Example sentences of "be [adj] [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That would be preferable to the ridiculous procedure of considering a station in one Bill and a high-speed link in another . |
| 2 | It might appear that chaining or tagging would always be preferable to the simpler system of storing records in the next available position . |
| 3 | A loss might be made on this transaction , but such a loss would be preferable to the total abandonment of one 's savings or wealth , which would in any case have still had a value as bullion . |
| 4 | The use of better measures of ( housing ) deprivation , such as the Census-based ACORN ( A Classification of Residential Neighbourhoods ) or PINPOINT schemes would undoubtedly be preferable to the current indicators . |
| 5 | It may be that in weighing up all relevant factors , extending an existing quarry would be preferable to the wholesale removal of an old tip . |
| 6 | It may be that in weighing up all relevant factors , extending an existing quarry would be preferable to the wholesale removal of an old tip . |
| 7 | If it is decided that use of a measure of material deprivation is informative and conceptually sound , then simple measures based on easily available and regularly updated measures would be preferable to the opaque and statistically complex derived indices . |
| 8 | This may be preferable to the opposite mistake ( where someone 's understanding is far stronger than his faith ) , but a better way is to develop both faith and understanding together . |
| 9 | It was a desperate plan , with little hope of success , but Caledor and many like him thought a last desperate gamble would be preferable to the slow death the Elf people were enduring . |
| 10 | Indeed , as a matter of political necessity at home , it had to assume ( and this had also weighed heavily with Roosevelt ) that a return to the " old power politics system " would be abhorrent to the great mass of Americans . |
| 11 | The product has proved to be stable over the anticipated lifespan of the building and has advantages over alternative methods of roof insulation , namely , energy efficiency , ease of installation and speed of erection . |
| 12 | ‘ So if I invited you to my house you would not be upset by the simple food I would serve ? ’ |
| 13 | I echo the point made by my hon. Friend the Member for New Forest ( Sir P. McNair-Wilson ) about the delays that could be inherent in the new system proposed by the Bill . |
| 14 | That this was an ill-advised step is very clear to us , but Eadmer was only pressing a claim which he believed to be inherent in the original jurisdiction of Canterbury . |
| 15 | Eckmire , anxious to be seen to be supportive of the departing champion , added : ‘ Our sponsorship position has always assumed that Nigel would be driving for Williams next year and we echo the British public 's sentiments . ’ |
| 16 | Guns like these could be devastating in the wrong hands . |
| 17 | The mother who ‘ ca n't be so cruel ’ as to wake her sleeping baby if he happens to be asleep at the appointed feeding-time , fails to realize that a few such wakings would be all she would have to resort to … |
| 18 | ‘ The chorus has got to happen within the first 30 seconds , it 's got to be memorable after the first play and it 's either got to make you feel reflective or happy . ’ |
| 19 | Carrier testing is also practicable in close relatives but — except in communities with a high frequency of particular mutations — carrier testing will not be practicable in the general population , including the unrelated spouses of known carriers , until it is possible cheaply to scan the hydroxylase gene for the many known mutations . |
| 20 | Mr Patten said privatisation of the Property Services Agency , which builds and furnishes Government offices , will not be practicable until the second half of 1992 . |
| 21 | Bunny had taken the precaution of holding separate flying- and lighting-rehearsals on the Friday , with the result that the delays were structural rather than technical — the deck of the Jolly Roger swayed alarmingly during the fight between the pirates and the Lost Boys , and the ticking of the crocodile was found to be inaudible beyond the first three rows of the stalls . |
| 22 | One must be grateful for the smallest grain of humour from the Germans . |
| 23 | He fell silent , but his face was shadowed by the memory of a very personal anguish , and Maria could be grateful for the merciful ignorance that had carried her through those same six years in which he had been so haunted . |
| 24 | ‘ I should be grateful for the Financial Secretary 's guidance on these two points . |
| 25 | By the time the timpani signalled a perky rapprochement of the Chichester Psalms and the Young Person 's Guide , having long ago left Berg behind , there was every reason to be grateful for the consistent vigour of the solo writing and to admire Zukerman 's unstinted flair in putting it across . |
| 26 | All I reckon we can do is be grateful for the good service , as you say Tim , and get on with what 's left — and that is quite a lot . |
| 27 | It was North who , by his own account , rushed into Reagan 's television room during the evacuation of American students from Grenada in 1983 , desperate that the students might forget ( on network television ) to be grateful for the American invasion that had freed them ; when the first student said ‘ Thank God for America ’ , Reagan hugged him , and told him he ought to have faith . |
| 28 | The walkers are expected to be grateful for the left-over street space that is allocated to them and to not object when more is taken for road widening and comer-shaving , or when motorists use the remaining pavement to park on . |
| 29 | Ramsey never failed to be grateful to the young pilots who won the Battle of Britain , and always afterwards remembered Battle of Britain Sunday . |
| 30 | The House will be grateful to the right hon. Gentleman , because he has been making a clear statement and drawing a clear distinction between the two sides of the House . |