Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] [be] [adj] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For example , it has been criticized for being unable to deal with problems of unemployment , which continued to rise throughout the 1980s . |
| 2 | The jury in the Mona Bauwens libel case have been discharged after being unable to reach a majority verdict . |
| 3 | I had chosen to join the 10th Battalion of the Parachute Regiment , and the preliminary training evenings were geared towards physical exercise , getting us ready for ‘ P Company ’ , the tests which every aspiring paratrooper , territorial or regular , had to pass before being able to wear his coveted maroon beret . |
| 4 | Much of the expertise of a museum curator or an archaeologist lies in being able to offer a reasonably accurate identification of an object just on the basis of looking at it and handling it . |
| 5 | Personal R:Base has been designed to be simple to learn and use , which is true to a certain extent , as manipulating data in a pre-created database is almost self explanatory . |
| 6 | Personal R:Base has been designed to be simple to learn and use , which is true to a certain extent , as manipulating data in a pre-created database is almost self explanatory . |
| 7 | Bernstock & Speirs ' hats are designed to be easy to wear . |
| 8 | Martek is well known for its innovative drill accessories , and we are offering two of the most useful products in the company 's range this month , both designed to be easy to use , but very precise in operation . |
| 9 | The whole problem was compounded by the fact that the first successful desktop publishing system was based on the Macintosh ; a computer designed to be easy to use and , therefore , give the feeling of rapid achievement . |
| 10 | The trails have been designed to be fun to do but with an education purpose leading children around the museum . |
| 11 | So it was designed to be attractive to look at , but with curves , ovals and an absence of straight lines to make it difficult to swim in . |
| 12 | They are designed to be quick to prepare and even quicker to eat and as a result are highly desirable to anyone who has a busy lifestyle . |
| 13 | Or perhaps it proves that women tend to try to be attractive to upstage one another and they completely forget that men are going to find them attractive too . ’ |
| 14 | In moral education , the young person needs to acquire sufficient knowledge and understanding to be able to make a mature , personal response to Jesus ' invitation in relation to judgements of moral value . |
| 15 | He derives much satisfaction from introducing someone to the sport and says : ‘ You do n't need to be strong to play it . |
| 16 | Of course , to write this sort of book you will need to be able to put yourself into such a central character 's mind . |
| 17 | I will need to be able to go anywhere without being stopped , ’ said Huy at last . |
| 18 | So , sure , we do need rote-learning , we do need to be able to say ‘ Three times four is twelve ’ , we must n't have to work it out on our fingers . |
| 19 | Patrick will join us in the organization , but for him to be able to work effectively , he will need to be able to move around freely . " |
| 20 | You will need a steady supply of up-to-date programmes if you are to exploit their topical nature and you will need to be able to preview regularly to select what is appropriate . |
| 21 | While the exercises in this book are quite small and it is possible to get around using the simple cursor movements alone , you should practise using the faster ones because in longer documents you will need to be able to use all the short cuts you can . |
| 22 | He may need to be able to use apparatus , and generally speaking science teachers are accustomed to explaining necessary points about its use and keeping a close watch on safety . |
| 23 | ( also known as education social worker ) Education welfare officers liaise with Social Services Departments and are responsible for the general well-being of school children , not only ensuring that they attend school regularly but also dealing with grants , allowances and services which they may need to be able to attend ( e.g. clothing , transport , free school meals ) . |
| 24 | Now , in terms of functional group isomerism I 'm gon na take a slightly different example right let's take this one here first of all I 've now started to do what the examiners will do now I 'll make them identical structures there somewhere and you really do need to be able to name them in order to see where they are or if they are . |
| 25 | Fourthly , each would need to be able to produce acts conditional on the other producing acts , thus securing the chains of interdependent acts typical of interaction . |
| 26 | In relation to professionals and other relevant individuals , the practitioner will need to be able to assimilate the different professional perspectives , negotiate around those perspectives if necessary , and co-ordinate the communications received from a variety of sources . |
| 27 | Nonetheless , all teachers will need to be able to understand how language operates , if we are to avoid the widespread condemnation of ‘ improper ’ speech , beliefs that Indians speak ‘ Indian ’ ( Linguistic Minorities Project , 1985 : 322 ) , and misunderstandings of the structure of English ( Bloor , 1986 ) , etc . |
| 28 | Management will therefore need to be able to have sufficient information to present an accurate account to the media . |
| 29 | The unfashionability of football kits is a fashionable topic but you do n't need to be able to recite the birthdays and middle names of every member of the England '66 squad to have an opinion . |
| 30 | As members of smaller groups within a larger community — a trade union or residents ' association , for instance — they will need to be able to function collectively through discussion , for example to represent or protect their interests . |