Example sentences of "'s [adj] [to-vb] the " in BNC.

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1 For instance , it 's possible to bend the strings behind the slide , using the end joint on your first finger like a kind of mechanical lever , while still keeping the slide and the vibrato completely in tune .
2 It 's possible to offset the costs and expenses of taking a lodger against the rent you receive .
3 In fact , it 's possible to argue the reverse ; that the commercial exploitation of his intuitions will ultimately work to the advantage of his reputation .
4 Now the important thing about the toxin is not so much that it can paralyse its victim , but that biologists can use it , and they can use it because it 's possible to label the toxin radioactively and then employ this to look at the distribution of receptors in patients with miocenia and characterise the receptors in other ways .
5 It 's possible to spend the entire night enjoying oneself and ending up having a good Copenhagen breakfast of meat and cheese , yoghurt and wienerbrød … ’
6 From Körmen it 's possible to visit the lively village of Datcha by taxi and Mersinçk is a useful stop en route to the ancient ruins of Knidus .
7 ‘ If it 's possible to put the fear of God into a nation of atheistic bastards , then the Chinks appear to have done it .
8 And now it 's possible to put the equivalent of a million components on one single chip .
9 Using the contour control , it 's possible to change the character of the sound from British bite to almost an American West Coast wash , while maintaining that essential edge which Marshall amps are famed for .
10 Think about how the room is to be used ( for example ) , will you want to eat there ? ) and find out if it 's possible to re-arrange the room to make better use of the available space .
11 He added : ‘ It 's possible to overstate the extent to which Wales has solved its problems .
12 There 's little to disturb the fun for these young people , the middle class children whose parents are enjoying the country 's new found wealth .
13 But after her refit it seems there 's little to concern the crew .
14 A Lotus Elan provides more grip and a Peugeot 309GTi offers more communicative steering , but for a combination of fine throttle adjustability , knife-edged balance , the ability to stay accurately on line , and high levels of security — cut the throttle sharply and it wo n't suddenly swap ends — there 's little to touch the Corrado .
15 Paulie always slept on his front and he 's alive to tell the tale unfortunately .
16 That 's woolly to say the least .
17 At a time of so much egocentric materialism it 's refreshing to see the NI fighting so effectively for imaginative humanitarianism . "
18 It 's professional to take the tea of course , but you do n't say anything after you 've got it .
19 He knows who 's coming , who 's going and who 's due to use the place .
20 It 's due to join the three-model Vitara line-up in the UK by the middle of next year .
21 If so , it is doubtful whether his dictum about A 's right to retake the goods is law .
22 Interwar balcony-access flats are the most reviled and degraded of all local-authority housing types , so it 's odd to find the Butlins versions still functioning so well for their temporary inhabitants .
23 Yeah it 's interesting to watch the different birds , the different methods of landing .
24 Although it 's interesting to hear the difference between these amps with a signal source as stable as the A2 , there was n't one where I could n't produce the desired sound simply by tweaking the combo 's own EQ .
25 Anyway , the 25thies say it 's OK to break the law , they seem energetic , and the guitars ignite with excitement at their own cleverness at the end .
26 It 's acceptable to lay the parquet directly on a suspended timber floor fitted with ordinary floorboards , so long as the boards are firmly fixed and not warped .
27 Right , but it 's easier to see the point moving than the numbers really .
28 Right : sometimes it 's easier to get the hang of it on dry land
29 September is one of my favourite months for walking as it 's invariably cooler — and wetter , it 's true ! — yet the days are still long and it 's easier to avoid the crowds .
30 Then when we have a difficult relationship at home or work it 's easier to blame the other person than look at what we did .
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