Example sentences of "[adj] [verb] such [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Our study was retrospective and because the quality of general practitioners ' records varies and most records are destroyed after a patient dies , it was not possible to include such patients in our study .
2 But he added that it was not normal to find such evidence .
3 It may be possible to find such books in your office , or to arrange to borrow them from a public library .
4 In fact , however , it is not economic to provide such generality , and the situation described in the earlier part of this chapter is typical .
5 Unless we , as legislators , are prepared to treat such circumstances with that degree of seriousness , rather than allowing fines even in the low thousands to be imposed , we are unlikely to secure the safety culture to which North sea workers are , sadly , not accustomed but are certainly entitled .
6 Sometimes it is acceptable to treat such words or concepts as equivalent to one another , but on other occasions it is important to differentiate between them .
7 The regents were not prepared to accept such returns .
8 The syndicate are n't willing to find such money , so the Captain must wait .
9 The Democrats in Congress had then been willing to accept such measures provided that the President would agree to more federal funding for local law enforcement and controls on the sale of assault weapons .
10 This is in line with a long tradition and there may be more established composers willing to accept such commissions than is realised .
11 For reasons we shall see in a moment , discount houses are always prepared to buy such bills .
12 Whilst recognising the need to introduce measures that would make Colleges more self-supporting , it was considered unrealistic to expect such measures to be effective immediately .
13 If the private decision-makers require a large risk premium , or on average a high expected return , before being willing to assume such risks , why should society demand any less ?
14 On the whole , I was surprised at the extent to which the Moonies were willing to discuss such questions with me .
15 Detectives are horrified the men are prepared to use such violence for a comparatively small sum .
16 Detectives are horrified the men are prepared to use such violence for a comparatively small sum .
17 " Theoretically , you 're quite right — it is indeed improper to withhold such information from the Stock Exchange .
18 These varieties are complex and changeable : at times of rapid social restructuring such changes are also more rapid .
19 It is wrong to extend such concepts to explain the wholesale replacement of large groups of animals by others .
20 An alternative , which operated in the UK from 1925 — 31 , is that the central bank is not prepared to convert banknotes into gold for domestic residents but is willing to convert such paper into gold for foreigners .
21 HBsAg positive individuals ( accounting for 3% of our cirrhotic population ) were excluded because at the outset of the trial hepatitus B virus immunisation was not widely available to theatre staff and it was not deemed acceptable to expose such staff to the risks of infection undergoing elective surgery .
22 Would the Minister be prepared to back such investment and expanded production , provided that the local Member of Parliament , the hon. Member for Motherwell , North ( Dr.
23 The number of residents of voluntary and private homes ( and to a lesser extent of local authority homes ) has increased , and the increase is almost entirely due to the numbers of very old entering such homes ( ibid. : 133 ) .
24 Few people would be prepared to pay such fees and BGQs would virtually disappear ( arguably a benefit to RBG ! ) .
25 Whether the Minister likes it or not , we must be prepared to face such competition , because major European contractors are already in Britain , winning contracts and using skilled labour from their own countries in which there is better investment .
26 It 's not that I wo n't be prepared to face such conditions , it 's just that I realise what could happen .
27 The currency convertability restrictions threaten to wipe out the country 's domestic base of small resellers unless suppliers opt to extend credit facilities further , but to date there has been no indication that suppliers are prepared to take such steps .
28 The Landrat of Ebermannstadt in Upper Franconia , frank as usual in his comment , reported that people in his area Were too careful to say such things as ‘ Hitler will give us no peace till everything has had it ’ , but said instead ‘ there wo n't be any peace before … ’ , and meant the same thing .
29 He is also keen for the company to become known as a specialist in project management — he is prepared to undertake such work either alone or with third parties .
30 She says if they think a big firm is prepared to print such picture it may encorage them .
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