Example sentences of "[adj] to cope with [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Here the bargaining stage has given way to a period of time when you feel it is just not possible to cope with the situation and the future looks bleak . |
| 2 | Of course there is an argument for substitution , and other projects have used such a method ( see below ) ; it is often suggested for example that it is particularly hard for the elderly mentally frail to cope with a variety of different service-providers . |
| 3 | In addition , some parents may find that it is easier to cope with a child who has a serious language problem if they are able to participate in the process of assessment and intervention . |
| 4 | Miss Metcalfe and her accordion had hardly been adequate to cope with a congregation of some 200 people , so the following year a portable harmonium , played by the Stalling Busk church organist Miss E Leyland , accompanied the singing . |
| 5 | Totemism originated after this to cope with the guilt the brothers felt , for the totem animal will protect them like a father , and they will love it , and not kill it under normal circumstances . |
| 6 | This was set up in 1972 to cope with the fact that , in the words of the director of the regional organization' |
| 7 | Arrangements were made for her to go to a home specialising in care for people who were motivated to look after themselves , and the staff were prepared to cope with the deafness . |
| 8 | The system will be based on a network of anti-pollution equipment in strategic locations around the globe , backed up by a training programme to ensure that governments and the various oil industries are well-equipped to cope with an accident . |
| 9 | The decision he reached was that existing computer hardware was not sufficiently powerful to cope with the problem . |
| 10 | John 's feeling of self-worth will equip him better to cope with the trauma that he is about to face . |
| 11 | Critics of this framework have argued that it is quite inadequate to cope with a firm with the market power of BT . |
| 12 | The Harlequins ground is woefully inadequate to cope with the size of the crowd at such a big game , but they do n't appear to help themselves . |
| 13 | He is totally aware that he is able to cope with every situation . |
| 14 | Although pupils with little or no sight will , with training , be able to cope with a variety of environmental situations and even obstacles such as odd chairs , waste-paper baskets or sharp-cornered pieces of furniture scattered or left about in unexpected places , these are an unnecessary and possibly harmful source of trouble for those with visual problems . |
| 15 | At school leaving age , parents who had previously been able to cope with a child attending or possibly boarding at a special school are faced with the continuing prospect of full time life with their mentally handicapped son or daughter who may be unable to find a place in a training centre or enter full time education . |
| 16 | Other women might be able to cope with an affair that was based on passion and nothing else , but she knew herself well enough to realise she could only be permanently scarred by such an involvement . |
| 17 | One of the initial purposes of the World Bank was to aid post-war reconstruction through the provision of finance , since private capital markets were not expected to be able to cope with the scale of the problem . |
| 18 | If the ballvalve on the feed-and-expansion tank jams open , it could cause the tank to overflow ( remember that the overflow pipe is really just a warning pipe designed to warn of a leaking valve , and it may not be able to cope with the flow if the valve is fully open ) . |
| 19 | It requires a solid apprenticeship in the breed before you are able to cope with the responsibility of stud dog ownership . |
| 20 | Yet , was this child lucky that she was able to cope with the technique known as ‘ Natural Aurilism ‘ ? |
| 21 | So a horse may be able to cope with the stress of injury or the stress of being isolated from other horses ; but if they both happen at the same time , the resulting stress and anxiety may be more than the horse can manage successfully . |
| 22 | By the age of 9 , children should be able to cope with the concept of about 1,000 years in time . |
| 23 | Why is it that the Americans seem better able to cope with the idea of a flexible retirement age ? |
| 24 | Such applicants may be asked to take a test or take part in some other selection procedure to assess whether they are likely to be able to cope with the work expected of a university student . |
| 25 | You think that she would manage as the wife of a struggling doctor , be able to cope with the work and the responsibility ? ’ |
| 26 | But I can assure you that I would n't have lasted five minutes in what , by any standards , is a very tricky and difficult market if I had n't been able to cope with the work . |
| 27 | ‘ I hope that the children will be able to cope with the separation . |
| 28 | It will receive so many previously unknown stimuli that it will not be able to cope with the flood of messages it is receiving . |
| 29 | Unfortunately Laura was almost sure that even now , and despite every ounce of sophistication at her command , she still would n't be able to cope with the intrusion of Marissa Kenton into her husband 's life . |
| 30 | She had been able to cope with the sale of her house . |