Example sentences of "a [adj] [conj] [adj] manner " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ He 's got on with the job in a pleasant and professional manner . |
| 2 | AS A MEMBER of the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway 's Publicity Department I believe that members of the general public are treated in a friendly and courteous manner when they visit our line . |
| 3 | He can now make contact with the rock spirits in a friendly and positive manner , being guided to new cup-and-ring marks , some hidden 6in ( 15cm ) below the turf . |
| 4 | Despite a shy and diffident manner , Davison was a hard-working and gifted teacher of endless patience . |
| 5 | But in schools science is often presented in a dry and uninteresting manner . |
| 6 | The words of marriage ceremonies are in fact usually spoken in just such a low-key but deliberate manner . |
| 7 | There has to be a rhythm between the small group where specialized catechesis can take place , and the large group where the sense of belonging in a broad and powerful manner can be experienced . |
| 8 | One should not expect it to have operated in a unified or uniform manner . |
| 9 | Had the German attack been mounted on 12 February , as planned , the French , caught as it were in transit — for though now aware of the impending peril they were only beginning to bring up reinforcements — must have been overcome in a total and horrible manner . |
| 10 | These simple changes to her father 's response enable this mildly handicapped child to acquire the socially necessary ability to wait in a definite and positive manner . |
| 11 | As with most research projects covering unfamiliar ground , it was not clear at the time how this would help the subsequent investigation , but it met the immediate need to record the results in a concise and tidy manner . |
| 12 | However , if they are applied in a legalistic or academic manner it is only too easy for the best interests of air safety to be pushed back into a position of secondary importance . |
| 13 | The LA requires a licence applicant to have sufficient know-how to manage a haulage business in a profitable and law-abiding manner . |
| 14 | Apollinaire describes Picasso 's method of work in this way : ‘ Using planes to render volumes , Picasso enumerates the different elements composing objects in such a complete and penetrating manner that they only assume the aspect of objects thanks to the spectators ’ efforts , who are of necessity aware of their simultaneity , precisely because of their arrangement . |
| 15 | The reader of this column over the years will have noticed that relevant contemporary issues have been taken and discussed in a conciliatory and balanced manner , causing offence to virtually no-one . |
| 16 | The popular image of a spy is a person who gains information , denied to his masters , in a covert and underhand manner . |
| 17 | Presentation and Communication Skills — an intensive two-day residential course specifically designed to provide directors and senior executives with thorough training in handling business presentations in a professional and successful manner . |
| 18 | Having the insight and ability to share his or her own experiences , thoughts and feelings in a professional and personal manner that gives empathy and hope . |
| 19 | This is a most regrettable incident , but I can not accept a charge that the Army did not take the allegations seriously and that the full and thorough investigation was not conducted in anything but a professional and sympathetic manner . |
| 20 | settle all valid claims in a professional and timely manner |
| 21 | settle all valid claims in a professional and timely manner |
| 22 | settle all valid claims in a professional and timely manner |
| 23 | settle all valid claims in a professional and timely manner |
| 24 | settle all valid claims in a professional and timely manner |
| 25 | settle all valid claims in a professional and timely manner |
| 26 | settle all valid claims in a professional and timely manner |
| 27 | A salient characteristic of the internal structure of' the elite is that it is rational , in the sense that it is structured so as to achieve in a purposeful and conscious manner the objectives of the elite as a whole . |
| 28 | The new government provoked widespread rebellion by instituting a series of far-reaching reforms in a brutal and disorganised manner . |
| 29 | Dicey is important precisely because he expressed both the form and substance of normativism in a clear and simple manner . |
| 30 | In a comparatively short time the student is equipped with systems and a metalanguage suitable for carrying out the required tasks in a clear and specific manner . |