Example sentences of "[coord] [prep] the right [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thus , by overwhelming margins voters , in 1980 , believed that ‘ too little , or about the right amount ’ of public money was being spent on various problems : halting crime ( 94 per cent ) ; drug addiction ( 92 per cent ) ; health ( 92 per cent ) ; education ( 89 per cent ) . |
| 2 | or about the right number ? |
| 3 | I will deal with the problems involved in regarding the way of non-violence as an absolute rule , or infallible guide to conduct , or as the right way in all circumstances without exception , in a later chapter on ahi sā . |
| 4 | To quote the report , they live in caravans ‘ because they could not get other dwellings in the right places or on the right terms ; or because caravans meet their needs for cheapness , convenience or mobility ’ . |
| 5 | An action does not become good simply because it is motivated by a good will , or by the right kind of ‘ thinking ’ , at least not in international relations . |
| 6 | The body has slipped slightly down into the bed , rucking the shroud at the waist and behind the right shoulder . |
| 7 | All things and all relationships can be studied , and with the right attitude and creative effort , a new way of seeing them occurs . |
| 8 | Voluntary organisations , as Diana and her colleagues said , should have the confidence to suggest that although under the right conditions and with the right resources , er , they may be able to do the impossible , miracles are not on offer . |
| 9 | In this respect , the French government is right to have made the Minister of Culture also Minister of Education ( although whether they have done it for the right reasons , and with the right man is another matter ) . |
| 10 | Psychologically so , too , given books , radio and television ; and with the right temperament , it can even be emotionally serene . |
| 11 | But none of these made any difference to the basic shape of these key results : on the first repetition , t was not important but both and k were — and in the direction predicted by the theory ; on the second repetition , t was important ( and with the right sign ) , as were σ and k — but they both had the wrong sign ( the opposite of that predicted by the theory ) . |
| 12 | Join the short ends together t make a circle and with the right side of the lace to the wrong side of the neck edge , sew in place then turn the lace band over to the right side of the garment . |
| 13 | Each functional manager acts as a subcontractor responsible for delivery of the result on time , at the right cost , and with the right quality . |
| 14 | Though it may well be , he wrote , that one actually achieves more working with the wrong plans and in the wrong spirit , with the wrong tools and the wrong principles , on the wrong surface and with the wrong conception , it may well be , he wrote ( and Goldberg typed ) , that one achieves more than working with the right plans and in the right spirit , with the right tools and the right principles , on the right surface and with the right conception , though right and wrong and more and less are relative concepts and what seems right at one moment to one person may seem wrong at the same moment to another Person or at another moment to the same person , and what seems more to one person at one moment may seem less to another person at the same moment or at another moment to the same person , right , wrong , more , less , relative concepts , scribbled Goldberg , in the margin , panting slightly as he bent over his old Olivetti Portable , there is only the beginning , wrote Harsnet , or rather , there is only having begun , beginning , scribbled Goldberg , aware now of the black stains on his hands left by the felt-tip pen , having begun , there is only the feeling in the pit of the stomach or the feeling in the chest , wrote Harsnet , the feeling of sickness or the feeling of elation , those are not relative , he wrote , those are absolute . |
| 15 | The jerk of the rubber punched up Trent 's arm and into the right side of his chest . |
| 16 | Portsmouth and Gosport between them , he estimated , were protected by only 1000 men and under the right conditions , perhaps after a gale , when few ships were at anchor there , Hamilton believed it might be possible to gain control of Spithead and get men ashore both on the Isle of Wight and at Stokes Bay , on the seaward side of Gosport , and Spit Bank . |
| 17 | Localised knowledge is put to better use and in the right circumstances it may be less costly to establish area factories/offices than to control everything through Head Office ( eg. costs of transportation and travelling may be less ) . |
| 18 | And in the right circumstances er it need not be be criticized , but the circumstances have to be right for it . |
| 19 | flexible to a certainly to ten , and in the right circumstances beyond that . |
| 20 | Though it may well be , he wrote , that one actually achieves more working with the wrong plans and in the wrong spirit , with the wrong tools and the wrong principles , on the wrong surface and with the wrong conception , it may well be , he wrote ( and Goldberg typed ) , that one achieves more than working with the right plans and in the right spirit , with the right tools and the right principles , on the right surface and with the right conception , though right and wrong and more and less are relative concepts and what seems right at one moment to one person may seem wrong at the same moment to another Person or at another moment to the same person , and what seems more to one person at one moment may seem less to another person at the same moment or at another moment to the same person , right , wrong , more , less , relative concepts , scribbled Goldberg , in the margin , panting slightly as he bent over his old Olivetti Portable , there is only the beginning , wrote Harsnet , or rather , there is only having begun , beginning , scribbled Goldberg , aware now of the black stains on his hands left by the felt-tip pen , having begun , there is only the feeling in the pit of the stomach or the feeling in the chest , wrote Harsnet , the feeling of sickness or the feeling of elation , those are not relative , he wrote , those are absolute . |
| 21 | Increased productivity is equally the responsibility of management , who must ensure that materials , plant and scaffolding are available and in the right location , adequate instructions are given on time , the work place is prepared and the programme of work for other trades correlated and integrated . |
| 22 | Woodworm will flourish in most softwoods , and in the right conditions deathwatch beetle will attack hardwoods . |
| 23 | So I borrowed some money and bought a store of my own , a tiny place , a cigar store , but in the right part of town , and in the right part of the right part of town . |
| 24 | Skill is one of the most important elements in the champion 's make-up , because if he ca n't perform the right technique at the right time and in the right way , he will never make it to the winner 's rostrum . |
| 25 | Local staff or voluntary workers can not be expected to have the resources , time or experience to ensure that telecommunications , backdrop , crowd flow , music , lighting and camera positions are available at the right time and in the right way . |
| 26 | The only problem is that we are not doing enough of it and in the right way . |
| 27 | These kinds of problems lead to difficulties in keeping everything indexed and in the right order , and that is obviously going to make the whole thing farcical sometimes from the children 's point of view . |
| 28 | She looked as delightful as ever , trimly turned out in cream trousers and a bright red sweater and with the bumps all present and correct and in the right places . |
| 29 | If you have n't cheated and have really covered the last column , you 'll be lucky if you manage to get ten examples down and in the right places . |
| 30 | A home of the right size and in the right place and at the right rent is everybody 's first need . |