Example sentences of "[be] [adj] [conj] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It would also be preferable that the Bank of Ireland would discuss the situation with IBOA as the representative of the majority of their staff . |
| 2 | It must be preferable that the original action proceed rather than being convoluted into a negligence action . |
| 3 | In many ways the latter approach would be preferable since the essential question is whether the charge was intended to secure some new value and the requirement to register it within 21 days of its creation would suffice to protect those dealing with company . |
| 4 | An instructor Karen Gardner , 21 , was said to be stable and the other instructor , Anthony Mann , 23 , stable and comfortable . |
| 5 | Nevertheless , the transaction might be upset if the debtor had acted as agent for the lender and had been guilty of misrepresentation or undue influence . |
| 6 | It would be cruel if the daughter could be evicted and left to find another home for herself and for her belongings simply because of the accident of the untimely death of the parent within one year . |
| 7 | ‘ Experiences , relationships etc are considered to be supportive when the individual involved sees the experience tin terms of his values , goals , expectations , and aspirations ) as contributing to or maintaining his sense of personal worth and importance . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ It will be devastating if the Milk Race is not here next year , ’ said Lillywhite after holding on to his 20 seconds lead over Norway 's Ole Simensen . |
| 9 | It faces the lost of its major sponsor , but Lillywhite said : ‘ It will be devastating if the Milk Race is not here next year . ’ |
| 10 | If it is too strong , the soil will be dry before the animals have had a chance to move out of it and they will die in the soil . |
| 11 | Yes and eventually Shirley and I thought , well I mean , we spent weeks grouting , we grouted and we grouted and still water was coming through and we grouted and at last it seemed to be dry and the man came and did the re-artexing on the insurance and I had wa new wallpaper put up , for which I paid extra because he only allowed eight pounds a roll , the insurance company only pays eight pounds a roll and I had eleven pound wallpaper and a border and having got the whole thing up the s the patches have appeared again ! |
| 12 | However , he said patients should also remember they are calling a private home and the doctor will often be asleep when the call is made . |
| 13 | If he chose to be asleep when the lollipops were handed round , that was his lookout . |
| 14 | Paragraph 3.1.5 could be annoying if the landlord is of an interfering disposition , and could be preceded by the words : ( in the last 6 months of the Term ) The optional words in respect of convenient hours and reasonable prior notice in paragraph 3.2 are of course preferred . |
| 15 | ( f ) Insurance If the matrimonial home is in the sole name of the husband then it is best to change the insurance arrangements once agreement is reached or the court order made ; the husband may neglect or to be unnecessary where the property already stands in the joint names of husband and wife and a separate declaration of trust is made . |
| 16 | That may be unnecessary if the in-house service runs efficiently . ’ |
| 17 | Tennis itself should be grateful that the game has thrown together people such as Cliff Richard ( who modestly declines to take any credit other than that of name association ) and Mappin herself , not to mention the substantial support of Direct Line Insurance , with the drive and commitment to do just that . |
| 18 | He said that his first speech in the previous coal debate made the headlines of Coal News , but I do not think that the chairman of British Coal will be grateful that the hon. Gentleman has halved the take and production of coal in his remarks . |
| 19 | Starving Somalis , and now it seems , starving Bosnians , and many others have reason to be grateful that the generous conscience of America can still be roused to action , often at major risk to American lives . |
| 20 | I would be grateful if the cheque could be despatched along with the attached document to reach the creditor by 14 July . |
| 21 | The last paragraph reads : ‘ We should be grateful if the suggestions contained in the attached letter could be firmly suppressed . |
| 22 | We shall be grateful if the Minister can help us on that , but if he can not perhaps he will help us another time . |
| 23 | We would be grateful if the disk and the pages could be returned to the Library . |
| 24 | I should be grateful if the hon. Gentleman will confirm that that is the Government 's intention . |
| 25 | I should be grateful if the Under-Secretary could comment on the way in which housing benefit is calculated . |
| 26 | I enclose a copy of this letter and should be grateful if the parties would sign and return their copy , confirming their acceptance of the above . |
| 27 | With reference to the application to erect 2 retail units at the Bus Depot , Whitburn Road , Bathgate , we would be grateful if the development could include racks for cycle parking . |
| 28 | I would be grateful if the Noble Earl who will , I assume be replying on their behalf , I hope he will be able to explain this matter to us . |
| 29 | I would be grateful if the Noble Earl was able to answer these questions . |
| 30 | The bipartisan commitment to the existing exchange rate within the ERM , and the endorsement of this by most commentators , would be understandable if the forecasts that the Treasury , the City and all the main conjuncture organisations have been making ever since we joined the ERM had turned out to be anywhere near correct . |