Example sentences of "[am/are] [adj] enough [verb] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We do n't believe that these adverts are specific enough to do more than stimulate people 's interest in our general services , ’ said . |
| 2 | I thought , pleased : I am old enough to admit this now . |
| 3 | In the short-run , firms will temporarily reduce output if the price level falls and will temporarily produce in excess of the full employment level of output if prices are high enough to make this profitable . |
| 4 | If you are foolish enough to close this binder whilst holding it upside down on your lap , I am in no way responsible for any damage that it causes . |
| 5 | An understanding of this should have been well and truly introduced into the minds of children by the time they are old enough to play such games as those which simulate parental behaviour . |
| 6 | He finds a symbol — two simple drawings — which are intriguing enough to activate each pupil into endowing them with whatever his or her own personal interpretation of horror might be . |
| 7 | There is no reason to suppose that such effects are confined to the victims of rape as traditionally defined : although sexual assaults vary in their degree , there may be many other forms of sexual assault which are serious enough to create such profound physical and psychological after-effects . |
| 8 | Teachers will understand and support the way in which management decisions are made if they are fortunate enough to receive any management training and any assistance in their professional development , especially if it is linked with their working experience ( DES 1990a:9 ) : Training opportunities increase in value to the degree that they are planned to integrate with and enhance the experience of management in school . |
| 9 | We are fortunate enough to have another version of the same text , the lex geminata from Scaevola 's digesta . |
| 10 | And — to cap it all — there is no source of drinking water on the island — unless you are clever enough to find some way of catching and storing rain when it falls , which it does almost every day . |
| 11 | " I 've been wanting to tell you , Nenna , that I very much doubt whether you 're strong enough to undertake all the work you do on Grace . |
| 12 | IF you 're old enough to read this then you 're probably too old to appreciate Drop Dead Fred . |
| 13 | On the basis that I do n't think you 've got any problem doing this and nor do you , you 're confident enough to do this job especially with your background . |
| 14 | If you are lucky enough to own any old sepia family photographs , it can look extremely attractive to arrange a collection of them on a wall , as you can then give them all co-ordinating mounts that are decorated with your favourite pressed flowers , or perhaps choose some flowers that are appropriate to the family . |
| 15 | Given its height and vigour , L. serotina is probably best accommodated at the back of a herbaceous border or in the wild garden if you are lucky enough to have such a place . |
| 16 | It 's possible to keep a few goldfish in an unfiltered pond , as they are hardy enough to tolerate less than perfect conditions . |
| 17 | Only the sun 's power are great enough to rouse this man from the dead , yet are these powers great enough ? |
| 18 | I am afraid I am cynical enough to believe this is just another round of a giant game of poker , where the only thing that will matter in the end will be the size of the cheque . |
| 19 | I wish that pressure in the House would prove enough , but I am realist enough to know that change — real change — will only come now if we push from every side . ’ |
| 20 | The situation basically is that I am confident I can come to accommodation with Norfolk from my way of thinking as the neighbouring Highway Authority , those the people we 've got to er to make certain are on site , I 'm sure , I 'm confident enough to do that . |
| 21 | ‘ And you really think I 'm stupid enough to believe that — what was it , blackmail ? — would get me the very thing you think I desire ? |
| 22 | Now I have a cellar full of expensive wine , but I do n't feel I 'm good enough to drink any of it . ’ |
| 23 | I 'm sentimental enough to think that 's good , and er and er and lots of things like that you know but that th really stands out . |
| 24 | I 'm young enough to get another couple of years out of it . |
| 25 | Existing techniques are accurate enough to measure such changes in the Sun 's size directly , and monitoring programmes set up in the wake of these various claims and counter-claims will resolve the issue , one way or another , before the end of the decade . |
| 26 | ‘ If you are daft enough to bring such a nice wee lassie like her , to a dangerous place such as this , then you ask for trouble . |
| 27 | Winters are wild enough to curtail many of the outdoor pursuits that attract in the first place . |
| 28 | If you are silly enough to categorize all your faults for the interviewer you will surely already have shown yourself as unsuitable for the job in many other ways . |