Example sentences of "[adv] [adj] to cope [prep] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I became even more thankful that I 'd had a normal birth as it would have been so hard to cope after a repeat section . |
| 2 | The decision he reached was that existing computer hardware was not sufficiently powerful to cope with the problem . |
| 3 | You will probably be less able to cope with the pressures of life ; the ability to cope and be relaxed does not come easily to a body that indulges in too little physical activity and is unhealthy . |
| 4 | Why is it that the Americans seem better able to cope with the idea of a flexible retirement age ? |
| 5 | You will be better able to cope with the stresses and strains of life ; your self-esteem , your psychological and physical competence , should benefit . |
| 6 | Every experience we have should make us better able to cope in the future . |
| 7 | It is difficult to accrue the experience that is so essential to cope with the variety of problems presented to the rural adviser . |
| 8 | Here the bargaining stage has given way to a period of time when you feel it is just not possible to cope with the situation and the future looks bleak . |
| 9 | The Harlequins ground is woefully inadequate to cope with the size of the crowd at such a big game , but they do n't appear to help themselves . |
| 10 | A battery of stamps consisted usually of four wooden baulks placed vertically , riding in guides , each shod with heavy iron heads which were lifted alternately by means of cams on a revolving axle , acting upon lifters or tappets affixed to the sliding baulks , The stamps were raised and dropped about 12 inches , at a rate best able to cope with the material fed . |
| 11 | Although he was initially delighted to be a father , Keith was totally unable to cope with the responsibility and came and went in their relationship as he pleased , giving little help or support . |
| 12 | To a large extent , however , it 's what working in an education service is all about — caring for today 's young people in order that they will be more able to cope with the complexities of a society teachers and parents will never live to see . |
| 13 | However , he will be fitter and more able to cope with the ground than the form book danger , Rusch de Farges , whom he beat three lengths last season , but the latter has an 8lb advantage . |
| 14 | Even though it may do nothing to alter the circumstances , many people feel much calmer and more able to cope with the situation after ‘ a good cry ’ . |
| 15 | Certainly the constraints of examinations make it more and more difficult to cope with the range of abilities in the mixed ability class . |
| 16 | Certainly the constraints of examinations make it more and more difficult to cope with the range of abilities in a mixed ability class . |
| 17 | All three of them were adults now , supposedly able to cope with the crises life flung at them . |
| 18 | He says this is where newcomers to the business can have difficulties , and that one needs to be fairly robust to cope with the pressure . |
| 19 | Teachers have found their pupils well able to cope with the frustrations and floundering inherent in mathematical challenge provided it is in a supportive atmosphere or environment , where the process of struggle is viewed as successful in itself . |
| 20 | They are particularly unable to cope with the intimacy of marriage and , if bewildered by their spouse 's demands , may flare into violence . |
| 21 | Cold water cisterns need to be quite large to cope with the demands of an average house in the event of a mains failure — the normal recommended size is 230 litres ( 50 gallons ) actual capacity , which is around 320 litres ( 70 gallons ) nominal capacity ( filled to the brim ) . |
| 22 | Critics of this framework have argued that it is quite inadequate to cope with a firm with the market power of BT . |
| 23 | Although there had been considerable growth in Russian manufacturing industry between 1880 and 1914 , by any criteria it was still quite inadequate to cope with the strains imposed on it by modern industrialised warfare . |
| 24 | Very often arrears mounted just when borrowers were least able to cope with the situation ; they felt vulnerable and confused . |
| 25 | Of course there is an argument for substitution , and other projects have used such a method ( see below ) ; it is often suggested for example that it is particularly hard for the elderly mentally frail to cope with a variety of different service-providers . |
| 26 | Annie was only too glad to cope with the clothes while her husband was out of the way . |
| 27 | They were also too crude to cope with the complexity of contemporary life in Britain . |
| 28 | But it is still too slow to cope with the quantities needed for industrial-scale separation . |
| 29 | Gran would n't follow her ; her rheumatism was too bad to cope with the stairs more than twice a day , morning and evening . |