Example sentences of "[adj] [to-vb] [art] [noun sg] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Market saturation caused a subsequent downturn as working-class wage levels proved too low to enable the market to be extended further . |
| 2 | For the Turks have always hoped that the war would be prolonged until both sides were too exhausted to remain a menace to anybody . |
| 3 | If it is not possible to attend a back to nursing course there are various distance learning packages available which can be studied successfully at home . |
| 4 | He just requires to spend one night in London , he 's due to catch a flight to Vienna the next day . " |
| 5 | As soon as he was out of uniform , Connor applied to take over the management of the public-house from his parents — Mam and Da were getting on in years , and Da was n't a well man — but the Brewery were not prepared to lease the pub to a bachelor . |
| 6 | It will be interesting to see the extent to which cloze remains a key concept in future readability studies . |
| 7 | It was also uncertain by the middle of the year to what extent the LDP 's factions were prepared to support a challenge to Kaifu for the leadership . |
| 8 | Whether the investors are prepared to support the migration to software remains uncertain . |
| 9 | Ma'am I would like to erm second that resolution , I believe that the traditional two to one relationship is a reasonable reflection of the costs and that it would be sensible to restore the balance to that which it was before . |
| 10 | In order that the firm can communicate directly with any other parties it may be appropriate to include an authority to this effect in the letter ; it is also sensible to include a comment to the effect that there is always an element of trade off between absolute confidentiality and achieving the desired result . |
| 11 | It follows that society is entitled to insist , for example , that companies are equipped with governance structures adequate to enforce a commitment to profits on the part of management and to promote the efficient operation of the business . |
| 12 | Fundholders were also free to purchase care for NHS patients in the private sector , so we were interested to see the extent to which this option was being taken up . |
| 13 | British companies had to build their lines between revolutions and had to be prepared to accept the damage to bridges , track , and stations caused by civil war and insurgency , but the opportunities presented in the wheat-growing and stock-rearing of Argentina , the coffee , rubber , and minerals of Brazil , the gold , silver , copper , nitrates , and sheep-farming of Chile , the cattle of Uruguay , and the sugar , coffee , cocoa , tobacco , cotton , and cattle of Venezuela seemed at that time limitless . |
| 14 | It will be interesting to observe the extent to which this increased centralization runs into implementation control problems . |
| 15 | I suspect that many versatile pickers out there may be interested to know the solution to what must be a common problem . |
| 16 | Since the Tsar was already an ally against Germany , it was politically inconvenient to demand an end to anti-semitism in Russia . |
| 17 | Well I 'm hanging down like this to increase the circulation to my head |
| 18 | It is obvious that we should have talks but I am not willing to be told that the talks can only take place at one location and I am not willing to accept an invitation to a slanging match . |
| 19 | Is it part of the meaning of ’ institution of higher education' , such that we would not be prepared to grant the name to an institution in which there was no research taking place ? |
| 20 | The pie was made to celebrate the bicentenary of the first pie , which was baked in 1788 to celebrate the return to sanity of George Ill . |
| 21 | The local authority would be willing to sell the land to the church and would look favourably on any application to develop the land for housing . |
| 22 | On March 13 King Michael had written to interim President Ion Iliescu stating that he was prepared to lead the country to democracy through a constitutional monarchy . |
| 23 | It is easier to fit an extension to the inlet of a narrower radiator so the pipes can be reconnected than to alter the pipework to cope with a wider one . |
| 24 | A meeting between representatives of the government and 26 political parties was held in Luanda on Jan. 14-26 to discuss the transition to democracy . |
| 25 | The apostle Peter comes to grips with this priority structure as he addresses our ability to explain the gospel : ‘ Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you . ’ |
| 26 | ( 25 ) If someone who has been instructed to construct a building is prepared to give the money to the town for it to do so itself , since the testator wished this to be done by that person himself , his plea will not be heard : so ruled the late emperor Marcus in a rescript . |
| 27 | EDITOR : As we have always said it is YOUR newspaper , although not being prepared to put a name to letters [ even if the name is not for inclusion ] means authors can not collect the £25 Star Letter prize . |
| 28 | I thought that progressives , political progressives in this country were prepared to stand by public services and believe in them sufficiently to say this will cost you and we are prepared to put the bill to you because we believe you will pay the bill . |
| 29 | The courts have however been prepared to confine the visitor to his proper role as a judge of the internal affairs of the foundation by the use of the writs of prohibition and mandamus . |
| 30 | He appealed against conviction , submitting that the judge was wrong to leave the case to the jury . |