Example sentences of "to adapt to a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is argued in this book that in many areas of the world where environmental fragility is an outstanding characteristic , there is a failure to adapt to a variety of new and related pressures , particularly population pressure and increased state intervention which is often extractive in nature , and also that such technically state-sponsored innovations that there are , tend to be inappropriate or inaccessible . |
| 2 | The most famous teaming up of the two brothers was in 1973 , with the chart single Frankenstein , a testimony to Johnny 's ability to adapt to a variety of different styles , an ability , in fact , which he insists was born out of necessity … |
| 3 | And some carers and dependents find it difficult to adapt to a role reversal — the old person of course not wanting to relinquish her dominant role and the carer finding it difficult to cope with becoming the decision maker . ’ |
| 4 | Clientelism is a strategy used by capitalists and workers to adapt to a situation where there is limited mobility . |
| 5 | We may efface the intellect in our teaching or in our practice , but we can not escape the uneasy conscience of a good mind trying to adapt to a bid faith . |