Example sentences of "[to-vb] it [prep] [adj] terms " in BNC.

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1 Er , let me say also , of course , some bosses , you know , are , are , are sad souls , they need a little bit more of a jolt , at which point you have to put it in monetary terms .
2 There 's a sense to which , to put it in current terms
3 There 's a sense in which , to put it in current terms ,
4 To put it in simple terms , hard disk performance has failed to keep up with the massive increases in processor speeds — you need a disk cache of some description , so we might as well start with the one you get for free .
5 To put it in basic terms , Leonora , you 're no longer merely a patient in my eyes .
6 To convert national income into real output per capita , it is necessary to make two adjustments : ( i ) national income must be deflated by an appropriate price index to convert it to real terms ; ( ii ) the figure must then be divided by the population to convert it to per capita terms .
7 The general public has a tendency to assume that nurses experience a strong desire to care for others , perhaps believing that many feel a true vocation or ‘ divine call ’ to the work , although it is probably less usual to describe it in these terms today .
8 The contract consisted of the dealer promising that the car was a ‘ good little bus ’ in return of the customer applying to the finance company to acquire it on hire-purchase terms .
9 If it accepts , it thereby agrees to purchase the item for cash from the trader and at the same time agrees to transfer it on hire-purchase terms to the customer .
10 This arrangement , which appears to have much to recommend it in professional terms as well as adding to the attraction of professional posts for recruiting purposes , has not been taken up on any scale by public libraries .
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