Example sentences of "[adj] [to-vb] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Market saturation caused a subsequent downturn as working-class wage levels proved too low to enable the market to be extended further . |
| 2 | Using an expert system ( ES ) , it is possible to acquire the knowledge/expertise from experts and make it always available , i.e. to the less skilled servicing personnel . |
| 3 | ‘ But this contravened a beef farmer 's right to claim the premium subject to a two month retention period and overall stocking limits . |
| 4 | I was deeply disappointed that neither the hon. Member for Tooting , in a 40-minute speech , nor the hon. Member for Hammersmith , except in an intervention , found it possible to acknowledge the contribution made by housing associations . |
| 5 | However , if it is thought that the joint tenancy might be severed ( and there might be good matrimonial or tax planning reasons for this ) it is preferable to include the enlargement of powers as in Precedent 34 for otherwise the trustees of the conveyance may not have power to mortgage or charge the property ( see Perpetuities and Accumulations Act 1964 , s8 ) . |
| 6 | Health workers , councillors and union leaders are all due to attend the meeting in Dovercourt on March 22 and they want Dr Davison to attend . |
| 7 | Examination papers should be approved four months before students are due to sit the examination and centres should allow three months for the moderation process ( to allow for any resubmission ) . |
| 8 | Moreover , the responsibility to implement will itself affect the earlier stages of project promotion and analysis through the way those due to implement the project expect to be rewarded or punished . |
| 9 | For a little while she 'd almost managed to forget about Marianne. , She should have known the other woman would n't allow that to remain the case for very long . |
| 10 | Is it possible to arrange the search space such that these conditions do not arise ? |
| 11 | It should be possible to compare the cost effectiveness of community based clinics with that of hospital outpatient care . |
| 12 | Because a detailed record of economic activity statuses was collected by the After Redundancy study , it was possible to compare the proportion of time spent by each person since being made redundant in different forms of employment status . |
| 13 | It is then possible to compare the post reform situation with the actual situation in terms of the distribution of living standards across households , average living standards , and incentives to work . |
| 14 | This also means that it is not possible to compare the dissociation from isolated GC sites with that from clusters of such sites which may be stabilised by cooperative interaction . |
| 15 | Rather , if such industrial policy is to be attempted , it seems preferable to diagnose the cause of the market failure and provide a generalized incentive which market decision-makers then take into account when undertaking their professional analysis . |
| 16 | It may be possible to target the liver by interaction with ( for instance ) transferrin receptors , which are abundant in this organ . |
| 17 | But then , as we shall see , it may become possible to rationalize the kind of collusive behaviour which is simply not contemplated in the standard models . |
| 18 | I wanted as far as possible to forearm the boy at the beginning of adolescence — not ramming a weapon into his hand willy-nilly , but showing him the size and shape of it and where it lies in such a way that he would take it up without realizing he was doing so and find himself using it when he needed to . |
| 19 | This is presumably because it is seldom possible to heal the breach that is usually created by fighting a legal battle . |
| 20 | The families of the two tourists were too upset to attend the service . |
| 21 | I believe that you have to be tall to wear the kind of outfits that I do . |
| 22 | The role of the doctor is to give as accurate and helpful information as is possible to enable the patient to come to a decision . |
| 23 | Meanwhile the 250 workers who remain at Thame can do little to affect the outcome . |
| 24 | Benefits were kept sufficiently low to preserve the incentive to work and save , but those least able to work or save — the lowest paid , the irregularly employed and women — gained least of all . |
| 25 | Taking into account the various stages of the product life-cycle and the period of time concerned , it is possible to plan the product mix , plan the development and introduction of new products , plan the withdrawal of obsolete or unprofitable products , and set the revenue targets for each product within the total range . |
| 26 | He had put him in the Cabinet because , with Bonar Law gone , he needed a man from the Law stable to preserve the balance . |
| 27 | After a long day of wiping her son 's eyes , arse and office floors , mummy was often too exhausted to continue the struggle . |
| 28 | Yet , the benefit inherent in a holder 's right to sue the carrier may well be worth the burden of having to pay unpaid freight . |
| 29 | If it is in a smooth plastic pot , and there is insufficient root coming through to prevent movement ( i.e. the plant is pot bound ) , it should be possible to slide the pot away just enough to see if the root ball is held intact by root action . |
| 30 | She was too upset to continue the call and I regretted my decision . |