Example sentences of "[be] [adj] to this [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The significant results achieved using this text may have been specific to this domain and hence not necessarily repeatable in other domains ( i.e. the OALD may provide unusually good coverage of commercial or financial terminology ) . |
| 2 | In North America , in areas where conditions are similar to this country , a survey showed that one per cent of houses were affected by damp , but rot was not found in any of these , and in the few years of experience here none of the faults so far reported are due to this cause . |
| 3 | We are grateful to this member for bringing the subject before us . |
| 4 | The girls are required to plan their own day , and when they are used to this system , most prefer it to the structure of school and it gives them some control over their daily lives . |
| 5 | Agribusiness that operates in sectors marked by seasonal fluctuations has been prone to this sort of employment . |
| 6 | After all , the physical facts of life are commonplace throughout the universe ; the biological , so far as we know , are peculiar to this planet and then for only a very brief part of its history . |
| 7 | Congenital deafness is more commonly associated with some dogs than others — white boxers , for example , are prone to this condition . |
| 8 | All fish that actually have a swimbladder , are prone to this disorder , but it seems some species particularly the fancy varieties of ornamental fish are especially at risk , in particular goldfish . |
| 9 | He argues that ‘ the failure of both disputes revealed and reproduced the regional nature of management-labour relations in the industry ’ ( p. 35 ) , because ‘ miners ’ interpretations of the two disputes , and of the underlying arguments , are understood as embedded in the nature of collective social relations at work … the constitution of workplace relations has varied between coalfields and … variations in management and labour strategies have been central to this process ' ( p. 36 ) . |
| 10 | The absence of vowels made it possible to confuse two words which are crucial to this problem : " eleph and " alluph . |
| 11 | Nevertheless within most jobs there are at least some tasks which are amenable to this kind of training and the benefits are considerable . |
| 12 | In North America , in areas where conditions are similar to this country , a survey showed that one per cent of houses were affected by damp , but rot was not found in any of these , and in the few years of experience here none of the faults so far reported are due to this cause . |
| 13 | Sadly , I failed daily to get any of the pilots to use the Link , so I used the periods myself and , in time , overcame my shortcomings in bad-weather flying , I am convinced to this day that those stolen trips in the Link could well have prolonged my flying life in later years . |
| 14 | At times of stress , the body responds in a complex way ; two hormones are central to this response , cortisol and adrenalin . |
| 15 | Both formal ( e.g. the mass media and educational systems ) and informal institutions are central to this stage , creating a sense of regional membership for the inhabitants : |
| 16 | The climbing and the people who climb are central to this book , and Dennis 's descriptions of both are rich , but rich with sensation , humanity , humour , magnanimity . |
| 17 | Much of them are unreclaimed to this day , as in Dorset , Hampshire and Surrey . |
| 18 | One of our objectives should be to utilise labour resources , which are valuable to this country . |
| 19 | A crossed legged position may be adopted if you are accustomed to this position , otherwise sit in a straight-backed chair with your feet firmly on the ground and your hands resting loosely in your lap . |
| 20 | The third group contains elements that are peripheral to this schema but could be more central to other schemas , such as our current conceptualisation of the solar system . |
| 21 | Various people are opposed to this scheme as it will give the youth another area to congregate and possibly cause trouble . |
| 22 | Various people are opposed to this scheme as it will give the youth another area to congregate and possibly cause trouble . |
| 23 | I believe that , almost without exception , all the residents of Hurworth are opposed to this vandalism of a greenfield site when other areas are available and the effect on a much admired village can only be bad . |
| 24 | The above planning application has been passed round the Parish Council for comments and the majority of councillors are opposed to this development . |
| 25 | For these reasons the majority of the Parish Council are opposed to this development . |
| 26 | Monetarists are opposed to this form of monetary control , arguing that banks , like any firm , ought to be free to compete in the market , free from government restrictions . |
| 27 | Two main changes are indispensable to this end : the complete or virtually complete abolition of the licensing system , and a drastic alteration of the principles of the Town and Country Planning Act , 1947 . |
| 28 | Need animals be used to this extent ? |
| 29 | Platt said : ‘ If Birmingham can get at them , they can knock them out of their stride because Bari will not be used to this sort of opposition . ’ |
| 30 | I assume even your second wife would be used to this sort of thing by now but I looked you up : you 've got a boy ant a girl both around college age and — ’ |