Example sentences of "[adj] to [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Patients with ‘ non-ulcer dyspepsia ’ who seem refractory to all treatments might be assessed in this way to ensure they do not have a gross disorder of gastric emptying , but the likelihood that the result will advance clinical management seems small . |
| 2 | Although there are several possible explanations for these findings as reviewed by Skaer ( 1981 ) , it is possible that some α-granules may remain refractory to secretory stimuli . |
| 3 | You 'll be faster , less bothersome to other parties , and wo n't spend the whole climb in mortal fear of tripping up on your own rope ! |
| 4 | Of course , it may be objected that the very notion of an ‘ art-object ’ is a cultural construct peculiar to certain traditions , but that notion is so deeply embedded in Western culture that it is difficult to dismiss it . |
| 5 | Moscovici uses the concept in a particular sense when he argues that social representations are peculiar to modern societies , for they are a ‘ specifically modern social phenomenon ’ ( 1984 : 952–3 ) . |
| 6 | This marking-out to get an impression of the finished feature is not peculiar to concrete pools , for it will be realized that any pool made with a material that the gardener can mould to suit his whim can be assessed this way before excavations begin . |
| 7 | The cynical reader will suggest that these tactics are not peculiar to developing countries . |
| 8 | Out in the street , the night air was warm , velvety with that mauvish softness peculiar to Mediterranean evenings . |
| 9 | That means grimy super-realist lyrics rendered on the wild side in a predictably debauched drawl ; sparse , uneasy music pricked by the ghosts of previous drug mythologists Lou Reed , Nick Cave , Nico and The Jesus And Mary Chain ; and the mix of self-pity and ‘ you do n't know how hard it was ’ self-righteousness peculiar to cleaned-up addicts . |
| 10 | The differentiation of the parties ' approaches also takes account of variations in government/opposition roles , the influence of key personalities , the interpretation of socialist ideology , attitudes towards national sovereignty and supranationalism , the influence of geographic considerations , and distinctive historical legacies peculiar to particular societies . |
| 11 | In order to determine whether this cleavage of ( AT ) n is peculiar to isolated regions of alternating AT we have studied the cleavage of several other fragments containing canonical bleomycin cleavage sites ( GY and GA ) flanked by blocks of ( AT ) n . |
| 12 | His head was nearly bald , his full mouth had that loose-lipped look peculiar to ageing men , and his startling green eyes were now watery-looking . |
| 13 | Writing shortly after the end of the war , Roger Manvell spoke of a ‘ cinematic poetry peculiar to British films ’ while Dilys Powell suggested that the films made during the war had ‘ set the English film on the path in which masterpieces may be created . ’ |
| 14 | It was not so much that the match was any more frantic or violent than usual , but rather that there were in evidence throughout the afternoon , a lot of faces quick to register those expressions which used to be peculiar to spoiled infants whose worn-out parents had cracked and dared to cross their wills . |
| 15 | The writing is straightforward and generally very accessible , although it is sometimes prone to metaphorical entanglements in discussions of the big picture , Spider lovers will enjoy an amazing abundance of spidery puns ; the title is only the beginning . |
| 16 | Unanimity could not necessarily have been guaranteed , the world of sports writing being as prone to subjective whims and self-protecting egos as any other field of creative endeavour , despite its genuine air of rough-hewn camaraderie . |
| 17 | Women in second marriages are more likely to have had an affair than those in their first , and women who work full-time are , it seems , more prone to extra-curricular passions than either part-time workers or housewives . |
| 18 | Nahum was no longer so kind or considerate , and he was prone to strange moods . |
| 19 | She was so tired these days she was prone to strange fears . |
| 20 | When adult , this type may be prone to violent rages and self-righteous anger , which seem to erupt for no apparent reason , but which stem from a desperate need for self-assertion . |
| 21 | Excel 4.0 makes both tasks quick and less prone to embarrassing errors , and has to be the best on the market today . |
| 22 | In a boring , repetitive task these subjects are not only prone to occasional failures to respond , but their " good " responses are also impaired . |
| 23 | ( The fear looms that the all-important reference might then contain sentences like ‘ However Miss Smith is prone to emotional displays , and to occasional lapses of judgement ’ — as if there were people who were n't . ) |
| 24 | Socially disadvantaged men are also prone to similar afflictions ; and in some cases , with a commendable absence of male chauvinism , both sexes of a depressed class or group may be equally at risk . |
| 25 | He was always prone to grotesque mistakes ( as listed in the note ) BUT he also provided World Class saves regularly , and but for his lapses would probably rank as one of the worlds greats . |
| 26 | Released after the armistice , but with health broken by hunger strikes , prone to paranoiac suspicions , and deserted by most of his former colleagues , Maclean fought two last campaigns : in 1919 to prevent allied counter-revolution in the Soviet Union — in concert with Sinn Fein — and in 1920 to create a distinctive Scottish Communist Party . |
| 27 | They are prone to nervous breakdowns if overstressed mentally . |
| 28 | He was not often prone to unbusinesslike displays of compassion , but when the spirit of charity took hold of his heart , he became unsuitably ferocious in his generosity . |
| 29 | So , for example , among the Muslim Somali of north-east Africa , married women are frequently prone to mysterious complaints which are diagnosed by the experts as possession by evil spirits . |
| 30 | And they , knowing me to be one not prone to exaggerated statements , well understood that something of an extraordinary nature was impending . |