Example sentences of "be [det] [conj] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Given that the fuzzy tolerance is 25 mapunits , then the raster size should be that or less , to remove the quantization noise . |
| 2 | Gujerati families which live as joint families in Britain and do not have , or have never had , this strict but uneasy hierarchy must be few and far between . |
| 3 | Facilities for treatment may be few and far between and inaccessible , especially for overlanders and for those taking more adventurous trips . |
| 4 | Those qualified chartered accountants who fail to make the grade within their own firms and become available on the market will be few and far between and , because of the large firm culture , may be less suited to smaller firms or industry and commerce . |
| 5 | But those trips will probably be few and far between over the next two years since his already groaning workload was increased still further last month when he took over from Hugh Collum , finance director of SmithKline Beecham , as chairman of the 100 Group of finance directors . |
| 6 | Woburn usually sees one or two newly-rebuilt Moths appearing each year but these seemed to be few and far between this time although one impressive exception was Torquil Norman 's immaculate DH.90 Dragonfly G–AEDU which made its debut here finished in a smart red and silver scheme . |
| 7 | There are times when an item requires more thought but they should be few and far between . |
| 8 | Good educational software for the PC used to be few and far between — the graphics were normally poor , the interface fiddly and most were totally over priced . |
| 9 | Links with parents and with associated schools — which were reported to be few and far between — could have been developed in this situation . |
| 10 | They may be few and far between , but they cause worry to elderly people who fear that the gap may lead to them being put in the same position . |
| 11 | ‘ And we can go on keeping it ad lib. whereas Byrd concerts will necessarily be few and far between . ’ |
| 12 | If , if as I understand it , it 's a matter of law , and the practice will be much as just suggested , is that a correct er , interpretation . |
| 13 | To meet this point I think one must say that Bentham 's view was , in effect , that a right action must not only do more good than harm , but must also be such that neither the particular good it does , nor any other comparable good which might have substituted for it , could have been achieved at less cost in terms of harm done . |
| 14 | All these may be particularly vexed in the residential home or school for the disabled , where sexual needs can be such that only physical assistance in one way or another can meet them . |
| 15 | The physical and psychological problems may or may not be fewer and less serious than the problems associated with other drugs , but who knows what kind of problems the cultural changes will produce ? |
| 16 | However , this suggests that it might be a good thing to prevent anyone being born who would be less than maximally happy ( on average , throughout his life ) since he would be lowering the average happiness by his existence . |
| 17 | If they really believe that the merger was the best way forward , they must now be be supporting something that they know to be less than best and and this is now rendered all the bad feeling and all the destruction of the past two years , a complete waste of time . |
| 18 | ‘ We are fast approaching the point when the risk of attempting a rescue — and there is the risk that we could force them to beach — will be less than simply leaving leaving them alone , ’ Dr Martin added . |
| 19 | Calculations made by Don N. Page , then of the California Institute of Technology , and me , based on measurements of the cosmic background of gamma radiation made by the satellite SAS-2 , show that the average density of primordial black holes in the universe must be less than about two hundred per cubic light-year . |
| 20 | This year America 's deficit and Germany 's surplus are forecast to be less than half as big , as a percentage of GNP , as they were at their peak ; Japan 's surplus may be only a quarter of its peak level . |
| 21 | Many labour markets appear to fall into this category , with wage rates being determined through complex institutional arrangements and bargaining processes which seem to imply that they will be less than fully flexible . |
| 22 | So A would be less than fully co-operative or rational if he did not think that B knew ( or could find out ) where he was . |
| 23 | He was also considered in some quarters to be less than entirely open in his Turf operations : his trainer Tom Coulthwaite had had his licence withdrawn earlier in 1913 over the running of two Ismay horses , though this was widely held to be an injustice . |
| 24 | Thus , while Tough 's work may provide some interesting ideas for dealing with functional aspects of spontaneous speech , it may be less than entirely satisfactory as a means of obtaining reliable and objective assessment information . |
| 25 | She hastened to reassure him that she would never be less than totally reliable in her dealings with S. Kettering . |
| 26 | Because bills are now lower , fewer people face large increases , so the number of people entitled to a reduction will be less than originally expected . |
| 27 | Mr Lang remains convinced that savings are still there to be made even though he appears to accept that these will be less than originally envisaged . |
| 28 | see what the man 's got to offer , it might be more but there again it might be less , but having saying that , it might be a lesser basic , but higher return |
| 29 | Cargo forecasts suggest that a growth rate of 11.4 percent for Europe-Far East trade over the next 20 years will be more than double the expected increase across the North Atlantic . |
| 30 | I do not overlook De Gourmont 's plea for a meeting of the nations but I do believe that when they meet Paris will be more than slightly abashed to find parodies of the middle ages , Dante and Langue D'Oc foisted upon it as the best in United States poetry . |