Example sentences of "[adj] [to-vb] or [vb infin] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 It was not possible to resell or rebottle hot whiskies .
2 In addition to logging defined in this manner it is possible to enable or disable automatic logging of many of the process modelling activities .
3 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 .
4 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 .
5 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 .
6 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 .
7 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 .
8 Since the beginning of all storytelling , true lovers are shown as willing to die or face extreme hardship to save each other .
9 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 .
10 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 .
11 The cry of the human infant ( and this effect applies especially if it is one 's own ) is pitched at a level , and varied in such a way , as to be nigh impossible to ignore or get used to .
12 Not recognizing the need for this will undermine the implementation of therapeutic advice and the child 's behaviour problems are likely to continue or get worse .
13 It 's not hard to kill or damage any one it 'll be a long old day today I reckon , dragging already .
14 The policy of the solicitors ' governing body is encapsulated in Rule 1 of the Solicitors ' Practice Rules 1990 ( and of earlier editions ) : A solicitor shall not directly or indirectly obtain or attempt to obtain instructions for professional work or permit another person to do so on his behalf , or do anything in the course of practising as a solicitor , in any manner which compromises or impairs or is likely to compromise or impair any of the following : ( a ) the solicitor 's independence or integrity ; ( b ) a person 's freedom to instruct a solicitor of his choice ; ( c ) the solicitor 's duty to act in the best interests of the client ; ( d ) the good repute of the solicitor or of the solicitor 's profession ; ( e ) the solicitor 's proper standard of work ; ( f ) the solicitor 's duty to the Court .
15 The political sensitivity of prosecutions in this area is reflected in the fact that no prosecutions can be brought under this Part of the Act ( in England and Wales ) without the consent of the Attorney-General , I who will no doubt bear in mind that proceedings should not be brought when this is likely to penalise or inhibit legitimate controversy .
16 This rift in work relationships can be shattering , producing a sense of redundancy at a time when it is too late to retrain or seek another label and identity .
17 Moreover , political authorities are often unwilling to define or take public responsibility for objectives that are not seen to be politically ‘ legitimate ’ .
18 Nor is it helpful to argue or get angry about it .
19 Section 18 could be interpreted as holding it to be illegal to wound or cause grievous bodily harm to the accused himself , provided the ulterior intent is satisfied .
20 Somebody were sure to say or do suthen so you could have a good laugh .
21 Nintendo Co has lost a bid to keep competitors from selling devices that modify its video games after the US Supreme Court refused to hear its arguments against an appeals court ruling in favour of Lewis Galoob Toys Inc , which offers Game Genie , which plugs into the Nintendo Entertainment System and cartridges , enabling players to use a simple code to change up to three elements of a game at a time ; the appeals court wrote that because Game Genie does n't cause any permanent change to the Nintendo cartridges — and is dependent upon a cartridge and the Nintendo system in order to operate — it does not usurp Nintendo 's copyright ; Nintendo said Game Genie violates a copyright owner 's exclusive right under the Copyright Act of 1976 to authorise or prepare derivative works .
22 More than this ; few dissent from the proposition that it is legislatively supreme , that is to say , that it is competent to make or unmake any law whatever , and that no other body can impede its will so to do .
23 Inevitably , this involves loss , because it is not possible to reproduce on the page all the features of voices , movements , expressions , and of the situation ; but it is possible to keep or discard differing amounts .
24 Running concurrent with this , however , was a belief that the community in the post-war period did little to ensure or support such life styles .
25 When a pet cat has started scratching the fabric of a valuable chair , for example , or has begun to make messes on an expensive carpet , it would be helpful to be able to sprinkle or smear some hated odour there to keep the animal away .
26 It is unable to gather or transmit audio-visual material . ’
27 Furthermore this number underestimates the number of external programmes which were expected to be attended during 1984/5 because a number of authorities ( 16 in our sample ) were not able to indicate or estimate this , in the spring of 1984 :
28 Modern science is therefore unable to detect or evaluate non-physical energies .
29 The problems mostly arose from lack of capital and only in a few cases had any action been taken — two had recently purchased houses in nearby villages for their sons and some had been able to purchase or rent some more land .
30 At last London became , for administrative purposes other than the Poor Law , a single unit , able to initiate or finance large projects .
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