Example sentences of "[verb] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But before I do , it is necessary to forestall a possible misunderstanding regarding the applicability of the category of identity to non-meanings . |
| 2 | But first , a brief general comment about space and time in order to forestall a possible misunderstanding . |
| 3 | The Bush administration 's revision of its Indo-China policy was designed to forestall a possible congressional rebellion over the issue . |
| 4 | An accurate account would have to have regard to all those instances where a remedy has been accorded by a state party simply to forestall a successful application and to those cases , also , where breach had been avoided in the first place by reason of adjustment of procedures so as to ensure compliance with the Convention . |
| 5 | The Bush administration 's revision of its Indo-China policy was partly designed to forestall a potential congressional rebellion over the issue . |
| 6 | This remarkable two-part adventure came about purely as a stop-gap measure to forestall a looming crisis . |
| 7 | The word ended in a wail , and Angelina ran to her to try to forestall a further attack of hysteria . |
| 8 | Moreover , potential Green sympathisers are terrified of the ultra-right Franz Strauss , and will vote social Democrat to forestall a right-wing government . |
| 9 | The action demonstrated the belief that Korea was ready for independence and was intended to forestall a lengthy American occupation or the Americans advancing Koreans of their own choice . |
| 10 | In condemning Galileo , Pope Urban VIII was condemning a former friend . |
| 11 | Just as syntax or semantics must determine whether the correct word is meat or meet , such considerations must ultimately decide whether the correct response is recognise or wreck a nice . |
| 12 | A very constrained grammar might not contain any template or rule allowing the phrase wreck a nice , instead of the item recognise , at a particular point in processing ; a more general grammar might have to consider both interpretations . |
| 13 | at present , one major illness is enough to financially ruin and emotionally wreck a white middle-class family . |
| 14 | A logo is a visual symbol which seeks to communicate a simple message to the public in such a way that it is instantly recognisable and memorable . |
| 15 | On the day he left , Gould wrote to Captain Washington at the Royal Geographical Society , announcing proudly , ‘ I shall have many novelties to add to science as well as to communicate a great deal respecting their habits since I have already obtained the nests and eggs of 60 species not one of which as far as I am aware have been described . ’ |
| 16 | Again misunderstandings can occur , and the person leading the service and trying to communicate a Christian message may be hard put to it to demonstrate their true meaning . |
| 17 | He decided to brew a long-lasting , high quality version of this porter and within ten years he was exporting his ‘ Guinness Extra Strong Porter ’ to London . |
| 18 | Near the summit of the pyramid was a category of semi-educated members numbering a few thousand occupying subordinate positions : most of these were previously non-political residents or nationals of the Soviet Union or had links with the Chinese communists . |
| 19 | Cohen and Uphoff ( 1 ) have shown that genuine participation happens only when there is involvement in decision-making and evaluation ; at a time when we often encounter a definite cynicism in many quarters concerning the whole matter of community involvement in health such examples are inspiring . |
| 20 | If you encounter a specific behavioural problem later , it may also be worth discussing this with your vet in case a medical condition could be responsible , and treatment can be provided . |
| 21 | This may be from chronic stress , where our stress tap drips constantly a small amount at a time for months or years , or from sudden stress , when we encounter a specific fear , problem or major life event , which causes the stress tap to turn full on . |
| 22 | When children are actually involved in making things they often do not need an adult , unless they encounter a real difficulty and need help to cut or find a particular shape or material not already available . |
| 23 | But the depth of experience on which children can rely when they encounter a new topic varies from one topic to another . |
| 24 | Whenever you first encounter a new programming language the ‘ Hello World ’ program is a good starting point . |
| 25 | The ministers involved recognize that MPs are being well briefed and though they will not necessarily concede directly they encounter a good case , they will usually move the amendment themselves at a later stage . |
| 26 | In Lewis Carroll 's Alice in Wonderland we encounter a large cat , lying on the hearth and grinning from ear to ear . |
| 27 | Insects that fly in at the sides encounter a vertical baffle of netting that divides the trap along its axis , and tend to fly or clamber to the highest point of the baffle where the only way out is into a collecting jar . |
| 28 | My point , however , is that here we encounter a main morality-religion sustained by a complex and composite spiritual hierarchy which is a veritable fount of divine justice and retribution . |
| 29 | As in any alphabetical indexing language , it is important that the language reflects the current requirements of the user and the literature ; thus it is fairly common to have to modify a standard list or compile a fresh list when a new application is envisaged . |
| 30 | By contrast , genetically-engineered ‘ human ’ insulin is flashy stuff , a rapid application of advanced molecular genetics to modify a therapeutic product . |