Example sentences of "[adj] [verb] [det] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is necessary to distinguish between gradual and abrupt , minor and major , peaceful and violent political changes ; and so far as is possible to connect these diverse phenomena with their causes or conditions . |
| 2 | It may also be possible to compare these early drawings with a still existing building on the same site , to determine if it is the same structure , and , if so , if any general exterior modifications have been made . |
| 3 | It is also possible to dilute some Araldite resins with toluene for pre-casting soak . |
| 4 | If Brindley 's detractors thought his stone aqueduct was a mad idea , it is as well they were not alive to see this amazing piece of engineering successfully accomplished . |
| 5 | And Mr Smith was so right to compare those two comedians with Laurel and Hardy . |
| 6 | In any case , it would be dishonest to pretend that Mill-type consequences are not relevant here . |
| 7 | Summer skiing : On the Kitzsteinhorn glacier , reached by cable cars and a funicular , it is possible to enjoy some good quality skiing , but only in the mornings as the snow becomes too soft in the afternoons . |
| 8 | ‘ According to one dogma , world history is in some sense a coherent whole , and it is therefore possible to affirm that certain events have a unique significance for the entire story . |
| 9 | This means that it is possible to kill many more rabbits in one field at any one time with a rifle than can ever be accomplished with a shotgun . |
| 10 | It is possible to miss this important point about pragmatism , however , and we should be careful not to fall into the trap . |
| 11 | The mail system is also used to inform users when they are due to perform some administrative tasks , such as assessing proposed changes or endorsing SSRs . |
| 12 | Nevertheless , we have already seen that it is possible to see some total societies as externalizations of paranoia ; not merely as collective projections ( which may also be present ) , but as realizations of paranoid processes within the architecture of the state . |
| 13 | It is possible to obtain some wider cover under certain extensions of Part C of 2* and 3* Contents policies . |
| 14 | It may seem odd to find these aquatic animals appearing in the desert , but the eggs of these shrimps probably lie all over the desert , collecting in the depressions which ultimately become pools . |
| 15 | Is it possible to establish any general principles of ecology ? |
| 16 | Melia concluded , ‘ We have solid cost and asset management , and will continue to emphasise keeping the business lean , focused and financially strong , ’ and noted that the company was due to launch those new machines and price cuts ( CI No 2,152 ) , late yesterday . |
| 17 | ‘ I had no idea it was possible to extract such multifarious enjoyment from a simple night-time car journey . ’ |
| 18 | I do n't think that erm it will be possible to meet those affordable targets on the lower numbers . |
| 19 | During the year to mid-1991 by-elections were held in Knowsley on Sept. 27 , 1990 ( held by Labour with an increased percentage over the Conservatives ) ; in Eastbourne on Oct. 18 , ( won by the Liberal Democrats — see p. 37784 ) ; in Bootle and Bradford on Nov. 8 , and in Paisley North and Paisley South on Nov. 29 ( when Labour retained all four seats ; in the Scottish constituencies the SNP advanced from fourth to second ) ; in Ribble Valley on March 7 , 1991 ( won by the Liberal Democrats — see p. 38110 ) ; in Neath on April 4 ( when Labour retained the seat despite a large swing to Plaid Cymru — see p. 38200 ) ; in Monmouth on May 16 ( when Labour won the seat from the exports — $2,500 ) ; and in Liverpool Walton on July 4 ( when Labour retained the seat and the Conservatives came fourth — see p. 38355 ) . |
| 20 | It is possible to modify these various statements of the no-arbitrage condition to allow for continuous compounding . |
| 21 | On a technical basis it is possible to exclude those Continental examples which are not made in the same tradition as the English ones . |
| 22 | His public pronouncements are unequivocal in this respect , and although it is clearly not possible to accept such public pronouncements as the definitive expression of a man 's innermost beliefs and convictions , and although it is also evidently the case that to be published in L'Humanite and Ce Soir inevitably necessitates obedience to the party line , nonetheless the consistency and vigour with which Nizan presented an entirely positive view of developments within the Soviet Union are an instructive antidote to those critics desperately searching for evidence of Nizan 's growing anti-Stalinism/anti-communism during this period . |
| 23 | Yes I mean if it is possible to provide that huge acreage I mean the space per player or whatever is rather less for croquet than for cricket , is n't it ? |
| 24 | Often it is not possible to provide any separate accommodation at all and even the bedroom may have to be shared . |
| 25 | I regret that it is not possible to provide any further information on this matter at present , and hope that this information will be of assistance to you . |
| 26 | For , among other reasons , Turks did not fit into a Zuwaya genealogy ; in theory , it is possible to find all forty shaikhs who appeared from time to time in Zuwaya stories in a genealogy ( although it is only anthropologists who are sufficiently naive to ask which men were the victims and where did they fit in lists of ancestors ) . |
| 27 | In the past women were also seen as unclean — especially during menstruation and after childbirth — and therefore unsuited to perform any religious rites . |
| 28 | The British made some bad decisions , as did the Irishman Sean Lester . |
| 29 | Bethel explained that the Working Party had not felt that the Council would be prepared to support such radical views , and other Council members supported the report . |
| 30 | While the Almighty was prepared to spare that wicked city if fifty righteous men could be found within its walls and haggling induced him to promise pardon if a mere ten righteous men were discovered , the Inland Revenue are willing to discourage saving and to destroy the whole economic system and social structure to prevent five tax avoiders squeezing through a loophole . |