Example sentences of "[be] [adj] [adv] [to-vb] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ We have to be stable enough to have product liability insurance before we can enter the US market .
2 It will not always be possible therefore to guarantee availability for a specific joining point on the FREELINK service , nor can the FREELINK service be available to clients who have not made a reservation for this service at the time of booking .
3 In this case the materials which are used must be strong enough to withstand placement of the crown by the dentist and the subsequent stresses created during eating .
4 The lingering conventional truths — that the Czech economy would be strong enough to cushion dissent , that the opposition does not have a sufficiently coherent voice — already look thin .
5 The lingering conventional truths — that the Czech economy would be strong enough to cushion dissent , that the opposition does not have a sufficiently coherent voice — already look thin .
6 It would be unrealistic therefore to see implementation as an event but more as an ongoing process of experimentation and development .
7 Sandra Maggs of Fimbra , who is organising the concert , is looking for firms or companies which would be willing either to provide sponsorship or to buy up a number of tickets for staff and guests .
8 Here , one transfer price ( usually representing cumulative variable costs ) is charged to the buying division , while another ( which will be high enough to allow profit ) is credited to the selling division .
9 I KNOW that my mother , who is 36 , should be old enough to take care of herself , but sometimes I feel I 'm older and wiser , at 16 , than she is .
10 Given that I wish to stay in these waters I must be careful neither to give offence nor to provoke jealousy . ’
11 It will nearly always be easier subsequently to reach agreement to extend the partnership than to persuade an elderly partner to stand down voluntarily before the contractual date : hence the relative unpopularity of agreements which simply permit a partner at his option to retire upon reaching a certain age .
12 The second alternative poses a serious problem , however , insofar as it leads to the further question , how could such Marxism not be true — in the sense of how could History , in the objective processes on which a scientific Marxism places so much faith , be undialectical enough to produce Stalinism from the October Revolution ?
13 Should anyone be foolish enough to don space armour and climb through the airlock , nothing whatever would be strictly visible — save for what had already come from the ordinary universe .
14 Take advantage of any chance for discussion , especially if you are able to give your employer a date in the not too distant future when you realistically expect to be fit enough to resume work .
15 — meetings should be long enough to provide opportunity for fun and relaxation as well as worship and discussion .
16 He hoped Mr Souness would be well enough to resume training with the Liverpool squad in July .
17 The CML welcomed the principle of auditing reconciliations , but felt it might be cheaper simply to target problem firms in this regard .
18 So she waited , pleasantly relaxed after an exhilarating morning , idly watching the buoys being laid to mark the course of the race , and wondering when she would be confident enough to take part .
19 PP : Dr Wise , would you be good enough to examine Exhibit A ?
20 PP : Del , thank you for that incisive economic analysis , but now would you be good enough to examine Exhibit A ?
21 PP : Thank you , Mrs Aquino and , by the way , would you be good enough to examine Exhibit A ?
22 Would you please be good enough to arrange signature on behalf of Three Vee Ltd ?
23 Lane 's total might already be good enough to win selection but he said : ‘ I still think I need another 25,000 points to be certain of getting into the team so I 'm not counting chickens . ’
24 In the longer term the objective would be to process payroll and personnel work internally and a replacement system may be powerful enough to allow use of a tailored software package from Chessington .
25 The degree programme is designed to be flexible enough to allow emphasis on language or literature depending on preference .
26 Alternatively , production arrangements may be designed to be flexible enough to supply target markets in a large number of relatively small and specialised niches , such as in the market for industrial or aviation control systems .
27 But why should we be reluctant simply to change clause 2 to ‘ a is certain that p ’ ?
28 He might be able simply to take love where he found it , enjoy the moment and then move on .
29 One young lady , disguised as another , would be unlikely therefore to provoke censure even if recognized .
30 However , school children pay only about two-thirds of the adult fare and for only 200 days of the year , and for the remainder of the time adult passengers may not be numerous enough to cover operating costs .
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