Example sentences of "often [adj] [to-vb] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Where the size of the board is not critical , it is often preferable to draft the p.c.b . |
| 2 | On the other hand , it is often possible to compare the degrees of falsifiability of laws or theories . |
| 3 | With a runway it is often possible to use the centre line and a selected spot . |
| 4 | Furthermore , it is often possible to replicate the artefacts in order to test the hypotheses about a particular object , although in some cases several different technological methods might arrive at an identical end-product . |
| 5 | It is often possible to bale the centre of the field a day before the edges and double row . |
| 6 | It is often possible to gain the services of a competent student for a year or two , either as an organist or as an organ scholar . |
| 7 | Finally , interviewers are often hesitant to broach the question of one partner wishing to resign , so at interview we raise the issue and offer reassurance that should it ever occur the remaining partner would either also resign or take on the post full time . |
| 8 | It is often easier to view the structure of ionic crystals as two parts — one for the anions and one for the cations . |
| 9 | Where a nailed board refuses to move , it is often easier to punch the mails down into the joist rather than trying to prise them up . |
| 10 | It is often easier to locate the leak with the water in , or by marking the water level at which to search for the leak , unless of course the fault is in the bottom of the pool . |
| 11 | If the accesses on a file are completely random , it is often sensible to sort the accesses into cylinder address sequence and minimize individual seek times . |
| 12 | This work is emotionally costly , as it is often painful to watch the struggle to maintain independence and a sense of self-worth . |
| 13 | However , it is often impossible to locate the rogue . |
| 14 | The Walkman-sized GameBoy fits comfortably in one hand , and has a two-inch yellow monochrome screen on which it is often hard to get the viewing angle right . |
| 15 | They are mentioned by name on eighteenth-century maps and referred to in Sir Walter Scott 's The Bridal of Triermain ; they are often supposed to mark the county boundary , which they do not , and the most popular theory is that they were erected at the time of the Border raids to delude Scots advancing up the Eden valley , from which they are conspicuously in view , into the belief that an English army was encamped there . |
| 16 | For example ‘ the ’ is signalled by two fingers placed together in the shape of a T , touching the ear indicates ‘ sounds like ’ , patting your hand on your head means ‘ name ’ , and it is often helpful to indicate the number of words by fingers . |
| 17 | It is often effective to draw the bars in three dimensions as this lengthens the visual impact . |
| 18 | When writing the formulae of both covalent molecules and ionic compounds , it is often useful to use the valency of an atom , ion or group of atoms . |
| 19 | Part of the consequence of this was that working-class respondents were often unwilling to use the term ‘ friend ’ , being unsure if they were using it appropriately . |
| 20 | If these turn out to be major then it 's often better to re-scan the picture for the new dimensions than to mess about with the first version . |
| 21 | President Richard von Weizsäcker , often able to set the tone , has been unusually reticent since the storm he created last year by urging that the government should move from Bonn to Berlin ( an issue that remains undecided ) . |
| 22 | Since he had the respect and liking of his fellow artists , he was often able to enter the studios and choose a characteristic work before it was put on show . |
| 23 | The counsellor is often able to observe the spark of insight and realization which can arise from contact with another troubled individual . |
| 24 | The Central Asians , for instance , are often reluctant to permit the employment and education of women , at least to an advanced level , and brides with degrees are reported to command a lower ‘ price ’ when they get married than those whose education is less advanced . |
| 25 | In particular there is the intriguing finding that some amnesics can learn certain new skills as quickly as normal subjects , even though they are often unable to remember the circumstances in which they learnt them . |
| 26 | They fry can be left with the parents until they attain anything up to one inch in length , but it is often advisable to remove the parents long before this . |
| 27 | Even so , the IMF facility was often insufficient to meet the needs of countries requiring foreign currencies to support their rates of exchange . |
| 28 | However , a knowledge of pair-wise transitional probability is often insufficient to select the target word string . |
| 29 | Respite care is often available to give the carer and the person cared for a break from each other . |
| 30 | It may also be true that social and market changes may " filter down " from the higher social classes ( such as the AB 's in the UK ) who are often first to perceive the need or desirability for a particular change . |