Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb -s] [adj] sense [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It seems common sense to say that if the Minister transfers the pension rights of existing employees of the Scottish Transport Group to the new privatised subsidiaries he will , by definition , sign away the substantial benefits that the employees enjoy under the existing scheme . |
| 2 | So we , the answer is we do n't really know but it seems common sense to apply barrier precautions and to do everything you can to modify the type of surgery so that the chances of having an injury with a sharp instrument are reduced , and people have made some constructive proposals along these lines . |
| 3 | It seems common sense to place the taller varieties at the back of the beds , or in the middle if they are to be seen from all angles , but other points can also be taken into account . |
| 4 | Whatever the results of investigation , it seems common sense to avoid feeding cows , which are ruminants anyway , with dead , possibly diseased sheep . |
| 5 | It makes little sense to describe everyone over the age of 60 or 65 as ‘ the elderly population ’ , or ‘ old people ’ . |
| 6 | There is a sense in which standing is a preliminary question , separate from that of the substance and merits of the applicant 's case : standing rules determine entitlement to raise and argue the issue of illegality , and it makes little sense to say that entitlement to argue the merits of the case depends on whether one has a good case on the merits . |
| 7 | For instance , for a binary outcome variable , such as recurrence of disease or death , it makes little sense to display group means and CIs of explanatory variables such as age or dose . |
| 8 | Thus it makes little sense to refer to ‘ immigrant ’ communities ; what we now have are minority black British communities , that have already made a very substantial contribution to the growth and prosperity of the British economy . |
| 9 | While it makes little sense to talk of criticism of the physical world , it makes every sense to talk of criticism turned on to the theories and concepts which science has produced to explain the external world , for they could certainly be other than they are.8 Unfortunately , we sometimes give the impression in science and technological education that the current models , terms and theories of science are given and have merely to be assimilated by students . |
| 10 | The test runs were also performed on a different machine so it makes little sense to compare timings . |
| 11 | A person may belong to several different families during his life , and it makes little sense to regard him as changing identity on leaving or entering a nuclear family . |
| 12 | For , it is argued , it makes little sense to worry about the possibility of repetitiveness and reduplication with regard to the world " in itself " if we can establish the historical uniqueness of particulars in relation to ourselves . |
| 13 | If Parliament wishes to create a specialist body to adjudicate in a given field , it makes little sense to have the decisions of that body reviewed by courts which have no such expertise . |
| 14 | The ability of modern technology to cope with the problem of soil erosion is summarised thus : ‘ Growing populations may in part have destroyed more land than they improved , but it makes little sense to project past trends into the future , since we know more and more about methods of land preservation and are able by means of modern methods , to reclaim much land , which our ancestors have made sterile . ’ |
| 15 | There were , of course , flaws in Velikovsky 's reasoning : his imagined catastrophes were fanciful and , while it is all very well to derive clues from oral legends , it makes little sense to prefer these to properly researched results . |
| 16 | Thinking requires prior knowledge and learning — it makes little sense to reinvent the wheel — but too much emphasis on learning what has been the case can inhibit the growth of thinking about how to do things in unusual and interesting ways . |
| 17 | If so , it makes little sense to speak of ‘ authenticity ’ , though feminists might wish to celebrate women 's talk as an aspect of their resistance to oppression , a demonstration of skill and creativity with the limited materials at hand . |
| 18 | It makes practical sense to train suitable spokesmen . |
| 19 | In such circumstances he needs all the help that it makes economic sense to provide . |
| 20 | He says there are a number of ecological as well as economic reasons — it 's a longer , stronger tougher fibre — it makes a longer-lasting paper and it makes economic sense to grow the material in this country rather than importing it . |
| 21 | It makes unarguable sense to concentrate materials purchases as much as is commercially desirable and to obtain supplies from as few sources as possible . |
| 22 | In these days of restrictions on capital investment it makes good sense to adapt to current and probable future needs when incurring capital expenditure . |
| 23 | Because there were discontinuities as well as continuities , it makes good sense to say that modern chemistry emerged through a dialectical process in which the enthusiasms of the Paracelsian chemists were tempered by their critics . |
| 24 | At that time it makes good sense to separate males from females . |
| 25 | Skills that he wishes to rehearse with them may be part of the programme of another department also , and it makes good sense to have some consultation and perhaps co-ordination . |
| 26 | If a group anticipates no response at all , a blunt refusal , or even an attack upon its very integrity , then it makes good sense to keep its political head down below the level of activity . |
| 27 | It makes good sense to switch over to a lighter routine , just as you adapt to the warm weather by wearing lighter fabrics . |
| 28 | So , on that basis , it makes good sense to start on the bigger warrens . |
| 29 | Because none of us know when a permanently disabling accident may strike , it makes good sense to protect against the possible effects . |
| 30 | Since a number of key personnel served in more than one section and since the new body had plenary as well as sectional meetings , it makes better sense to speak of a single " Commission " than to use the plural terminology of contemporaries . |