Example sentences of "be [adj] for an [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the light of recent scares about pesticide residues in food , nitrates in drinking water , and food poisoning in eggs , cheese and other foods , it seems that agricultural standards are due for an urgent review . |
| 2 | Plans are afoot for an informal dance or ceilidh . |
| 3 | It would have been hard for an outside eye to have detected anything wrong , although Fritzi 's brother Mickey had provided a clue . |
| 4 | Of course , you may not have been responsible for an existing problem . |
| 5 | I am sure it must be possible for an adolescent girl to reconcile the male and the female sets of anxieties . |
| 6 | The lowest , most general , and most unambiguously useful level consists in the employment of a computer to perform a humdrum task in less time than would be possible for an unaided human : the search through a text for a quotation , the determination of a word frequency , the construction and analysis of a contingency table , the classification of iconic data . |
| 7 | It may be easier for an authoritarian regime than for a democratic one to carry out economic restructuring ; Chile did it , Peru hopes to . |
| 8 | Kitchen curtains which need to be washed fairly frequently can often be hard for an elderly person to reach to take down and to re-hang ; so one of the easily wiped vinyl-coated roller blinds is an excellent idea . |
| 9 | ‘ We 'll both be better for an early night . |
| 10 | In the situations below the charge will be 0 for an unlimited time : |
| 11 | The fact that any part of a complex theoretical maze might be responsible for an apparent falsification poses a serious problem for the falsificationist relying on an unqualified method of conjectures and refutations . |
| 12 | It was not uncommon , when it was unclear who should be responsible for an elderly relative , to take turns . |
| 13 | Environmental chemicals and foods are said to be responsible for an unlimited variety of symptoms which occur in the absence of physical findings or abnormal laboratory results . |
| 14 | Mr Cocks predicted that advocates would have to adapt their techniques in cases involving children and other vulnerable witnesses , but warned : ‘ It would be disastrous for an excessive preoccupation with welfare to erode the defendant 's rights and to undermine the role of his advocate . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ In view of this the prisoner was advised that he would now be eligible for an extended period of 24 hours Compassionate Home Leave to attend the funeral , whenever it was arranged , ’ it said . |
| 16 | You may not be able to match brick exactly , because facing bricks wo n't be suitable for an exposed garden wall , but a close match is usually possible . |
| 17 | It was hoped that the Greenstiles development would be ready for an official opening in May . |
| 18 | Everything must be ready for an early start tomorrow . |
| 19 | Judgment was given for the defendant ; the jury had found that she was not negligent and the court held that she ought not to be liable for an extraordinary act of nature which she could not reasonably anticipate . |
| 20 | The reassurance and encouragement of the counsellor can often be sufficient for an older person in this situation . |
| 21 | These shares are redeemable for an increasing amount . |
| 22 | London Transport held very strong views in favour of standardization , so when in 1936 , the ex-Croydon cars were due for an annual overhaul and relicensing , they were withdrawn one at a time and replaced by E/1 Class cars between October 1936 and January 1937 . |
| 23 | Given the legal complexities of Community Charge and the rate of change it is essential that there are senior managers at the higher Principal Officer grade who can be responsible for particular aspects of Council Tax as well as being responsible for an operational group . |
| 24 | If , on the other hand , one accepts Tyacke 's argument that predestination was the one mainstream belief down to 1625 , the Arminians were responsible for an unprecedented attack on a well-established orthodoxy , and their activities accordingly met with great hostility and resistance . |
| 25 | The count himself appears to have been anxious for an English husband for his daughter , and negotiations opened for her marriage to Edward III 's fourth son , Edmund Langley . |
| 26 | Certain provisions ( or provisions to like effect ) in the Articles are necessary for an incorporated practice to be able to comply with and remain in compliance with the Rules . |
| 27 | Certain provisions ( or provisions to like effect ) in the Articles are necessary for an incorporated practice to be able to comply with and remain in compliance with the Rules . |
| 28 | For owner-occupiers , on the other hand , the need to save for a deposit and other expenses , together with the relatively large mortgage payments in the early years means that two incomes are necessary for an extended period and therefore childbearing will be delayed . |
| 29 | As to the argument advanced by Mr. Barda on an analogy between ordinary and judicial parents , my understanding of the prerogative function of wardship , also applicable to the residual prerogative , is that it is a frequent justification for the exercise of such jurisdiction in the first place , that parents ' rights are insufficient and that the court 's greater powers are necessary for an objective decision as to the best interests of the child concerned . |
| 30 | In Britain it is possible for an educational institution to obtain a licence to record a very limited range of programmes categorised as educational . |