Example sentences of "not [verb] well [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Their chaos and squalor did not compare well with the pristine beauty of Jerba and , as a lone male out of season , I was prey to a horde of street hustlers . |
| 2 | Statistics like these do not compare well with the animal world where the male rattlesnake apparently lasts twenty-four hours before letting himself go . |
| 3 | Some additional information has emerged but , unfortunately , mouse chromosomes have not responded well to the high resolution techniques developed for human chromosomes and it is only recently that a higher resolution idiogram has been published ( 14 ) . |
| 4 | October plantings make small plants which do not crop well until the second year . |
| 5 | One problem with King 's line of argument is that several modern presidents , apparently long on relevant experience , have not done well in the White House . |
| 6 | The prosecution 's success rate does not augur well for the two trials which will really test the quality of Boesky 's information and the deal that he pulled off with government lawyers . |
| 7 | That does not augur well for the future . |
| 8 | Does the Secretary of State agree that the recent announcement of 300 pay-offs in Harland and Wolff , which has just had an increase in its order book does not augur well for the economy ? |
| 9 | That does not augur well for the reputation of the House . |
| 10 | The fact that the employer 's turnover ( and ultimate viability ) is to a large extent periled on supply contracts entered into because of formal tying agreements or informal ‘ understandings ’ does not augur well for the employee 's prospects unless he can show that the patent influenced the customer to buy on the scale which he did . |
| 11 | The party 's anger and resentment at the limited nature of government action did not augur well for the smooth functioning of the Russian Parliament . |
| 12 | These provisions , of which only the barest summary has been given here , were very complex and , together with the inevitable uncertainty as to when compensation would be paid and how much it should be , resulted in a general feeling of uncertainty and discontent which did not augur well for the scheme . |
| 13 | If he was able to achieve this it did not augur well for the struggles against the three Indian spinners , who had variously been described as inexperienced and nebulous . |
| 14 | A note of warning : do not be tempted to wash the mud off potatoes with a hose , as they will not store well in the clamp if you do . |
| 15 | In much recent talk about the Kingdom Jesus ' centrality has been overlooked , or refuge has been taken in the concept of his anonymous presence which does not square well with the New Testament Kingdom emphasis . |
| 16 | ‘ Why , here 's my mother home at last , ’ he said , and came smiling to meet her , putting forth the child by the hand to her , a little clumsily because he could not see well for the tears in his eyes . |
| 17 | The day did not begin well for the lord of Swinbrook Manor . |
| 18 | ‘ Country properties were not selling well at the time . |
| 19 | Manpower shortages were acute in agriculture , textiles and coal-mining — the last of which had not performed well during the war mainly , though not entirely , as a result of a shortage of miners and an ageing labour force . |
| 20 | The juniper flavour is good and there is a fresh , lemony bite , but the overall impression is of an unexciting gin , which does not marry well with the botanicals . |
| 21 | Bear in mind that any speed limit is a maximum , it does not mean that it is safe to drive at that speed , always take into account all the conditions at the time , never drive so fast that you can not stop well within the distance you can see to be clear . |
| 22 | ‘ As in the National Health Service , perceptions of real life in public institutions do not fit well with the statistics . ’ |
| 23 | This date does not fit well with the founding of Rome by Romulus on 21 April 753BC . |
| 24 | So the English , American and French tendency for individualistic solutions to problems does not fit well with the Japanese or Swedish concern for group solutions . |
| 25 | However this does not fit well with the result of the Terrapin case where Roxburgh J in fact granted an injunction . |
| 26 | If the data have been ordered into contigs then the positives should occur in overlapping runs ( Fig 3 ) , and inconsistencies in the data are immediately apparent by eye because all the hybridisations to each clone are visible , including those which do not fit well with the current order of clones and probes . |
| 27 | Courier , who had not played well during the first two sets , said he received a pep talk from Agassi that really picked up his spirits . |
| 28 | You must also take your hat off to Curtis Strange who had not played well during the week but who birdied the final four holes — no mean feat — to ensure that his country was n't beaten . |
| 29 | Certainly Mr Lamont did not perform well at the hustings ; arguably his Budget last month did not in retrospect maximise the opportunities , limited though they were . |
| 30 | Weak clients , i.e. those lacking confidence , may not perform well at the first meeting but normally go through a sharp learning curve . |