Example sentences of "[adv] [adj] [to-vb] in [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This match had all the ingredients which still make the British game the most exciting to watch in the world — speed , commitment and flair . |
| 2 | As this develops it will be helpful ; but it is not a complete solution , for institutions will never be sufficiently well-equipped to intervene in the thousands of firms they own . |
| 3 | We might speculate that those with dementia would be less willing to participate in a research project than the mentally fit . |
| 4 | But if that were the explanation , it would imply that the movement was only willing to act in the general interest when the Labour Party formed an assured Government , and having decided that its defeat was impending , abandoned any sense of responsibility save for the unions ' immediate , sectional interests . |
| 5 | Remember to carry yourself well — it is so easy to slouch in an off-duty moment . |
| 6 | This is not so easy to practise in the informal pool , for part of its charm is its tangled informality . |
| 7 | Of course , other interpretations of teaching quality which considered how far different techniques and approaches were chosen to match the circumstances in hand , and others rejected as inappropriate or which respected teachers as active and rational interpreters of their task and the conditions in which it is carried out , might suggest policy implications that would be more troublesome to manage , more expensive to implement , less easy to evaluate in the short term . |
| 8 | I propose , as I believe Judge Diamond intended , to consider the preliminary issue on the premise that the effect of the relevant allegations in the statement of claim is as follows : ( 1 ) The health authority 's treatment of the delivery of the plaintiff and the confinement of his mother lacked proper skill and care in respects which were foreseeably likely to result in the plaintiff being born with disabilities . |
| 9 | they 're so hard to put in the bin are n't they ? and then forget about them . |
| 10 | Why do they think trains are so hard to spot in the first place ? |
| 11 | If we are brought up to think of asking for help as childish , and if our own requests for help have not been swiftly and cheerfully met , we are less likely to respond in a simple and positive way to demands . |
| 12 | So , there is an overall decline but technology may be selectively affecting those who are partially-hearing and they are less likely to appear in the statistics for special education ( DES , 1981 ) . |
| 13 | Given that the amount of space devoted to retailing is at historical highs and still not showing convincing signs of contracting , competition is highly likely to intensify in the coming year . |
| 14 | On the far side of the camp , she saw Jacques Devraux stripping to the waist in order to resume work at the skinning platform , and suddenly unable to remain in the hut any longer , she strolled out across the clearing again . |
| 15 | He too was only able to relax in the heart of the country , seeking its isolation instinctively , just as Vincent did , and like him unable to breathe freely inside any mainstream . |
| 16 | ‘ Many Australians … believe that we will be better able to succeed in the world with the unique and unambiguous identity which an Australian head of state , chosen by the Australian people , could provide , ’ the Prime Minister said to loud cheers from about 500 party members . |
| 17 | Every experience we have should make us better able to cope in the future . |
| 18 | Darwinism implies that some species must triumph over others not because they are fitter in some genetic or athletic sense , but because they are better able to survive in a competitive ambiance . |
| 19 | Larger firms , by virtue of having expanded , are better able to survive in a competitive market . |
| 20 | Unfortunately they are not all able to survive in an aquarium and some of the most colourful varieties are the most delicate . |
| 21 | A remarkable illustration of the explanatory convenience of egoism is the concept of the ‘ selfish gene ’ , through which the rational egoism which is so difficult to find in the hopelessly illogical world of men is finally tracked down in our ultimate genetic constituents . |
| 22 | The problem is complicated by the fact that costs per thousand vary sharply by station , and it is especially expensive to advertise in the large London area . |
| 23 | On a day so out of the ordinary , wearing her best summer frock , she was perhaps entitled to behave in an unusual way ? |
| 24 | Foreign companies immediately became less ready to invest in the country . |
| 25 | It would be highly intelligent to take in the situation instantaneously and choose to stand waiting for death ; but that would be not a reaction but a deliberate act . |
| 26 | Around the back it 's sparse , since the amp 's effect loop and headphone sockets are sited on the front panel , where the ‘ phones socket is most easy to access in the practice situation and where floor pedals most sensibly connect . |
| 27 | It is not possible to say in the abstract what kind of decisions would be taken at these different levels , or at least not with any precision , since this would depend on the character of the economic relations between the general office of the enterprise and its operating units , and between the operating units themselves , quite apart from the particular forms of struggle at local and national level which would be required to implement any such scheme . |
| 28 | Secondly , it is not possible to distinguish in the aggregate figures either those married women who are not entitled to pensions until their husbands reach the age of 65 or those aged 60–4 whose husbands do not appear in the statistics . |
| 29 | As a consequence , it was not possible to privatise in a way that put customers ' and consumers ' interests first because the overriding interest was the Conservative Government and ensuring maximum take up . |
| 30 | For Nizan it was no longer possible to shelter in the protective , disciplined , self-contained environment of school . |