Example sentences of "[vb infin] [pn reflx] to [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Especially as once we start , we can never confine ourselves to just kissing , ’ Luke quipped with harsh humour , and paused . |
| 2 | The importance of the concession theory is that it establishes a theoretical framework sympathetic to state intervention ; the company is a creature of the state , existing to promote the public welfare , and as such the state has the right to interfere in its internal affairs and need not confine itself to external , general-law regulation . |
| 3 | If this legislation was repealed , the Pope promised , the church would confine itself to religious matters . |
| 4 | Whereas in the early church believers were discipled through the teaching and corporate life of the Christian community , the third and fourth centuries saw many of the devout withdrawing to the Egyptian and Syrian deserts to pray and give themselves to spiritual warfare . |
| 5 | Like many so-called archaic methods it was the result of long adaption of means to ends ; like many supposed pockets of peasant routine the Basque system could adapt itself to new demands . |
| 6 | The Rottweiler is basically a calm , confident and courageous dog with a self-assured aloofness that does not lend itself to immediate and indiscriminate friendships . |
| 7 | Finally , the information found may lend itself to various forms of presentation , ranging from fact sheets to some kind of argument for or against various issues . |
| 8 | It can pretend it is using colour film from 50 to 400 ASA , which will keep most happy snappers occupied , but does n't really lend itself to low-light photography or sports . |
| 9 | It does not lend itself to detailed cost investigation of departments and activities because it does not indicate where the overheads are actually consumed . |
| 10 | Similarly , a new method or process of manufacture which does not lend itself to detailed analysis by competitors will probably remain immune from imitation by rivals precisely because the employer has avoided the mandatory public disclosure involved in proceeding with a patent application . |
| 11 | It does not lend itself to detailed cost investigation of departments and activities because it does not indicate where the overheads are actually consumed . |
| 12 | well this case I 'm afraid does n't lend itself to short entirely impossible , er Mr maybe have to say erm will lead to the questions and then for example spent er a long time on questions this afternoon that I 've had for you Mr |
| 13 | The system of health district administration does not lend itself to local initiatives , since the districts do not relate to any natural geographic catchment areas . |
| 14 | But it does lend itself to careful analysis and preparation which may well pay off during the actual bargaining . |
| 15 | Young children 's natural curiosity and need to investigate the things around them , will lend itself to historical work investigating historical artefacts and simple historical evidence , and using oral history , asking questions of older members of the community . |
| 16 | Such a position does not lend itself to anthropological analysis , since one of the objectives of the discipline is to learn something of value from the practices of the people one is studying . |
| 17 | Article 3(4) areas — zone Defavorisee hors montagne — a zone comprised mainly of land that can not be cultivated and which does not lend itself to intensive production . |
| 18 | Influencing a short , predictable , product-oriented transaction ( say purchasing a hamburger at a fast food restaurant ) would lend itself to prescriptive training techniques supported by highly specified procedures and standards . |
| 19 | However there was a problem which the cost-push explanation of inflation found impossible to surmount , namely , that it does not readily lend itself to rigorous empirical verification . |
| 20 | The research does not limit itself to quantitative performance measures ( eg number and cost of jobs created ) but utilises the richness of qualitative yardsticks . |
| 21 | Entrants will guide themselves to various fixed points on a simple route which sticks to tracks and existing paths . |
| 22 | In a contrasting approach , a number of writers have introduced the possibility that private agents , such as firms or workers , may bind themselves to fixed prices over periods long enough to permit within-period reaction by policy-makers . |
| 23 | When you begin to interpret documents , do not commit yourself to definite statements . |
| 24 | Can I restrict myself to low stocking levels — resisting temptation ? |
| 25 | Do n't restrict yourself to local services , the postal service is better outside London and most will offer Special Delivery or Red Star if you need it . |
| 26 | At Naïm , House of Hair & Beauty you can treat yourself to solid gold highlights ! |
| 27 | With the BaByliss BodyToner Plus you can treat yourself to wonderful massages and get back into shape at the same time . |
| 28 | The terms deregulation and reregulation do not lend themselves to easy definition . |
| 29 | Look at them long and hard with a fresh eye , question their presence and their use ; there are very few that do n't lend themselves to ingenious transformations . |
| 30 | Some problems do not lend themselves to financial solutions . |