Example sentences of "[noun sg] [be] [adv] strong [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It seemed to the court that in its current form the civil components of the process of judicial review were so strong that an application which claimed the civil relief authorised by section 21K was to be regarded as a civil cause or matter . |
| 2 | The result is as strong as the original fence . |
| 3 | To meet force with force is successful only if the defender is as strong as the attacker . |
| 4 | If your desire is strong and your interest intense , your concentration is also strong and intense . |
| 5 | Commodore argues that its commitment to support a third party CDTV publishing industry is as strong as ever . |
| 6 | The blood is deliberately strong and thick to give the baby the most benefit . |
| 7 | There were those whose attachment to the principles of divine right and hereditary succession was so strong that they felt that James and his heirs could be the only legitimate Kings of England , whilst others turned to Jacobitism out of disillusionment with political developments since the Revolution . |
| 8 | I used many of the ship 's ropes too , and in the end my fence was as strong as a stone wall . |
| 9 | The pillar itself gave several excellent pitches on sound granite , but on the second night on the pillar the wind was so strong that Venables and Renshaw were forced to pitch their tent inside a chimney , squeezed onto a jammed block . |
| 10 | He had delayed his flight because he considered that the wind was too strong and blustery for an earlier departure , but later felt conditions had improved sufficiently for him to fly . |
| 11 | The perceived need to create an internal market and eschew licensing is also strong when there are concerns about ensuring the reliability and quality of the product . |
| 12 | And not because the imperialists have become wiser and kinder , but because they have become weaker , because the camp of peace is now strong as never before . ’ |
| 13 | Indeed , some have argued that the ‘ traditionalism of his general philosophy is so strong that it virtually disables him from that critical rationalism which is essential for the appraisal of particular traditions ’ . |
| 14 | In a speech to the Scottish Trade Unions for Labour in Glasgow , Mr Clarke said the financial sector was extremely strong and dominant in the Scottish economy but asked : ‘ What does it put back into Scotland ? ’ |
| 15 | He said : ‘ We know our arguments against the jail are very strong and theirs are very weak . ’ |
| 16 | The feeling and atmosphere to ( sic ) the place is so strong that you can almost breathe it in . ’ |
| 17 | But learning to live with it is part of the fun and the Phantom 's amplified sound is really strong and clean . |
| 18 | The African is as strong as a ploughox , each man can do the work in this clime of two or three of men like us . |
| 19 | The producer , Sarah D Wilson comments … ‘ the public and press reaction was so strong that we developed another seven programmes to conclude the story . |
| 20 | But her energy gnawed at her so ; her nature was so strong and vigorous , and her loneliness and boredom so intense , that she almost ate visitors up , so that they seldom went again . |
| 21 | There were some constituencies where the interest of a local patron was so strong that he effectively had the power of nominating MPs . |
| 22 | Strands of a cobweb are surprisingly strong but they can snap . |
| 23 | Indeed , the research evidence is so strong that it is now reflected in the high incidence of work teams , ‘ away days ’ for functional groups and courses in team-building . |
| 24 | Box ( 1987 ) argues that crimes committed by corporations , businesses and professions are likely to increase in times of economic recession although he admits that the evidence is less strong than for ‘ conventional ’ crimes ( see Chapter Four ) . |
| 25 | Although the river is only one to two feet deep G. says he would not walk across because the current is too strong and bottom too slippery . |
| 26 | Bone is normally strong because it consists of a lattice-work of collagen fibres with calcium , the chalk-like material , in the gaps . |
| 27 | Officials in London and Washington have insisted the relationship is as strong as ever despite the transmission last night of a TV programme highlighting the help given to George Bush 's presidential campaign by Tory Party workers . |
| 28 | Yesterday 's initial tour selection is so strong as to make no difference . |
| 29 | They are highly social , congregating in groups as large as 500 , and the bonding between members of the herd is so strong that if a pilot or lead whale beaches itself , the rest of the herd will often follow , creating a mass stranding . |
| 30 | Martha , whose head was as strong as her sister 's , sometimes climbed up as well , and , clinging on about a foot lower down , read aloud from a horror comic . |