Example sentences of "[adj] [to-vb] [art] [noun sg] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , if it is thought that the joint tenancy might be severed ( and there might be good matrimonial or tax planning reasons for this ) it is preferable to include the enlargement of powers as in Precedent 34 for otherwise the trustees of the conveyance may not have power to mortgage or charge the property ( see Perpetuities and Accumulations Act 1964 , s8 ) . |
| 2 | Because a detailed record of economic activity statuses was collected by the After Redundancy study , it was possible to compare the proportion of time spent by each person since being made redundant in different forms of employment status . |
| 3 | Rather , if such industrial policy is to be attempted , it seems preferable to diagnose the cause of the market failure and provide a generalized incentive which market decision-makers then take into account when undertaking their professional analysis . |
| 4 | But then , as we shall see , it may become possible to rationalize the kind of collusive behaviour which is simply not contemplated in the standard models . |
| 5 | I believe that you have to be tall to wear the kind of outfits that I do . |
| 6 | In discussions with the child it is often possible to plan a course of work to meet the individual 's needs so that the learning process is negotiated rather than dictated . |
| 7 | On making enquiries , it seems that there are no records of an earlier gallery here , but it is pleasant to see a reminder of bygone days amongst the new shops in the restoration of this attractive yard . |
| 8 | If it is assumed that the Earth 's magnetic field was of this form in the past , then it is possible to estimate the position of the magnetic pole for rocks of known ages ( dated by radiometric methods ) by measuring their palaeomagnetism . |
| 9 | Assuming that the proportion of visits done in the sample between 2300 and 0700 can be applied to the whole of Berkshire , it becomes possible to estimate the number of night visits which would have been claimable by using the definition of a night visit which applied before April 1990 . |
| 10 | They 're grateful to see a lot of the ‘ deadwood at the top ’ removed , ticking off long-time retainers like the number two guy Jack Smith , senior vice president of operations , once considered a possible Olsen successor , Jay Atlas , vice president for US channels and Don Zereski , once US area vice president . |
| 11 | As the depression began to affect West Coast loadings it soon became clear that it was no longer possible to sustain the level of service provided in the 1974 Glasgow electric timetable . |
| 12 | Conservative candidate Graham Robb says his party is right to promise the sale of Teesside Airport . |
| 13 | Both optimism and pessimism are highly infectious so it is possible to affect the mood of an entire group — just as throwing a stone into the water causes ripples to spread far and wide . |
| 14 | Pinch out the tip of the main shoot when 8–12in tall to promote the formation of side shoots . |
| 15 | On sunny summer days it is possible to enjoy the dancing of the butterflies on the wild flower-rich embankments . |
| 16 | It is not possible to evade the prohibition of asphyxiating , poisonous and other gases simply by calling the weapons ‘ control agents and herbicides ’ . |
| 17 | Held , dismissing the appeal , that to sustain a plea of autrefois convict a defendant had to prove not only that he had already been found guilty of the offence charged by a court of competent jurisdiction , either by the decision of the court or verdict of the jury or entry of his own plea of guilty , but also that the court had finally disposed of the case by passing sentence or making some other order ; that since the proceedings on the first indictment had been discontinued before sentence had been passed there had been no final adjudication and the defendant had properly been convicted on the second indictment ; but that , in all the circumstances , particularly having regard to the lapse of time between trial and determination of the appeal to the Judicial Committee , it would be appropriate for the death sentence to be commuted ( post , pp. 931D–E , 935H ) . |
| 18 | It should , therefore , be possible to re-introduce the teaching of these subjects to general degree level in the near future . |
| 19 | My hon. Friend is right to emphasise the importance of prevention . |
| 20 | Invited the Home Secretary to ascertain whether it would be possible to draft the title of the Criminal Justice Bill in such a way as to exclude any amendment for the abolition of capital punishment ; |
| 21 | She was not sorry to see the back of Lazar Farm this time . |
| 22 | I SHALL be so sorry to see the end of the florin . |
| 23 | I am sorry to see the number of subscribers fall so vastly short of what appeared to the other volume . |
| 24 | Huxley had been suspicious of evolutionism because he could see no plausible explanation of how species might change , and he welcomed Darwin 's theory with open arms because it offered a new hypothesis that confirmed the scientist 's right to treat the origin of species as a problem susceptible to natural explanation . |
| 25 | In addition it should be possible to conduct a survey of the surrounding sea bed to prospect for wreckage or other surviving finds . |
| 26 | People need to understand that it is possible to promote the welfare of mentally abnormal offenders while at the same time protecting the public at large . |
| 27 | It was reported on April 7 that Lithuania 's Supreme Council had voted by a majority of 70 to suspend the mandate of Deputy Virgilijus Cepaitis . |
| 28 | The Zoo is unique amongst British zoos because of its hilltop setting , and is one of the most beautifully situated in the whole of Europe , where it is possible to see a variety of birds , animals and reptiles , in their natural settings . |
| 29 | And from its summit it is entirely possible to see a stretch of water which — whether to a sixteenth-century viewer innocent of the details of geography , or to a well-versed wanderer five centuries later — could only be an ocean . |
| 30 | It is possible to see the development of Minoan civilization encapsulated in the developments of the urban centres , and the administrative control of the whole territory 's economy was central tot hat urban development . |