Example sentences of "[adj] [to-vb] the [adj] moment " in BNC.
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1 | It is impossible to isolate the exact moment at which the downswing of the arms becomes the release action of the lower arms and hands prior to impact . |
2 | European unity disintegrated , the British-American special relationship revived , the UN went along with US actions , and the Gulf war looked set to become the defining moment of the post- cold war order . |
3 | The reason for this is simple : you will never be able to judge the precise moment of impact , so brace for it long beforehand , fly at the correct speed , keep the wings level and do n't try to round out unless you are absolutely sure you can see the surface . |
4 | But it was so difficult to find the right moment . |
5 | I am , as you know , not a religious man , but my version of a prayer is to contemplate those placider days , as if by doing it often enough , telling the beads in my mind , I can confer upon them a greater significance , sufficient to obliterate the terrible moment . |