Example sentences of "[adj] a [adj] [noun sg] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Gorry and Scott Morton ( 1975 ) , despite the problems of unclear boundaries between the three categories , find this a useful approach to the analysis of information requirements for management . |
| 2 | Acknowledged masters from James Joyce to William Trevor and other notables such as Edna O'Brien and John McGahern make this a first-rate introduction to Irish literature . |
| 3 | Nevertheless , those unfamiliar with the original Dutch version ( which is most people ) may find this a satisfying way to while away an evening . |
| 4 | Nevertheless , those unfamiliar with the original Dutch version ( which is most people ) may find this a satisfying way to while away an evening . |
| 5 | It had been the first definite sign that something was wrong ; though she had been moody and withdrawn for some weeks before , he had thought this a normal reaction to her baby 's death . |
| 6 | The companies found this a major block to their activities and eventually pulled out from the area : ‘ The companies never officially admitted that they were leaving , just sort of let their prospecting licences lapse … the reason they departed was because they could n't see any way that they could effectively operate with such total opposition . |
| 7 | Some thought this a better idea to using the Henly legacy — but it was the legacy that was to be used after all , as opposition to selling land mounted . |
| 8 | This a direct finish to Centrefold on Raven Crag Langdale ( the one above the Old Dungeon Ghyll Hotel ) . |
| 9 | Was this a veiled threat to Richard ? |
| 10 | Fine performances by Denzel Washington and Sarita Choudhury and an intriguing plot make this a fine follow-up to Salaam Bombay ! |
| 11 | Was this a likely concession to someone whom the authorities believed had committed such horrific killings ? |
| 12 | The use of a software package such as ‘ Office Power ’ with the ability to generate on-line a standard response to correspondence would dramatically improve the response time in dealing with most enquiries from individual and ensure that a response is made within a matter of days . |
| 13 | Some judges and academic authorities favour a narrow and some a broad approach to the meaning of the term . |
| 14 | The Audit Commission was established in 1982 to address this issue and has campaigned vigorously for the introduction of performance review considering this an appropriate response to many of the problems perceived to be afflicting local authorities . |
| 15 | Is this an appropriate time to erm ? |
| 16 | But he considered this an unforgivable insult to his dignity and marched us both to an underground lavatory on the edge of the square , followed by a curious and gleeful crowd waiting for the extranjeros to get their come-uppance . |
| 17 | Commenting on the drafts , Henry Hodge , Chairman of the Law Society 's Race Relations Committee , said today : ‘ We consider this an important contribution to the debate on the training and suitability of people to become judges . |
| 18 | He seemed ever such a young man to me . |
| 19 | In our first encounter with Satan we find him within the burning lake of Hell , having fallen from such a great height to such a great depth and now engulfed in fire , licked by flames , seemingly in pain , according to Milton 's narration , yet still able to speak with an uncanny strength and courage against ‘ the potent Victor ’ ( I. 95 ) . |
| 20 | The disadvantage of using these troops in this way is that they are very expensive , and it 's easy to lose such a small unit to a hit from a war machine or good archery . |
| 21 | There was something exciting about the ruggedness of the coastline which offered such a sharp contrast to the many flowers and exotic plant life of the island . |
| 22 | I find it difficult to live with such a regimented approach to the first movement , however . |
| 23 | Such a cautious approach to the potential of genetic engineering is also to be applauded in the wake of the dilemmas that have been created by the harnessing of nuclear power , the science for which was developed in the 1940s in response to weaponry requirements in the Second World War . |
| 24 | On 1 August 1834 , after attending the wedding of his daughter Priscilla who had been such a tireless assistant to her father , Thomas Fowell Buxton and his gentlemen associates attended a ‘ grand public dinner ’ to celebrate the end of slavery with toasts and speeches . |
| 25 | The electoral rules also provided for a second round poll for county list seats in counties where the first round turnout was less than 50 per cent , and allowed for such a second poll to be valid provided that turnout exceeded 25 per cent . |
| 26 | It is doubtful whether they had ever been such a serious liability to the Yorkist regime . |
| 27 | It is doubtful whether they had ever been such a serious liability to the Yorkist regime . |
| 28 | It is difficult at the best of times to persuade consumers to try a new product , but when it is more expensive than rump steak the problem is exacerbated , particularly when one of the undeniable attractions of vegetarianism is that it is such a cheap alternative to eating meat . |
| 29 | It is difficult to persuade consumers to try a new product , but when it is more expensive than rump steak the problem is exacerbated , particularly when one of the attractions of vegetarianism is that it is such a cheap alternative to meat |
| 30 | Such a complex timber to stone sequence is found elsewhere in Ilchester . |