Example sentences of "[be] [adj] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Most advances are supposed to be short-term but in practice many are outstanding for long periods . |
| 2 | Of the twenty-one bedrooms , seventeen are spacious with private facilities , and the remaining four are attic rooms with shared bathrooms . |
| 3 | All are spacious with some suitable for families . |
| 4 | Surface pumps are preferable for some water gardens , especially where a relatively high ‘ head ’ of water is necessary , this ‘ head ’ being the vertical distance between water level and the highest point of discharge . |
| 5 | Self completed diaries are preferable to single questionnaires or clinic based consultation because accurate recall of symptoms may be affected by memory bias and single measures may be misleading . |
| 6 | Of course , even if insider trading had some tendency to make the market smoother the benefit from that smoothness ( and it is not entirely clear why smooth gradual movements are preferable to sudden jumps ) might not be worth its cost . |
| 7 | Smaller weekly or fortnightly water changes of 10–20% are preferable to large monthly ones . |
| 8 | Smaller weekly or fortnightly water changes of 10–20% are preferable to large monthly ones . |
| 9 | There is a policy supported view that mentally handicapped people should not be placed in institutions ; that community based alternatives should exist ; and that small living arrangements are preferable to large . |
| 10 | Even the most ardent critics of the closure programme agree that modern , small , and homely residential ‘ sanctuary ’ units are preferable to drafty wards in crumbling old hospitals where staff morale is often low . |
| 11 | Because you are alert to that possibility , you will already be expressing your thoughts in a direct way . |
| 12 | Instead of one group of market participants who do not learn from experience and another ( entrepreneurial ) group who do , we can work with market participants who are alert to changing buying and selling possibilities . |
| 13 | From the moment you first suspect you 're pregnant , you are alert to each change in your body and the way you feel . |
| 14 | If we are alert to textual detail — and all studies of the reverberations of imagery in the Miller 's Tale tell us that it is a tale that encourages us to be so ( see below ) — then we can also find a suggestive parallel between Absolon 's inability to detach himself entirely from the vulgarities of the human world and the Host 's failure to impose an elegantly hierarchical structure on the tale-telling competition . |
| 15 | It might have been thought that the arrival of so many neutral countries would render any Common Security policy impossible , but the Community institutions are alert to this ‘ danger ’ , and have stated that they will be rigorous in their application of the acquis to new members . |
| 16 | They demonstrate that no heights are unobtainable by British Industry if it is willing to apply its enterprise and commitment to excellence . |
| 17 | We are sorry for any misunderstanding or embarrassment this caused to James Capel and to the banks . |
| 18 | But never forget that He will forgive those who are sorry for any evil they have done . |
| 19 | Nevertheless , in the course of a great deal of inservice work with both primary and secondary teachers I have gained the impression that many are dissatisfied with current practice without knowing with any certainty how to improve matters . |
| 20 | Some Christian women are dissatisfied with this route to equality through male generic neutrality . |
| 21 | However , local authorities have a local appeals procedure under which officers may appeal if they are dissatisfied with the authority 's decision as to whether it is necessary to move home or if they are dissatisfied with any of the authority 's decisions in relation to the application of the relocation provisions . |
| 22 | If you are dissatisfied with any disciplinary decision relating to you , you have a right to apply for a review of the decision to the next level of officer specified in the procedure referred to in paragraph 3 above . |
| 23 | Although we set ourselves high standards , if we do not meet your expectations and you are dissatisfied in some way we would like to know . |
| 24 | Although we set ourselves high standards , if we do not meet your expectations and you are dissatisfied in some way we would like to know . |
| 25 | Although we set ourselves high standards , if we do not meet your expectations and you are dissatisfied in some way we would like to know . |
| 26 | Although we set ourselves high standards , if we do not meet your expectations and you are dissatisfied in some way we would like to know . |
| 27 | Although we set ourselves high standards , if we do not meet your expectations and you are dissatisfied in some way we would like to know . |
| 28 | Although we set ourselves high standards , if we do not meet your expectations and you are dissatisfied in some way we would like to know . |
| 29 | Although we set ourselves high standards , if we do not meet your expectations and you are dissatisfied in some way we would like to know . |
| 30 | Although we set ourselves high standards , if we do not meet your expectations and you are dissatisfied in some way we would like to know . |