Example sentences of "[adj] [adv] [to-vb] the " in BNC.
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| 31 | Although the chosen noise should initially be loud enough to gain the baby 's attention , it should be turned down to background level after 30 seconds . |
| 32 | The flames were now strong enough to reach the two bags of gunpowder tied to the man 's neck . |
| 33 | Theoretical considerations indicated that if the electric field applied to the surface could be made strong enough to confine the mobile electrons to a very thin layer near the semiconductor 's surface , with thickness comparable to the wavelength associated with the electrons there , then the electrons ' motion perpendicular to the surface would be ‘ quantised ’ . |
| 34 | Lucky Town has a few reasonable ballads and the odd image strong enough to resist the insistent undertow of formula Boss : a soldier back from the Gulf waking from a dream in which the souls of the dead ‘ rise like dark geese into the Oklahoma skies ’ . |
| 35 | It 's unlikely that they will allow you to use an arch to carry the load : the abutments are n't likely to be strong enough to resist the thrust . |
| 36 | the design was not strong enough to resist the forces exerted while Span 5–6 was being cantilevered out from Pier 6 |
| 37 | Since that time , little has changed on the battlefield ; with a plentiful supply of Chinese arms and money , and bases in Thailand from which to operate , the Khmer Rouge was strong enough to resist the Vietnamese , But when Vietnam pulled out last year , the stalemate was broken ; Britain and the United States who 'd been backing other less murderous guerrilla factions , began to tire of the war and withdrew their support . |
| 38 | Suppressor variables such as this which are strong enough to reverse the sign of the relationship are called distorter variables . |
| 39 | The apparent trend to the Left in the Labour Party was in keeping with the political atmosphere of the times , but it was not strong enough to force the abandoning of official opposition to any form of the Unity Campaign . |
| 40 | " No one in the Labour Party " , wrote Cripps , " wants to encourage the forming of any sort of combined Opposition if it can be avoided — that is to say , if the Labour Party can show itself strong enough to give the lead to the anti-National Government forces and to be a real and effective Opposition to that Government " . |
| 41 | The question we are entitled to ask is : are new values strong enough to hold the old institutions together ? |
| 42 | The mind of a young child is not yet strong enough to hold the two conflicting emotions . |
| 43 | Bridgend had a strong side out … not strong enough to hold the cherry and whites though … |
| 44 | The sea breeze was strong enough to mould the skirts of passing women , and Grunte , who could remember little of the events of the night , save that he had spent a good deal of money feeding the faces of his party faithful ( ‘ Pity about Hyacinth ’ ) , and that he had been seen back to the Grand after a drink or two by Leroy Burns ( ‘ Grand fellow , must see if I ca n't find him another Sierra ’ ) , gave thought to his pending performance . |
| 45 | However the displayed images suggested another effect , which was quite strong enough to explain the experimental results . |
| 46 | The main consideration with envelopes is that they should be large enough and strong enough to accommodate the material to be contained within them . |
| 47 | But sometimes after they made love , she felt wide awake and energetic , beautiful and happy , strong enough to lift the stove . |
| 48 | Indeed , the blaze did little to counteract the wintry draughts blowing into the room through the unshuttered windows , some strong enough to stir the heavy tapestries covering the stone walls . |
| 49 | Thus a free-running rhythm indicates that the time-cues are not strong enough to entrain the body clock to a 24-hour period . |
| 50 | On 3 December , when the Soviet had survived fifty days , the government felt strong enough to arrest the Executive Committee and over 200 deputies and to destroy the organization . |
| 51 | The ‘ necessity ’ sought was not that of Newton 's grand mechanical scheme of iron laws and inescapable forces but was strong enough to sustain the thought that the international system is more than the constant and regular behaviour of its parts . |
| 52 | By contrast , poorly-insulated subjects , especially if wet , have their rate of cooling dramatically increased by even light winds that are strong enough to disturb the boundary layer around them . |
| 53 | While Kāli fumbled , striking the flint against the steel , trying to produce a spark that was strong enough to light the little piece of cotton , they told me how pleased they were to see me working just like them . |
| 54 | Also there were doubts as to whether the panelling in the proposed new location was strong enough to take the weight of the new clock and its ‘ sculptured ’ bracket . |
| 55 | Some people tell us to keep Moby on a tight lead and only walk him in one or two places ; others tell us not to let him off the lead as his bones are n't yet strong enough to take the strain ; some tell us to relax and hope he grows out of it . |
| 56 | This was once fitted to a range of IH tractors from 80–200hp , so Mr Tomlinson knew it would be strong enough to take the power from the engine . |
| 57 | Although such experiences are relatively rare , ( providing the tank glass is of the correct thickness and the stand is strong enough to take the weight ) , it 's important that you can rest assured in the knowledge that you are insured if such a disaster should occur . |
| 58 | It 's all or nothing and being strong enough to take the flak if things go wrong . |
| 59 | All around is an endless interlocking of carvings , on doors and walls , overlooking windows and around anything and everything strong enough to take the gods and shepherds , maidens and old men , curls and whisks of Baroque fancy . |
| 60 | If the output effect is still strong enough to outweigh the latter effect , then w/r falls , and in the final equilibrium , is still higher . |