Example sentences of "[adj] [conj] [adj] [to-vb] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | How on earth does he expect the exile clubs of London Scottish and Irish to survive if they are not included in the English league system ? |
| 2 | Similarly , while it is true that the military do play a more crucial role than in the past , it is one thing to say this and another to argue that the heads of the four services are in some manner an elite or share similar goals . |
| 3 | Are they clear and easy to understand or is too much going on ? |
| 4 | Choose a predominantly white or pastel-coloured suite , and liven up the room with colourful wall coverings , curtains or blinds and accessories , which are easier and cheaper to change than a bathroom suite . |
| 5 | Audio tapes are much easier and cheaper to produce and use than video . |
| 6 | But in terms of its being easier and cheaper to disband and its not carrying the same legal authority , it is not the same as marriage . |
| 7 | Waterproof , economical and easy to clean and dry , cushioned vinyl floorcovering is an ideal solution to the flooring problem of the water-splashed bathroom . |
| 8 | Sir : I consider myself fortunate in having selected your launch issue from the station bookshop , being attracted by the price , for as a relatively new computer user I find the content both interesting and easy to read and understand . |
| 9 | However , it is interesting and important to consider whether there might be a theoretical justification for Miller 's view , relatively independent of the present habits of social scientists : a reason for holding that social scientific explanations should satisfy a necessity constraint of the kind Miller describes . |
| 10 | It is no cheaper per yard than permanent cattle-mesh fencing , but is so light and easy to erect that its versatility outweighs the cost . |
| 11 | Not only are more and more people willing and able to go and look at the countryside , but the trend is towards more active recreational pursuits , involving the more extensive use of space and paralleled by an extension of the time spent there . |
| 12 | During his career , the Master of Stair showed himself to be willing and able to flow or turn with the prevailing political tide , changing sides as it suited his purpose or ambition . |
| 13 | The research takes an ‘ 'in-depth' ’ approach to the evaluation of labour market adjustments to major short-term changes in labour demand and from the supply-side seeks to identify the gainers and losers in a process where a declining pool of jobs is being re-allocated across a local population expelling some from work but more insidiously excluding others willing and able to participate but denied access . |
| 14 | A local authority may not therefore provide accommodation against the wishes of any person with parental responsibility who is willing and able to provide or arrange accommodation for the child himself ( s20(7) ) . |
| 15 | In Chapter 1 , we defined unemployment as the number of people who are willing and able to work but are unable to find jobs and we pointed out that the unemployment percentage ( or rate of unemployment ) is the number of people unemployed expressed as a percentage of the labour force . |
| 16 | ‘ The man is entitled to leave the woman , to whom he is not married , and it would be wrong and impolitic to say that if he expostulates with her , pointing out that the inevitable consequence of her present conduct will be the rupture of their relations , the result , if he succeeds in changing her attitude and sexual intercourse is resumed , is that he commits an offence . ’ |
| 17 | Kelims are much quicker and cheaper to produce than pile rugs , and this is normally reflected in their price . |
| 18 | Mr Richard Smith , who works in Dr Dudley Williams 's group at Cambridge , said that the technique was quicker and easier to use than its major competitor , field desorption mass spectroscopy . |
| 19 | This is quicker and easier to use when you first begin to dig the hole down towards your ferret and , hopefully , the rabbits . |
| 20 | Now that my machine seems to be working tolerably well again , here is some news , along with renewed thanks for the welcome and lovely meals whilst I was with you — and I was of course interested and glad to meet and to know they would come and try and help with anything if you ring them . |
| 21 | Modern gas blowlamps are cleaner and safer to use than the old-fashioned paraffin type and , for most jobs , the type which is fitted on to a disposable cartridge is perfectly adequate . |
| 22 | Modern rods are lighter and easier to control but , every angler is equipped with one , not just the elite or the inventive as was the case in times past . |
| 23 | This was intended both to inform future research and to allow the reinterpretation of the results of Studies 2 and 3 to see whether the assumptions made about the distribution of information concerning risk were in fact correct . |
| 24 | We might surrender to fear , which is when it will eat us completely , leaving us paralysed and unable to act or think clearly . |
| 25 | Sway Tower was built by Judge Peterson between 1879 and 1885 to prove that unreinforced concrete could be successfully used in building work . |
| 26 | A great advantage was that her four-shaft Parsons steam engines were both more reliable and cheaper to run than earlier engines , and she was at least three knots faster than any other warship . |
| 27 | Look for Revlon 's Innerlash Mascara ( £9.50 ) or Cil 18 Heures ' from Bourjois ( £3.79 ) which are both waterproof but easy to remove or go for the super , long-lasting Marathon Mascara ( £2.81 ) from Cover Girl which will need specific waterproof make-up remover . |
| 28 | So far you have used tens , hundreds or thousands to multiply or divide by . |
| 29 | It is only in the specific circumstances defined by the statute ( when it is either impossible or inappropriate to obtain or to rely on breath specimens ) that it is either necessary or permissible to require the driver to provide a specimen of blood or urine . |
| 30 | Note that a load-bearing wall might be removed or weakened without causing immediate collapse , but it is still unsafe and liable to collapse if any strain is imposed on it . |