Example sentences of "in [adj] a situation [pers pn] " in BNC.
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1 | In such a situation we would expect the Scottish bus passengers ' consultative committee to step in and examine the proposals . |
2 | In such a situation it is therefore all the more necessary to recognize the unique place the ethnographer holds and to capitalize on it . |
3 | In such a situation it is sometimes possible using very simple stimuli to dissociate the effects of stimulus-response compatibility from those due to eye-hand connections ( Berlucchi , Crea , Di Stefano and Tassinari , 1977 ) but the relevance of the different anatomical pathways in situations employing more complex stimuli is doubtful . |
4 | And in such a situation it becomes difficult to say whether the temporary worker is brought in because of a shortage of permanent staff or because there is ( now ) a once-off task to be performed . |
5 | In such a situation it may be appropriate to think of restricting development of some SBUs — not to a specific amount of investment each year , but to a projected rate of development consistent with internal funds generated by the whole company over a period of years . |
6 | In such a situation it becomes crucial to understand the economic effects of changes in defence budgets are likely to be . |
7 | In such a situation it is possible for the parent 's self control to snap and in a moment of aberration he may strike the child in a manner that is instantly regretted and most unlikely ever to be repeated . ’ |
8 | If the postman worked in such a situation he would be insane . |