Example sentences of "[vb infin] in [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Children who find it hard to write with paper and pencil can compose in alternative ways : difficulty in writing need be no barrier to poetry . |
| 2 | It then comes to the practical point , Citing German experience to show that ‘ there was a tendency for employee and shareholder representatives to vote and act in distinct groups ’ , they add that the presence of co-opted directors on the board would mean that either group would at the very least need to gain the support of the majority of the directors before they could carry or veto a proposal . |
| 3 | It is possible for a man 's commitment to his fundamental principles to remain firm even though he may act in certain circumstances in a way contrary to those principles . |
| 4 | The standard must be fixed by reference to the hypothetical reasonable parent and how he or she would act in certain circumstances but must also be related to the needs of the child in question . |
| 5 | In particular , it attempts to assess how rational decision-makers will act in certain situations : ‘ It takes the tools of economics and applies them to the material of politics . |
| 6 | I used to try and act in straight plays but I was so bad they made me act with my back to the audience . |
| 7 | This does not mean that adultery is the one legal basis for divorce among Christians , because Jesus never encouraged his followers to think or act in legalistic terms . |
| 8 | The Firm will normally act in agreed bids ie where the target 's board and Financial advisers are willing to recommend the terms of the offer . |
| 9 | In fact some ( e.g. Lord and Foti , 1986 ) like to push this analysis further and find value in analysing these schemas ( i.e. the knowledge systems ) into various categories to reflect our perception of other individuals , of ourselves , of situations and of how specific people will act in given situations . |
| 10 | Some funeral directors will assist in do-it-yourself funerals by supplying a simple coffin and dealing with the documentation . |
| 11 | You will assist in other aspects including : demand forecasting and management and resource investigations . |
| 12 | Anyone who feels they could not volunteer to sit with patients could assist in other ways . |
| 13 | Different agencies may assist in different situations and lawyers still labour under the handicap of their public image . |
| 14 | Erm , try it , and let me know in six months . |
| 15 | Thus in a class of 31 fourth-formers , 14 pupils did not know in any terms however simple , the significance of Good Friday nor 9 of Easter Sunday ; 21 could not name one book in the New Testament and 27 one book in the Jewish Bible . |
| 16 | Appeals If an Industrial Tribunal 's decision goes against you , you can only appeal in limited circumstances . |
| 17 | Amendments made : No. 62 , in page , 47 line , 43 , at end insert — ( ) The terms and conditions on which the Secretary of State may make any grants under this paragraph may include in particular conditions — ( a ) enabling him to require the repayment , in whole or in part , of sums paid by him if any other condition subject to which the sums were paid is not complied with ; and ( b ) requiring the payment of interest in respect of any period during which a sum due to him in accordance with any other condition remains unpaid , but shall not relate to the application by the college council to which the grant is made of any sums derived otherwise than from the Secretary of State . ' . |
| 18 | Just like the New York lottery , punters can win in two ways — scratch cards with instant smaller prizes and a huge weekly draw . |
| 19 | Adrian , who came 15th despite hopes for a medal , vowed : ‘ I certainly hope to go and win in four years ’ time . ’ |
| 20 | Consumers are prepared to wait for sales and even go for cheaper versions of what they would buy in better times , says a survey published yesterday . |
| 21 | Wholesalers should buy in greater quantities to service small accounts efficiently . ’ |
| 22 | Fitness levels do n't count in friendly matches or when ‘ equal skills ’ is selected . |
| 23 | This pint of Guinness will self-destruct in five seconds . |
| 24 | This taxi will self-destruct in ten seconds . |
| 25 | This difference may account for the fact that although there is now a great deal of empirical evidence linking monetary or aggregate demand shocks to real output fluctuations — evidence which we shall discuss in later chapters — the evidence that unexpected price changes affect output is much weaker ( see , for example , Fair , 1979 ) |
| 26 | It is most important that comfortable relationships exist in people orientated businesses , and you will profit in more ways than one if you feel happy to return and use the facilities over and over again . |
| 27 | Will we object in 75 years if our ancestor 's medical records become publicly accessible ? |
| 28 | The new firm will specialise in civil telecommunications . |
| 29 | The Lancashire ‘ cotton famine ’ , due to the cessation of cotton supplies during the American civil war of 1863–66 which caused severe unemployment and poverty , demonstrated most clearly that unemployment could be due to causes over which workers had no control ; it also demonstrated the peaceful fashion in which the labouring poor could behave in such circumstances . |
| 30 | Wing specialists do n't even understand wings with full mathematical precision : they can predict how a wing will behave in turbulent conditions , only by examining a model in a wind tunnel or a computer simulation — the sort of thing a biologist might do to understand an animal . |