Example sentences of "[coord] was [adj] to [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For instance , one manager in a public service agency had a subordinate who was not really effective at supervising others and was resistant to suggestions for improvement . |
| 2 | This plain was largely desert and was subject to extremes of climate . |
| 3 | He had not been to university , he had some difficulty in grasping complex economic issues , and was prone to malapropisms , but was widely respected for his managerial skills and his political experience . |
| 4 | And , secondly , company law set about the task of demonstrating that the power of corporate managers was not unlimited but was subject to checks and controls which ensured that it could not be used for the manager 's own purposes or for any other arbitrary end . |
| 5 | I suspect he was in the Tower not because he could count the days but was privy to secrets which could rock thrones and topple crowns ! ’ |