Example sentences of "[conj] easy [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Are the windows overlooking the roof secure , or easy to force open ? |
| 2 | It can be argued that American children are not always very intelligent or easy to teach , with catastrophically short attention spans , but one can see the beginnings of a sad muddle even in England , with the publication of a homosexual prayer book giving instructions for a ‘ coming out ’ liturgy next door to prayers for those who already suffer from the American disease . |
| 3 | The music finally chosen helped greatly in creating a sombre mood , but John did not find it interesting or easy to work with . |
| 4 | They were nice , or all right , kind or likeable or easy to get on with . |
| 5 | They look at the position at hand and figure out which end-pattern is appropriate to try for , which is ‘ nearest ’ , or easiest to get to . |
| 6 | Prince , now that easy to find , I , hang on a minute I 'll be able to find that |
| 7 | Yet , even though moral rules and principles are neither innate , nor easy to acquire by reason , no one need remain ignorant of his duties and obligations : the Bible gives us them . |
| 8 | Experiments using radio links are a problem in the UK because , although easy to do , it would be illegal to make and use the necessary apparatus . |
| 9 | The companion itself is steep , although easy to negotiate , but the steps need to be fitted with non-slip treads and some form of chafe resistant nosing to prevent unsightly scuffing . |
| 10 | Modern rods are lighter and easier to control but , every angler is equipped with one , not just the elite or the inventive as was the case in times past . |
| 11 | But towards the end of the 17th century , their importance dwindled as more and more farmers turned to heavy horses ; which although more expensive are faster and easier to control . |
| 12 | Mr Richard Smith , who works in Dr Dudley Williams 's group at Cambridge , said that the technique was quicker and easier to use than its major competitor , field desorption mass spectroscopy . |
| 13 | This is quicker and easier to use when you first begin to dig the hole down towards your ferret and , hopefully , the rabbits . |
| 14 | Software has improved dramatically in the six years since I bought the old computer and this one is faster and easier to use . |
| 15 | dBase was a pioneer of QBE queries — probably the easiest way for non-experts to get information from a database — and in version 1.5 these are faster and easier to use than before . |
| 16 | For a skilled operator it is faster and easier to produce a new drawing , and once a drawing is on file , making changes and producing updated versions becomes much more efficient . |
| 17 | Take off cabinet doors : leave them off altogether for an open shelved look ; replace them with new louvred or wooden doors with beading ; replace them with glazed doors , or hang curtains in front of shelves instead ( PVC fabric curtains wo n't pick up dirt so easily but cotton is cheaper and easier to wash ) . |
| 18 | ‘ But Teamwork is cheaper and easier to understand and adapt — and remove if necessary — than full-blown configuration management systems . ’ |
| 19 | What was therefore happening during the period reviewed by Bacon and Eltis was that British capital was being invested either abroad , where profit returns were higher and easier to achieve , or in finance companies in this country where again profitability was higher than in industry . |
| 20 | Mirror tiles come in different patterns , and are usually 100–150 or 300mm square , For large areas , they are safer and easier to handle than sheets or panels , but the surface to which they are attached ( be self adhesive pads ) needs to be absolutely flat . |
| 21 | They 're cheaper and easier to learn because they have fewer features . |
| 22 | Carmel Keens , the home economist for Tate & Lyle Sugars , recommends cane sugar when decorating for a perfect finish , as it is finer and easier to beat . |
| 23 | Now the eighteen-forties sees the development of manufacturing process , clothes are getting easier and easier to make , cheaper and cheaper , so fashion is changing faster because people can afford to , whereas in earlier times , if you wore a woollen dress , it had been you know , you know , somebody had done the sheep for you , had spun the wool and woven the wool and you were damned if you were going to take this dress off until it fell to pieces round you . |
| 24 | Text does n't need to be justified , a lot of research indicates that ragged columns are ‘ friendlier ’ and easier to read . |
| 25 | Social workers in the study had ‘ grave reservations ’ about the fund and a few felt it was quicker and easier to apply to charities for help . |
| 26 | Angie Bowie : ‘ There was a lot of garbage said about him feeling schizoid and it was all so crazy and easy to say that he felt schizoid because of Ziggy Stardust . |
| 27 | It 's so nice and easy to say we oversimplify , and there are all these examples that disprove this and disprove that — all these nice men , all these women with great careers — is n't it ? |
| 28 | It 's difficult to tell which wines will win , and easy to say when wine is good , but it takes that little bit extra to make it a winner . |
| 29 | Blue : For casual curls and waves for normal and easy to wave hair . |
| 30 | But he had shown her the way out of her panic and con fusion : taken her into his world where things were bright , ordered , clear-cut , and easy to control . |