Example sentences of "[adv] be a [adj] success " in BNC.
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| 1 | His territorial reordering of the 1470s had apparently been a great success , creating a nexus of trusted associates prepared to work in the crown 's interests , while those outside the charmed circle seemed , by the end of the decade , to have acquiesced in their exclusion . |
| 2 | His territorial reordering of the 1470s had apparently been a great success , creating a nexus of trusted associates prepared to work in the crown 's interests , while those outside the charmed circle seemed , by the end of the decade , to have acquiesced in their exclusion . |
| 3 | At a personal level the visit had obviously been a great success , but Napoleon III came away without any specific extension of the Entente and he left the British Ministers unconvinced of his desire for peace and stability in Europe . |
| 4 | In June some ballet music for Noverre ( Les petits riens ) and a new symphony ( the ‘ Paris ’ , K. 297 in D ) were performed at the Concert Spirituel : the symphony especially was a great success after a nerve-rackingly bad rehearsal , and Wolfgang celebrated afterwards with an ice-cream at the Palais Royal . |
| 5 | Wales kept in touch with halfway leaders USA in the Philip Morris World Cup here yesterday — but the tournament has already been a resounding success for Mouland . |
| 6 | A STRIKE by thousands of foremen , salesmen , and computer and personnel staff at the Ford yesterday was a total success , according to the unions . |
| 7 | REGISTRARS five-a-side football league at The Pitz , Portobello , Edinburgh had its fair share of ups and downs but overall was a remarkable success . |
| 8 | THE CAUSE hamper campaign this Christmas has once again been a great success , thanks to the generosity of so many people in our diocese . |
| 9 | Equally important , perhaps , has been the failure to realise adequately that , however intellectually attractive a technology may be , it will never be a commercial success unless a market for it exists or can be created . |