Example sentences of "[adj] it [vb past] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To achieve this it separated operational and functional responsibilities within the practice and brought in outside professional managers who were non-accountants : principally Ray Pierce ex-chief executive of the Mortgage Corporation and a former general manager of American Express — as chief executive , and Mel Smaje , a quietly determined former rugby player with experience in the pharmaceutical and computer industries , as director of human resources . |
| 2 | Such a system was effectively harnessed by the energy and skill of Thomas Cromwell ; but deprived of his control after 1540 it became corrupt , inefficient , and unpopular . |
| 3 | I 'm afraid it went bust all of … . ’ |
| 4 | By November 1985 it became apparent that the real antagonists were neither the Westland company nor British Aerospace , but Michael Heseltine , as a vigorous champion of the European link , and Mrs Thatcher . |
| 5 | As such it had serious defects : like all other Spanish parties , the Masons were distinguished by their domestic divisions . |
| 6 | In 1991 it offered handsome tax incentives to encourage the creation of big trading companies that would do the job more efficiently than lots of little sellers . |
| 7 | The administration was always poor and in 1991 it became chaotic . |
| 8 | The actions of the central authorities , in the event , served to rally local opinion still more closely around the nationalist leaderships , and when the issue of full independence was put to the republican populations in the spring of 1991 it received overwhelming endorsement The Lithuanian vote , in February , produced a majority of over 90 per cent on an 84 per cent turnout ; in Latvia and Estonia , in March , there were majorities for independence of 74 and 78 per cent on a similar turnout . |
| 9 | In the 190s it seemed intolerable to the then bishop of Rome , Victor , that the churches in Asia Minor celebrated Easter on a different date , and to the distress of many he threatened excommunication on those who did not adopt the Roman date . |
| 10 | In 1798 it took amazing moral courage to publish a poem which said ‘ the world is alive ’ . |
| 11 | In the decade after 1833 it became apparent that the district courts , which had original jurisdiction in all civil cases and most criminal ones , were unable to handle the litigation brought before them without long delays . |
| 12 | By 1891–95 it had average total deposits of £83 m. — an average individual deposit of £14.75 . |
| 13 | The boat was a modern German vessel with fittings so basic it looked unfinished . |
| 14 | Reporting first quarter figures for the first time — nothing like good news to encourage such a move — SGS-Thomson Microelectronics NV said net profit for the first quarter of 1993 was $24.4m on sales up 28.1% at $439m ; in the year to December 31 it had net profit of $3m compared with a loss of $102.6m the year before ; first quarter orders soared by 91.2% to $726.8m . |
| 15 | They might say How do you make sure it 'd pure ? |
| 16 | Mrs McMahon offered inadequate comfort and made bad worse by saying she was sure it looked lovely and not to be so silly . |
| 17 | In 1971–79 it approved financial assistance amounting to £87.5 million ( at 1979 prices ) for the Highlands and Islands as a whole , of which £52.2 million for loans and shares ( including projects directly administered by the Board ) and £35.4 million grants ( see Appendix 3 ) . |
| 18 | To many it seemed clear that if liberal capitalism ( of the sort advocated by Disraeli ) were not to be swept away by revolution , the largely illiterate workforce must be encouraged to believe that their welfare would be protected by the new rulers — the powerful middle class . |
| 19 | For many it seemed expedient and not seriously damaging to British interests to give the Soviets the benefit of many doubts — at least for the time being . |
| 20 | For an exciting moment at the beginning of 1918 it seemed possible that the pacifists might push Labour into collision with a Government still adamant that nothing short of overwhelming military victory could provide the basis for peace . |
| 21 | In 1992 it made pre-tax profits of £4.6m on sales of £80m . |
| 22 | On May 24th it became clear that America has won the contest hands down . |
| 23 | By the early 1970s it became apparent that the Soviet Union had become engaged in a much more competitive effort to acquire overseas facilities for similar functions to American ones . |
| 24 | By the late 1970s it became obvious that the petro-dollar surplus was not going to destroy the international monetary system . |
| 25 | During the 1970s it became clear that adult education was mainly serving the needs of well educated and socially advantaged members of our society . |
| 26 | When this proved negative it seemed obvious that Crabb had drowned . |
| 27 | During 1902 it became evident that larger capacity cars would be needed for the main Norbury — Purley line and fifteen were ordered , ten to belong to the Corporation and five to the B.E.T . |
| 28 | From Feb. 4 it heard considerable evidence confirming the existence of a " third force " involving members of the security forces who had provoked township violence . |
| 29 | A further area for the media group to check is the loss of circulation due to strikes or other problems : during the continuing difficulties that beset Fleet Street in the early eighties it became standard practice for papers affected to provide a rebate for lost circulation . |
| 30 | In the eighties it became clear that the social and ethical consequences of this state of affairs could be catastrophic . |