Example sentences of "[vb base] [pers pn] [adv] [adj] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dunleavy ( 1982 : 190–7 ) , using the example of the British civil nuclear industry , argues that the ‘ professional ’ ethos of public enterprise specialists may strengthen their links with their professional colleagues outside the state and hence make them less susceptible to control by state agencies . |
| 2 | So it is arguable that the select committees promote independence of mind among MPs and make them less willing to vote automatically as the whips would like . |
| 3 | The authors argue that this is not evidence that their model is incorrect or inapplicable to treated cases , but that , to a certain extent , the factors which make women vulnerable to depression also make them less likely to receive psychiatric help . |
| 4 | For the most part , however , the solution will lie more on the managers ' side than the shareholders ' : the managers need to be given incentives that make them less likely to make the colossal errors of the 1960s . |
| 5 | The ‘ characters ’ ( the only real selling point ) make them extremely awkward to use , and the licences have taken a hefty toll on the price — a wallet-busting £12.99 ! |
| 6 | Their speed and agility make them extremely hard to kill . |
| 7 | ( 2 ) those whose circumstances make them highly likely to experience an event to which they are particularly vulnerable ; |
| 8 | The problems are formidable and they interlock in ways that make them more difficult to tackle . |
| 9 | Choose a pair of combination pliers with fine and coarse serrated jaws and a wire cutter near the pivot point ; plastic hand grips make them more comfortable to use , and also provide protection against the risk of shock during electrical jobs . |
| 10 | We 're going to dangle all sorts of ideas in front of you , challenge you in all sorts of ways , but we want you very much to feel free to share your experiences and to say ‘ Hey ! |
| 11 | Wha and I want it very plain to show off the wood . |
| 12 | In such circumstances I consider it quite unrealistic to expect the taxpayer to make its payments ‘ under protest . ’ |
| 13 | In such circumstances I consider it quite unrealistic to expect the taxpayer to make its payments ‘ under protest . ’ |
| 14 | So when you 're setting about setting up an evaluation project you consider it very important to get the co-operation of the teachers and staff involved . |
| 15 | Yes , I 'm sure , I mean we obviously all appreciate the fact that within wards there 's an area of deprivation and an area that is n't deprived . |
| 16 | ‘ But specialists tell me so much depends on attitude . |
| 17 | Jukeboxes as we know them today first showed up in the 1940s . |
| 18 | I like it very much do n't you ? |
| 19 | They find them overly concerned to engage with ‘ management ’ in an adversarial relationship , in ways that seem harsh , legalistic and materialistic . |
| 20 | Foam mattresses are made from layers of different density foam , but they do n't offer the support of a sprung mattress and some people find them too warm to sleep on . |
| 21 | Quite often , they 'll sit idle if people find them too complex to use properly . |
| 22 | Muss-juss-gair-nah-dring : I find you too boring to talk to . |
| 23 | ‘ I just find her so difficult to talk to . |
| 24 | Will new sports find it increasingly difficult to find a place on television and will television ever again be able to nurture the growth of new sport ? |
| 25 | Is not it hard that all those measures have been placed on students at a time when they find it particularly difficult to get vacation jobs or part-time jobs in term time and when those who graduate find it increasingly difficult to get jobs to pay off the overdrafts that they have had to incur as students ? |
| 26 | Disabled people find it increasingly difficult to gain access to council housing , and homelessness among physically disabled people increased by 92 per cent between 1980 and 1986 compared with 57 per cent among all types of household ( Morris , 1988a , p. 6 ) . |
| 27 | Companies find it increasingly difficult to attract the right people in the £14,000 to £18,000 range unless they offer a car . |
| 28 | I find it equally difficult to conceive of a case where the court , faced with this problem and applying the approach I have indicated above , would authorise an abortion against the wishes of a mentally competent 16-year-old . |
| 29 | Many people at midlife find it incredibly hard to get time to sit down , let alone spend an extra hour in bed . |
| 30 | Some countries choose to import food items that they could easily grow for themselves because they find it commercially advantageous to grow industrial raw materials for export and to import the food they need , which tends to be less costly relative to their exports . |