Example sentences of "[to-vb] 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 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . ’ |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | By contrast , genetically-engineered ‘ human ’ insulin is flashy stuff , a rapid application of advanced molecular genetics to modify a therapeutic product . |
| 16 | To use an artificial lure to catch a hand-reared fish in a man-made lake seems a funny kind of sport to me . |
| 17 | The release of a new single , Dragging Me Down , and a tour of more modest venues is proof of a going back to their roots approach to catch a new generation of fans . |
| 18 | So the criminals move freely around the galaxy , pursing their profession , and the FedPol must swallow its frustration and hope one day to be in the right place at the right time to catch a big-time wrong-doer in the act . |
| 19 | To catch a frisky horse or a young colt in a field the horseman placed a little of the mixture of oil of origanum , oil of rosemary , oil of cinnamon , and oil of fennel about his person . |
| 20 | After rounding the last mark incorrectly , they returned , losing places in the process , only to catch a submerged dustbin on their keel . |
| 21 | Find this man:New moves to catch a serial rapist . |
| 22 | To catch a greased piglet |
| 23 | Many expeditions have gone to the Comores hoping to catch a living specimen . |
| 24 | As a teenager , Souness trained with Celtic and was waiting with a friend to catch a late bus home . |
| 25 | Norway has no immediate plans to leave the IWC which last year rejected plans from Iceland and Japan to catch a limited number of whales . |
| 26 | For the first time in my life , I accelerated to catch a red light at the intersection with Brompton Road , steering Armstrong right down the middle of the two lanes , blocking both . |
| 27 | To catch a web-building spider , look for a web in the early morning after a still cool night when there will be dew on the web , which glistens in the early morning sunshine . |
| 28 | Certain kinds of illness and illness-proneness are experienced : people are more likely to catch a cold or flu , for example , and be less able to shake it off ; they feel generally run down and may suffer from mysterious but more debilitating viruses , such as ME or glandular fever , that are difficult to diagnose and take a long time to clear up . |
| 29 | This senseless slaughter takes place merely to try to catch a few extra tuna , and in fact the tuna caught through this method amounts to only about 5 per cent of the world 's total catch . |
| 30 | In order to catch a few babies , trappers will frequently kill whole families and the orphan chimps often die in transit . |