Example sentences of "[be] [adj] enough [to-vb] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although the chosen noise should initially be loud enough to gain the baby 's attention , it should be turned down to background level after 30 seconds . |
| 2 | The level of water in a feed-and-expansion cistern should be low enough to allow the water to expand as it gets hot without overflowing . |
| 3 | Peacekeeping forces do not have to be strong enough to overwhelm an army ; but they must be something more than score-keepers or targets . |
| 4 | But what could be strong enough to drive a man from his homeland , to face terrible dangers in the skies ? |
| 5 | This was once fitted to a range of IH tractors from 80–200hp , so Mr Tomlinson knew it would be strong enough to take the power from the engine . |
| 6 | It 's unlikely that they will allow you to use an arch to carry the load : the abutments are n't likely to be strong enough to resist the thrust . |
| 7 | In defiance of Mosley 's warnings , Joyce was urging speakers to use language in attacking the Jewish community which would be strong enough to break the law . |
| 8 | Although a recent constitutional amendment protected a new government from a motion of no confidence during the first 18 months of its existence , it appeared unlikely that Wingti 's new government would be strong enough to break the country 's traditional pattern of politics by becoming the first since independence to survive from one general election to the next . |
| 9 | Even the agitations of the women 's movement would have warranted little more than a raised eyebrow from a lass in a Salvation Army bonnet that had to be strong enough to protect the head of the wearer from brick bats and other missiles . |
| 10 | It was explained to me that over the years all the planes on the green sward had landed by mistake , assuming that it would be solid enough to allow a take-off . |
| 11 | Certainly she would be craven enough to accept the news without comment , or any thought of a fight . |
| 12 | However , I feel sure he will be generous enough to regard the award as a general honour for them all . |
| 13 | Buyers believe sales on these items would not be high enough to justify the space they would take up . |
| 14 | But it should be lively enough to engage the interest and the future assistance of better analysts . |
| 15 | Or will he be brave enough to take a dose of poison at the last moment ? |
| 16 | She had to be brave enough to finish the job , braver than she 'd ever been before , really to fulfil the Promise and the Law . |
| 17 | Performance has to be exciting enough to make the boat attractive , but it has to be something that lighter and less experienced crews starting off in the class can handle . |
| 18 | She could n't be foolish enough to ignore the fact that he had already stated that he would go to any lengths to protect it . |
| 19 | It is likely to be waterproof and windproof and there is additional protection should someone be foolish enough to fire a shot in the direction of the ferrets ' container while bolting rabbits . |
| 20 | Moreover , the plane may be clever enough to make the trip and transact the business by itself . |
| 21 | Apparently disregarding his offer , she wrote : ‘ We are concerned that you do not consider the above case to be serious enough to warrant a meeting . ’ |
| 22 | Pre-Astrid , Jay had been in a dead job , art workshops with utterly disillusioned teenagers , every morning she coughed she rang in sick , malingering Mondays , rain seeped in the doors of the empty bus every morning , the bus to the High Street for the next bus , hoping to be early enough to miss the screaming leering sneering schoolgirls she had to face all day . |
| 23 | When you come to ( ii ) , ( iii ) and the rest , it will be easy enough to put a back reference , if necessary , to your previous discussion of the case . |
| 24 | Good gracious , ’ she breathed , ‘ if you really do believe that Rob and I are conducting some sultry little affair , do you think that either of us would be fool enough to use an office which adjoins yours ? ’ |
| 25 | A student has to be versatile enough to evade an attack by stepping , hopping or jumping to the side , while slipping into another more advantageous position in order to counter-strike . |
| 26 | The ITA decided to split the Northern region into separate Lancashire and Yorkshire franchises , each of which would be large enough to support a network company , increasing the number of these to five . |
| 27 | As the lifting kite is going to be large enough to carry the weight of line , carrier and passenger(s) , there will be quite a pull , so it pays to use good quality braided Dacron of adequate breaking strain . |
| 28 | The committee needs to be large enough to provide a mix of skills and experience and to permit fruitful discussion encompassing different viewpoints , but small enough to take effective decisions with reasonable speed . |
| 29 | The best reply we can give is : There is a test ( see exercise 1.11.11 ) due to Kronecker which will always tell in a finite number of steps ( which may easily be large enough to require a computer ) whether or not a given element of Q[x] is irreducible . |
| 30 | The shaft widens as it descends to form an immense cavern said to be large enough to contain a cathedral . |