Example sentences of "[was/were] [adj] for [art] [noun] [unc] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the Rathausplatz the stallholders were setting-up for the day 's business . |
| 2 | Later immigrants included Henry Bolckow and John Vaughan , ironmasters who exploited Cleveland 's mineral resources and who more than anyone else were responsible for the town 's replanning and rapid expansion . |
| 3 | The Government believed that postal ballots were essential for the nation 's industrial recovery and regeneration , Mr Galbraith said . |
| 4 | As this act was not independent of the defendant 's negligence it did not break the chain of causation and the defendants were liable for the sailor 's death . |
| 5 | As a bright and promising student of Armchair Theatre Sydney Newman felt Verity Lambert was right for the Producer 's post , in spite of her distinct lack of years , being only twenty-seven at the time of her appointment . |
| 6 | Shirley Robertson has taken the slot in the Europe dinghy while Penny Way was pre-selected for the woman 's Lechner sailboard . |
| 7 | When I spoke to some of these women alone much later I asked them why Asian women often reacted like this ; their answers were that it was good for a man 's Izzat . |
| 8 | Be that as it may , there were still those in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries who still continued to look on Siberia as an exploited colony whose population and resources were recklessly plundered and despoiled by the central government , whose merchantry continued to suffer under the ‘ economic yoke of Moscow ’ and the commercial interests of the centre , whose native peoples were many of them doomed to extinction , where such civil and political rights and modern judicial institutions as existed in tsarist Russia were largely denied to the population of Siberia , where the cultural and educational infrastructure was inadequate for the region 's needs , and which was still used as a distant dumping ground for the criminal sweepings of the rest of the empire . |
| 9 | Carlo Maria Giulini was indisposed for the Philharmonia 's Festival Hall concert ( sponsored by AFC ) and , maybe as a result , large sections of the potential audience seemed indisposed to attend . |
| 10 | These verses are on the tablet to the left , the right tablet being a celebration of the Spanish governor Pietro Giorgio Burro who was responsible for the school 's construction . |
| 11 | She was responsible for the CNAA 's response to the James Report , and acted as Secretary to the joint CNAA-NCDAD group in 1972–73 . |
| 12 | In 1837 Gooch was appointed joint principal engineer with George Stephenson and was responsible for the line 's construction , which was his greatest achievement and required many heavy civil-engineering works , including a two-mile tunnel under the Pennine hills , the boring of which from thirteen shafts took over three years . |
| 13 | In general , the sale was characterised by more trade bidding than has been evident over the past year , while competitive bidding between private collectors was responsible for the morning 's most surprising result : £21,000 ( $31,500 ; est. £6,000–8,000 ) for Joe Tilson 's ‘ Ziggurat 1967 ’ ( lot 79 ) |
| 14 | Not a bit of it — do not know if W. J. Jakimiuk who was responsible for the Chipmunk 's lovely qualities also devised the Beaver 's agile handling , but I should not be surprised if he did , for it flies like a smaller aeroplane , with light forces and a roll-rate much better than that long high-aspect-ratio wing might suggest . |
| 15 | The prosecution at Hawarden magistrates court said that it was concerned for the defendant 's safety if the case was being adjourned and he was bailed , because of the strength of feeling generated by the attack . |
| 16 | The prosecution at Hawarden magistrates court said that it was concerned for the defendant 's safety if the case was being adjourned and he was bailed , because of the strength of feeling generated by the attack . |
| 17 | Liberal Democrat Ken Walker said it was important for the council 's policy to be reviewed to take account of changes in South Africa . |
| 18 | Since the unions were tied so closely to the Labour Party , this was important for the party 's standing in the election . |
| 19 | Mr Fyodorov made it clear in Moscow on Thursday that Russia was desperate for the West 's help , but he also vowed to press ahead with reform with or without G7 financial assistance . |
| 20 | Ms Yvonne Mitchell , of Hackney , east London , was allowed bail with sureties totalling £12,000 after medical evidence showed that continued breastfeeding was vital for the baby 's safety . |
| 21 | But as the astonishing news broke of Hess 's flight to Scotland , the popular response ran true to type : the ‘ Hess case ’ was catastrophic for the Party 's image , but there were hardly any negative repercussions on Hitler 's prestige . |
| 22 | ‘ Were n't you saying something a few months ago that too quiet a life was bad for a writer 's creativity ? |
| 23 | Victory was sweet for the Sainsbury 's team at the National Grocers Benevolent Fund ‘ It 's a Knockout ’ held on May 16 . |
| 24 | The same was true for the electorate 's awareness of party leaders . |
| 25 | It was sufficient for the king 's purpose to avoid excommunication , but Anselm could not yet return to England because ‘ not being willing [ as Eadmer reports ] in any way to violate his obedience to the pope ’ he could have no dealings with the king 's excommunicated ministers . |
| 26 | The humiliation involved in asserting and lauding Elena 's scientific accomplishments was bitter for the country 's intellectuals , in fact for anyone with common sense . |