Example sentences of "was [verb] [prep] [art] considerable " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was widely reported that the Republican party placed considerable pressure upon Thornburgh to contest the Senate vacancy — his Pennsylvanian background was seen as a considerable advantage — which was seen as crucial to the party 's hopes of recapturing control of the upper chamber in 1992 . |
| 2 | I found that the edge of my left hand was cramped up when I attempted to negotiate the upper frets and any urgency in so doing was rewarded by a considerable jolt as my hand hit the buffers , so to speak . |
| 3 | All in all the conference was acclaimed as a considerable success . |
| 4 | The early skills were brought by French exiles , lured by high rates of pay or driven out by religious persecution ; labour was provided by the considerable fund of casual workers who dragged a living from squatting in the woods and heaths . |
| 5 | Though Bowe had a hand injury and was fighting under a considerable psychological handicap knowing his brother was dying of AIDS , boxing 's unforgiving whispering machine claims his defeat was evidence of a suspect will . |
| 6 | It was reinforced by the considerable contribution to Greek philosophy by men of Phoenician stock . |