Example sentences of "[adj] [verb] a way " in BNC.
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| 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 | The objectives in Parts 1 and 2 provided a way of thinking about behavioural problems and a set of general methods for dealing with these problems . |
| 4 | This seemed a way in which she could begin to discuss things more openly with them . |
| 5 | Evenings like this have a way of going on ! |
| 6 | This provides a way of finding out their normal fate . |
| 7 | This provides a way of raising short-term funds for general business purposes , often more cheaply than through the banking sector . |
| 8 | On Nov. 20 Strauss-Kahn blamed the outcome of the negotiations on the UK 's current presidency of the EC , describing it as " calamitous and claiming that " the British have a way of chairing the Community which puts us in difficulty facing the Americans " . |
| 9 | 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 . ’ |
| 10 | It was not easy to find a way of presenting prosaic information in a way which would attract parents . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | Figure 8.3 offers a way of bringing the phenomenological perspective on one religion into relationship with other religions . |
| 13 | It is hard to see a way out of this impasse . |
| 14 | At present , it is hard to see a way forward . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | If feasible find a way to let them see it . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | The powerful have a way of establishing contracts that suit them . |
| 20 | In Kingsley 's social novels particularly , the diseases of the poor have a way of transmitting themselves to the other nation by way of their omissions — neglected ponds or the products of tailors ’ sweat-shops . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | Whatever it was down there , the Doctor should be able to find a way round it . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | Ryan Giggs missed three chances while Brian McClair and Hughes were unable to find a way through a well organised City defence . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | 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 . |