Example sentences of "[noun] [to-vb] are [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The effects of exposure to light are difficult to accelerate in the laboratory . |
| 2 | In Coimbra , accommodation can be arranged either in pensions , hotels or with a family where opportunities to practise are plentiful . |
| 3 | This method , which is demonstrated below , is very artificial and the conditions which cause the loop to terminate are unclear . |
| 4 | The lovers ' attempts to escape are frustrated , but the opera ends happily since the Pasha decides that magnanimity is the best course and releases all of them . |
| 5 | God 's love and desire to forgive are primary . |
| 6 | Parents may be confronting their children repeatedly demanding them to do what is asked and find that this produces immense negative emotional reactions : temper tantrums or complete refusal to co-operate are common . |
| 7 | Other Italians to watch are 24-year-old Massimiliano Lelli and especially Franco Chiccioli , nicknamed ‘ little Coppi ’ . |
| 8 | Here , as elsewhere in Scandinavia , the chief buildings to survive are ecclesiastical ; some are based on the French or English pattern but most are of Baltic design , in brick , with decorative gables and on hall church pattern . |
| 9 | Envy , greed , hate , fear and the desire to dominate are likely to be the real fingers on the trigger of our destruction . |
| 10 | Some good hand products to use are Crème Vitarome à l'Avocat and Arom-essence Néroli Oil by Decleor , Develop 10 Hand Cream and Vaseline Intensive Care Lotion . |
| 11 | There is a reciprocity between linguistic elements and possible contexts , and those elements which enable this reciprocal relationship to proceed are deictic . |
| 12 | All the skills of presenting as a ‘ non-threatening ’ person , and the techniques of assisting counsellees to talk are necessary here . |
| 13 | But the independence being sought for in higher education , and for which the rights to learn are necessary conditions , is an independence of thought which is exercised within a dialogue with others . |
| 14 | An open mind and a willingness to share are essential if we wish to tackle the current problems affecting medical education . |
| 15 | The authority which x derives from his expertise in a particular subject — as granted by his peers in the academic community — and x 's authority to teach are different kinds of authority . |
| 16 | The pressures to spend are solid enough . |
| 17 | Although the number of expatriates who voted is not known , it is generally accepted that those who take the trouble to register are likely to vote . |
| 18 | Commenting on the poor quality of bibliographies in published papers , Kochen concludes that failures to cite are due to : |
| 19 | its suitability for , and protection by , the conditions of teacher isolation , where external criteria of professional competence are ostensibly met and inducements to change are absent . |
| 20 | The issues to consider are similar to those required in order for the Firm to comply with the ‘ know your client ’ requirements under the Conduct of Business Rules ( which are appropriate only to non-corporate finance clients ) . |
| 21 | The helpful handbook puts it succinctly — ‘ Faxes that are hard for humans to read are hard for FAXgrabber to read ’ . |
| 22 | Nevertheless , a willingness and an ability to bargain are essential in a president who aspires , as they all must , to be ‘ on top in fact as well as name ’ , and who hopes to bring about significant public policy change . |
| 23 | The best and simplest incentives to use are social : taking an interest , praise , smiles , hugs and , for young children , picking them up , smiling , kissing , tickling , rough and tumble — whatever gives them pleasure . |
| 24 | For example , they have found that " there is considerable evidence that attitudes to comfort are important in estimating the user 's contribution to conservation … yet these have rarely been explored by research on the effects of feedback " . |
| 25 | BELOW When even substantial timber buildings decay and collapse , the only evidence that is usually available for archaeologists to discover are non-organic finds , and holes in the ground in which the timber posts may have been originally placed . |