Example sentences of "[adj] [to-vb] [coord] [vb infin] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Calculations make it possible to compare and contrast molecular configuration or perturbations with experimental results and ‘ at times ’ can expose them as possibly accurate or inaccurate . |
| 2 | It was not possible to resell or rebottle hot whiskies . |
| 3 | In addition to logging defined in this manner it is possible to enable or disable automatic logging of many of the process modelling activities . |
| 4 | In this it is also possible to plan and display future cultivations and other operations . |
| 5 | Their father told them that as they were the only people present in the deserted station , it was not possible to see or hear such things . |
| 6 | For various reasons it has proved impractical to find or create any alternative access to the port and that is likely to remain the position at least until the third Medway crossing and northern link road project comes to pass . |
| 7 | Although firms may use a variety of contractual and structural techniques to try to deal with these problems , the uncertainty surrounding the extent to which it is possible to exclude or modify fiduciary obligations by contract or disclosure and consent , and as to the extent to which the use of Chinese walls provides protection as a matter of private law against allegations of breach of fiduciary duty , means that these techniques can not be relied upon exclusively . |
| 8 | In order for an exchange to become a recognised investment exchange , it must demonstrate to the SIB that , inter alia : ( a ) it has financial resources sufficient for the proper performance of its functions ; ( b ) that it has rules and practices which ensure that business conducted by means of its facilities is conducted in an orderly manner , affording proper protection to investors ; ( c ) it limits dealings on the exchange to investments in which there is a proper market ; ( d ) where relevant , issuers of investments dealt in on the exchange are required to comply with such obligations as will , so far as possible , afford to persons dealing in the investments proper information for determining their current value ; ( e ) it has its own arrangements for ensuring performance of transactions effected on the exchange or ensures their performance by means of services provided under clearing arrangements made by it with a recognised clearing house ; ( f ) it has ( or secures the provision on its behalf of ) satisfactory arrangements for recording the transaction effected on the exchange ; ( g ) it has adequate arrangements and resources for the effective monitoring and enforcement of compliance with its rules and any clearing arrangements made by it ; ( h ) it has effective arrangements for the investigation of complaints in respect of business transacted by means of its facilities ; and ( i ) it is able and willing to promote and maintain high standards of integrity and fair dealing in the carrying on of investment business and to co-operate by the sharing of information and otherwise with regulators . |
| 9 | If your doctor knows that you are at risk from such conditions , he/she will be prepared to diagnose and treat any infection more promptly . |
| 10 | Later on , I learned about tarot cards and ouija boards and just drifted into using these props , because they made it easier to see and feel these things . ’ |
| 11 | They straggled lamentably along the road , bent in two by the weight of their packs , streaming with water , and all this to go and become mashed to pulp in muddy trenches . |
| 12 | He was always willing to acknowledge and incorporate authoritative information and appreciated how Douglas had carefully surveyed the growth of this commodity in the Saffron Walden area between 1723 and 1728 . |
| 13 | The eight self-contained villages which comprise this modern Club each have their own character but there are no boundaries , you 're free to wander and use all the facilities . |
| 14 | I speak on behalf of Playback not as Playback itself , but as Playback being part of the Regional Council that can a bit , now I was at a meeting this morning where I , I sort of absolutely had to read the riot act about Playback because they do not have a set budget whether you know this or not , they do n't have a standard budget as they should have , we 've fought for this for years , what we do is , we survive through crisis to crisis , now some money has been extracted from the Playback budget and whilst I have to share two bits of Playback , you know , the , the actual Playback charitable , voluntary bit , and the Regional Council , I mean they , I , I can say that they do not have a backing of money that they can fall back on , too many backs there , but I mean really I would say that I would be concerned if it was Christmas before we were ready , I , I ca n't help but think if we could and I mean , very , very happy to work with , with anybody and everybody on this to try and get these things pulled up quite quickly , I mean if it 's forms to be filled in then |
| 15 | Examinations — A student who fails an examination related to the diploma area of study may , at the discretion of the centre and in agreement with HCIMA , be allowed to retake examinations as many times as he/she wishes ( providing the centre is prepared to set and mark new papers ) and that the programme is still current . |
| 16 | Rather than compromise on welfare payments , they were prepared to resign and leave social butchery to the Tories . |
| 17 | But it must be prepared to rework and reconsider all received material and concepts , and to present its own contributions within the open interaction of evidence and interpretation which is the true condition of its adequacy . |
| 18 | It needs to have the necessary quality of confidence about it. ) 4 Whether the relevant information can be easily isolated from other information which the employee is free to use or disclose This to some extent relies on the intelligence and honesty of the employee . |
| 19 | This optimism was borne out of a confidence in the ability of the social sciences to provide the basis for social policies ; in the State to administer those policies ; in the superiority of middle-class culture ; and in psycho-medicine to understand and explain individual behaviour . |
| 20 | I have in mind that point beyond which parents are no longer flexible , do n't allow their children a certain amount of leeway , are not prepared to overlook or make light of mistakes or misdemeanours . |
| 21 | Generally big-capacity engines have more cylinders , as smaller pistons/valves weigh less , are easier to control and generate less vibration . |
| 22 | Since the beginning of all storytelling , true lovers are shown as willing to die or face extreme hardship to save each other . |
| 23 | Parliament has thus recognised the unsatisfactory results of the common law privilege against self-incrimination and has been willing to abrogate or modify that privilege . |
| 24 | Our Pizzettas are quicker to make and have fewer calories than traditional pizzas , while the Rolled Plaice With Smoked Salmon really looks and tastes quite delicious . |
| 25 | It explains why judges must conceive the body of law they administer as a whole rather than as a set of discrete decisions that they are free to make or amend one by one , with nothing but a strategic interest in the rest . |
| 26 | But it should be possible to create and enforce enough common rules to prevent the absurd see-sawing of industrial relations legislation we have seen since 1969 . |
| 27 | It 's that sort of change that I think is extremely significant , and I think it happens for women very much at that stage , when they have been through those sorts of experiences themselves , so one way in which I think that we can change things is — and help people to change things for themselves — is very much to support and develop those kinds of second change erm access , returning to education , returning to work , type projects as very much part of mainstream education and employment , and I would like to see a much greater range of those sorts of projects available for people and erm a lot more government resources into supporting that kind of provision . |
| 28 | Two bloody wars and we 're still content to snooze and let that lot get on with it . |
| 29 | Madrid-based Sistelcom is a telecommunications consortium belonging to the Central Hispano Group , which was set up in 1991 to design and operate advanced telecommunications services within the framework marked out by the government 's liberalisation of the telecommunications market . |
| 30 | They 're flame resistant , hardwearing , easy to clean and soil resistant . |