Example sentences of "enough [to-vb] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ They ca n't fake it well enough to fool a forensic laboratory . |
| 2 | It is also very much of an ideal size — not so large as to be overwhelming , yet large enough to sustain a wide variety of cultural enjoyment in the Arts , Music and Drama . |
| 3 | He also said that teams such as leeds , arse-nil , norwich , newcastle and blackburn had each put up a brief fight but none were good enough to sustain a serious challenge . |
| 4 | We were both fit enough to enjoy a wonderful weekend when we celebrated our Ruby Wedding , with our children , their spouses , our grandchildren , our brothers and sisters , nieces and nephews and their children . |
| 5 | The bark from three whole yew trees , amounting to 60lbs contains only two grams of the chemical — scarcely enough to treat a single patient . |
| 6 | However , although ‘ action ’ is to be construed liberally I can not accept that it is wide enough to embrace a non-legal process such as a statutory demand . |
| 7 | Is the government 's tax base strong enough to support a planned expansion of services ? |
| 8 | Many are rich enough to support a distinctive cryoconite flora of algae and cyanobacteria , which survive winters encapsulated in the ice ( Wharton et al . |
| 9 | Certainly the house hardly looked large enough to support a private chapel . |
| 10 | If all the children are to be involved , is the production strong enough to support a large cast in worthwhile roles ? |
| 11 | It does not rule out specific industries , but looks for companies in the £l0m to £100m area that are well-established operations with a strong market position ; big enough to support a sensible market structure ; small enough to offer a reasonable growth opportunity ; and where there are likely to be attractive opportunities for exit . |
| 12 | From mid April to late summer , depending on the success of the breeding season , ospreys will be around and , if you visit in July or August and the season has been a success , you may be lucky enough to see a new family of young birds exercising their strengthening wings . |
| 13 | Few gardens are large enough to accommodate a full-grown oak or beech . |
| 14 | Needless to say a great deal of cheating occurred — the biggest boy 's interpretation of the rules having to be accepted unless you were brave enough to risk a good hiding . |
| 15 | He continued to speculate on the subject , and wrote letters to various journals , but seems to have done little further practical work until 1849 , when a glider large enough to carry a small boy was launched in free flight at Brompton . |
| 16 | The master manufacturers of Manchester wish that prices might always be high enough to enforce a general industry ; to keep the hands employed six days for a week 's work ; as they find that even one idle day , in the chance of it being a drunken one , damages all the other five , or rather the work of them . |
| 17 | There was an almost miraculous answer to their prayers , and Margaret was well enough to attend a special service of thanksgiving on April 10th. 1660 . |
| 18 | However , for the last three seasons they 've been disappointed — unless like me , they were lucky enough to chance a late holiday and hit the best powder of the season . |
| 19 | We have limited the field to stored-program computers , and we further limit the field to general-purpose computers ; that is , to computers with an instruction set rich enough to perform a wide variety of tasks . |
| 20 | In a garden large enough to include a wild herbage meadow , or where an established orchard can be converted for the purpose , soil preparation must aim to reduce , not increase , fertility . |
| 21 | Each sub-unit is assumed to behave like an entropy spring and is expected to be large enough to realize a Gaussian distribution of segments ( i.e.> 50 carbon atoms ) . |
| 22 | Rosé Champagne is achieved either by blending or by allowing the black grape skins ( Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier ) to stay in contact with the juice long enough to impart a pale rose colour . |
| 23 | There is a simple statement of intent in the Gracious Speech , but of itself that is not enough to stimulate a lumbering giant like British Rail into market-style change . |
| 24 | The extra ribs had been added , giving an enormous rib-cage , topped by gigantic if flaccid breasts , powerful enough to suckle a whole brood of infant monsters . |
| 25 | Indeed , on the occasion one is fortunate enough to meet a great butler , far from experiencing any sceptical urge to demand a ‘ test ’ , one is at a loss to imagine any situation which could ever dislodge a professionalism borne with such authority . |
| 26 | As for rugby … well , nothing quite so glaring , yet still enough to provoke a creeping unease about affairs at the highest international level , whether it concerns incomplete accounts for the 1987 World Cup ; unfulfilled profit projections , by a huge margin , with disturbing outline accounts emanating from the 1991 event ; and what seem to be , at the time of writing , so many unanswered questions about the 1995 World Cup . |
| 27 | In spite of what Professor Woodburn had said , it was a little cooler in Washington Square , especially as they were lucky enough to find a vacant seat under a tree . |
| 28 | The bi-word filter eliminated some possibilities but was not good enough to find a single interpretation . |
| 29 | Following this reduction to a less serious ' offence , sentencing policy seems to be that the offence of taking vehicles without consent is not in isolation deemed to be serious enough to attract a custodial sentence . |
| 30 | The provision of homes small enough to provide a reasonable place of residence was , and still is , insufficient for all mentally handicapped people in mental handicap hospitals to leave them . |