Example sentences of "[pers pn] is [adj] [to-vb] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The evidence of a child who was taught by the ‘ Natural Aurilism ’ method is that at the age of 5 she is able to talk and play with normal children at a normal school and although she may not be as far ahead , the results of this method seem astounding . |
| 2 | Whereupon Judah asks for her favours , for which she takes his signet , cord and staff as a pledge for payment — so that , when pregnant , she is able to prove that he is the father of the child and so legitimize her twins and perpetuate the line of her husband . |
| 3 | She is able to inspire and motivate other students to undertake community welfare tasks and she shows qualities of leadership as well as the ability to work as one of a team , close quotes . |
| 4 | The prime responsibility , however , rests with the individual counsellor to establish supportive relationships in which he or she is able to feel that stress is contained and processed and that feedback from those relationships is given in an honest and constructive manner . |
| 5 | She is able to show that both women and men are much more likely to be living with relatives after a marriage has ended than during it . |
| 6 | She is able to eat and drink normally on the day she is admitted but on the following day is allowed nothing at all by mouth for 4 hours prior to surgery . |
| 7 | For the incoming purchaser will want to know what he or she is entitled to use as their own and the outgoing seller will want to know what he or she can remove . |
| 8 | Her lips are so swollen she is unable to eat and can only sip drinks through a straw . |
| 9 | In fact , it is unsafe to assume that the intensity of direct competition between males should necessarily be reduced in monogamous species . |
| 10 | It is salutary to remember that children who are rated as most aggressive by their classmates are those who view ( unsupervised ) the most violent TV programmes . |
| 11 | Even marriage could not cure him of all his anxieties , and it is salutary to remember that , in some situations , he was as frightened of other people as they were of him : he often seemed shy and hesitant in conversation still . |
| 12 | It is salutary to note that as we start the 25th Anniversary year of the University the mean residence time of the 23 staff members of the Department of Biological and Molecular Sciences , including the three staff appointed in the last decade , is now 18 years . |
| 13 | It is cheap to decorate and good therapy too . |
| 14 | It is accurate to say that the 80486 and Pentium processors use many of the same implementation techniques as RISC processors , but there is nothing in either processor that can be called a ‘ RISC integer unit ’ without distorting the term beyond any usefulness . ’ |
| 15 | It is accurate to say that the 80486 and Pentium processors use many of the same implementation techniques as RISC processors , but there is nothing in either processor that can be called a ‘ RISC integer unit ’ without distorting the term beyond any usefulness . ’ |
| 16 | It is frustrating to know that they can still , if they wish , punch the button marked ‘ Excess ’ . |
| 17 | The managers may feel that it is appropriate to insist that the second investor 's director bring to the board something additional , such as technical expertise or contacts . |
| 18 | It is appropriate to reiterate that where economic and social conditions are favourable and medical care available and sufficiently advanced , child health is less likely to be impaired by improper spacing . |
| 19 | But it is appropriate to ask whether the brutal attack on her would have happened if she had been armed with the kind of baton the Home Secretary has banned . |
| 20 | Finally , since our main finding was the absence of a strong relation between age and mortality , it is appropriate to ask whether the study had sufficient power . |
| 21 | In any case , there are usually distinctions drawn by neighbour and old person alike concerning the nature of the activity which it is appropriate to offer and to accept . |
| 22 | Having looked at assessment and verification and the people involved it is appropriate to consider whether or not a process of approval ( sometimes called ‘ validation ’ ) should be developed and applied to organisations wishing to offer particular types of provision . |
| 23 | When looking for solutions of the Ernst equation for stationary axisymmetric space-times , it is appropriate to require that solutions be asymptotically flat . |
| 24 | In noting such comments , it is appropriate to recall that this discussion must be seen against a background described with some outrage by many commentators . |
| 25 | Given the greater creative role of the judges in the appellate courts , it is appropriate to question whether they are fitted for the task of supervision . |
| 26 | At the time of writing it is good to notice that local boys from ordinary homes in Portadown are still doing well . |
| 27 | IN these bleak times it is good to see that one veteran television star has succeeded in resurrecting his career . |
| 28 | It is good to see that the railway is keeping its head above water . |
| 29 | It is good to see that he was remembered so kindly by at least one of his colleagues . |
| 30 | Branch recruitment is of key importance , and it is good to report that Flt Lt C Harris , RHKAAF , has volunteered to help in this area . |