Example sentences of "well [vb pp] to the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You 'd better come to the flat with me for a start , as soon as the warrant arrives . |
| 2 | Monteverdi 's Vespers were of course quite exceptional , yet common Venetian and North Italian practices were better adapted to the expression of human emotion than of transcendental faith . |
| 3 | The larger , Q-beta RNA molecules are less well adapted to a test-tube environment but better adapted to the environment provided by E.coli cells . |
| 4 | There can be no doubt that this new ideal was much better adapted to the intellectual and material developments in western Europe after 1050 than the old monastically oriented society of the earlier period . |
| 5 | HCIMA has been working closely with ARA Services to see how the standard can apply to catering and John Sharpe FHCIMA , the company 's quality development director , admits that contract caterers , unburdened by the extra difficulties caused by owning premises , are perhaps better suited to the concept than other sectors and will increasingly be asked in tender documents about their approach to BS7750 and its quality assurance forerunner 5750 . |
| 6 | Mood of the moment : Lacroix 's simple tunic sweater , in russet , under soft jacket and trousers Masterful : Christian Lacroix 's ochre tweed coat with patterned lining worn over patchwork knitted top , demonstrate his controlled autumnal palette Buffed up : Lagerfeld 's dowdy tailoring , better suited to the tattie harvest |
| 7 | When tenants take on a lease they may make extensive alterations to the premises in order to make them better suited to the type of catering enterprise they intend to undertake . |
| 8 | Almost six feet eight inches ( 2 metres ) tall , he seemed larger than life in most of his actions , blond , handsome , with great charisma that was much better suited to the Test arena than to the county grind ; a Test batting average of 40 compared to a career average of 31 shows this perfectly . |
| 9 | And what is more , the clichés used by Mome Elwis are at least better suited to the cleric than anything the clerk can come out with : ( " I can do no other deed but say my paternoster and my creed to Christ for my misdeeds , and my Ave Maria — I am sorry for my sins — and my de profundis for all who remain in sin , for I am good for nothing else — Christ knows that , the king of heaven . " ) |
| 10 | The probabilistic approach proved to be much better suited to the task . |
| 11 | ‘ That 's certainly needed , ’ said Karelius , ‘ but I 'd have thought infantry better suited to the job . |
| 12 | He and his colleagues were understandably concerned about the lack of evidence to support the beneficial claims of holistic medicine , but Dr Richards , who thought much evidence could be produced if funds were available , sagely remarked that ‘ absence of evidence is not evidence of absence ’ , a remark that lingered after a discussion that would have been better if longer and better left to the end of this excellent series . |
| 13 | A view was expressed that merit would have been better attached to the group award , rather than to every individual unit . |
| 14 | Her hands were cold and wet with rain , her eyes less well adjusted to the darkness than his . |
| 15 | Stability : if well pegged to the ground tent is unmoveable . |
| 16 | WELL done to the judge who gave a mugger five years . |
| 17 | Having noticed the hills were well defended to the north , this in itself became something of a challenge , and on my Groats End Walk , having met a friend off the train at Achanalt , we followed the only practical tracks south from there , which skirted out peaks on their east flanks . |
| 18 | The hypopharynx is well adapted to the presence of a foreign body , and insertion of the laryngeal mask can easily be achieved in awake patients under topical anaesthesia and sedation . |
| 19 | In contrast to the main characters of Out and Such , the anonymous protagonist of Between appears to be relatively well adapted to the world in which she lives and travels . |
| 20 | The common law is not well adapted to the use of standard terms because their use is inconsistent with a freely negotiated bargain . |
| 21 | He had in prospect a time of truce , while Janet , an expert manager , in a trouser suit well adapted to the task , gave him very real help with the laying-up , but at the same time made a series of unacceptable comparisons between the caravan and Rochester . |
| 22 | They are built of the teak , polished and varnished , and are well adapted to the Underground , whereas if ordinary coloured coaches were run they would soon show the dirt — as do the G.W. ‘ And now , ’ said Mr Coker , ‘ you shall see some of our crack rolling-stock — the finest trains in the Kingdom ’ . |
| 23 | Four-terminal networks for which the input impedance is low and the output impedance is high are clearly well suited to the achievement of the termination conditions needed for h-parameter measurement . |
| 24 | Their application to such industries as spinning and weaving in seventeenth and eighteenth centuries often resulted in inventions suited to the circumstances of petty producers : The new machines required little capital and a family-sized labor force , and hence were well suited to the perpetuation of cottage industry . |
| 25 | Both Jackson pickups seem well suited to the majority of modern rock sounds , with plenty of power , but more importantly , bags of tone . |
| 26 | This fine actor , whose appearances on the stage are all too infrequent , is well suited to the part of CS Lewis , committed Christian and seemingly confirmed bachelor . |
| 27 | Much of it is in the recording itself ; the Carmé Ensemble play in a warm , romantic glow , whereas the Chamber Orchestra of the Teatre Lliure have a much sharper , harsher acoustic , which highlights some tremendously edgy brass playing , and gives all the instruments a primitive feel very well suited to the music . |
| 28 | Overlooking the Sheffield–Baslow road and forming a lengthy escarpment of both continues ‘ edge ’ and isolated buttress , Gardom 's is the quiet and peaceful oasis well suited to the seeker of a bit of seclusion . |
| 29 | APL involves the accreditation of competence ; the new SCOTVEC Advanced Courses , which are written in competence terms , are well suited to the provision of an APL service . |
| 30 | Eyre 's down-to-earth style was well suited to the exploration of these recondite matters . |