Example sentences of "be put into [adj] " in BNC.

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1 If employees , consumers , and other corporate victims had their awareness sharpened and supported by trade unionism , consumerism , and environmentalism , and if the state and legal institutions could be shamed into closing the gap between lofty principles and tawdry practices , then some of these old ideas could be put into effective operation .
2 Is not it about time that the Government stopped this practice of recruiting and exploiting young people who are deemed not old enough to cast a vote but in some cases are being forced to continue in the Army and can be put into armed combat , as they were during the Gulf war ?
3 It has the result of making your notes illegible and unusable — for , after all , are n't they to be put into immaculate form later ?
4 More effort … needs to be put into in-service clergy training in this area — with refresher courses for those appointed to parishes where the Offices are sung regularly ’ .
5 Not only words , but ideas had to be put into other dress .
6 Each time a teacher prepares a lesson , it should be put into logical sequence , and the preparation of a programmed text is an extension of this activity .
7 It has its proponents , but has become all out of proportion , I feel , and needs to be put into correct perspective .
8 I would like certainly to see schemes starting where people can be put into worthwhile jobs , where people can start jobs knowing at the end of it that they are not going to be thrown onto the dole queue again .
9 The project concentrates on a period during which the rapidly acquired industrial stock was to be put into efficient use by inexperienced labour and management .
10 Both the particular rule it lays down and , more important , the general principle it enshrines should be accepted as part of the English law also , though it may be debatable whether there is a need for it to be put into statutory form .
11 Very small things like pebbles , marbles , polished beach stones , old buttons and so on , can be put into large glass goblets or jars and displayed on window ledges ( against the light ) or on shelves .
12 They will be put into identical environments which are controlled in every respect by the experimenter .
13 As soon as possible afterwards , the existing legal obligations on landlords in regard to repair and maintenance should be put into full force again .
14 Under working practices at the time , junctions so approved could be put into full operation before final safety checks were carried out by the inspectorate .
15 Cheese is always classified into the above four main categories , but individual cheeses may be put into different groups according to the author 's opinion .
16 The fan , which was featured on the Antiques Roadshow when it visited Coulby Newham , Cleveland , has been mounted in a glass-fronted case and , although not especially valuable , has now been put into other hands to keep safe for posterity .
17 The reason they have not been put into wide scale use is their cost electrical power generation from current photovoltaic devices is still 10 times more expensive than from more conventional sources .
18 For several weeks the project had been the talk of Polruan : the Russell had been put into extended refit , volunteers had been sought by extravagant promises of Spanish prizes and — to prove that this time Harry 's adventure was to be more than just talk — two six-pounder sakers and a couple of falconets had been delivered aboard a hoy from Plymouth , and hoisted onto the Russell 's deck under Harry 's personal supervision .
19 But on the other hand , the statute will also include a clear intention that extended rights of audience are put into practical effect as soon as the necessary conditions have been met .
20 Here , forms of the verb ‘ to be ’ are put into inverse video , and those that are believed to ‘ hide action ’ are put on the screen for your consideration .
21 A systematic plate can also easily date , as classifications change : what seemed species are reclassed as races , and what seemed close species are put into different genera .
22 Union leader Arthur Scargill said : ‘ We are asking that the 10 pits earmarked for immediate closure are put into full operational order again , immediately . ’
23 Oil-fired power stations in Britain were put into reserve use only , and there was very nearly petrol rationing for the second time .
24 Five of the print dresses and a cloak were put into general production and the rest , acting as powerful crowd pullers , went on display at various ‘ Laura Ashley ’ shops .
25 ‘ Those found guilty were returned to Changi Jail where they were put into condemned cells to await their fate of execution , mainly by hanging .
26 When , however , some of the classes were put into single-sex groups , the girls in these groups started to score more highly again , while the girls in the mixed sex groups fell further behind .
27 Producers were put into considerable difficulty by the decision of the Ministry not to pay them full compensation .
28 Similarly , it would seem that an excessive amount of expensive building work is being put into palatial Government offices all over the country .
29 This continually looked at and responded to data being put into temporary text files by the VARPRO programs that were rested under tablet key file instructions .
30 There 's a lot of effort being put into various forms of energy transfer and energy production these days .
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