Example sentences of "[adj] to [noun pl] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The mind that had conjured up those designs had to be brilliant — annoying , devious , prone to flights of fancy — but brilliant all the same . |
| 2 | He added that people usually pale below the eyes and above the cheek bones , have many dreams including nightmares and hallucinations , suffer disturbed sleep especially at full moon , get up tired and listless , are prone to attacks of flu , and are driven to drink , drugs and heavy smoking . |
| 3 | However , yours is a very young tank and prone to rises in ammonia nitrite , which are killers for most marines . |
| 4 | But prone to lapses of memory after a binge … |
| 5 | Marius is an unstable but extremely powerful character who is prone to fits of rage . |
| 6 | The floral tributes varied from fresh to wreaths of plastic flowers and most families request their relatives are dressed , the funeral home produces suits and dresses specifically for this purpose , bodies lie ‘ in state ’ to allow family and friends to pay their respects . |
| 7 | In the early post-war years it was believed that investment expenditures were not very responsive to changes in interest rates , and most of the empirical evidence at the time , seemed to support this view . |
| 8 | Generally , Keynesians argue that increases in money supply have a small and uncertain effect on aggregate demand because the L curve is elastic an unstable and because investment is not very responsive to changes in interest rates ; but that any increase that does occur in aggregate demand is likely to affect output and employment if there is demand-deficient unemployment : AS is relatively elastic until full employment is approached . |
| 9 | Monetarists argue that increases in money supply have a large effect on aggregate demand ( certainly in the long run ) because the L curve is inelastic and investment is responsive to changes in interest rates ; but that this increase in aggregate demand will simply be reflected in the long run in higher prices : the AS curve is vertical . |
| 10 | According to Keynesians , the speculative demand for money is highly responsive to changes in interest rates . |
| 11 | Companies that arc heavily involved in foreign trade , or whose markets are seasonal , can expect their banks to be responsive to variations in liquidity and generally act as financial advisers . |
| 12 | One original assumption here was that legislators are more responsive to demands for expenditure than to public concern for tax levels . |
| 13 | The President of the Commission recognises this potential outcome when he states that " with the reduction of exchange rate variability , it is important for the wage system to become more responsive to considerations of competitiveness " . |
| 14 | They are free to members in receipt of a large stamped and addressed envelope . |
| 15 | I am not averse to packs of information on what happens when someone goes into prison . |
| 16 | This term is derived from the fact that the way in which these circuits operate is roughly analogous to buckets of water being passed along a human chain ( as in the old method of fire fighting ) . |
| 17 | This assumption can be made explicit by making literal use of an " existence predicate " , and sometimes any residual doubts about what is assumed on a particular occasion can be resolved only by a repeated and emphatic use of such predicates ; but , as is clear from what has been said so far , the use of such predicates is not analogous to acts of property ascription , especially if " properties " are understood in the sense of " accidental properties " . |
| 18 | Withdrawal from southern England , therefore , may have been accompanied by a period of consolidation in the more immediately adjoining territories around the Mercian heartland , analogous to processes at work in northern and southern England . |
| 19 | Given the fact that much of the property in the western half of the country was sub-let to under-tenants at rack rents , it is doubtful whether regional differences were as pronounced as they appear at first sight . |
| 20 | Such wealth is acceptable to others in return for goods and services . |
| 21 | This supports the data from the Copenhagen Oesophageal Varices Sclerotherapy Project suggesting that sclerotherapy may be harmful to patients with encephalopathy . |
| 22 | Similar to Bills of Exchange , it is possible to either roll over the debt by replacing a Note with another of longer tenor , or by asking for the payee 's consent to the extension of the maturity date . |
| 23 | There is a rapidly growing number in Britain who regard dolphins in captivity as similar to humans in slavery . |
| 24 | This research aims , first , to explain why the general pattern of income has been largely resistant to attempts at change through legislation , government policy and interest-group pressure ; secondly , to review the many kinds of research on income distribution ; thirdly , to identify criteria for , and means of , improvement . |
| 25 | One special type of reflector lamp is the PAR ( parabolic aluminised reflector ) , which can give a very defined beam , and has the advantage that it is resistant to changes in temperature , making it ideal for use outside . |
| 26 | His revenue was slowly sinking and his subjects had shown themselves resistant to demands for aid . |
| 27 | For instance , one manager in a public service agency had a subordinate who was not really effective at supervising others and was resistant to suggestions for improvement . |
| 28 | Finally , he looks at the availability of the basic data which are accessible to researchers in child care ; to the kind of housekeeping information that should be kept by organizations and which if it is , makes it unnecessary for researchers to start from scratch every time . |
| 29 | I am seeking information , ideas , and examples of literature regarding complaints procedures accessible to clients with learning difficulties . |
| 30 | Microcomputers are accessible to individuals at home , to small businesses and to schools This means that the majority of microcomputers are used by people without specialised skills in computing Manufacturers of microcomputers and the writers of programs for them therefore design their products to be simple to use Mainframe and minicomputers , however , are extremely expensive and have always been the preserve of large organisations where specialist staff and trained computer operators are more readily available . |