Example sentences of "[adj] to be [verb] for [adj] " in BNC.

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1 In the absence of any stated preference it will be assumed that the candidates will be willing to be considered for either appointment .
2 The defeatists felt that the power of the torturers was too great to try to combat ; the purists were too busy discussing semantics to take up the real problems ; the perfectionists thought that the data on human rights was too imprecise to be used for high quality research ; the paradigm thinkers believed that massive political and social changes would be necessary before torture could be stopped ; many other concerned persons were involved in other cases , such as environment , ecology , animal rights , etc .
3 There are no general regulations in the UK governing the type of medium to be used for archival recording , although some regulations stipulate additional conditions for electronic records ; and certain authorities have the right to require that their approval is obtained before a company relies exclusively on electronic records , for example :
4 Delighted to be taken for another ride in another car , the little boy chuckled .
5 I was glad to be given for this talk a problem question — animals and the environment .
6 Success was supposed to be reserved for those with silver spoons in their mouths .
7 There was a section at the top of Act Two where Joyce is supposed to be auditioning for some American producers .
8 The population of this district had not been previously deeply dissatisfied ; but it was natural that they should wish well to people of their own class , supposed to be fighting for higher wages ; and they presently heard with truth that several employers hereabouts had begun to promise higher payments under the dread of seeing the population armed against them . ’
9 ‘ It 's not supposed to be used for that , really , ’ he said apologetically .
10 Male callers however are far more likely to be looking for easy solutions to a debt problem , usually a further loan or re-mortgage which in the long term will often make the problem worse .
11 Places reserved for the burial of cremated remains were not likely to be filled for many years — if ever .
12 Of more urgent concern is the uncontrolled way in which new drugs , formulations , and presentations ( not of individual high cost but likely to be used for large numbers of patients ) are introduced , without assessment of health gain or cost , into primary care prescribing by consultants ' recommendations , patient pressure , general practitioners ' individual decisions .
13 For instance , when the scale of production increases , horse or steam power is likely to be substituted for manual labour ; materials are likely to be brought from a greater distance and in greater quantities , thus increasing those expenses of production which correspond to the work of carriers , middlemen and traders of all kinds .
14 Once major strategies have been set , they are likely to be held for some time .
15 Protective designation is therefore likely to be needed for sometime to come , and will need both strengthening and transforming into positive schemes of practical management .
16 Smith himself insisted that his other commitments did not interfere with his mathematics , as that demanded a concentration too great to be maintained for more than a few hours a day .
17 A crowd crush at Ayresome Park on Saturday forced Middlesbrough 's match with Leeds United to be suspended for 15 minutes , and so alarmed the Leeds manager , Howard Wilkinson , that he clambered on to the perimeter fencing to appeal for calm .
18 A crowd crush at Ayresome Park on Saturday forced Middlesbrough 's match with Leeds United to be suspended for 15 minutes , and so alarmed the Leeds manager , Howard Wilkinson , that he clambered on to the perimeter fencing to appeal for calm .
19 First , those who have a political interest to pursue will not in fact always do so , for example consumers , who are numerous but widely distributed , generally have never organized themselves as effectively or as efficiently as producers , who are much fewer in number but already have a business organization able to be adapted for political purposes .
20 This condition is unlikely to be met for all the shares in an index , particularly those indices based on many shares , such as the S&P500 , the Value Line Arithmetic and the NYSE Composite .
21 The ruling means that a lot of people , most of them women , are unlikely to be compensated for serious psychological damage done to them at very young ages . ’
22 They took mackintoshes and heavy greatcoats , anticipating that Lady Mary Wortley Montagu 's dream of perennial sunshine was unlikely to be fulfilled for lesser voyagers .
23 However , a portable 's speed is n't a primary requirement , as it is unlikely to be used for high volumes of work .
24 According to unofficial Armenian reports at least 17 Armenian villagers were killed and over a hundred wounded , and the Armenian authorities alleged that the troops were refusing to allow the wounded to be evacuated for medical treatment .
25 Let's just say that the serious lack of accountability in some schemes leaves them wide open to be abused for private and illegal gain .
26 ‘ But I had reached the stage where I found it difficult to be motivated for run-of-the-mill games .
27 For example , one person may find it nice to be rewarded for good work by being taken out to a slap-up dinner and another person may be embarrassed by the whole business and have preferred a quiet word of thanks .
28 ( a ) If during a break you are not allowed to leave your station and may be called on to perform some duties , you are entitled to be paid for that break .
29 The Committee was warned , however , that while under the terms of the Public Health Act of 1925 reasonable subscriptions by a local authority to a voluntary hospital or institution were permitted ; their expenditure was not to exceed the equivalent of the penny-in-the-pound ( 0.4° ) rate on the property liable to be rated for such expenditure .
30 ( For example , CCC means that candidates are liable to be asked for three ‘ A ’ levels at grade C. )
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