Example sentences of "[noun] have [be] [adj] [verb] with " in BNC.
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| 1 | I have argued that antiracism has been unable to deal with the new forms in which racism has developed . |
| 2 | Howe said : ‘ The kids have been exciting to work with . |
| 3 | Courts in the United Kingdom , Australia and the United States have been reluctant to interfere with executive treaty-making power and have used various judicial devices to avoid allowing individuals ' claims . |
| 4 | As a result his losses have been minor compared with some other big property companies . |
| 5 | In deference to the opposition within the party , the abandonment of the referendum was kept secret until Law had been able to consult with Borden , who of course insisted that tariffs without food taxes would be no value to Canada , but who also refused to make a public intervention in British politics . |
| 6 | We may have to cut down on holidays and buy cheaper Christmas presents but these refugees have been lucky to escape with their lives . |
| 7 | Last autumn they reported an improved figure , after moving the apparatus to Goesgen , of 1.05 + 0.02 , in other words , a result consistent with there being no oscillations ( CERN Courier , vol 22 , p 371 ) — In its latest work the team has been able to dispense with having to make a comparison with the expected antineutrino spectrum , thereby removing one source of uncertainty . |
| 8 | The SDA has been prepared to experiment with a variety of policy initiatives in a total urban budget of perhaps £220 million ( in historic prices ) between 1976 and 1990 ( Boyle , 1988 ) . |
| 9 | They had gone out together but there had not been a sexual relationship between them as Faye had been unwilling to sleep with Harris , said Mr Chadd . |
| 10 | When Bruce was interviewed by the police he said Mrs Knight had been willing to part with her possessions . |
| 11 | Undoubtedly , the most dramatic events of recent years have been those associated with the disintegration of the communist regimes in Eastern Europe . |
| 12 | But foreign governments have been slow to respond with aid . |
| 13 | But this Society was created for a very specific purpose , and on occasion has been obliged to act with extreme severity in the pursuit of that purpose . |
| 14 | Did you get what you wanted ? ’ and a wave of feeling that the day had been good came with the words . |
| 15 | Moreover , users have been reluctant to experiment with subject headings , as shown by the fact that over 50% of catalogue users consult a single subject heading only . |
| 16 | The Fund has been able to assist with new charitable trusts at Thirlestane and Newliston in Lothian . |
| 17 | In addition , the year-long political deadlock had itself become an election issue because the weak coalitions formed after the previous elections had been unable to deal with the economic crisis and the growth of urban terrorism . |
| 18 | Of the previous four presidents one , Johnson , had been effectively driven from office by the failure of his Vietnam policy ; one , Nixon , had resigned in disgrace and neither Ford nor Carter had been able to cope with the limits on presidential power . |
| 19 | The WYSIWYG that word processors offer has always been based around monospaced fonts because that is all that the computer and printer have been able to cope with . |
| 20 | Some of the dates were release dates but they were not all genuine because one of the prisoners had been able to interfere with the computer and ‘ reduce ’ the sentences . |
| 21 | Hitherto , even equipment that can calculate flight paths has been unable to cope with this threat . |
| 22 | Bt strains have traditionally been classified by serotyping , but this system has been unable to cope with the vast number of new strains discovered recently . |
| 23 | The belief that lavish entertainment was an indispensable part of successful diplomacy was not quite dead by the mid-century : a generation earlier the vicomte de Chateaubriand on his appointment to London had been careful to take with him Montmirel , reputedly the best cook of the age . |
| 24 | By appearing in only the Sunday episode of Not So Much a Programme , Crawford had been able to continue with other work , which included a run of The Striplings on stage at the New Arts Theatre Club , in London . |
| 25 | She admitted the girl had been in and out of voluntary care because her mother had been unable to cope with her . |
| 26 | Although she was looking forward to leaving the home , she felt she was n't ready to go quite yet , and her baby son had been harder to cope with than she 'd expected . |