Example sentences of "be [adj] [to-vb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Despite these remarks , it will be preferable to use a more compact notation , so , provided that it is understood that single nouns cover an intensional structure like that above ( and this will matter in later chapters ) we shall feel free to show them as simple occurrences of E , thus retaining as our notation for the pattern of any of the following : ( 14 ) green bottles hungry marchers chocolate cake 1.5 It is inappropriate and indeed impossible to characterize the semantic , and purely linguistic , value of qualification in extensional or referential terms . |
| 2 | In the States it would be preferable to do a set number of smaller theatre-type places , rather than slogging round for ever as a support band . |
| 3 | It would , however , be preferable to have a bile duct free of stones , and Johnson et al recently reported that in such patients initially treated with an endoprosthesis , eight of 10 who had been given ursodeoxycholic acid had cleared their stones within six months compared with only one of 10 not given this bile acid . |
| 4 | For situations when all other attempts to suggest a word have failed , it would be preferable to provide a string of characters which is in some way a best guess , even if that string is not a word known to the lexicon . |
| 5 | It would be cruel to put a shark or loach in a breeding net , and fry in the net would be stunted . |
| 6 | You have to be rich to get a card when you 're Black . |
| 7 | I should be grateful to receive a copy of Agenda 2000 . |
| 8 | She feels that he does not appreciate her and that he should be grateful to have a good looking young wife . |
| 9 | She feels that he does not appreciate her and that he should be grateful to have a good looking young wife . |
| 10 | It 's hoped that wneh the Oxford Universal Hip wears out the bone will be healthier to receive a new implant , causing the patient less pain . |
| 11 | It would be shameful to have a secondhand present . |
| 12 | So even if you are convinced that interest rates are going to drop further and remain low for the foreseeable future , you need to be alert to find a good bargain . |
| 13 | It would not be right to celebrate a society in which Afro-American women could make quilts and gardens but not write essays , and indeed Walker condemns that society even as she evokes the value of the gardens and the quilts . |
| 14 | Can I just finally say that the whole import of the orders is to ensure that they look at the criteria of authorisation , they are concerned with the authorisation of firms which take public deposits and investments and when that is brought into question , when there is evidence to suggest that those criteria are not being adequately med it must be right to impose a non costly duty on the auditors to bring that about , that is what these orders do tonight , I think they 're an extremely welcome addition to the stable of measures of regulation and they will improve materially depositor protection . |
| 15 | A debate is in progress among scholars in the arts and humanities about whether it would be right to establish a humanities research council or a humanities , economic and social research council , or to continue with no research council at all . |
| 16 | It would be absurd to adopt a rigidly determinist view of what has gone on in the formation of culturally transmitted marriage laws . |
| 17 | It would be absurd to send a list of questions to the vendor , such as ‘ please confirm your roof is working properly ’ , ‘ please confirm there is nothing wrong with your foundations ’ . |
| 18 | I had decided that , much to my regret , it would not be possible to plan a DIY funeral for myself as it was not a job I would bequeath to friends , and my nearest close relations who might have co-operated were overseas . |
| 19 | For example it may not be possible to design a car that is heavier and uses less fuel . |
| 20 | Alternatively , it may be possible to acquire a company ( D Ltd ) with surplus FII , which would be interposed between A Ltd and C Ltd . |
| 21 | If things go well , it seems that , certainly by the end of the century if not by the earlier date of 1997 , it may be possible to form a single currency to which Germany , France , the Benelux countries , Denmark and the EFTA countries will belong . |
| 22 | It would not be possible to live a Christian life on the shifting . |
| 23 | We believe that if real progress is made in extending public rights of access to the countryside and making these rights a practical reality , it may be possible to negotiate a more flexible approach in an atmosphere of trust . |
| 24 | As supply was limited , and controlled by censorship , reading was conventional , but one soon discovered that it would be possible to spend a life-time reading books which were not obscure and still not exhaust everything that was worthwhile . |
| 25 | Early in my first tour I argued with my colleagues that I doubted it would be possible to ditch a Wimpy or a Whitley on water , particularly if there was a heavy swell . |
| 26 | Depending on tidal conditions at the time , it may also be possible to take a gamble by crossing the causeway to Atlantic City , even if it is rather more Atlantic than City these days . |
| 27 | It might be possible to take a statement from the driver of such a vehicle in cases of difficulty . |
| 28 | In a particular market , given its underlying cost and demand parameters , it will usually be possible to define a range of discount rates over which agreement on some collusive set of outputs or prices can be sustained by some threatened punishment strategy . |
| 29 | If N can be extended to a goal , then it must be possible to put a piece in row r somewhere . |
| 30 | Degree course in EP — At present it might not be possible to justify a degree devoted wholly to EP but a twelve-module course covering the subjects listed in Section 4 , with considerable emphasis on the analytical content and on multimedia project work , would certainly justify the provision of a course covering the final two years of a degree course . |