Example sentences of "[adj] to get at [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If anything happened to the computer and it proved impossible to get at the data inside , you could go to your back-up diskettes and simply copy the data back into the computer when it had been repaired , or replaced , or put it onto another computer . |
| 2 | That is about as much as the East Europeans are likely to get at the moment . |
| 3 | What seems objectionable in Matza 's argument is that he clearly believes there is a ‘ hierarchy ’ of stances in relation to deviance , not just alternatives : the appreciative stance is portrayed as superior to either the romantic or the correctionalist in that it is inherently more likely to get at the truth . |
| 4 | Not only does this mean that you are more likely to get at the truth , but it is also likely to be more fruitful for whatever purpose you have in mind . |
| 5 | Er and erm it 's difficult for people to maintain er not only as I say , but in their lifestyle over a particular period of time , so you could be more likely to get at the truth by this method , than by sending out questionnaires . |
| 6 | You have to agree to keep up payments for ten years and normally will not be able to get at the cash in the meantime . |
| 7 | And eventually in exasperation the bird flew a short way down the beach and picked up a small stone in its beak and then it returned and it bashed the shell repeatedly until it cracked it open and it was able to get at the contents inside . |
| 8 | It should not be possible to get at the dangerous mains wiring without using a screwdriver or other tool . |
| 9 | It 's difficult to get at the timbers once you 've insulated , so get the job done properly and carry out the treatment before insulating the loft . |
| 10 | These must be easy to reach — some designs push the drive cage against the motherboard , making it difficult to get at the drive 's screws . |
| 11 | This case was so complex and difficult that it filled many books of written record and there was so much opposing evidence that it was difficult to get at the truth , but he at last clarified everything and settled it with such skill and wisdom that all commended his extreme cleverness . |
| 12 | The crude facts about the tyrannies are easily stated ; it is harder to get at the truth about what the tyrannies were like . |
| 13 | No other country has yet investigated the link all sides anxious to get at the truth . |