Example sentences of "[adj] [adv] for [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Support for it has come from the observation that both the brain and the conventional digital computer ( i.e. the one hard-wired only for its machine code ) seem to be surprisingly homogeneous in their internal structure , which led to remarks like Newell 's ( 1973 ) ‘ … intelligent behaviour demands only a few very general features in the underlying mechanism ’ . |
| 2 | MOST Mexicans refer to the Yucatan peninsula as ‘ the south-east ’ , and think of it as a poor relation memorable only for its Mayan ruins and the resort of Cancun . |
| 3 | Similarly his sermons were memorable less for their theology than for digressions ranging from the price of second-hand books to a dramatic reading from Macbeth . |
| 4 | Are the cues contained within the picture strong enough for their proper interpretation ? |
| 5 | After the price wars of the late 1970s , when many supermarkets were still conspicuous mostly for their general ugliness and grubbiness , the big chains decided to invest their way out of trouble . |
| 6 | Stephanie , a mere stripling of 50 , thought at first she was n't old enough for her part , but two hours of make-up , a wig and plenty of padding soon solved that problem . |
| 7 | No praise is high enough for their efforts and the kindness shown to myself and my wife . |
| 8 | Mambo Leo was popular not for its opinions but because it was well produced , entertaining and readable ; nevertheless , its popularity did not mean that its readers either believed or trusted it . |
| 9 | His state was serious enough for his father to be called . |
| 10 | Of course you will need to buy a bag that 's warm enough for your purposes . |
| 11 | No one may seem perfect enough for your child but , given the will , it is easy to discover plenty that is good . |
| 12 | It seems clear that one of the effects of this is that more people are fearful both for their own future and for that of the person who has died . |
| 13 | Black people can be denied eligibility by rules which were originally drawn up for completely different purposes ; property let to ethnic minorities tends to be of lower quality than that allocated to the white population ; and black families , which tend to be larger , may not find council accommodation which is large enough for their needs ( Brown , 1984 ) . |
| 14 | The room , which overlooked the booking hall or the station , was large enough for their purposes and grandly panelled in mahogany . |
| 15 | Is the garage large enough for your BMW ? |
| 16 | If your agency is large enough for your personal account executive to be below the level of director of the company , he or she will probably be reporting to a management supervisor ( or some such title ) who will be a board director . |
| 17 | Under it he was wearing a slate-blue suit in tussore , the cut , material and colour not quite masculine enough for his height and heavily muscled chest . |
| 18 | This is fast enough for our central vision to be fooled into the illusion of a continuously moving picture . |
| 19 | Our two eight foot steel cutters , Vigilant and Valiant were now nearing the end of their useful life and were not really fast enough for our purposes . |
| 20 | The Mt Pelee spine was exceptional only for its extreme height — over 300 metres . |
| 21 | And that was n't quick enough for my liking . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ The van is quick enough for our purposes and we have no need for turbo diesels , ’ he says . |
| 23 | But if the desire for democracy and passports reflected pockets of anxiety , 1984 to 1989 were remarkable more for their lack of political activism . |
| 24 | The Brehon Laws representing the most ancient code in Europe and existing centuries before the birth of Christ , long , long before any conquest or plantation in Ireland , made special provision for the sick both for their accommodation and for their protection . |
| 25 | Fresh fruit is valuable also for its high vitamin C content , but plums should be avoided unless they are made into jam , as they sometimes tend to cause diarrhoea in the elderly if too many are eaten in one day . |
| 26 | He said little , as might have been expected , although one of his obiter dicta is remarkable both for its potential value , had it been publicly known , to the Soviet apologists of 1939–40 , and for the slovenliness , almost the vulgarity , of language for the occasion . |
| 27 | Built during a period of architectural optimism , when it was assumed that technology would triumph , it had been laid out in a series of oblong paved courtyards , surrounded by long , low , concrete-faced buildings , remarkable solely for their brutalism . |
| 28 | Angela asked us for some help with her wedding day look , she had been growing her old hairstyle out but realised it was n't going to be long enough for her wedding day in September . |
| 29 | Perhaps the pause is only long enough for his mind to find and form a new , fresh and appropriate body in which to continue on the mental outworking of the karmic dance . |
| 30 | What made things particularly difficult was that I felt I was n't Black enough for my Black colleagues and that white workers picking up on the division used this to their advantage by divide-and-rule tactics . |