Example sentences of "[noun sg] were [adj] for the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some argue that centralisation and national uniformity were fine for the era of mass production , but that the service-based economy of the future demands diversity . |
| 2 | The U-boat activity and the occupation of part of France by the enemy were responsible for the food shortages , which sent prices soaring . |
| 3 | It was agreed that only two members of the committee were necessary for the bingo sessions . |
| 4 | The rise of the Elizabethan merchant class , however , meant that capital and management were available for the exploitation of both land and people . |
| 5 | The landowner claimed that Antonio Gilvan da Cruz and the son of the community 's political leader were responsible for the incident and at about 4am on 28 November 1990 , a group of eight armed men arrived at the Custodio house in a remote corner of the Truka land . |
| 6 | If the right hon. Gentleman were responsible for the matter , we are assured that today he would be doing exactly nothing about it . |
| 7 | So although those carers in the action sample were grateful for the help they received from the Home Support Project ( and almost without exception carers throughout the action samples expressed the same sentiment ) , there is scant evidence that it contributed to allaying feelings of strain . |
| 8 | The rainwater goods , a mixture of plastic , asbestos and cast iron were fit for the scrap heap . |
| 9 | Analysis of secondary schools in the south east revealed a minority were responsible for the majority of all exclusions in the area . |
| 10 | The Government were responsible for the preservation of law and order , and must assume the responsibility of a collective decision on the risks to law and order which the abolition of the death penalty might involve . |
| 11 | Throughout the 1970s , central and local government were responsible for the publication of a range of plans and reports designed to re-invigorate an area whose economic base might have disappeared , but one with tremendous opportunities and where almost 50,000 people still lived ( Ambrose , 1986 ) . |
| 12 | Both the microscope slide and the culture were positive for the gonococcus . |