Example sentences of "[adv] [vb base] out [prep] [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The spending targets in the White Paper thus turn out to be unhelpful for long-term planning purposes . |
| 2 | Shoes always turn out to be wrong for the climate . |
| 3 | The interesting thing about him is that he was one of those people who always turn out to be lucky no matter what they do . |
| 4 | The trouble is that the traditions and symbols that embody and transmit these supposedly universal and perennial virtues usually turn out to be modern inventions ( Hobsbawm and Ranger , 1983 ) . |
| 5 | In the case of more general or abstract essays ( on whole works , on authors or on critical issues ) , it is necessary to find other means of organising an argument — though some of the means also turn out to be applicable when looking at individual passages . |
| 6 | ‘ Generally , these kinds of problems rarely turn out to be unresolvable , ’ said Felice . |
| 7 | To those who would thoughtlessly dismiss this notion as ‘ silly ’ , Regan cautions that ‘ silly sounding ideas sometimes turn out to be true . |
| 8 | If I decide on the toss of a coin which investment will provide the greatest yield , and fortunately turn out to be right , we suppose that my choice is vindicated by the outcome perhaps , but not justified by it ; I had no real justification for making the choice I did . |
| 9 | To my mind , evidence of conflict already exists : the deafening silence from Moorgate Place on Caparo is an example where self-interest has been allowed to be paramount : the decision suits the practising firms ( as their legal liability is narrowly defined ) , notwithstanding that in the public interest , would-be investors , existing individual shareholders and creditors who lose because they have relied on audited accounts which subsequently turn out to be defective , should , on any basis of equity , have recourse to those parties who are responsible , whether management or auditors . |