Example sentences of "well [verb] [verb] [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A celibate can not possibly imagine without sin ( in which there is no parvitas materiae ) what sexual intercourse is like , and is therefore hardly well placed to judge the psychological effects of artificial contraception . |
| 2 | Although it is almost certainly the case that most firms are not able to appropriate all the returns to innovation via licensing , this does not imply that many firms can not generate a satisfactory stream of returns in this manner ( particularly if they are not well placed to exploit the new knowledge themselves ) . |
| 3 | Managing director of ICL Personal Systems David Mills also claims that the Spring collection is well placed to exploit the growing trend towards client-server technology — in fact , the company said it can now offer ‘ everything you need for client-server computing ’ . |
| 4 | The Government remain of the view that the educational establishments are well placed to assess the financial needs and priorities of their students . |
| 5 | As we said in the last chapter , the Church is well placed to give a positive message at this time , to speak of how mortality is understood and how it fits in with the Christian message of salvation . |
| 6 | Steering the RCN through the gravest provocation and confrontations — over industrial action , inadequacy of resources , management reorganisations , and the latest debacle over the implementation of a new clinical grading structure — he is strategically well placed to voice a considered opinion on the future of the profession in Britain as we enter the next decade . |
| 7 | With the two sides more or less equally matched in numbers , and Wightman 's horse unable to deploy effectively , Tullibardine was well placed to achieve a modest victory . |
| 8 | Cokes have long moved in Royal circles , and he is well placed to advise the new Earl Spencer on estate affairs and any more delicate matters . |
| 9 | But the employers who were in fact well placed to have a statistical view of the matter , were not inclined to draw attention to the inconvenient figures . |
| 10 | On a daily basis the objectives are to ‘ make sure that the investments or companies are progressing according to plan and are well placed to survive a prolonged recession ’ and , he adds , ‘ dare I say it , to benefit from the upturn when it comes ’ . |
| 11 | Young and eager , he was well placed to capture the emergent UK rap scene , and his forthright personality also made him a match for America 's often egoistic rap stars . |
| 12 | Middlesbrough are already well placed to win the Northern League division one championship for the second successive year and promotion to the premier league will be assured if they win their remaining games . |
| 13 | Manson is well placed to complete a Scottish double on the Safari Tour , Eyemouth 's Craig Maltman having won last week 's Kenya Open in Nairobi . |
| 14 | When World War I broke out in 1914 , Malcolm was well placed to play an important role in the British Expeditionary Force . |
| 15 | Well place to explore the famous Lanes and Royal Pavilion . |
| 16 | Should Iraq fall apart , Turkey may well consider annexing the Kurdish north , along with its valuable oil . |
| 17 | Mr Cranley claimed at a well attended meeting the following day , Sunday , which was also attended by public representatives that the workmen were subject to mob rule and intimidation . |
| 18 | Draught Guinness is well positioned to meet the current consumer trend for sophisticated premium products , while retaining its enviable heritage and tradition in the black beer market . |
| 19 | TES president sees this as an important step forward in their drive to expand their overseas market : ‘ With the strength and resources of the Wood Group behind us , TES is well positioned to become a dominant player in all the markets we serve ’ . |
| 20 | In general , the items appear to be well selected to reflect a broad range of grammatical abilities . |
| 21 | For all of this , you might well expect to pay a premium price , but with a recommended price of £149 , which is very likely to be discounted to under the £100 mark , DesignWorks lies in the ‘ affordable ’ bracket . |
| 22 | If your senior executives have the information to help them answer the following questions they will be well equipped to make the right decisions . |
| 23 | Graduates in the Social Sciences are well equipped to enter a large variety of occupations on leaving the University . |
| 24 | I well remember attending an ecumenical garden party , minding my own business and trying to juggle a cup of weak tea and a sinewy rock cake . |
| 25 | It may well have influenced the Spanish style in the United States and reflected the role of American imperialism in assimilating a Spanish cultural heritage . |
| 26 | Charlemagne sent gifts to him in late 795 or early 796 , but when Aethelred was killed in 796 and the Frankish envoys returned to Gaul with the news , Charles recalled his gifts , furious that the Northumbrians should murder their lord and holding them worse than pagans ; and this sudden loss of his Northumbrian protégé may well have endangered the delicate balance Charlemagne was seeking to maintain in England to circumscribe the power of Offa of Mercia ( see below , p. 176 ff . ) . |
| 27 | Suppressing the chuckle that might well have relayed the wrong message , Beth went to her . |
| 28 | Furthermore , although Anne 's pregnancy may well have determined the exact timing of the Act of Appeals , the statute 's assertion that England was an empire was by then well-established government policy and echoed arguments formulated several years earlier . |
| 29 | This may well have saved the new Bulgaria . |
| 30 | King Alfred 's successes may well have owed a great deal to his predecessors , but in the construction of his network of defensive fortresses we see an ability to command similar to Offa 's , and perpetuated by his son Edward the Elder and grandson Æthelstan , who conquered all England for the West Saxon dynasty . |