Example sentences of "cope with [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Social service departments in general , and social workers in particular have no wish to interfere in peoples ' lives unless there are difficulties , of which inability to cope with current circumstances is the most obvious . |
| 2 | It is recommended that your database is large enough to cope with current LIFESPAN data plus an allocation for future data . |
| 3 | most West-Pacific NICs , by structural adjustments in their economies and controlling real wage levels , have been able to cope with external economic shocks more easily than other countries — with more intra-trade and an increasing share of the world 's fixed investment , economic prospects are generally regarded as sound by bankers ; |
| 4 | The handbrake was extensively used to cope with icy conditions on what seemed to be never-ending hairpins and headlights in the distance changing direction constantly made us wonder whether the word insanity had taken on a new meaning [ going up and down snowy mountains in a 30-year-old car ] . |
| 5 | The main disadvantage of a functional structure is its inability to cope with multiple products or markets , because of difficulties in allocating priorities amongst the specialist sections . |
| 6 | How to cope with unwanted pregnancy |
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| 8 | Life is hectic , time is precious enough , without having to cope with unwanted visitors staying four and a half hours beyond their welcome . |
| 9 | Ardrossan harbour , still small and geared more to handling cargo , had to cope with large-scale passenger traffic . |
| 10 | The patient and carer need clear guidelines on how to cope with acute exacerbations if they are not to panic in the middle of the night . |
| 11 | They are poor and have to cope with young and demanding children on their own . |
| 12 | So she has absolutely no idea how to cope with young children . |
| 13 | Staying in hospital can be a traumatic experience for young children — as well as having to cope with strange hospital routines or unpleasant treatments , they may also be offered unfamiliar foods just at the time when their appetites are likely to be poor and they need encouragement to eat a healthy , balanced diet . |
| 14 | Arabs need to be fast and alert to survive in exposed desert lands , while Highlands have to be sensible and phlegmatic to cope with mountainous terrain . |
| 15 | It has to be able to cope with fluctuating events and changing personalities , and to do this involves a variety of social skills . |
| 16 | In discussions of this problem , feminists have asked how to cope with verbal violence . |
| 17 | This convergence may have less to do with ideology than with political ‘ learning ’ and having to cope with unanticipated events . |
| 18 | After husband 's departure : ( i ) failure to cope with children ; ( ii ) failure to cope with full-time job ; ( iii ) loss of social contacts . |
| 19 | It was easy to cope with Knockglen when you had a friend . |
| 20 | The victory was not difficult ; the rebels were ill-equipped to cope with Western weapons and forces . |
| 21 | Fear of being unable to cope with existing problems . |
| 22 | The growth of the social services to cope with existing social problems has necessitated the development of whole new professions to cope with the work . |
| 23 | Use extra metal washers to cope with uneven walls . |
| 24 | Ideally , the boots should have a stiffened , cleated sole to cope with uneven ground , and good quality leather uppers to repel moisture and hold the foot firmly . |
| 25 | Neill , the only Portsmouth player to have experienced the atmosphere of an FA Cup Final — he was a Queens Park Rangers substitute 10 years ago — played a long pass behind a tired defence that had been forced to cope with extra pressure following Liverpool 's reduction to 10 men , when McManaman departed on a stretcher . |
| 26 | Drivers on the French express railway , the RER , which is expected to bring visitors to the site from central Paris are also threatening to strike on Sunday , when the park opens , because of the demands on them to cope with extra passenger traffic . |
| 27 | Now the company is making more than 200,000 lollies a week and staff have been placed on overtime to cope with extra demand . |
| 28 | Size might mean that there are more opportunities for internal transfers to cope with temporary absences or peaks . |
| 29 | At the same time the great Victoria Terminus was extended by the addition of another station behind to cope with increased long-distance traffic . |
| 30 | The company believes that the move may save it money in the long run — rather than merely lose it revenue — because reductions in electricity consumption should allow it to cut spending on new equipment needed to cope with increased demand . |