Example sentences of "[be] [adj] [subord] a [noun sg] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | At common law it appears to be doubtful whether an agreement for a " knockout " , ie a contract between interested bidders to refrain from bidding against each other , was illegal . |
| 2 | Climbing has to be more than a race for E points , pumping away on raddled lumps of overhanging bolt-protected , sweaty limestone , or cavorting on plywood Towers of Babel , studded with artificial holds , floodlit for a ‘ quick-fox ’ titillation of the idle masses . |
| 3 | I had never seen a police launch , but this one had an unmistakably official look about it , and in size and speed would be more than a match for either Stormy Petrel or Sea Otter . |
| 4 | You could see that he would be more than a match for some small female saint with no name . |
| 5 | In cases of breach of repairing covenants where three years or more of the lease remain unexpired a preliminary application for leave under s 1(3) of the Leasehold Property ( Repairs ) Act 1938 will be necessary before an action for forfeiture may be commenced . |
| 6 | The first Christians also knew that divine resources were more than a match for the dark powers . |
| 7 | In any case , the repressive methods employed by the Armed Police , the Civil Guard and the legal system itself were more than a match for unarmed industrial workers . |
| 8 | Contrasts , however , is more than a manifesto for the Gothic : it is , implicitly , a diagnosis of the social and cultural evils of the time , and a proposal for political and social change . |
| 9 | If you can raise your eyes from the water long enough you 'll see that the scenery is more than a match for the fishing — it 's simply breathtaking . |
| 10 | Man for man a unit of Elf longbowmen is more than a match for most opposing troop types . |
| 11 | Given a decent summer , a top English Seyval Blanc or Huxelrebe is more than a match for most Muscadets or Soaves . |
| 12 | The man endued with the Holy Spirit is more than a match for the unclean spirits which are such a feature in Mark 's account . |
| 13 | But the new Agatha Christie Society is more than an outlet for affectionate memories . |
| 14 | However , a baby seat is safer than a carrycot for your baby . |
| 15 | A cruise descent is kinder than a glide for the engine : try to make this your normal procedure except when inappropriate e.g. on a practice forced landing . |
| 16 | It is uncertain whether an application for extension of time can possibly be made once an action has been automatically struck out . |