were so close to the shooting that they too were hit . |
| 22 | Because they were so close to the city , the trucks travelled through the night and , by dawn , Cable announced over the intercom to everyone sitting in the back that Arcady 's higher domes were now visible on the horizon . |
| 23 | The lovely reddish gold curls were so similar to the colour of James 's hair it took her breath away , yet she could see no other likeness . |
| 24 | It was found that the financial , growth and transportation sectors were especially sensitive to the default factor because the firms in these sectors tend to be highly geared . |
| 25 | At the same time these original articles , which were generally sympathetic to the Princess of Wales , proved to those around her , many of whom I would meet later , that at last her side of the story could be told fairly . |
| 26 | After the show we were joined by Jessica 's sister , Mrs Celia Lofthouse , and the three of us were soon taxi-bound to the Dragonette apartment in a penthouse at 350 East 57th Street for coffee and a nightcap . |
| 27 | It was because this was the case that the British were largely favourable to the foundation of the Empire . |
| 28 | Many estate agents were whistling to keep up their confidence this week , claiming that people were already used to the idea of higher mortgage rates and that the latest increase would make little difference . |
| 29 | These qualities were already present to a degree in certain early works , such as the Forfar town hall and the contemporary Kirriemuir church , while at Melville the somewhat perfunctory detail in the castellated style is accompanied by other features reminiscent of the work of Sir John Soane [ q.v. ] ; but his style developed rapidly after his Parisian visit of 1787 , when he doubtless encountered at first hand the revolutionary architecture of E.-L . |
| 30 | All Cluniac abbeys and priories were directly subject to the abbot of Cluny and to the pope and did not come under the supervision of the diocesan . |