Example sentences of "[adj] [to-vb] and [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 | In this it is also possible to plan and display future cultivations and other operations . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . ’ |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | Rather than compromise on welfare payments , they were prepared to resign and leave social butchery to the Tories . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | Generally big-capacity engines have more cylinders , as smaller pistons/valves weigh less , are easier to control and generate less vibration . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | Two bloody wars and we 're still content to snooze and let that lot get on with it . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | They 're flame resistant , hardwearing , easy to clean and soil resistant . |
| 21 | Use the tincture topically in a dilution of 1:25 with sterile or boiled water instead of an antiseptic to clean and dress shallow wounds . |
| 22 | The restructure of the coal , aggregates , Speedlink , petroleum and metals businesses made it relatively easy to identify and organise separate sub-sector fleets , increasingly recognised by the new grey livery decorated with esoteric fleet symbols and depot badges . |
| 23 | Meiji Six Society ) , a group of enlightened scholars formed in 1874 to discuss and disseminate new ideas , were in the forefront of this debate . |
| 24 | More appropot , though , is the fact that a user that knows only Windows would find it easy to use and become productive in . |
| 25 | If precautions are taken to minimize the weaknesses of questionnaires they can be quick and convenient to administer , easy to analyse and have higher validity than more time consuming alternatives such as interviews . |
| 26 | Since the δ-endotoxin is coded for by a single gene , which is usually carried on a plasmid , it has been relatively easy to locate and clone these genes from a number of strains of Bt and to express them in other organisms . |
| 27 | Of course it would be meaningless to add and subtract different units of measurement like pounds and dollars . |
| 28 | Although DCE does not provide any fundamentally new functionality — there is no single DCE component that has not already been implemented elsewhere — it integrates a set of highly complex functions in a way that is claimed to make it easy to develop and run distributed applications . |
| 29 | • Lie-flat books making recipes easy to follow and wipe clean covers so that stains and marks are easily removed . |
| 30 | Phenomenologists believe that it is impossible to produce factual data and it is therefore impossible to produce and check causal explanations . |