Example sentences of "[adj] [adv] [verb] a [adj] " in BNC.

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1 It is dependent not so much on the generous staffing levels of PNP Phase 1 ( though that obviously helped a great deal ) as on a combination of a degree of staffing flexibility and a basic preparedness to accept that this kind of role is important and needs to be built into a school 's staffing arrangements under whatever label is deemed appropriate .
2 As far as I was concerned , that merely represented a different path to the same goal and so on 22 June I told the House of Commons that rail electrification was going ahead .
3 Similarly , the range is not broad enough to produce a median ratio .
4 We have limited the field to stored-program computers , and we further limit the field to general-purpose computers ; that is , to computers with an instruction set rich enough to perform a wide variety of tasks .
5 Many are rich enough to support a distinctive cryoconite flora of algae and cyanobacteria , which survive winters encapsulated in the ice ( Wharton et al .
6 The largest of them , Greenpeace , has , in the space of two decades , enlisted 3.5 million members worldwide and become rich enough to maintain a small fleet of boats and a research station in Antarctica .
7 JIM KERR 's heartbeat is loud enough to wake a whole sleeping city .
8 Having two types of procedure , command and processing , that only have a few functions in common , is annoying .
9 That only leaves a positive ID from the victim . ’
10 But that only adds a new dimension of urgency to the business .
11 It was also recommended that the Committee should seek to make some of its existing activities profitable enough to employ a social development director from its own resources .
12 Is it the opportunity to slip in some data that are not strong enough to form a peer-reviewed paper or the liberty to digress and speculate which entices authors ?
13 She was strong enough to take a certain amount of punishment if it meant that , in the end , Matthew would rid himself of that core of hatred which was slowly eating him away .
14 Is the government 's tax base strong enough to support a planned expansion of services ?
15 If all the children are to be involved , is the production strong enough to support a large cast in worthwhile roles ?
16 Strong enough to whip a 1 50-kilogramme seal out of the water with one paw , able to swim many kilometres in freezing seas and quite capable of climbing up almost vertical ice-faces , they represent one of nature 's supreme examples of adaptation to an inhospitable environment .
17 And who would be strong enough to overcome a young man as well as a , presumably , fairly robust young damsel ? ’
18 Join Congress , Mr Gandhi seemed to be saying , and create a party strong enough to have a clear majority .
19 There 's absolutely nothing to be ashamed of , and the very fact that you 've confronted your fears , faced up to your problem and sough help on your own initiative shows that you 're strong enough to make a full recovery .
20 Carla Hills , his trade representative , who knows an export market when she sees one , is negotiating the framework for a free-trade agreement with the four , who together may be strong enough to strike a tough bargain .
21 When food aid arrived in some of the outlying villages , the elders ' authority was strong enough to ensure a fair distribution .
22 The normal bass roll-off of -6dB by 38Hz is low enough to lend a convincing weight to the majority of signals and if the bass seems initially a little ‘ polite ’ to some ears it is only because it is tight , with little or no hangover — the dual coupled-cavity technique really does give a positive ‘ start and stop ’ throughout its range .
23 They 're still young enough to rely wholly on you , but mobile enough to want a certain amount of independence .
24 This effectively gives a 6-0-6 volt transformer having a current rating of 250 milliamps .
25 ‘ Significant downside risks ’ were that it would be ‘ very difficult to be sure when consumers will feel that their finances are sound enough to support a stronger growth of spending ’ .
26 The skeleton of all echinoderms except the sea cucumbers is a relatively strong assembly of calcite plates ; the animals are built from an interlocking mosaic of such plates , and mostly the skeletons are rigid enough to have a high chance of fossilization .
27 In neither country were these created in the larger urban areas , but in the principality this only meant a few heavily populated areas in south Wales .
28 Though H pylori also raises G17 several fold in the fasting state , this only causes a minor increase in fasting serum gastrin which consists predominantly of G34 .
29 It is clear to me that as this only affects a small proportion of the membership and there are good strategic reasons for the larger firms to back the proposal ( eg the demise of the smaller practice ) , unless general practitioners take action now they will only have themselves to blame when their incomes fall and the value of their practices diminishes .
30 The same procedure as Step 1 and Step 2 only using a quiet tone ( but not whispering ) .
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