Example sentences of "[adj] [to-vb] at [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Peter Wood relinquished the Chairmanship of RBIC , and RBIS , to Chris Pearson , Director of Private and Offshore Banking and Director , South of England in October 1992 when the rapid growth of Direct Line made greater demands on Peter 's time ; Norman , who had been due to retire at that time , was asked to stay on for two years to see the restructuring process completed . |
| 2 | On the autobahn or the test track , this translates into an uncanny ability to accelerate strongly to 140 mph with sufficient in reserve to cruise at that speed for as long as conditions allow . |
| 3 | As Sam and Frodo struggle on in Mordor , they come on a streamlet , ‘ the last remains , maybe , of some sweet rain gathered from sunlit seas , but ill-fated to fall at last upon the walls of the Black Land and wander fruitless down into the dust ’ . |
| 4 | This should make it possible to see at last what are the key influences when supply as well as demand-side elements have been included . |
| 5 | ‘ And very pleasant to meet at last the famous foreign correspondent . |
| 6 | The night sitter left at 7 a.m. and the home care aide was due to come at 8 a.m . |
| 7 | He talks as if I 'm free to go at any minute , and I 'm the same . ) |
| 8 | The agent subsequently contacted us to advise that the company 's was the highest bid and asked if we would be prepared to proceed at that figure . |
| 9 | You are free to cancel at any time . |
| 10 | It is clear to see at most training clubs that praise is in very short supply with novice and even more experienced handlers . |
| 11 | For example , a broker might know that one market maker has a strong demand for CDs of six month maturity , but can only find an issuer willing to issue at three months . |
| 12 | Feminists studying language have in general been more interested in furthering the study of sex difference than in criticising it , and though it is acceptable to sneer at long-dead commentators like Jespersen , whose work we will shortly come to , a thorough critique of modem sociolinguistics has been very slow to emerge . |
| 13 | The function includes part of the competitive labour supply function , i.e. that segment of L s above and to the right of point B , but renders inoperative the remaining part , i.e. that segment of L s below and to the left of point B. Workers who are willing to work at less than the wage stipulated by trades unions ( w 1 in Figure 5.1 ) will be excluded from active participation in the labour market for as long as these powerful combinations maintain their stranglehold as monopoly suppliers of labour . |
| 14 | It perhaps shows the group 's laid back attitude that they were willing to appear at such an unlikely place . |
| 15 | It is interesting to remember at this point that the EC excludes the Canary Islands , the Channel Islands and the French Overseas Departments , but includes Monaco and the Isle of Man . |
| 16 | The price of 36s. has thus some claim to be called the true equilibrium price : because if it were fixed on at the beginning , and adhered to throughout , it would exactly equate demand and supply ( i.e. the amount which buyers were willing to purchase at that price would be just equal to that for which sellers were willing to take that price ) ; and because every dealer who has a perfect knowledge of the circumstances of the market expects that price to be established . |
| 17 | It is very interesting to look at one of the more recent leaflets brought out by the government , called Helping you back to work — Information for claimants . ‘ |
| 18 | Erm and it 's it 's quite interesting to look at that . |
| 19 | But if that was what Adams wanted , well , he was willing to clutch at any straw . |
| 20 | The Government 's new City Challenge Initiative , which we are all hoping will be accepted er on behalf of , that they are willing to look at social partnership with firms , although we have reservations about some of their proposals er in that area . |
| 21 | Lateral Formed by an obstruction placed in the middle of the mouth , the air being free to escape at one or both sides , eg /I// Nasal Formed by completely closing the mouth at some point , the soft palate remaining lowered so that the air is free to pass out through the nose , eg /m/ . |
| 22 | The courts now adopt a purposive approach which seeks to give effect to the true purpose of legislation and are prepared to look at much extraneous material that bears upon the background against which the legislation was enacted . |
| 23 | And they were very , very prepared to look at different department 's needs , and to have a very wide-ranging staff discussion on what the curriculum needs were , and to buy the books accordingly , and then to move on to how they should use them . |
| 24 | But we are perfectly prepared to look at scientific evidence — we are not afraid of that . |
| 25 | The majority , however , were adamantly opposed to anything which weakened their absolute control over their crews and were prepared to take any action which would ensure that this was upheld , the most effective method being the recruitment of non-union crews which were prepared to sail at lower rates and under worse conditions than union men . |
| 26 | If Labour 's executive brethren are also disposed to look at new options and new deals today they will doubtless incur some internal wrath . |
| 27 | So , although we may wish that the monster would stop sprouting new heads , it is entertaining to look at some of the blind alleys of the past , most of which were investigated quite seriously at the time . |
| 28 | Or the London Gazette Supplement which is free to read at main Post Offices lists all winning numbers . |
| 29 | Children have to learn that it is easier to start at one end of a line of objects and finish at the other . |
| 30 | The court will also consider whether the information is of a type which it is willing to protect at all . |