Example sentences of "we are [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The more sensitive we are to the possible stigmatising consequences of charity , the less motivation there will be for giving . |
| 2 | A student , faced with discourse slightly beyond his or her current knowledge , is in the same position relative to that discourse as we are to the above . |
| 3 | Accustomed as we are to the damp rigours of most Scottish self-catering properties , the Rannoch flats and apartments seem like paradise . |
| 4 | Like a good Renaissance poet he replies that this is the principle of decorum ; his form merely recreates his subject-matter : We are inclined to smile at the self-depreciation , as we are at the similar joke in 105 : He has no need for other forms , other themes . |
| 5 | In fact , we are at the New Athenaeum Theatre at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama where New Moves is presenting the Vicente Saez company from Spain , the first of three European groups to round off a superb season of dance . |
| 6 | Fortunately we are at the other end of the scale and a small tank should not pose such problems , imaginary or real . |
| 7 | We are at the Red Flag stage with IT , and it is hardly possible to anticipate how the future will work out . |
| 8 | We are at the leading edge of the development of wind power , and must also have one of the most effective network of organisations , ranging from government bodies to the voluntary sector , involved in conservation and wildlife protection . |
| 9 | We are about the only organization that can operate at all these levels . |
| 10 | Jesus described our life as His followers as being like a journey , and we are on the narrow path , while the rest of the world is on a broad path . |
| 11 | Until there we are on the bare boards downstairs , with candles and Calorgas and a deli picnic on a paper plate . |
| 12 | The LTA has increased its training staff and with the arrival of Tony Pickard and others it does appear that we are on the right road to success or at least start travelling in the right direction . |
| 13 | ‘ We are on the right track . ’ |
| 14 | If we are on the right track with the vector space idea it is natural to hope that the mathematics might contain within itself some objects ripe for interpretation as physical observables . |
| 15 | We need not doubt that the epithet is justified and I think we are on the right track in attributing its powers to nerve cells with their trigger features and projective zones , but the connecting links are missing . |
| 16 | ‘ We are on the right track for continued growth , despite an increasingly challenging worldwide environment . ’ |
| 17 | But the figures show we are on the right track . ’ |
| 18 | Norman Lamont : ‘ We are on the right track ’ |
| 19 | Everything that had emerged from the reaction to the two consultation papers it had produced ‘ confirms our view that we are on the right track . |
| 20 | The Society is always looking for new ways to improve its service to members and your encouraging response to the introduction last January , of a direct , one-category membership structure indicates that we are on the right lines . |
| 21 | We are on the main rail line and there are more flights from Newcastle . ’ |
| 22 | Erm we are in the current process of reviewing our own or altering our own structure plan , the first alter alteration is going through consultation at the present moment and we 're estimating a need within that period of of actually fifteen thousand which is marginally above the regional planning guidance . |
| 23 | Nevertheless , unfilled vacancies were the highest for a year , a further indication that ‘ we are in the right kind of atmosphere to benefit from the recovery ’ . |
| 24 | We are in the postal in Surrey . |
| 25 | ‘ We are in the front line when it comes to the physical victims , but these people are disregarding public safety generally . |
| 26 | Like most employees of any successful company we are in the front line for friends , family and neighbours ' criticism . |
| 27 | Today we are in the vulnerable position of producing barely half our own food , with only 2½ per cent of our people directly concerned with working the land , and that percentage is still falling . |
| 28 | Now that we are in the European Single market , the need for additional statistical reporting by VAT registered traders is on us . |
| 29 | Here we are in the uttermost depths of the Midlands . |
| 30 | If we are in the Premier League , and the other two are in the Second Division , we have a half-chance of receiving the recognition we deserve . |