Example sentences of "with great [noun sg] [conj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Before that , you handled the difficult job of Chief Secretary to the Treasury with great skill and determination and made an important contribution in a wide range of other ministerial jobs . |
| 2 | Vested interests have defended the status quo with great skill and determination and they 've had their axes sharpened using er sharpeners energised by the oxygen of Labour 's irresponsible backing off . |
| 3 | ‘ An amazing story told with great skill and restraint . ’ |
| 4 | The Committee itself concluded ‘ that the overall technical standard of the operation has been high , both in the sense that the signal itself has been generated with great skill and proficiency and that the practical and logistical problems associated with presence of televising personnel and equipment have been kept to a minimum ’ . |
| 5 | ‘ But I think you have used some of your own pain very — um — well , with great skill and honesty . |
| 6 | He held his hand out and this time he did not wait for her to respond , but grasped her hand firmly and began to lead her , with great skill and speed , over the rocks towards the cliff . |
| 7 | When a lion gets close enough to strike , it usually does so with great skill and confidence and does not appear to be miscalculating its position to the slightest degree . |
| 8 | From then on he administered Penang with great skill and energy , which led to a considerable growth in population and trade . |
| 9 | A driver with great skill and courage which belied his frail-looking body , Nuvolari stayed with Alfa until midway through 1933 . |
| 10 | Therefore the dojo is treated with great reverence and respect , whether it is a room within a sports complex or simply a disused garage . |
| 11 | ‘ Peugeot set about its intended aims of winning Le Mans and the Sportscar World Championship with great resolve and professionalism ’ |
| 12 | He seems to treat the whole incident almost like a scientific experiment , albeit a deadly serious one , with great precision and planning and a kind of coldness . |
| 13 | The wine is delicious young , but ages well , maturing into a softer style with great depth and elegance . |
| 14 | Dr Goode 's candid responses to those hard questions show , you may think , a doctor acting with great humanity and feeling . |
| 15 | He is a consummate wine taster ; John McGlasshan , a top lawyer from Warrington , who maintains his profession 's historical affection for fine wine and does so with great enthusiasm and elan : Aksel Nielsen , what a name , who has the considerable task of keeping Manchester Airport 's millions of travellers from drying out ; David Chell , the Portland 's Food and Beverage Manager and myself . |
| 16 | ‘ It was a major feat and staff reacted with great enthusiasm and cooperation , ’ said Dr Terry Butland , business director of Consultancy Services . |
| 17 | Lottie Mayor is charming as Liesl and I have no reservations about the local children recruited to play the younger von Trapps , as they perform some complicated routines with great enthusiasm and aplomb . |
| 18 | Oliver looked from the Dodger to Charley Bates with great surprise and confusion , but he had been told not to ask questions . |
| 19 | The final movement was again given with great drive and brilliance . |
| 20 | They 're so much more satisfactorily final and distinguished than weddings ; and christenings always fill me with great unease and pessimism and I do n't like sugared almonds . ’ |
| 21 | According to Aubrey , ‘ they loved each other entirely ’ , and Hobbes never mentioned him ‘ but with great honour and respect ’ . |
| 22 | When I was in Jordan in nineteen sixty five studying Arabic , I helped the Save The Children Fund operation there for a few months and this was undoubtedly one of the most enjoyable and interesting short periods of my life and I look back on it with great warmth and affection and as your Royal Highness knows , it happens also that many , many years ago before you were our president , my father occupied your office and I therefore come to this meeting today with some knowledge of the fund 's activities and with great admiration and respect for all the that the fund has achieved . |
| 23 | These policies were pursued with great determination and consistency , and Ahidjo was remarkably successful in holding Cameroun , with its 300 recognized languages , together . |
| 24 | And it continued to prove tactful and wise to respond to such displays with great calm and care . |
| 25 | When I was in Jordan in nineteen sixty five studying Arabic , I helped the Save The Children Fund operation there for a few months and this was undoubtedly one of the most enjoyable and interesting short periods of my life and I look back on it with great warmth and affection and as your Royal Highness knows , it happens also that many , many years ago before you were our president , my father occupied your office and I therefore come to this meeting today with some knowledge of the fund 's activities and with great admiration and respect for all the that the fund has achieved . |
| 26 | Persuading others to accept the hard financial facts of life is not usually a very popular job , but he does it with great tact and skill , and under his guidance I do believe that our deficit is under control , and that it will be reduced . |
| 27 | She tackled any problems which arose with great tact and charm and also played a major part in the production of our Expansion Programme . |
| 28 | We had all been deeply saddened by the news of Beryl 's tragic death in May she had endured her illness with great fortitude and courage — her loss will be felt throughout the Society . |
| 29 | Then with great clarity and anguish he remembered the moment when Westerman had put his question about a moral lead from the press , and instead of answering at once the idea had come to him of leaning forward and judiciously stubbing out his cigarette . |
| 30 | Rachel was popular among the stall , always courteous and concerned and never asking for the impossible except with great charm and self-deprecation . |