Example sentences of "[to-vb] [conj] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Failure to accept that a field landing is necessary |
| 32 | The practice of the present Auditor is to accept that a Tender lodged one week before a Proof is good in relation to the expenses of the Proof itself . |
| 33 | ‘ First , are we to accept that a man waded through water up to his neck to tie a noose to hang himself ? |
| 34 | It is easy enough to accept that a child 's first word should label its mother , until we start to think about it : why should a child connect sounds with objects at all ? |
| 35 | It was difficult to accept that a dream was finished for ever . |
| 36 | Carrie and Fred Bradley had come to accept that a drop in their weekly takings was inevitable and there was never any pressure put on the men to leave once they had finished their morning tea or coffee . |
| 37 | The Inland Revenue have been known to accept that a series of deep discount securities redeemable at intervals to equate to the profile of ordinary loans will carry discount rather than interest , but this position should not be relied upon without further investigation . |
| 38 | It seems that the Government are not prepared to accept that a lot of people are not sufficiently intelligent to understand the system and the bureaucracy that the Government have created . |
| 39 | In Liverpool it is a lot harder for people to accept that a poet is possibly what you are … ’ |
| 40 | So we have to accept that a car that might be fit for the purpose of shopping in , in , in a town where the parking places are small and the multistorey car parks are difficult to drive round , er er a quality car might be a Mini . |
| 41 | Once in office Healey pressed his Nato colleagues to accept that no conflict was possible in Europe at any level between that of a local skirmish and all-out war . |
| 42 | Mrs Kemp was left with no alternative but to accept that no hearing could take place . |
| 43 | Even if we were to accept that no legislator should vote for the compromise , this would not explain why we should reject the compromise as an out-come . |
| 44 | If geology suggested that the earth 's climate had changed through time , it would make sense to accept that the Creator would design different species for each of the successive geological periods . |
| 45 | I 've had to accept that the kind of woman who attracts me is n't the kind to sit at home having babies and darning my socks . |
| 46 | ‘ It 's hard to believe such a vivacious personality is lost to us ’ , ’ Dysart was quoted as saying 'and harder still to accept that the stand I have taken against terrorism may have brought about her death . ’ ’ |
| 47 | The other plausible strategy is to admit an inconsistency but to accept that the law should not necessarily be consistent across the range of tragic choices . |
| 48 | Zuwaya were not prepared to accept that the law is embodied in a person or office , for then it acquires authority , a hierarchy of instances of control and review . |
| 49 | Conversation with Alexei had been limited for the past day to standard matters of duty , and since he had not been able to think of anything which he could say to change his son 's attitude , he had allowed himself to accept that the state of affairs which existed between them was likely to be permanent . |
| 50 | Just before his death Poulantzas did come to accept that the state could be a field of political struggle and that this ‘ institutional ensemble ’ was not unified but was subject to conflict and disunity . |
| 51 | He offered common sense advice such as that she should ‘ have a talk ’ with her son , but refused to accept that the money was a loan and take the necessary steps to recover it . |
| 52 | Unless we have good reasons for believing that this continuous supply of potential users has somehow become ‘ inoculated ’ against heroin use ( e.g. through effective drug education ) , then we have to accept that the concept of total ‘ saturation ’ may be implausible . |
| 53 | He also refuses to accept that the vicar 's status in society is on the wane , despite the Cluedo move . |
| 54 | The most frustrating aspect of the press reporting was the almost universal failure to accept that the objective was to force the government to act against the terrorists and criminals . |
| 55 | If we were to believe the local paper reports then we would have to accept that The Smiths were attacked by hordes of outraged loyalists , which was far from the truth . |
| 56 | The £6 million Juventus player has finally been forced to accept that the cartilage damage which has troubled him for several weeks requires surgery . |
| 57 | ULSTER Unionist leader Jim Molyneaux urged the British government yesterday to accept that the talks framework is dead . |
| 58 | However , some judges do seem prepared to accept that the public are now more aware of character merchandising and there may be a change in this aspect of passing-off before too long . |
| 59 | If the house is already in the joint names of the husband and wife , it is usual to accept that the title was properly investigated at the time of purchase . |
| 60 | The resistance to devolution was so strong that the government was forced to accept that the bills should be ratified by referenda . |