Example sentences of "and are [adj] [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Doctors are starting to think the mind can affect the body 's health and are unwilling to dismiss spiritual healing out of hand . ’ |
| 2 | 1 Bilingual Service Providers — people who are both qualified to provide a service ( such as doctors , policemen , lawyers and environmental health officers ) and are competent to offer that service in either English or another language . |
| 3 | Sheff Wed next , who might be a bit tricky and are sure to turn some team over soon . |
| 4 | Haslemere 's new road running section have had a very successful start and are keen to welcome new members at Woolmer Hill Sports Ground on Tuesdays at 7 p.m . |
| 5 | Sure , companies are proud of any little achievement , like shaving a millimetre off a neck here and there , and are keen to stress these points through magazines like Guitarist , but such details are hardly ever conceived as parts of a greater whole . |
| 6 | We work closely with the Department of Social Security in developing such guidance and are keen to preserve this relationship as we believe it provides more flexibility and enables actuaries to apply their professional judgement ultimately for the benefit of the pension scheme member . |
| 7 | WE closed the book on our share tips last night and are pleased to report another year of success . |
| 8 | Note that the children have seen that the outcome of the game can not be pre-planned , and are likely to take this understanding with them to the Example continued drama itself . |
| 9 | Culminations of hanging wall complexes over footwall ramps appear to be promising sites for hydrocarbon accumulation , and are likely to have seismic , gravity , and magnetic expression . |
| 10 | In short , some children will come from relatively stable homes for temporary care , others have had very damaging and painful experiences and come from permanently broken homes and are likely to require long-term care . |
| 11 | The 100 Group 's submission expresses concern that ‘ the proposed requirements are very extensive … and are likely to prove onerous , not only in preparation , but in the degree of care and verification that will be necessary . |
| 12 | However as yet they are untried in the context of insider dealing , and are likely to prove difficult to sustain . |
| 13 | The worms , about 1.0 cm long , are very slender and delicate , and are difficult to recover intact for examination ; a squeeze preparation from a cut surface of the lung will show the worm material including the characteristic L1 . |
| 14 | If they fail to meet the playing average , they are told to ‘ go away and practise ’ for the next four weeks and are unable to enter any tournaments . |
| 15 | They admit they are not the cheapest and are unable to quote average prices . |
| 16 | We are cut off from their happy little world which we know nothing about and are unable to recognise much of our ways within theirs . |
| 17 | Some districts are clearly sympathetic to the Democratic Unionists and are willing to invite Free Presbyterian Democratic Unionists such as William McCrea to preach at their church parades . |
| 18 | The South Koreans offer cheaper materials and are willing to do more of the grunt work than Americans or Europeans are . |
| 19 | And last those who should probably be first — the experts who have the knowledge that enables them to evaluate books , records , stamps and other valuables professionally and are willing to put this skill and their time at our disposal . |
| 20 | Over the past 20 years , there has been a growth in the number of these schools , because many parents have felt that governments have not been providing the quality of education once found in grammar schools , and are willing to forgo expensive holidays and luxuries , in order to provide the education they want for their children . |
| 21 | Thus even bottom-dwelling molluscs can be dispersed widely over long distances , and are quick to colonize vacant sites that appear in the ocean ( new volcanic islands like Surtsey , for example ) . |
| 22 | There are a number of companies dealing with media only and represented by The Association of Media Independents but they tend to be highly specialised and are unlikely to take any inexperienced person . |
| 23 | However , what is most apparent generally in the provisions described is that deaf children are unable to interact , do not contribute to class lessons through speech , are subjected to distorted and exaggerated mouthings by teachers and pupils in order to convey specific information ( i.e. not natural language interaction ) and are unlikely to have secure peer group friendships . |
| 24 | It must be stressed that the concept of The Smiths will remain the same and the group will continue to promote their forthcoming single and album releases and are eager to plan live dates once a new guitarist has been selected . ’ |
| 25 | Some people see very clearly and are able to describe actual images ; others do not actually see anything at all but know what is going on and are able to relate to it . |
| 26 | The fry free swim in three to four days and are able to take freshly-hatched brine shrimp as their first food . |
| 27 | Secondly , the research will assess the school-based experience and training that the students receive in teaching methods in order to determine the extent to which students have mastered an understanding of the nature and development of pupils ' historical thinking and are able to exemplify such understanding in their teaching styles . |
| 28 | ( a ) a recommended takeover , particularly where the directors of the target also control the company and are able to frustrate any competitive bid ; |
| 29 | It is about ways of organising learning activities so that children expect and are able to help one another , to share ideas , to comment constructively upon one another 's work , to recognise and use one another 's resources in ways which support and enhance learning . |
| 30 | The sooner the funding councils are started up and are able to discuss detailed formulae and arrangements for the distribution of funds to institutions of higher education and institutions of further education , the better . |