Example sentences of "be room [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 This social policy might support a duty to enquire about age wherever there might be room for doubt , and the ease of compliance ( because of the inevitable physical proximity of the parties ) again favours the requirement .
2 There should be room for relaxation , for sport , for social and cultural activities as well as academic work .
3 Where they contradicted each other in inessential points there might be room for debate and uncertainty .
4 I am sure there must be room for training in more specialised technological industries not at present available here .
5 Mr. Beloff accepts that there remain issues between Lautro and Winchester and he further accepts that there may be room for argument as to whether the material now available would , if it had been produced before 30 October , have made a difference to the decision taken on that day .
6 Mr. Beloff was not disposed to challenge this proposition although he said there might be room for dispute as to whether some of the damage which has in fact been suffered was caused by Norwich 's termination of the agency agreement .
7 Mr. Beloff was not disposed to challenge this proposition although he said there might be room for dispute as to whether some of the damage which has in fact been suffered was caused by Norwich 's termination of the agency agreement .
8 Other economic commentators have also suggested that there 's room for labour cuts at NIE .
9 But surveys by Consumers ' Association magazine Which ? of the Retail Motor Industry Federation ( RMI ) and the Association of Manufacturers of Domestic Electrical Appliances ( AMDEA ) suggest there 's room for improvement .
10 There 's room for improvement .
11 It is already library policy to operate from the two sites , London and Boston Spa , there is room for expansion at Boston Spa .
12 However , there is room for cooperation on this front .
13 Then there is a group of offences which prohibit sexual activities with young people , whether they appear to consent or not : whilst there is little dispute about the need for some such offences , there is room for disagreement on the proper boundaries of the criminal law and on the role of prosecutorial discretion .
14 In other cases , there is room for disagreement .
15 Nor does he feel compelled to decide later cases " by analogy " to earlier ones , at least when there is room for disagreement about whether a later case is really like or unlike them .
16 Feminists need a more dynamic view of reading , one which maintains a political perspective , but which at the same time concedes that there is room for manoeuvre between text and audience .
17 there is room for manoeuvre in both parties ' positions .
18 Where there is room for manoeuvre is in the way the media seek to locate the political significance of disorderly protest .
19 Since theory is involved in deciding what the facts are , there is room for choice when deciding whether the theory at stake is consistent with them .
20 Within marriage there is room for sex to flourish in an atmosphere of mutual commitment , trust and security .
21 ( Dummett , 1954 ) If we are subject to uncertainty , there is room for decision , as distinct from discovery .
22 But I think there is room for compromise here .
23 Perhaps one can produce figures for the amount knocked off property prices by aircraft noise and excessive pollution ( as Blueprint suggests , with the backing of figures from American cities ) , but even here there is room for doubt .
24 Obviously , there is room for debate about the means of achieving those objectives and how accommodating our criteria should be .
25 there is room for soup , I 'll put it in this one there
26 Once there is a recognition that there is room for improvement there comes the task of developing a commitment and determination to bring about change .
27 Assuming there is room for improvement , that your life is not yet ‘ heaven on earth ’ , make a second list of seven words in which you transform any words which feel negative , or mildly positive , into what you really want .
28 They know the game is played at a fast pace but that , overall , there is room for improvement in the key area of ball retention in contact .
29 Although there is room for improvement in the way the programme is managed ( more involvement of aid recipients , a more flexible approach to reporting requirements ) , the Russian environment has proved particularly difficult to deal with and it is understandable that Tacis needs time to adjust .
30 The argument of this paper is roughly this : there is room for improvement in the way this rather delicate rule is administered , but as a matter of principle it must stand .
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