Example sentences of "[pron] is [adj] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Acetylcholine is known to be cotransmitted with vasoactive intestinal polypeptide at the synapse between the sympathetic nerve and the sweat gland , vasoactive intestinal polypeptide probably being responsible for the local vasodilation which is necessary for a normal sweat response . |
| 2 | They just do n't like to get involved in something which is ongoing for a few weeks you know . |
| 3 | Given the variety of published material , both ‘ good ’ and ‘ bad ’ , a church musician may find it difficult to choose music which is appropriate for a particular choir and congregation and which possesses style , invention and staying power . |
| 4 | Students often find that their ability to produce language which is appropriate for a particular situation is less than they had expected . |
| 5 | In fact there are two different meanings hidden away in this phrase : the state can be relatively autonomous of the capitalist class , which is appropriate for an organizational model of the state ( Figure 5.1 ) . |
| 6 | Two Oxford research groups under the directions of clinical pharmacologist Professor David Grahame-Smith and psychiatrist Professor Michael Gelder have used a substance called yohimbine which is specific for a 2 -receptors to study the number of platelet receptors before and after childbirth ( Lancet , vol i , p 495 ) . |
| 7 | The whole package weighs in at 8lb 13oz , 4.02kg , which is fine for a top quality tent of this kind . |
| 8 | Other commentators have drawn attention to the basic distinction between owners and managers , which is important for a strict Marxist analysis . |
| 9 | Indeed , in the Irish general election of 1987 , progressive democrats took 14 seats , and 11.8 per cent of the total vote , which is sizeable for a young political party . |
| 10 | However , the basic thing for me is that most piano music is far more than something which is tailor-made for a certain instrument . |
| 11 | This point includes a person who falsely reports that he knows who is responsible for a particular crime or where stolen property etc. is hidden . |
| 12 | This problem is often associated with a lack of clear guidance as to who is responsible for a particular software area , rather than any mischievous intent on behalf of the recipients . |
| 13 | This problem is often associated with a lack of clear guidance as to who is responsible for a particular software area , rather than any mischievous intent on behalf of the recipients . |
| 14 | Every person who is responsible for a defamatory publication is a candidate for a writ : author , editor , informant , printer , proprietor and distributor . |
| 15 | Jon Darwin , solicitor for Mrs Bellamy 's family , said later : ‘ We will now consider if there is potential for a civil claim . ’ |
| 16 | Also , he does not adequately discuss how to relate those critical success factors in a logically connected way through a model for improving competitive strength in a specific situation , and fails to recognize that it is essential for a strategic analysis to indicate who is responsible for which central success factor . |
| 17 | C it is shown that the demand for futures can be split into speculative and hedging components , and that it is rational for a risk-averse trader to speculate and hedge simultaneously in the same future . |
| 18 | The evidence is slender — nothing more than a feline jaw-bone — but it is convincing for a special reason . |
| 19 | Turning to movements within the income distribution , mean-variance analysis has been used to illustrate that progressive income taxation will tend to lower the amount of risk-taking it is optimal for a utility-maximizing individual to undertake . |
| 20 | However , it will certainly be true that it is optimal for a risk-neutral party to take all risk from a risk-averse party ( try A or B bargaining with C ) and it would seem sensible that a more risk-averse party should optimally take on less of the risk than a less risk-averse one . |
| 21 | The power of the minister arises under the National Health Service Act 1977 if he considers that by reason of an emergency it is necessary for a specified period to transfer functions from one body to another . |
| 22 | It is usual for a given level to be entirely duple or entirely triple ( although variation across levels is more common ) . |
| 23 | Conservation cleaning is an expensive process and prices vary wildly , though it is worthwhile for a valuable or fragile article : Mr Dore will give an estimate in advance . |
| 24 | In this case , as shown in the diagram , it is impossible for a full employment equilibrium to be reached by means of a shifting LM curve alone . |
| 25 | Yet it is impossible for an ordinary woman , perhaps with two or three young children , or by now middle-aged , to live up to the sexual fantasies built up within the containing cell . |
| 26 | Thus , although it is preferable for a definite noun phrase to be assigned a referent , a failure to do so does not justify rejecting the reading altogether ( if that were done , then , for example , the initial sentence ‘ John put a bowl on the floor ’ would be rejected as incoherent ) . |
| 27 | It is normal for a fixed term tenancy to begin on one of the usual quarter days ( 25 March , 24 June , 29 September and 25 December ) . |
| 28 | It is rare for a Royal to openly criticise Government policy . |
| 29 | It is rare for an overseas couple to find jobs in the same area — most travel to obtain a job wherever offered . |
| 30 | Where kids become worldly-wise with such rapidity , it is easy for a certain laissez-faire to creep in ; they expect to have unbridled access to everything , and in the long run this is not doing any favours to either party concerned . |