Example sentences of "is [adj] to make [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If it is practicable to make repeated visits to the same site over a period of months or years a programme of capture/mark/release and recapture will add a further dimension to the whole range of topics available . |
| 2 | Because this is so it is unnecessary to make extravagant claims ; the provision of a multimedia library , with the fullest integration of catalogues and shelves , and the finest collection of viewing and listening equipment , still meets only questions 1,2,3,6,7 and 8 . |
| 3 | From this road it is possible to make small diversions down into the villages of Jardim do Mar and Paúl do Mar , although the roads in and out of them are more spectacular than the villages themselves . |
| 4 | Again it is possible to make categorical assertions in English without giving any indication of the evidence that one has for making them or of one 's attitude towards what one is saying : there are languages that can not do this . ’ |
| 5 | In these days of the video camera and ‘ instant ’ processing it is possible to make memorable recordings of important local events — from rag-day parades to the church bazaar , the Remembrance Day service at the war memorial , or the opening of the new parish hall . |
| 6 | Once this has been done it is possible to make single-frequency readings to give quantitative concentrations of constituents of a mixture . |
| 7 | Another problem arises from the form of the inscriptions ; most are lists of short , terse statements — objects , numbers and dedicatees — and many of the words are proper names , so it is possible to make false interpretations without the errors becoming apparent subsequently , as they would in a longer and more connected text . |
| 8 | Thinking and fantasizing seem to have constituted the majority of Foulkes 's and Vogel 's subjects ' reports , but while it is possible to make fine distinctions between levels of sleep depth using EEG/ EOG measures , these did not seem to be very predictive of the quality of experience reported . |
| 9 | This is a method of analysing the contents of documents or other non-statistical material in such a way that it is possible to make statistical comparisons between them . |
| 10 | Nevertheless , provided that it is possible to make informed assumptions about the likely shapes and sizes of buildings at particular periods , a computer can be programmed to search for particular configurations of post-holes that might result from such a structure and ‘ peel them off ’ , to reveal a simplified picture of earlier building phases . |
| 11 | It is possible to make three-dimensional maps . |
| 12 | The Japanese like to negotiate each issue as it arises and there is an assumption that each party is prepared to make substantial accommodations to the other . |
| 13 | Because of the differences in structure and gradings in the above two assessments , it is impossible to make direct comparisons , but the 1989 review includes within its Category 16 ( Other Physical Sciences ) , such diverse subjects as astronomy , oceanography , and meteorology , some of which have teaching and research connections with the earth sciences . |
| 14 | It is easy to make lasting judgements based on impressions and recollections from a time when things were different . |
| 15 | He added , ‘ It is easy to make cheap cracks about Norma 's hair and her clothes . |
| 16 | The recognition helix of the helix-turn-helix motif of σ 70 is supposed to make specific contacts with the base pairs of the DNA in the major groove from positions -32 to -36 [ 36 , 37 ] . |
| 17 | The Mafia is supposed to make gigantic sums of money . |
| 18 | Harvard has a reputation as the premier medical school in North America , and the fact that it has chosen to introduce sweeping changes in its course is likely to make other schools take stock of what it is doing . |
| 19 | What does emerge from it is that Norris 's way of reading Derrida is likely to make considerable demands on the reader . |
| 20 | Any Graphical User Interface is likely to make heavy demands on a PC , and Windows is probably the heaviest of them all . |
| 21 | The guidelines say that there should be no treatment given to cause death , at the request of a patient who is unable to make rational decisions for himself . |
| 22 | At the time of the first interview , it is vital to make careful notes , and details relating to the taking of instructions appear later in the text . |
| 23 | However , the limited extent of this research , combined with the different questions explored by different methods , leave a substantial number of issues on which it is difficult to make definitive statements . |
| 24 | Naturally , it is difficult to make direct comparisons with the situation in the United Kingdom because psychosocial problems is a broad category and children who meet this criterion are sheltered by different services , such as education , health , and social services . |
| 25 | And — good grief — the news that it is successful and powerful females saying this is enough to make strong women weep into their double gins . |
| 26 | The opportunities for successfully re-using a structure to which it is necessary to make major modifications in order to suit it to its new task are small , even with ironwork of exceptionally good quality . |
| 27 | The funding is on commercial terms under a Water Act that says Thames is entitled to make reasonable returns on capital . |