Example sentences of "lend [pron] [adv] to [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | From basic utilitarian objects such as the core-formed vessels of ancient Egypt , with their bold feathered decorations , to the elaborate ‘ fantasy ’ pieces of Venice , the amorphous nature of glass has lent itself admirably to individualistic expression . |
| 2 | This sociability and cooperation lent itself ideally to communal hunting techniques because , as I have shown elsewhere , hunting success , even among well-adapted hunting animals — which , of course , our hominid ancestors most decidedly were not — is generally proportional to the number of hunters involved . |
| 3 | But , whatever their knowledge , of far greater importance in official thinking was the strategic value of a power source which lent itself naturally to centralized control , which was operated by a well paid , reliable work-force and which would continue to keep the miners at bay . |
| 4 | But these hot summer nights lend themselves better to cold lager and I felt more at ease with the Schonbrau Original Premium Pilsener lager , very dry and good value at £3.99 for four cans . |
| 5 | But these hot summer nights lend themselves better to cold lager and I felt more at ease with the Original Premium Pilsener lager , very dry and good value at £3.99 for four cans . |
| 6 | One of the reasons for working particularly with correlations is that those of low order lend themselves satisfactorily to physical interpretation , in ways to be discussed in Section 19.4 . |
| 7 | However , given the small size of our anticipated samples and the fact that they would not lend themselves easily to quantitative analysis it was decided to focus in this study upon qualitative data . |
| 8 | Following on from this , the superficial certainties of theoretical abstraction do not lend themselves easily to neat policy prescription , theoretical writing is necessarily partial , of limited value in helping people to see urban crisis from a different perspective . |
| 9 | Moreover , the proposed business units would span several establishments and would not lend themselves easily to rapid consolidation . |
| 10 | H. Granville-Barker , reviewing Chambers 's work , recognizes both the limitations of " science " ( " no art lends itself wholly to scientific methods of criticism and research " ) and the " magnanimity of true learning " which " scorns special pleading , comes charily to conclusions , opens every path by which the reader may reach his own . |
| 11 | The flexibility of SCOTVEC 's provision lends itself well to European projects in many ways : |
| 12 | Her medium is gouache and watercolour which lends itself well to graphic reproduction . |
| 13 | Crataegus , or hawthorn , makes a dense hedge which lends itself well to severe formal trimming |