Example sentences of "to [be] [adj] cope [prep] " in BNC.

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1 These are claimed to be fatigue-resistant to cope with the high amplitude vibrations that are generated by fast stunters .
2 You still need to be prepared to cope with crises arising in the years to come .
3 In order to be able to cope with the increasing enquiry rate at the bureau , an emergency appeal to NACAB for special funding led to the appointment of a fixed-term welfare rights officer .
4 Such applicants may be asked to take a test or take part in some other selection procedure to assess whether they are likely to be able to cope with the work expected of a university student .
5 An author may expect his or her reader to have at least a general idea of when the Vikings lived , or what it feels like to be bullied , or to be able to cope with simple scientific concepts , or to know the general geography of the USA .
6 You ought to be able to cope with a small invasion of your privacy now and then .
7 ‘ The editor we 've been looking for will also have to be able to cope with Alice Cooper dropping into our offices , plus other heavy metal groups who 've been into the heavy metal jewellery shop , the Great Frog which is in Carnaby Street beneath our offices .
8 It has to be able to cope with fluctuating events and changing personalities , and to do this involves a variety of social skills .
9 The programme was of limited value to the people of Bangladesh owing to its failing to be able to cope with a poor infrastructure and a large population .
10 ‘ I think I 'm demanding and chauvinistic , but I 've finally got someone with a good enough sense of humour to be able to cope with that very well , ’ he said .
11 The three VAX servers are said to be able to cope with 1,000 transactions an hour , though so far they have been tested to only a few percent of their capacity .
12 One of the initial purposes of the World Bank was to aid post-war reconstruction through the provision of finance , since private capital markets were not expected to be able to cope with the scale of the problem .
13 The hind was supposed to be able to cope with all tasks on the farm ; but an ambitious worker might endeavour to become an indispensable expert .
14 In addition , textile effluents are very variable in flow and composition , so that the treatment process has to be able to cope with all the fluctuations that can occur from day to day or month to month .
15 In order to be able to cope with non-linear and complex assemblies ( such as cams , sliders , etc ) , it was decided to adopt an iterative approach to the assembly rather than apply , in this case , the simpler trigonometric relationships .
16 The general concern expressed about the approach is whether the county courts are going to be able to cope with the significant extra workload .
17 She did n't seem to be able to cope with him .
18 It 's a bit more difficult for me now , because they 've got to do things like figure-work , which they 're not going to be able to cope with .
19 All adults need to be able to cope with diversity and to expect variety as we live in a highly varied world .
20 Sergeant Major , you 've been in the Army for about nigh on twenty years now , do you think that a soldier has to be able to cope with that sort of taunting and name calling when he 's on the streets of Belfast for example .
21 If appropriate provision for expulsion is essential , it is as well also to consider the eventuality of partners leaving in less contentious circumstances , if only to ensure ( as considered above ) that the firm 's finances are so arranged as to be able to cope with both expected and unexpected departures .
22 Because the maintain that you need to le , a certain amount of time away from work to be able to cope with the situation that you 're in , and you 're , you 're not going to be at your best at the time when they want you there .
23 And people have got to be able to cope with the challenges .
24 They seem to be able to cope with it far better than anybody in this group at the moment do n't they .
25 You 've got to be able to cope with it .
26 You 've got to be able to cope with it .
27 As a Central Announcer , Hilary Holden writes her own scripts and has to be able to cope in a crisis .
28 The suspension , springs and dampers have to be robust to cope with the greater weight of the diesel engine , which can be up to 250lb , and the greater mileage that a diesel might be expected to cover .
29 O K then that 's right , you go and sit down , get yourself together again , and get back to being able to cope with life .
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