Example sentences of "be [adj] [prep] [adj] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Smaller weekly or fortnightly water changes of 10–20% are preferable to large monthly ones . |
| 2 | Smaller weekly or fortnightly water changes of 10–20% are preferable to large monthly ones . |
| 3 | We wished to demonstrate whether epitopes contained within the amino acid sequence 206–217 of A-gliadin are specific to coeliac toxic cereals . |
| 4 | The chastened company admitted that the shock loss showed that it had been guilty of poor financial controls and a badly-timed shareholders letter — Vannotti said the board was convinced up to March 22 when the shareholders letter was sent that it would record a profit for 1992 , but he and the chairman subsequently ordered a special audit , after financial controllers warned of problems with the accounts for Ascom 's cable television and mobile telephone businesses in Germany , and a closer examination revealed the German results had to be corrected by $41m — $28m of extraordinary depreciation and $12.8m of adjustments to inventory values , Vannotti said . |
| 5 | In a stressful home environment , whether the difficulties are due to parental mental illness or family discord , it seems that a good relationship with one parent ( or both parents ) , characterised by a high level of warmth and the absence of severe criticism , is protective . |
| 6 | 1 small spare carrier-bag ( for apple cores — NT houses are low on modern waste-paper baskets , especially in Chinese Bedrooms ) |
| 7 | The results also cover much longer periods than are possible with modern experimental field studies and they are based on direct evidence of intercomparable past conditions . |
| 8 | In other words they are guilty until proven innocent . |
| 9 | Cold-pressed oils are rich in fat soluble nutrients ( vitamins A , D and E ) which can easily be absorbed by the skin and utilised by the body . |
| 10 | The sentiments among the majority of Northern lay presbyterians are biased towards those elements in the Westminster Confessional which are antagonistic to Roman catholic practice and belief : the evils of the papacy and priesthood and the suppression of Christian liberty , the evils of the mass and devotions to the saints , all of which combine to turn Christians to superstition and idolatry and away from almighty God and true salvation in Christ . |
| 11 | As will be seen in Chapter 7 , this itself could only have been due to current Roman catholic social teaching on mixed marriage . |
| 12 | Does he agree that much of our country 's undoubted export success has been due to competitive premium Export Credits Guarantee Department rates ? |
| 13 | The patients ' symptoms of bladder outflow obstruction may well have been due to benign prostatic hypertrophy and the coexistent prostatic cancer may have been an incidental finding . |
| 14 | This separation creates inevitable tensions between the team and the consultant , which are inimical to good multidisciplinary work . |
| 15 | Major oceans would form the most long-lasting boundaries defining the provinces , but even these were not permanent , and migrations may have been possible in early geological periods when the distribution of land and sea was different . |
| 16 | Basic tenets of Catholic social philosophy have contributed to the formation of a Latin American political tradition , the underlying assumptions of which are antipathetic to fundamental Marxist class analysis . |
| 17 | Equipment levels are high with ABS braking standard on all models along with variable power-assisted steering , multi-function trip computer , fully-adjustable seating position , all-round electric windows , air conditioning with controls for driver and passenger , remote-control central door locking , a six-speaker hi-fi system and an anti-theft alarm system . |
| 18 | The pervasive and complex systems of economic dependency in developed countries ensure that we are interdependent in innumerable critical ways and may readily be made to feel powerless . |
| 19 | Already , support for vertical programmes is waning , as the programmes are unsustainable without continued massive donor support ( SCF , op. cit . ) . |
| 20 | The British Thoracic Society 's confidential inquiry and the work of Bucknall et al and others have been instrumental in encouraging local and national guidelines for the management of acute severe asthma . |
| 21 | In view of the high population of Hong Kong ( c. 5.5 million ) and their proximity to urban areas , these sites are popular for informal leisure-time activities ; already there is evidence that serious degradation has occurred due to heavy use ( Jim 1987b ) . |
| 22 | Just to clarify matters , I have been unemployed since late last year but have budgeted my small income to be able to meet this year 's Governors subscription at the current rates and hopefully any increase that may take effect … |
| 23 | That much must also have been clear to contemporary foreign observers . |
| 24 | Some of the walks are waymarked with different coloured trail markers showing some of the best routes . |
| 25 | Modern democracies are dependent on non-bureaucratic political institutions to ensure that the large bureaucracies employed by modern governments do not become excessively autonomous . |
| 26 | The theory of mechanics , for example , consists in equations which specify that certain traits of bodies in motion are dependent on other physical properties . |
| 27 | Alternatively , equilibrium occurs where planned injections into the circular flow of income equal planned withdrawals.1 In the basic Keynesian model the different sectors are viewed as undertaking different activities that are dependent on different main variables . |
| 28 | As mentioned above , the development of Management Studies ( para. 1.1.1 ) and ( more particularly ) physical developments relating to the Radcliffe Infirmary site ( para. 3.2 ) and to the facilities for Arts and Social Sciences ( para. 3.3 ) are dependent upon additional external funding being received . |
| 29 | State officials are dependent upon capitalist economic development and growth if they are going to be able to pursue their interests and sustain themselves in office , so they are constrained to act in the interests of capital , although not necessarily in its optimal interests ( Offe , 1984 ) . |
| 30 | If you are interested in financial public relations then you almost certainly need either a degree or to have already qualified in a discipline such as law or accountancy . |