Example sentences of "[adj] to [art] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 The importance of empirical material from anthropological research , and from the analyst 's research work in therapeutic encounters , is not the relatively superficial one of seeking to explain the actions of people who act in ways which appear as strange and peculiar to the ordinary members of modern Western societies .
2 Such fissures were by no means peculiar to the middle classes of the Russian Empire : analogous divisions can be found throughout Europe .
3 And , with barely even the most basic of medicines available , each day these children are prone to the countless diseases and infections that flourish within the grimy water around them .
4 He was , says O'Conor ‘ prone to the Irish vices — wine , women … but his composition was the most phenomenal success throughout Europe . ’
5 Since Pérignon 's time it has become evident that although the climate of Champagne barely manages to colour black grapes one particular variety , the Pinot Meunier , is the region 's most prolific producer and the vine least prone to the severe frosts experienced in the Marne valley .
6 To put it simply , in criticizing ideology , critical theory has to establish itself as not prone to the same failings as ideology .
7 In particular , Keyes had come to identify with the Romantic movement , and it was Heath-Stubbs who was able to broaden Keyes 's base by tracing for him the origins of Romanticism in primitive legends through the medieval to the Augustan poets .
8 The real secret of masonry had been lost , he wrote , and could now only be found in other organisations faithful to the Ancient Mysteries .
9 The older generation is faithful to the time-honoured values that represent a suitable marriage as the goal for all young women .
10 The great Medieval buildings are now , one by one , being rehabilitated and these , where the work is completed , illustrate ( as in Germany ) a very high standard of workmanship , faithful to the Gothic traditions , spirit and design .
11 At Southampton he made his own position devastatingly clear to the waiting journalists .
12 It was clear to the classical writers that there were tens of thousands of workers who were unemployed and who were prepared to work at the going ( real or money ) wage rate .
13 By 1983 , it was clear to the Australian authorities that the drift-nets were killing thousands of cetaceans each year .
14 Has the British embassy in Germany made it clear to the German authorities how deeply shocking and despicable have been the racist attacks by Nazi thugs there ?
15 While the administration of the Marshall Plan through OEEC was giving Western Europe a first lesson in economic cooperation , it was clear to the dedicated disciples of a united Europe that neither OEEC nor the Council of Europe could have anything more than a limited application .
16 The initiative had been launched by citizen groups anxious to break up the relationship which had developed between pressure groups and entrenched state politicians , and to make the California legislature more responsive to the ordinary voters .
17 PHOTOGRAPHY NOW represents artists who function as artists , indeed , but also as cultural critics responsive to the new circumstances of the visual arts .
18 The Community Care Act was implemented as part of a major cultural shift is SSDs which has supposedly made services more responsive to the real needs and wishes of service users .
19 By lobbying local health officials and encouraging private institutions to reduce costs for patients with limited capacity to pay , CBHPs not only help people have access to the care they need but also make health professionals more aware of and responsive to the real needs of the poor .
20 It must , of course , be responsive to the strategic imperatives of both purchasers and central government , and this is reflected in the annual business plan submitted to purchasers for approval and funding .
21 Polar and grizzly bears are highly responsive to the vaginal scents of menstruating women , and they may even be a factor in bear attacks .
22 ( Responsive to the jarring Strings )
23 The need for flexibility in plan making was stressed ; something more than land use maps were required and they had to be more responsive to the rapid changes then being experienced in the 1960s in terms of economic and social trends , population forecasts and traffic growth .
24 ‘ Moreover , the amount of the shift ’ , they conclude , ‘ appears to have been fairly responsive to the different phases of regional policy . ’
25 It is not responsive to the local communities and it is totally lacking in democracy .
26 Liberal democratic theory would answer that , of course , the bureaucracy should be responsive to the elected politicians and , through them , to the people .
27 It is possible for them ( or for you on their behalf ) to make application direct to the social services department .
28 ‘ Distribution always seems to improve during the Christmas period , ’ he said , ‘ but then we bypass inefficient distributors by going direct to the excellent wholesalers . ’
29 Between 1824 and 1830 , the Nez Perce switched their allegiance from the British to the growing bands of free-spirited American mountain men , who traded generously and treated the Indians as equals .
30 ‘ It 's awe-inspiring , even after all these years … it 's poetry translated into stone , ’ she whispered , and Roman kissed her cheek , oblivious to the other holiday-makers .
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