Example sentences of "is [adj] [verb] to a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The 21-year-old sprinter , who failed a pre-Games drugs test in July , is due to appeal to an independent tribunal within the next few weeks against his four-year ban imposed by the British Athletic Federation . |
| 2 | It is inexcusable to talk to a mature adult as if he or she were a rather dull child . ’ |
| 3 | It is possible to assign to an individual a numerical score which reflects the structure of his or her personal network with reference to the key concepts of multiplexity and density . |
| 4 | There is a substantial dormant language potential in the UK which , if it achieved nothing else , this project has shown that it is possible to activate to a useful level . |
| 5 | How far this is possible depends to a great extent on the quality of the instructions accompanying the assessment procedure . |
| 6 | It is possible to subscribe to an updating service , but adopting your own scheme is perfectly adequate and is not expensive . |
| 7 | Obviously what is helpful and what is unhelpful depends to a large extent on the circumstances of the situation . |
| 8 | When posed in such stark but accurate terms it becomes difficult to see why this is supposed to amount to a distinct moral justification for punishment . |
| 9 | Our concern is that the availability of data from the new census , together with the increase in access to computers since the last census , is likely to lead to a veritable orgy of statistical analysis , and , if the past is a reliable guide to the future , this analysis will obscure rather than illuminate fundamental issues in resource allocation . |
| 10 | Refusal to change your outward ‘ device ’ is likely to lead to a permanent rest . |
| 11 | Given that the firm will not undertake work in this area that is likely to lead to a contested bid , the majority of such ‘ friendly ’ transactions will involve the seeking of irrevocable undertakings from directors ( who would normally be recommending the offer ) and possibly from other shareholders . |
| 12 | Analysis of current fertility by parity , and the responses to attitude surveys , have persuaded official statisticians and some demographers ( OPCS 1989 , Shaw 1989 , Brass 1989 ) that fertility in Britain is likely to return to a higher , if not replacement level . |
| 13 | As I noted above , mortgage affordability is likely to fall to a 20-year low this year and while entry costs into the housing market have risen since the boom , they remain low in historical terms . |
| 14 | A newly created ethical committee is to meet soon to draw up guidelines for WWF International 's investment committee , which is likely to agree to a large-scale transfer of funds . |
| 15 | It is likely to occur to an individual directly concerned with the problem . |
| 16 | To assess , realistically , how much fibre a particular food is likely to contribute to a daily menu , it is important to estimate what quantity of that particular food you are likely to eat . |
| 17 | However , Lebanese observers say this blow is unlikely to lead to an immediate resumption of the war between the Christian leader , General Michel Aoun , and the Syrians and their Lebanese Muslim allies . |
| 18 | However , Lebanese observers say this blow is unlikely to lead to an immediate resumption of the war between the Christian leader , General Michel Aoun , and the Syrians and their Lebanese Muslim allies . |
| 19 | If the target position is relatively few steps from the initial position or the load inertia is high , the system is unable to accelerate to a high speed . |
| 20 | For illustrative purposes , he uses the example of another similar manufacturer ( whose identity , he reports , he must keep secret ) who is able to conform to a one p.p.m zinc requirement . |
| 21 | A hierarchical court structure is essential to give to a particular case a level of authority ; this will determine whether or not the case can be overruled by a decision of the same or a higher court , and which courts , if any , are bound by its decision . |
| 22 | It is essential to belong to a major exchange organization , because buyers do not wish to be tied to taking their holidays in the same area year after year . |
| 23 | It is difficult to come to a firm view on these matters , but the nature of support for third parties is clearly of particular significance and affords a crude test of the Alt view — especially in the case of new parties where there can be no established sense of partisan identification . |
| 24 | Water is ill at ease when situated higher than the surrounding ground , almost as if it is impatient to tumble to a lower area . |