Example sentences of "[be] [adj] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Conventional wisdom suggests that agreed takeovers in the financial services sector are preferable since they tend to avoid mass defections of staff in the target company . |
| 2 | These thicker transfers are preferable because they are less likely to let UV light through , but perfectly acceptable results have been obtained using standard etch-resist transfers . |
| 3 | Ideally mobile units of 100 or 200 bird houses are preferable if it is possible to either move regularly , or at the end of a laying period on to new pasture . |
| 4 | Smaller , more discreet means of cleaning up are preferable when you are out for a walk . |
| 5 | It is possible to remove the zona mechanically but chemical methods are preferable when large numbers of embryos are involved . |
| 6 | They are more likely to make the effort if the subject is interesting and they are alert than when they are tired , hungry or bored . |
| 7 | Unfortunately , the list of ingredients did n't include the egg which was later needed for the mixture and we are sorry if anyone has been disappointed when trying to make the scones . |
| 8 | Earn outs are impractical if the business will be operated as a division of the purchaser rather than a stand alone subsidiary . |
| 9 | That would have been absurd because the word , ‘ converts , ’ itself implied that the bailee had done something with the bailed goods which was not authorised by the terms of the bailment . |
| 10 | But not all professionals subscribe to the view that disabled people are unsuitable as health professionals . |
| 11 | Thick , textured fabrics are unsuitable as they do not take the stiffening well and also produce too much bulk around the roller . |
| 12 | Consequently , data which are collected for one particular analysis or processing application are unsuitable where they are required elsewhere for a different purpose . |
| 13 | most are complete though some do have 1 or 2 pieces missing £10 the lot . |
| 14 | most are complete though some do have 1 or 2 pieces missing £10 the lot . |
| 15 | Then , secondly , the truths of the Bible are ever-relevant because God himself does not change , either in his nature or in his dealings with men . |
| 16 | The dividend is usually expressed to be cumulative , since in the case of equity share capital there is a presumption that dividends are non-cumulative unless otherwise stated . |
| 17 | The pile has a lot in common with most organisations which are stable when under pressure from one direction but can collapse when under pressure from another direction . |
| 18 | Hence amplifiers involving first-order networks are stable if the closing angle between plots of and is less than 12 dB per octave as crossover is approached . |
| 19 | With British industry burdened by record debt and Britain 's trade deficit at its highest for a year , will the Prime Minister explain why tax cuts which will suck in more imports are right while public investment in the kind of things that Britain needs for the future is wrong ? |
| 20 | We have to believe they are right because they have played such an important part in our identity and in defining the world for us . |
| 21 | For the traditional ‘ act ’ utilitarianism acts are right because they maximise ( or at least increase ) welfare , while for rule utilitarianism rules are morally binding because general adherence to them maximises , or would maximise , welfare , individual acts being right or wrong in virtue of their conformity to such rules . |
| 22 | Both points of view are right if they are right for the person concerned . |
| 23 | They are right if their aim is to describe a system of government . |
| 24 | Both the welfare socialists and the individualistic Tories are right as well as wrong in their analysis . |
| 25 | Summarising prospects for a US-Soviet summit , Baker said : " I think we are right where we were the last time . " |
| 26 | She would have been asleep if the fly had not returned to her hand . |
| 27 | Her shriek awakened the house , and Coleridge , who had been asleep when his father returned , knew at once what it signified , saying to himself in the darkness , ‘ Papa is dead . ’ |
| 28 | She could n't have been asleep when I lifted the ledger from her lap and scanned its pages : she must have been watching me all the time . |
| 29 | Duncan had been asleep when the policeman burst into the room to give him the news that Leeming had been found . |
| 30 | He 'd been asleep when Carla returned . |