Example sentences of "[adj] [to-vb] a way " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | If a new demand is short-lived , it may be possible to find a way of meeting it without any overall loss of performance . |
| 2 | ‘ Though I 'm sometimes so conscious of lack of technique , it 's also quite exciting to find a way of expressing what you see in a person in lines . |
| 3 | France had given ‘ due importance to the kind of rural traditions without which it would be impossible to enjoy a way of life that recognises the importance of elements in our lives which enrich and enoble us , but which are not ‘ cost-effective ’ in strictly economic terms . ’ |
| 4 | It was not easy to find a way of presenting prosaic information in a way which would attract parents . |
| 5 | But I believe it might be possible to get the universities and polytechnics in future to accept a way of selecting candidates that was radically different from either A levels alone , or A and AS levels . |
| 6 | It is hard to see a way out of this impasse . |
| 7 | At present , it is hard to see a way forward . |
| 8 | He waited for Siban to find a way to phrase the request which was so obviously his intent , but instead Siban rose to his feet and stalked away towards the door , his departure so abrupt that Alexei was taken by surprise . |
| 9 | It would be useful to have a way of determining the fair sterling-dollar exchange rate independently of knowing whether these other relationships were equilibrium ones . |
| 10 | As a detail of notation , if it seems useful to have a way to distinguish property-meanings from entity-meanings , then we may use round brackets for the former , thus allowing us to replace ( 7 ) by : We may also point out that the physical orientation of the arrowhead in our representations naturally reflects the direction of qualification , not the surface order of the instantiating elements . |
| 11 | Of course this is a self-destructive and lonely ‘ solution' ; Lucy herself admits that she has got caught up in a pattern of starving and bingeing which she is at the moment unable to see a way out of . |
| 12 | Whatever it was down there , the Doctor should be able to find a way round it . |
| 13 | What 's important is that Britain should adopt a positive role in the negotiations , very difficult negotiations , that lie ahead , and that Britain should not be isolated and that Britain should , in fact , be able to find a way forward with its partners . |
| 14 | Ryan Giggs missed three chances while Brian McClair and Hughes were unable to find a way through a well organised City defence . |
| 15 | Leeds tried to force their way back in a second-half during which they dominated the game but were unable to find a way through a Liverpool defence in which Mark Wright and Rob Jones were outstanding . |
| 16 | Specialists from the Cambridge-based Sea Mammal Research Unit believe that they are unable to find a way out and that a rescue attempt may be needed . |
| 17 | Biologists believe that they are unable to find a way out on their own and that the ‘ acoustic option ’ is the safest way to lure them to safety . |
| 18 | Horsham were unable to find a way past the Town defence however much they tried and really looked out of their depth against a slick professional erm Town side . |
| 19 | Concerned to find a way to allow the other to remain as other , Levinas therefore rejects not only Hegel but Husserl , Heidegger and Sartre also , and abjures ontology altogether . |
| 20 | Perhaps sometime I 'll be able to devise a way round my official non-existence and apply for a gun myself , though even then , all things considered , I might not be granted a licence . |
| 21 | I was still trying hard not to rock the boat , not to upset either the FO or WTN , and was desperate to find a way of making uncontroversial remarks sound interesting . |
| 22 | It was no longer practicable to seek a way around the Swamp , instead some sort of shelter had to be found as soon as possible . |
| 23 | It was no longer practicable to seek a way around the Swamp , instead some sort of shelter had to be found as soon as possible . |
| 24 | Even in the larger schools the curriculum leaders with full teaching commitments will find it difficult to find a way of imparting to their other colleagues a sufficient degree of self-confidence about their particular curriculum responsibility which will avoid the deadening grind of ‘ something we have to do ’ — a phrase so reminiscent of teachers of external examination syllabuses in every generation . |
| 25 | It is vital to prepare a way round this question well before the interview itself . |
| 26 | This was by no means an uncommon aim among reformers and administrators , and she was no doubt aware that Morant was one of those who were most anxious to find a way of humanizing , not simply young people , but the entire labour-force . |
| 27 | It is necessary to find a way of transition as quickly as possible and to take action . |
| 28 | The only problem is that to make it a meaningful rule it would be necessary to find a way of drawing a line between humour ( forbidden ) and wit ( encouraged ) . |