Example sentences of "[subord] [be] [verb] for the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Due to the very nature of vigilance , the tests to measure it must take much longer than is required for the other tests above . |
| 2 | As important as being insured for the correct amount is the knowledge that you are insured with a company which will deal with your claim fairly and efficiently . |
| 3 | The three appeal judges considered this issue at length and , again , all affirmed Justice Morling 's decision that the advertisement was rightfully to be considered as being published for the commercial gain of the tobacco industry . |
| 4 | These principles are expressed as follows : ( 13 ) The co-operative principle make your contribution such as is required , at the stage at which it occurs , by the accepted purpose or direction of the talk exchange in which you are engaged ( 14 ) The maxim of Quality try to make your contribution one that is true , specifically : ( i ) do not say what you believe to be false ( ii ) do not say that for which you lack adequate evidence ( 15 ) The maxim of Quantity ( i ) make your contribution as informative as is required for the current purposes of the exchange ( ii ) do not make your contribution more informative than is required ( 16 ) The maxim of Relevance make your contributions relevant ( 17 ) The maxim of Manner be perspicuous , and specifically : ( i ) avoid obscurity ( ii ) avoid ambiguity ( iii ) be brief ( iv ) be orderly In short , these maxims specify what participants have to do in order to converse in a maximally efficient , rational , co-operative way : they should speak sincerely , relevantly and clearly , while providing sufficient information . |
| 5 | The purpose of preparing a transcript is to present , in print , as complete a record of the taped material as is required for the particular assessment : ‘ It provides the foundation of ; 11 subsequent analyses and , as such , its importance can not be over estimated ’ ( Crystal 1984 ) . |
| 6 | Its century of political independence forestalled the possibility of ‘ skipping ’ this stage , as was proposed for the colonial countries of the East . |
| 7 | As was found for the human protein sequence , the highly charged domains of the protein are homologous to highly charged regions of other proteins , especially the transcriptional regulator nucleolin . |