Example sentences of "[adv] [vb infin] " in BNC.

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1 Suppose now that the outcome each side would most prefer ( labelled 4 in preference order in the figure ) is to gain an ‘ arms advantage ’ .
2 Consider , then , two genuinely peace-loving ‘ players ’ , each of whom would most prefer mutual disarmament .
3 Controls on illegal trade in animals and plants will effectively disappear with the introduction of the European single market at the start of 1993 .
4 Record-breaking and the alleged mania for quantification can not properly explain the appeal of sport .
5 MI5 's initial task was to counter alleged German plans to secretly invade Britain by infiltrating thousands of spies .
6 The crux of the matter is whether compensation should be paid to the investors : if Sir Anthony has thus decided , then the Government should duly oblige .
7 So seriously analytical was Chapman 's mind that he would rarely comment on a match until several days later , after he had studied every move .
8 88open has decided to offer its system and application compatibility test suites — ITS/88 , AVS/88 and ACT/88 — to industry consortia and companies : although to date they have only been available for Motorola Inc 88000 RISC based systems , interested parties would presumably customise the sets for other architectures .
9 Where management has set the framework for efficient cleaning and supervision is adequate faults will rarely arise .
10 Where the landlord retains no property adjoining the demised property , the question of party structures will rarely arise as between him and his tenant .
11 You might rarely want to roll the treble off the neck pickup , but you can take treble off the bridge pickup , if it 's a little hairy for you , and still be sure of a full-treble sound on the neck pickup when you hit the switch hard left .
12 It must all sound rather tame to today 's children , but it was a happy time ; a time of predictable routine , which gave us a sense of security .
13 I hope he will eventually dip back into that area .
14 He 'd gladly wade into the attack .
15 Anyone who knew him will gladly testify that he was a disaster behind a steering wheel .
16 The CEGB could rely on the Treasury to oppose the expenditure to reduce pollution which did most damage in remote Welsh hills , Scottish lochs and other countries .
17 The venture that did most damage to Jinky 's bank balance was the ‘ Double J Bar ’ in Hamilton , a pub designed to cash in on his name , but destined like so many footballer 's pubs to become a financial nightmare .
18 This targets them towards the most important part of the prey , where they can do most damage with their first contact .
19 Consequently , the Rationalist is a dangerous and expensive character to have in control of affairs , and he does most damage , not when he fails to master the situation ( his politics , of course , are always in terms of mastering situations and surmounting crises ) , but when he appears to be successful ; for the price we pay for each of his apparent successes is a firmer hold of the intellectual fashion of Rationalism upon the whole life of society .
20 After the wounds he 'd seen in his time , how could one little splinter have such an effect ?
21 From approximately 10 months the baby progressively overcomes this error and will successfully locate the target .
22 It will be important for marketers to assess the experience of customers with their particular products in case it possesses some unsatisfactory performance or operating characteristic to which customers will eventually build up resistance .
23 Alright , but given time we will eventually build up that skill base again .
24 Both at home and at school , methodologies may fundamentally obstruct the negotiation of meaning and , in doing so , reduce the likelihood of deaf children enriching their language skills .
25 Anwar asked Changez and me to wash the floor of the shop , thinking that perhaps I could successfully supervise him .
26 The mainstream Labour left thinks it can call Mr Major 's bluff : he would rather swallow the Social Chapter , they guess , than lose the whole treaty .
27 Broadly speaking , the established firm would rather price down to average variable cost than leave , whereas the potential entrant would want at least to cover average total cost .
28 It will eventually dawn on them that they have killed their son and they will suffer for that reason . ’
29 ‘ I would rather make pragmatic progress than theoretical progress . ’
30 Thanks but no-thanks , we 'd rather make the programme we want to , despite the horrendous budget problems .
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