Example sentences of "were well [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Geoffrey de Rancon 's great castles at Taillebourg and Pons were well sited to disrupt communications between Bordeaux , Saintes and La Rochelle ; and it was against one of these , Pons , that Richard launched his first attack early in 1179 . |
| 2 | Both the basal diet and the sulphate supplement were well tolerated by all the volunteers and no gastrointestinal symptoms were reported . |
| 3 | In the 82 patients followed up for more than six months , all three post-dissolution regimens were well tolerated . |
| 4 | On the east coast itself were the ports of Palaikastro and Zakro , which were well situated for trade with Anatolia , Cyprus , the Levant and Egypt . |
| 5 | Around the fort would grow a tiny settlement which gradually , if the fort were well situated on what was to become a primary trading route , evolved into a complex settlement including military servicemen and their families , traders , artisans and peasants . |
| 6 | In the best examples children from ethnic minorities were well featured . |
| 7 | Our expensive , good-quality tunics were well cut and belted , while our ‘ guard ’ style cap , set up at the front to emulate the officer class , made us different . |
| 8 | The figures also demonstrate how well matched are the action and control samples : that in both places they were well matched on age , proportion with an involved relative/ friend , proportion in owner-occupied housing , and on OBS score ; they were less well matched on gender and on proportion without an inside lavatory ( though the difference was not great ) , and least well matched on marital status and on proportion living alone , with the Ipswich control sample and the Newham action sample being more likely to be married and ( therefore ) not living alone . |
| 9 | Finally the chapter has described the achieved action and control samples and has shown that they were well matched and that the response rate was good . |
| 10 | Unfortunately , however , this approach is not adequate , for although the samples were well matched ( see Table 2.3 ) , inevitably , because of the number of variables relevant to determining whether or not a person remains at home , they could not be perfectly matched . |
| 11 | In 16 female Type 2 diabetic patients with clinically overt macrovascular disease , significantly higher serum triglyceride and lower total HDL-cholesterol levels were shown compared to those without macrovascular disease but who were well matched for age , duration of diabetes , weight and glycaemic control . |
| 12 | Garrick Morgan and Warwick Waugh were well matched by the Monmouthshire pair of Tony Rees and Mike Voyle yesterday , and the experienced Rod McCall made little difference when he came on to replace Morgan . |
| 13 | The patients were well matched for age and preadmission state of anxiety and depression ; the proportion of patients whose score on the hospital anxiety and depression scale was 10 or greater ( a level that indicates clinically significant anxiety or depression states ) was equal in each study group . |
| 14 | The groups were well matched for demographic variables and also for most important diabetic attributes , although mean systolic blood pressure was recorded as 9 mm Hg greater in the control group ( 95% confidence interval 2.1 to 16.0 mm Hg ; p=0.011 ) and 14 patients in the prompted group were documented as having signs of leg ischaemia compared with only four controls ( χ 2 =5.7 , df=1 ; p=0.017 ) . |
| 15 | Those two were well matched , though Robert , being somewhat more nobly born , had the more complete mastery , and perhaps rather less burning malice when bested . |
| 16 | Patients randomised to each treatment were well matched for age , sex , smoking habit , alcohol intake , the duration of their previous dyspeptic symptoms , and their previous responsiveness to medical treatment ( Table I ) . |
| 17 | The two groups were well matched for factors affecting outcome ( Table I ) . |
| 18 | Patients within each treatment group were well matched in terms of age , site , and duration of disease , nutritional state , initial DAI , laboratory , and anthropometric data ( Table I ) . |
| 19 | The three treatment groups were well matched at baseline for age , sex , and disease severity ( table I ) . |
| 20 | He said Bonn was favourably disposed to such a conference if it were well prepared . |
| 21 | The organisers were well prepared and able to maintain their authority . |
| 22 | In addition , the police were well prepared , stimulated largely by implementing a plan designed more to cope with an emergency at the nearby Toronto International Airport than for the event in question . |
| 23 | The snow did not return until early in February : this time , the Oaks were well prepared . |
| 24 | When the US Marine Corps ' 2 Division stormed ashore at Tarawa in November 1943 , a third of the 5,000 marines landing on the first day were casualties because the Japanese were well prepared and the tide played fateful tricks over the reefs . |
| 25 | Having worked offshore on oil platforms for the last 13 years , Derry and Fran were well prepared for the rather isolated nature of life on the island . |
| 26 | Lothian and Borders police said they were well prepared for the friendly invasion . |
| 27 | There is good reason to believe that these attacks were well justified , because after the defeat of the rising and Cade 's death , a commission , sent into Kent to investigate extortions there , held inquests in various parts of the shire between late August and late October 1450 . |
| 28 | The buildings and the greens were well laid-out , modern in style and agreeable to look at . |
| 29 | The Spencer qualities of quiet public service , the values of noblesse oblige were well expressed in their service to the Sovereign . |
| 30 | The rules were well defined and clear-cut . |