Example sentences of "[adj] [to-vb] [art] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If yarn is smooth , it is possible to weave a very thick strand , but thick yarns which include very large knop or loops and some thick mohairs can be difficult to weave . |
| 2 | Sorry to sound a little perverse on that issue , but I , we really wanted to have a clear indication of what you felt as District Planning Officers , er an and indeed we 'll hear what the County feel and in fact have pursued through this alteration , but can I again , just for clarification , and in fact it 's a sort of final head count , er and again I raise this in the context of P P G three paragraph thirty three , and that is the degree of acceptability , or otherwise , by the local planning authorities , erm and I only need a nod from you , or otherwise , for the record . |
| 3 | I visualise a matrix even more subtle to taste the most intangible fruit of the soul ; and one day men will fall heir to a Golconda of the most beautiful emotions and joys , and from being mere trappers and hunters we shall become harvesters . |
| 4 | In a case such as this , involving humans , it is not possible to perform a properly designed cause-to-effect experiment . |
| 5 | This makes it rather impractical to implement a home produced system that can read bar codes from everyday products and provide the appropriate string of text . |
| 6 | Under direct vision of the oesophagogastric junction and simultaneous manometric measurements , it is possible to observe a very similar correlation among the location of the lower oesophageal sphincter measured before operation with the values measured during surgery and under a direct observation . |
| 7 | In this way it should be possible to obtain a much more interesting picture . |
| 8 | Given that it is unobtrusive though , and it is possible to obtain a very concise response to a query , rather than having to read through quite a lot of text before finding the required information , it will at the very least save some time . |
| 9 | With careful thought and the application of ruthless logic , it may be possible to establish a much larger claim than you would have expected . |
| 10 | By following a few simple guidelines it is possible to establish a very productive breeding programme . |
| 11 | By dressing up deprivation in this spatial vocabulary it is possible to hide the more unpalatable realities of economic restructuring , redundancy and exploitation . |
| 12 | However , current consumption must be kept sufficiently low to provide an acceptably long battery life . |
| 13 | The figure that many companies disclose allows trends over time to be identified but does little to provide a more detailed appreciation of its commitment to investing for the future . ’ |
| 14 | It is well worth keeping a special watch for fossils of this kind when hunting in Cambrian localities — it is still perfectly possible to discover a completely new kind of echinoderm ! |
| 15 | With the consumer industry and media boffins jamming up behind one another to support the unquestionably fine ideals of conservation , one can only wish that they would ask themselves as they prepare to board one more rolling bandwagon whether they really have anything to add to what has already been said . |
| 16 | Would they be willing to lose a little as well as win a little as the days added up to years ? |
| 17 | But the effect left in the mind by this UK and USA reservation is unfortunate : it suggests , rightly or wrongly , that these nuclear powers are prepared to support the most elaborate codification limiting the use of conventional force , but at the same time want to keep their hands completely free so far as nuclear weapons use is concerned . |
| 18 | It is so exciting to see a really quite overweight lady transform into a slimmer , more vivacious and prettier one . |
| 19 | ‘ Twenty lire for your thoughts , ’ Michele offered , adding , with a smile that tugged at her heart-strings , ‘ Of course , that 's not my final bid ; I may be willing to go a little higher if they 're worth it . ’ |
| 20 | That could be resolved if financial insitutions were willing to invest a little more in cash dispensers in shopping centres . |
| 21 | Pedestrianism remained a source of extra money for good runners , who were willing to sacrifice the more socially prestigious amateur laurels . |
| 22 | It seems to me that our leaders somehow or another have simply got to be persuaded that we are prepared to sacrifice a very great deal erm to secure erm a new attitude . |
| 23 | The fact that a man was prepared to drive a completely unnecessary 1,000 miles struck me as indicative that the sanctions were not working . |
| 24 | But in wondering it is interesting to compare a much more recent success , David Henry Hwang 's M Butterfly . |
| 25 | It is interesting to compare the more rural structure of the farm house with the elegant tiny gallery of the manor house at Hodge Hill , nearby , remembering that all women were spinsters and produced wool , flax and silk on their wheels , according to their needs . |
| 26 | Liaison with the marketing department is important to ensure that the productive effort is meeting the customer 's needs , or , where there are difficulties in production , ensuring that the customer is informed and/or is prepared to accept a slightly different standard or quality of product , for example . |
| 27 | Subscriptions and students ' fees were not adequate to provide a properly staffed establishment , and the choice made of this method of financing the College , in preference to direct government funding ( which would have had to be much greater than the government grants received from 1795 to 1813 ) was to hamper the growth of the College well into the present century . |
| 28 | Wenger 's study of a rural community in Wales reminds us that , in some relatively stable areas , systems of such informal care seem adequate to meet a very high proportion of elderly people 's needs . |
| 29 | The inhabitants , therefore , may have to move from one part of the nest to another to find the most comfortable conditions . |
| 30 | The wave should be very steep to encourage a more vertical flight as you take off . |