Example sentences of "[adj] [prep] the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | By now the French government had become quite brazen about the whole affair and the new French prime minister , Jacques Chirac , publicly stated that France had good reason to be proud of what Mafart and Prieur had achieved , a view that was evidently shared by most people in France . |
| 2 | Interest will be charged at the rate of 1 per cent above the Bank base rate prevailing for the relevant period . |
| 3 | We would levy the charge at 1 per cent above the Bank base rate prevailing for the relevant period . |
| 4 | He ca n't do very much short-term about the federal deficit , although he 's sharp enough to see that borrowing short-term cuts interest costs . |
| 5 | She said yesterday that it was not profitable for the new trust members to speculate on why the Scottish Office had not appointed a member of the medical school . |
| 6 | X. Ray 's unshowy steadiness was right for the low time in which he newly found himself — he could put the fire out . |
| 7 | We liked this little scene for the corner of a patio : the cane chair is just right for the simple planting around it and extra interest is created by using a large limestone boulder , gravel and creeping plants such as thyme . |
| 8 | ‘ But at the time , I did n't think the four years I had spent at Westminster Hotel School , learning to make classic garnishes , was right for the Golden Egg . |
| 9 | But I like Danny Bascombe , and I believe he 's right for the changing face of Barbados . |
| 10 | The Junior Gaultier collection presents his ideas with more of a sportswear or street feel , more for club-goers and it 's just right for the new designer room we have opened at our branch at 362 Oxford Street in London . ’ |
| 11 | The time was right for the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition to do so today , but they did not . |
| 12 | What was good enough to contain Al Capone , he could then assure the Prime Minister , should be right for the English yob . |
| 13 | I do not think that it is right for the hon. Lady to knock the national health service in that way . |
| 14 | Not the equipment manufacturer because he is interested in the commercial aspect of selling his own equipment whether it be right for the particular job or not . |
| 15 | It is rich for the hon. Member for Dagenham to claim that he is worried about the complexity of our proposal ; that from the hon. Gentleman who suggests that there should be property valuations on four different bases and annual rolling revaluations on a banded basis — although he keeps rather quiet about it . |
| 16 | it 's not uniformed for the whole sentence |
| 17 | ‘ But I am depressed about the usual attitude in schools . |
| 18 | Tamar laughed with her and realised that she felt less depressed about the forthcoming confinement after this little spell of humour . |
| 19 | Alternatives to this usually provide only a palliative for the rural transport problem . |
| 20 | Drawing on an analysis of American inter-organizational relations Lindblom argues that it is simply not possible for the central state to impose its wishes on the local state . |
| 21 | Is it possible for the net return to capital to rise ? |
| 22 | Is it possible for the ordinary man in the street to become confident and competent in handling a computer system , whether it be in his office or in his home ? |
| 23 | It is of course possible for the unpaid seller to re-sell the goods in circumstances where he has no right to do so . |
| 24 | It should always be possible for the salaried partner to rely on the nature of his subordinate position to claim to be entitled ( at any rate by necessary implication ) to an indemnity from the full partners in respect of any additional liabilities to which his being held out has exposed him : but as a matter of good practice , every would-be salaried partner should insist on written terms which clarify his standing in the firm and effectually indemnify him against extraordinary expenses and liabilities . |
| 25 | Because none of these emotions is overtly expressed it is always possible for the offending partner to act the innocent and deny any hidden meaning . |
| 26 | Make it possible for the other person to change what they do . |
| 27 | It is , however , possible for the injured party and the insurance company to agree on a ‘ structured settlement . ’ |
| 28 | Its contents certainly merit much closer attention than on the whole has been made possible for the general public around Europe . |
| 29 | The latest date possible for the upper house election would then be August 13th . |
| 30 | It is possible for the advanced stage to supervene a few months after infection , but it would normally take ten or fifteen years to develop . |