Example sentences of "[adv] [adj] for a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For the age range 14 and under 17 , prosecution is only possible for a limited number of offences on the authority of a magistrate , and the extended care , protection and control procedure is used in most cases . |
| 2 | It appears entirely possible for a coronary artery to progress from one with hardly any narrowing to one which is completely blocked over a relatively short period of time ; and conversely , it is possible for a severe coronary stenosis to stay as a severe coronary stenosis without progressing for several years . |
| 3 | I think it is much healthier for a young artist to be treated like that , rather than told play this or that in a particular way . |
| 4 | To the extent that the technological success is not highly correlated with the returns on the market portfolio , the project is not so risky for a well-diversified shareholder . |
| 5 | If females are concentrated together then it is much easier for a single male to herd them and defend them from other males . |
| 6 | I have n't enjoyed myself so much for a long time . ’ |
| 7 | so much for a little work . |
| 8 | The reception of Leapor 's work was sufficiently warm for a second volume to be considered . |
| 9 | We are long overdue for a complete overhaul of the mathematics curriculum at all levels . |
| 10 | It 's only natural for a newly-signed group to see their bloated , sap-sucking US record company as exceptional , spiritually different from all the others — but I 'll take their heartfelt claims with a line of salt , thanks . |
| 11 | Its heat tolerance is so exceptional for a temperate breed that many people have tried to prove a more direct relationship with the zebu , even detecting the slight trace of a hump . |
| 12 | It was highly reprehensible for a young girl who had not been properly initiated into the status of motherhood to become pregnant . |
| 13 | Well that 's exactly what I mean , a very good illustration of somebody who makes himself more important by coming in fifteen and a half seconds late , which is not so late for a corporate session , but is late enough to , to make everyone worry and so on in that time . |
| 14 | They felt that it should be targeted at those most in need and was really only useful for a small proportion of people with mental health problems . |
| 15 | But it was all so traditional for a British summer Bank Holiday . |
| 16 | If you have not used something for literally years the chances are that it wo n't come in useful for a rainy day ( the hoarder 's excuse ) and that you probably wo n't ever use it . |
| 17 | This and his personal worries , which must have seemed without issue , were perhaps responsible for a certain reliance , though by no means dependence , on alcohol . |
| 18 | If part of the brain is especially important for a particular process , there should be some change in the activity of that area when that process is evoked . |
| 19 | Some of the culture-based arguments clearly have political ingredients , but one strictly political argument , or rather political-system argument , is equally applicable to any new political movement ( whether left , right or centrist ) seeking long-term viability — that the British first-past-the-post electoral system has features that make it extremely difficult for a new party to ‘ break through ’ . |
| 20 | Although all life and pension policy providers are now required by law to state their charges in writing , it is often extremely difficult for a lay person to work out exactly what is involved ; or to make meaningful comparisons between one organisation 's charges and another 's . |
| 21 | This would almost make it only eligible for a speculative developer who reckoned he might be able to pull the right political strings to get the site suitably rezoned for a later sell-on . |
| 22 | That is why the initiative of God towards us is so vital for a new start in life and marriage : ‘ We love God because he first loved us . ’ |
| 23 | The invading army was evidently homeward bound and perhaps disinclined for a renewed engagement , which may explain why Cadafael ( HB ch. 65 ) and Oethelwald ( HE 111 , 24 ) withdrew before battle was joined . |
| 24 | Although psychiatric inpatient care , either in a psychiatric hospital or in a psychiatric unit in the general hospital , is only necessary for a small proportion of attempted suicide patients ( see Table 10 ) , this group is particularly important because it includes the patients likely to be at greatest risk of subsequent suicide and some who pose particularly difficult management problems . |
| 25 | On occasions manufacturers ' software is not highly efficient for a given application , and software houses have taken advantage of this to provide alternative packages . |
| 26 | She is nothing if not an enthusiast and exhibits that special quality so necessary for a regular ski touring in Scotland ; a voracious appetite for sniffing out snow in sufficient quantity to make a continuous tour . |
| 27 | As one can well imagine , the surface shade so necessary for a healthy balance within the pool can to some extent be provided by waterlilies . |
| 28 | Cameras and notebooks eliminate the need for a Mastermind memory and confer the vital ingredient of confidence which is so necessary for a concerted attempt at big fish . |
| 29 | In the latter case , it is extremely rare for a potential voter who is in possession of a polling card to be turned away . |
| 30 | First of all , there is the very real ethical problem : is it morally permissible for a social scientist to get information through false pretences ? |