Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] an [adj] way " in BNC.

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1 Harnessing the natural radiant energy of the sun seems an obvious way to cut down on ever-increasing fuel bills .
2 This reminder of a living bedroom was the shaft of an arrow cleaving an accurate way through time .
3 The youngsters , accompanied by three members of staff , were taking the opportunity to experience an English way of life , visiting Oxford , London and local sights , including Jane Austen 's house at Chawton .
4 To conclude , the filtering process provides an automatic way of eliminating irrelevant material to produce sense-based definitions .
5 Investors demand high returns to compensate for possible failure , making share issues an expensive way to raise cash .
6 This method was considered so cost-effective that some firms continued to employ it even when machine printing offered an alternative way of evading skilled men 's wages .
7 Parametric manipulation of landmark stability offers an intriguing way of enabling or disabling the process of spatial representation and , thus , a principled basis for exploring further whether the hippocampal formation or hippocampal long-term potentiation plays a role in the flexible encoding of spatial relationships .
8 Literature for Nizan is a mirror reflecting an alternative way of living .
9 That , in some cases , that has been explored for the storage of heat in the summer which you would then use in the winter , but everywhere one comes back to storage nuclear power stations can not be turned up and down quickly at the moment , so either with electricity you have to have a uniform demand for electricity , or you have to , say , burn gas to provide an alternative way of generating electricity which can be turned up and down at will .
10 But what is familiar is generally popular , and most people look to music to provide an enjoyable way of expressing their faith and aspirations .
11 As soon as government discovers an alternative way of maintaining an incentive to work , such as reducing unemployment and supplementary benefits to below subsistence level , then child benefit will once more be at risk .
12 In this instance Bristol & West Home Contents Insurance provides an alternative way to insure your belongings .
13 As each subsequent requiem repeated the ritual exhibited at the primary mass , the cycle proved an expensive way of praying for the repose of the dead .
14 Overall , the book provides an effective way for researchers and graduate students to gain a foundation in the fascinating concepts of the field .
15 Dogs and owners are apparently revelling in this ultimate test of agility.And one competitor found an easy way to build up her pet 's stamina .
16 If carried out correctly , budget provides an effective way of quantifying the performance required of existing or new operations .
17 ‘ Your brother has an original way of trying to force people to accept his views . ’
18 This section suggests an appropriate way in which student performance can be assessed .
19 If it is impractical to embed the header in the text of a piece of software , e.g. in object modules or indexed files , LIFESPAN provides an alternative way of bringing such software under its control .
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