Example sentences of "[be] [adj] to the eye " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Although the calcinating plant has been in operation for some years now , it is the most modern of its type in the industry , ’ commented senior mill manager Graham Jones , ‘ and while it may not be attractive to the eye , it does produce beautiful materials . ’ |
| 2 | The first impression the guest will have on arrival will be the front desk , so obviously the counter and receptionists must be pleasing to the eye . |
| 3 | The elegant slimline desktop case has been designed to be pleasing to the eye , and overall the machine seems to be well finished off . |
| 4 | They were close to the eye of the storm . |
| 5 | His wife , much as she might boast of the intellect of her pick-ups , could n't pretend they were pleasing to the eye . |
| 6 | But this alone will not purify your water of waste products that are invisible to the eye . |
| 7 | Here , the same was applied to Waterford Rough and Waterford Hot Pressed and the difference in colour value is visible to the eye . |
| 8 | Nevertheless ecology has started with that which is obvious to the eye and is increasingly concerned with what is not . |
| 9 | It is tempting to try to cram as much information as possible on to the page , a solid mass of print is unattractive to the eye and is unlikely to be read . |
| 10 | The Cruz Twinkick concave [ as it 's known ] is a complex concave , and it 's not just ‘ concave ’ in profile , a very slight rise running through the length of the deck is invisible to the eye but you can feel a more comfortable footlock when you stand on it . |
| 11 | The imprint is invisible to the eye , but it is shown clearly using the Kirlian technique . |
| 12 | It may be that the weathered materials from which it is built are particularly attractive and there is something about the building that is pleasing to the eye — soft red brick or golden stone , patterned brickwork or decorative ironwork . |
| 13 | The knack of outline planting is to arrange a selection of these shapes in groups that are pleasing to the eye . |
| 14 | What was visible to the eye or to the sensor , however , was a path which had come into existence long after the Simonova had vanished along its trajectory . |