Example sentences of "[conj] it [verb] sufficient [noun] " in BNC.

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1 A child under 10 incurs no criminal liability for its acts ; a child over 9 , but under 14 , incurs no such liability , unless it is shown that it had sufficient capacity to know that its act was wrong .
2 D'Hazeville 's was described in The Saturday Review as ‘ tame and commonplace ’ , although the assessors and Burn thought that it had sufficient merits to be placed fourth on their War Department lists .
3 The RHA felt that it had sufficient grounds for proceeding with the initiative , and it was proposed to make ‘ one or more senior appointments … with specific responsibility for coordinating plans and ensuring implementation ’ .
4 The distance between the water-level and the cover-glass should be at least 6ins ( 16cms ) , so that it gets sufficient heat and humidity .
5 One more positive criticism of the Economic theory of regulation is that it lacks sufficient structure to make it testable .
6 Health and safety watchdogs say they 're not convinced that it has sufficient safety measures in place to protect passengers .
7 Its deliberations had been hurried , its request for evidence stressed the need for a brevity viewed by many as excessive and it lacked sufficient resources to produce a credible alternative to any Government proposals .
8 It had the right to annul the first round of voting , if it found sufficient evidence of irregularities , and to organize new elections within two months .
9 Camberwell did not have a major industry that distinguished it from other London districts , but it offered sufficient variety of employment to engage a majority of the workforce ; other breadwinners did not have to go far to reach central London .
10 ‘ I would n't describe the Sierra as fast off the mark , but it has sufficient power and cruises well .
11 For example , if a decision is made to build a factory , it might be years before the building is erected , equipped and in operation , and years more before it earns sufficient profits to pay back the investment .
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