Example sentences of "to cope with " in BNC.

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1 Uganda is a developing country with neither the wealth nor the health service infrastructure to cope with the problem adequately .
2 ‘ A system failure has a knock-on effect throughout the hotel and adequate contingency plans must be in place to cope with such a situation .
3 Pippa Wood How to cope with a slope
4 Depth of shade is also important , since a number of species , while enjoying the limited sunlight filtered through trees with an open branch system , are unable to cope with the dense shade cast by evergreens .
5 One or two short climbs in cloud do not prove the ability of a pilot to cope with the required longer periods of concentration and more varied conditions in larger clouds .
6 So , this is the situation you must practise and be able to cope with .
7 It may be advisable to speak to your local pharmacist who is professionally qualified to offer advice on how to cope with the symptoms of flu .
8 They can advise you on how to cope with any difficulties .
9 Bag work is essential to learn how to cope with the often heavy recoil effect produced by this kick .
10 Whereas an opponent may be able to cope with a single technique , it is much more difficult when the attack is continuous , incorporating both linear and circular blows delivered to different , often widely separated targets .
11 Age Concern England receives thousands of enquiries a year about many of the problems which older people face and the changes which they may have to cope with .
12 Yet new approaches to treatment of incontinence , for example , mean that many people can learn to cope with the problem ; learning about how to communicate with deaf people can reduce the isolation of someone who has withdrawn from social contact because of hearing loss ; and modern drugs and careful monitoring by a general practitioner can reduce the effects of Parkinson 's Disease .
13 As BR discovered however , it is essential to give maintenance crews skiing lessons to cope with mountaintop transmitters in winter , and placate Irish TV viewers whose screens suddenly go fuzzy .
14 The net effect was the end of the Class 25 and 27 , and a remarkable stack of over thirty asbestos-contaminated loco bodies piled high in Vic Berry 's Leicester scrapyard as he struggled to cope with the influx .
15 The first indications of the new 1979 Conservative Government 's attitude to investment became apparent when BR sought approval to build an additional seven HST sets to cope with the first flush of growth following the launch of 125mph services on the East Coast main line the previous year .
16 It is a matter of history that as the 1980s drew to a close , a few extra HSTs to cope with the unprecedented levels of business by now on offer would have been very welcome .
17 How to cope with the separate issues of the economic recession , the need for major investment such as the electrification of the East Coast main line and identification of those parts of the network or services which needed direct government subsidy , was the overriding concern of the BR Board at that was the problem .
18 It was more a matter of how BR 's organisation should be adapted to cope with a much tighter ( but more specific ) set of government directives .
19 To cope with its new level of business the Great Western has a fleet of thirty-one supplemented by some sets of locomotive-hauled stock .
20 Network SouthEast , struggling to cope with its massive upsurge in business , proceeded with complete refurbishment of serviceable 1960s stock and started massive investment in new trains , notably its Networker .
21 Before planning your new lighting , you will want to think about how you use different rooms , and whether the lighting will have to cope with more than one use of a room ( often the case in sitting rooms ) .
22 An unexpected outing comes your way and you 'll feel buoyant liberated ; willing and able to cope with new demands upon your intellect and personality .
23 If you have any medical queries , from how to clip your dog 's nails to how to cope with hip dysplasia , you can be sure of sound advice
24 Marjorie and Bill were left to cope with their own personal loss while putting on a brave face for each other .
25 A typical consumer reaction is summed up by a correspondent writing earlier this year in the New Scientist concerning trends in digital car radio design : ‘ Previously it was simple , while driving to cope with two big knobs and six decent-sized push buttons to get a useful selection of stations .
26 They have recognised that the laws to protect our environment need to be extended and revised to cope with the situation genetic engineering presents .
27 ‘ As a side you have to learn to cope with new styles , temperaments and pressures .
28 To perform well it has to be tightly targeted to cope with quite a narrow band of frequencies .
29 Peking officials now seek to excuse the June atrocities by claiming — all too credibly — that they had neither the resources nor the expertise to cope with the escalating civil disorder culminating in the Tiananmen Square assault .
30 It was a turbulent time for college principals , and many were unable to cope with the urgent demands for change which constantly assailed them — not least from their own undergraduates .
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