Example sentences of "[adv] [adj] [verb] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | All this information is related to molecular structure , but it is rarely possible to come to definite conclusions about the constitution , shape , size or conformation of a sample purely from its PE spectrum . |
| 2 | But Aurangzeb was rarely prepared to rely on military prowess alone . |
| 3 | It is arguable to what extent Magnus Magnusson was personally responsible for the composition of the Cairngorm group and he issued a public statement saying he was most willing to meet with voluntary groups . |
| 4 | It is , in the words of the Criminal Law Revision Committee 's Eighth Report , 1966 , para. 127 , " to combat theft by making it more difficult and less profitable to dispose of stolen property " . |
| 5 | The search for cheap but reliable mass screening tests and accurate diagnostic algorithms has so far been fruitless , so case-finding based on clinical suspicion will continue to be the most important strategy . |
| 6 | It is less usual to talk about nursing ‘ textbooks ’ as such . |
| 7 | For many years a mixture of alumina and glass was used because the glass gave a good visual approximation to a natural tooth while the alumina was sufficiently strong to cope with biting loads . |
| 8 | There are many places which once were considerably advantaged economically due to the presence of an industry such as textiles , mining or in-shore fishing , but which today are greatly disadvantaged compared with certain other areas , at any given moment of time . |
| 9 | The LDDC has not been especially willing to enter in co-operative , collaborative arrangements with existing statutory organizations . |
| 10 | The assumption that old people are rigid , less capable , less willing to adapt to new developments , and unable to change is firmly rooted in modern psychological theory . |
| 11 | Had they not had such a resource at their disposal some might have had to forego particular orders , others might have been obliged to withdraw entirely from certain markets , whilst still others would have been less willing to innovate with new products offering chances of survival or expansion . |
| 12 | The scene is much more complex than it was say a generation or two ago and Moderator we in the Church of England should be much interested to learn in due course whether you too will feel a need to make liturgical revision for these various paths to faith . |
| 13 | There are also beds of limestone close on the line at Snead and Lydham suitable for building stone , although not sufficiently pure to compete with Porthywaen lime for agricultural purposes . |
| 14 | It is easy to see why the Author was the winner of an award for ‘ U.K. Best Shareware Author ’ with programs that are so easy to use with on-line help that a manual is not needed . |
| 15 | One might forgive the hyperbole in a politician but it is less easy to take from academic or journalistic critics . |
| 16 | ‘ You have to rely on customers to be sufficiently street-wise to act as rational individuals . |
| 17 | There is one simple , physiological reason why male birds try so hard to mate with other males ' mates , and why some females let them . |
| 18 | It 's so hard to work on full glow when you 've only had a couple of hours kip . |
| 19 | Things are less comfortable measured against corporate investment : the ratio is well down from its 1988 peak , and heading for a level not seen since the 1974 recession . |
| 20 | Mr Ford also forecast that Railtrack , the proposed state-owned track authority , would be less likely to invest in improved services , because it would have no commercial incentive , and would concentrate only on safety . |
| 21 | The tone is different ; it is more optimistic , more likely to assume that the process of historical change being viewed has at least some positive attributes , and less likely to dwell on social ‘ ills ’ or problems . |
| 22 | These differences are related to the wider patterns of drug use in society at large in which females are proportionately less likely to engage in recreational drug use then males , as this and a number of earlier studies show ( for example , Belle and Goldman 1980 ) . |
| 23 | If the area visible to the cell is reduced to its classically defined receptive field the cell is less likely to respond to coloured objects . |
| 24 | If you g if you attend a nursery school , you 're less likely to fall into criminal ways than if you have n't attended a nursery school . |
| 25 | So , " parties do make a difference in the way Britain is governed … [ but ] the differences in office between one party and another are less likely to arise from contrasting intentions than from the exigencies of government " . |
| 26 | This makes creditors much less likely to agree to private work-outs . |
| 27 | And it is less likely to slide on tight bends . |
| 28 | A number of independent research studies carried out in California , Massachusetts , Hawaii and London have shown that moderate drinkers have a lower mortality rate than total abstainers and are less likely to suffer from coronary disease . |
| 29 | In support of this theory is the fact that zebras are much less likely to suffer from certain insect-carried diseases than other equines . |
| 30 | The milk creates a more balanced bacterial environment in the gut , and children of six or seven who were breastfed as babies are less likely to succumb to urinary infections than their bottlefed brothers and sisters . |