Example sentences of "[be] [adj] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Screw-on glazing bars are preferable to snap-fits as they hold this flexible glazing sheet more securely in place |
| 2 | ‘ Others , including myself , believe that non-punitive but truly compensatory damages awarded by the courts of the United Kingdom are preferable to the exorbitance of emotionally-driven jury awards , ’ he said . |
| 3 | In many respects Standy Credits are preferable to Bank Guarantees because virtually all Credits , including Standby Credits , issued by banks are subject to a set of internationally accepted rules drawn up by the International Chamber of Commerce in Paris , known as UCP 400 . |
| 4 | The animal welfarist 's position , like the deep ecologist 's , is committed to permitting the sacrifice of some individuals for the greater good , and even the deep ecologists , notwithstanding their glorification of sport hunting ( I have in mind such legendary figures as Aldo Leopold , Ortega y Gasset and the poet Gary Snyder ) , might agree that more humane forms of hunting and trapping are preferable to more barbaric ones . |
| 5 | However , if the buildings can not be used for such purposes ‘ other uses are preferable to allowing the buildings to remain empty or grossly under-occupied ’ . |
| 6 | The government has made it clear that redevelopment should , as far as possible , be in line with local planning policies but that where this is impossible new uses are preferable to leaving a large site derelict . |
| 7 | Therapeutic interviews at this stage need not be long ; frequent , brief interviews ( e.g. 20–30 minutes ) are preferable to less frequent , but longer sessions . |
| 8 | Application forms are preferable to c. v. s |
| 9 | Destructiveness and self-doubt are preferable to the enfeebled body politic and the parasitic Church . |
| 10 | Smaller weekly or fortnightly water changes of 10–20% are preferable to large monthly ones . |
| 11 | Smaller weekly or fortnightly water changes of 10–20% are preferable to large monthly ones . |
| 12 | He suggests that gradual movements in share prices caused by insider dealing are preferable to the erratic jumps in prices brought about by enforced disclosure . |
| 13 | Of course , even if insider trading had some tendency to make the market smoother the benefit from that smoothness ( and it is not entirely clear why smooth gradual movements are preferable to sudden jumps ) might not be worth its cost . |
| 14 | Bacteriological plastic Petri dishes ( e.g. from Sterilin ) are preferable to glass because the embryos are less inclined to skid about . |
| 15 | The implication of the Reinberg group 's work is that rapidly rotating shifts , where no adjustment is made in terms of body rhythms , are preferable to longer cycled systems . |
| 16 | Even the most ardent critics of the closure programme agree that modern , small , and homely residential ‘ sanctuary ’ units are preferable to drafty wards in crumbling old hospitals where staff morale is often low . |
| 17 | Self completed diaries are preferable to single questionnaires or clinic based consultation because accurate recall of symptoms may be affected by memory bias and single measures may be misleading . |
| 18 | The results suggest , therefore , that tariffs are preferable to quotas if the market was initially more competitive than Cournot . |
| 19 | For such a task crude approaches to semantic processing are preferable to the detailed analyses found in understanding systems since they are computationally tractable , robust and are not restricted to a small language domain . |
| 20 | There is a policy supported view that mentally handicapped people should not be placed in institutions ; that community based alternatives should exist ; and that small living arrangements are preferable to large . |
| 21 | Even Rampant Rottweilers are preferable to an XR2 with a double row of headlights blazing as it roars up behind you and a sticker in the back window which taunts you with ‘ Blondes Have More Fun ’ as it races past into the distance . |
| 22 | But both are things we must be prepared to do on occasion , and both are preferable to staying at home and watching a lot of odious rubbish on television . |
| 23 | The Encyclopaedia states that the definitions of " landlord " and " tenant " are preferable to " lessor " and " lessee " in order to make a clear distinction and avoid problems caused by carelessness . |
| 24 | We are constantly watching the property market and are alert to every factor which affects it , so you can be confident of getting the soundest marketing advice available . |
| 25 | Because you are alert to that possibility , you will already be expressing your thoughts in a direct way . |
| 26 | If support teachers are alert to the possibilities within their role , and allowed the flexibility to operate at the individual or whole-class level , then support for individual children can offer a way through to improving the quality of learning for all ( see , for example , Hodgson et al. |
| 27 | From the moment you first suspect you 're pregnant , you are alert to each change in your body and the way you feel . |
| 28 | It might have been thought that the arrival of so many neutral countries would render any Common Security policy impossible , but the Community institutions are alert to this ‘ danger ’ , and have stated that they will be rigorous in their application of the acquis to new members . |
| 29 | This would help me in ensuring that project staff are alert to the need to establish links when new initiatives are being considered . |
| 30 | It is easy to perceive that so long as this group of entrepreneurs is active in the market , and so long as they are alert to the changing prices their own activity brings about , the market process can proceed in an entirely normal fashion . |