Example sentences of "[is] [adj] [adv] [verb] " in BNC.

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1 If it 's true and he is alive where has he been all this time ?
2 In specially favoured areas the grass is extensive enough to form patches of turf ; the pinks are usually rarer and more dispersed .
3 For Wesley faith is a spiritual sense somehow implanted in the self by God that is ineradicable once received .
4 In most casings this makes it pretty awkward to get at , but the Sigma 's casing is spacious enough to allow access to these vital sockets .
5 Or is Labour just using the SDLP as an excuse to avoid facing up to its democratic responsibilities to the people of Northern Ireland ?
6 Is Labour still reflecting the ideals of the past rather than organizing a response to the problems of the future ?
7 It is conceded by Mr. Leonard that having come to this conclusion , it is unnecessary now to consider further any of the other grounds of appeal which do not arise , and we refrain from doing so .
8 When transplanting leeks , water the soil thoroughly if it is dry then dibble a hole for each plant about 4–6in deep .
9 As soon as the soil is dry enough to rake towards the end of the month , do n't delay sowing such hardy crops as cabbage , non-bolting beetroot , lettuce , spinach , peas and broad beans .
10 If this is the case the end of the U-wire is broad enough to sit comfortably in the palm of the hand .
11 The range of academic perspectives covered is broad enough to satisfy the literary specialist 's desire that literature should relate to the world , yet the comparatively rigorous analytical approach to literary studies is very appealing to those who , like myself , have interests which are primarily linguistic and communicative rather than literary .
12 It 's alive so hear it yourself ,
13 My squad is strong enough to do well , ’ said Gray .
14 This sense is strong enough to motivate a succession of attempts to find what is interesting .
15 ‘ There must be serious doubts as to whether he is strong enough to shift the party behind him . ’
16 It also decides whether the gravity is strong enough to halt the expansion and bring everything back together again .
17 She is full of admiration for the care and attention she is receiving at the hospital but is already looking ahead to the time when she is strong enough to go on to a convalescent home .
18 Although such experiences are relatively rare , ( providing the tank glass is of the correct thickness and the stand is strong enough to take the weight ) , it 's important that you can rest assured in the knowledge that you are insured if such a disaster should occur .
19 Similarly it has been suggested that a weak hydrogen bond , which is strong enough to induce miscibility can form between the carbonyl unit of poly ( methyl methacrylate ) and the α-hydrogen of poly ( vinyl chloride ) ( example 3 where ) .
20 But just before this happens , while the taste of melancholy on his tongue is strong enough to set off the sweetness of the place , and of his freedom to enjoy it , but not yet strong enough to overpower it , he sees the woman who is gazing at him from the balustrade of a terrace looking down on the street .
21 This pull has little effect on the land but is strong enough to move the waters .
22 I know now what her power is strong enough to shatter a man 's mind and cast him from this world .
23 What is needed is an organisation which is strong enough to combat and overthrow the capitalist state .
24 Sometimes you can elect to use this loose form because , as in Dorothy 's lesson , the preceding work is strong enough to carry it .
25 It may be some time before the movement is strong enough to help the environmentalists in any significant way , both to save the Adriatic and to reinstitute sustainable and more human agriculture in the Po Valley .
26 The most versatile paper is perhaps the 140lb weight , because it is strong enough to handle traditional watercolour techniques and a reasonable amount of water , yet it is moderately priced .
27 if you remember the question that the founding fathers faced was how do you create a government which is strong enough to endure and to defend the nation and defend the country yet a government which is not so strong that it erodes the rights of individuals within it , this is the , the essence of the , the problem of government as , as the founding fathers saw it .
28 ‘ Nowadays ’ , said Bismarck in 1884 , ‘ no Government is strong enough to stand the reproach of having sacrificed its own national interests as a favour to a friendly Power . ’
29 The sole of the boot is strong enough to attach articulated crampons .
30 No state is strong enough to play this role solo .
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