Example sentences of "[vb -s] a [adj] deal [prep] " in BNC.
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| 31 | If the image being decompressed contains a great deal of data , as will be the case if there is much varying information frame to frame , decompression will take longer and less time will be available for processing . |
| 32 | The crisis model places a good deal of emphasis on ‘ flair ’ and ‘ personality ’ . |
| 33 | The fact that Marianne places a great deal of store by marriage but not its permanence comes as no surprise to Warren Colman . |
| 34 | From a static point of view , the term ‘ divergent-dialect situation ’ can be understood in two senses : first , Belfast dialect ( for example ) is observed to be divergent from other dialects and , particularly , from ‘ mainstream ’ norms of language , such as RP and standard English ; second , the dialect exhibits a great deal of internal variation — much greater than is generally reported for these better-known varieties ( this is approximately the phenomenon that Le Page ( 1975 ) calls diffuseness ) . |
| 35 | He worries a great deal about the house . ’ |
| 36 | He loves opera , in that the long rehearsal span and run of performances allows him ‘ to get the psychology out of the way in the first few days ’ — clearly , he worries a great deal about the mental interchange with his workforce — but he intends to keep a balance with concert work . |
| 37 | Lighting , however , you ca n't do without for obvious reasons and also because it adds a great deal of extra interest to a room ( see Lighting is important , page 35 ) |
| 38 | Whether it is something as special as a wedding bouquet or as simple as a few flowers gathered on a picnic outing together , knowing where and when the flowers were picked or used adds a great deal to the meaning of the picture , and the recipient will be very touched at your thoughtful and generous gesture . |
| 39 | Chorus has a similar deal with Thomson CSF SA for the Inmos Transputer , and plans to team with other chip manufacturers . |
| 40 | Chorus has a similar deal with Thomson CSF for the Inmos transputer , and plans to partner with other chip manufacturers . |
| 41 | The Kaiser Corporation has a similar deal in New Zealand . |
| 42 | Northern Telecom Ltd has reached agreement to manufacture and sell packet switches in China : it says it has a three-year deal with China National Post & Telecommunications Appliance Corp and Nanjing Telecommunications Equipment Factory , and that the manufacturing operation , in Nanjing , will be its third site in China — ‘ With this local manufacturing capability , we can expect to become the leading force in the development of China 's data communications infrastructure , ’ it said . |
| 43 | Just how black is n't fully apparent until about half-way through , when you discover that the glum little son ( a brilliant performance by a child , Bryan Madorsky ) of the happy couple ( Randy Quaid and Mary Beth Hurt ) has a great deal to be disturbed about . |
| 44 | As the setting for a love-scene it has a great deal to be desired , do n't you think ? ’ |
| 45 | Even if you are drawn against an élite performer who has a great deal of experience , the fact that you may be younger , hungrier , fitter could be to your advantage . |
| 46 | When an animal is shot or caught in a snare , or chased and caught , it has a great deal of suffering . |
| 47 | Philips thinks that the PL has a great deal of commercial potential . |
| 48 | The country has a great deal of sympathy for the prince and princess but the people are anxious to know the whole story . ’ |
| 49 | He is right that the Lords has a great deal of collective wisdom , and probably more talented minds than the House of Commons during this administration . |
| 50 | Altogether , the female cuckoo has a great deal of spying to do . |
| 51 | On the other hand , he has a great deal of confidence in Noorda 's intellectual prowess and innate capitalism to deliver for Sun what Sun needs from USL as USL 's ‘ largest customer ’ : low royalties , available source , open interfaces , technological innovation and resolution of any channel conflict with SunSoft . |
| 52 | If the patient has a great deal of pain this is likely to be the most important aspect of nursing care and will involve using skill and imagination , for example in assisting the patient with activities , in lifting and positioning . |
| 53 | Such an approach is not without its difficulties , but it has a great deal of potential , particularly in relation to inner city areas . |
| 54 | The British were clearly a much happier group than the previous year , not least because Annewanter has a great deal of experience with smaller teams . |
| 55 | Apart from being well written and a pleasure to read the overall feeling of this book is that the Author has a great deal of enthusiasm and knowledge about his subject , and it is based on personal experience . |
| 56 | He has a great deal of land , his fingers in numerous profit-making pies , owns racehorses — and , of course , the added bonus of being extremely attractive to women . |
| 57 | And we 'd like you to give it a good , hard look , ’ he says , in a voice meant to remind me that his company has a great deal of money lodged with us . |
| 58 | In the abstract it has a great deal of force . |
| 59 | To judge from that response , I think that my hon. Friend has a great deal of support in the House . |
| 60 | Russia has a great deal of natural resources . |