Example sentences of "[adj] [subord] [adj] [to-vb] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As an election approaches , the Libertarian Ideal legitimizes a switch towards more strident press partisanship , while the Public Service Ideal encourages television to be even more careful than usual to maintain balance and impartiality . |
| 2 | NIGEL LAWSON yesterday made clear his determination to keep interest rates as high as necessary to defeat inflation and provide a sound basis for continued economic prosperity . |
| 3 | The important points to remember are that pipe runs from the hot water cylinder should be kept as short and as direct as possible to avoid heat loss — and a long wait at the tap before hot water arrives . |
| 4 | A ventilator should then be inserted in the bottom : this can be adjustable for very windy weather , but must be kept open as much as possible to prevent dampness in the flue being caused by condensation . |
| 5 | With respect to fixed-term contract workers , it appears that manufacturing establishments are much less likely than average and service sector establishments are rather more likely than average to make use of them . |
| 6 | As we have seen , they are much more likely than average to have bank accounts . |
| 7 | ‘ The Mayor is desperate to attract more money — not give it away to things like the US Open , which is more than able to take care of itself ’ , he said . |
| 8 | One of the Regional Council 's reasons for refusal of planning permission is that the proposed development falls outside the areas identified for office use in the Lothian Region Structure Plan 1985 and can not be justified on prime land in the Green Belt as there is no essential overriding need , given the supply of office floorspace currently available , under construction or with outstanding planning permission , which is more than sufficient to satisfy development needs within the Structure Plan period to 1996 and beyond . |
| 9 | Unlike the leaders of the other three ‘ independent ’ homelands — all toadies of Pretoria — he is more than ready to pour scorn on the fundamental fraudulence of the nation he purportedly leads . |
| 10 | On the wider issue , it has been made clear , not simply from what I have said but through what I have done over many years — in an earlier ministerial capacity and in my present one — that we are more than willing to take action where it is shown to be necessary , once we are sure that such action would be well-judged . |
| 11 | John and Polly take great pleasure in making Wellfield House seem like home to their guests and are more than willing to give advice on sight-seeing , walks etc . |
| 12 | Yesterday her lawyer told the court : ‘ These boys were more than willing to have intercourse . |
| 13 | Suffice it to say that very few come to Italy only once — most are more than happy to return time and time again . |
| 14 | I am more than happy to pay tribute to those gallant and courageous civil servants who led or followed my hon. Friend on that exciting detour on the continent . |
| 15 | Rather than face the revolution that was simmering under the surface of German political life , they were more than happy to divert attention away from the real cause of the problems in the east and to let the Poles appear to be the troublemakers . |
| 16 | Some fishkeepers are more than happy to add water straight from the hot tap , and add this to cold before using a conditioner . |
| 17 | To summarise , again , survey evidence from Appendix 1 , people who had been educated to a higher level , who were more highly paid , or were in a higher social group , seemed more readily able than average to use APR or credit cost information in choosing among loan options . |
| 18 | The interpretation intended by Seebohm remains uncertain and as with much legislative debate it may be less than profitable to seek exactitude in a vague formulation . |
| 19 | There are also improvements in the routing department : the early EGs had large pickup cavities under the scratchplates , but on the new versions the cavities have been kept as small as possible to retain wood , with the aim of improving tone and sustain . |
| 20 | Moreover , that agreement should be kept under constant scrutiny during the initial period after the merger and amended as necessary to take account of the adjustments which will almost certainly be required as a result of the new firm 's experiences . |