Example sentences of "[adj] be [adj] [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | What is not clearly stated in the text but is easily deduced from the tables is that most of the proposed ‘ preventive ’ measures in these 39 cases/ 1000 are not really preventive at all but , rather , treatments carried out after birth : 15.7 are neonatal surgical procedures for congenital heart defects , pyloric stenosis , and inguinal hernia ; 15.4 are standard orthopaedic procedures for congenital hip dislocation and club foot ; and 1.8 are postnatal treatments for a variety of other conditions . |
| 2 | Rocks like this are ideal traps for gold |
| 3 | Chapters 1 and 2 are essential reading for understanding this chapter , and chapters 3 and 6 are also useful background . |
| 4 | if nothing for the fact that the message that is coming home loud and clear is this request for clarification , the advent of certainty , one way or another . |
| 5 | Thank you very much Mr for your comment this is Wain reporting for news at six . |
| 6 | This is essential reading for the VAX System Manager and the appointed LIFESPAN Manager . |
| 7 | A main reason for this is that preparation for housewifery is intermingled with socialization for the feminine gender role in the wider sense . |
| 8 | This is pro-level gear for sure , at pro-level prices . |
| 9 | Motorcycles would be kept out by barriers at each end — this is normal practice for cycle/pedestrian paths . |
| 10 | This is great news for the new generation of women writers , but for some it is already too late . |
| 11 | County Coun Ray Flowers ( Lab ) said : ‘ This is great news for Skerne Park . ’ |
| 12 | This is great news for those of us suffering from the triple affliction of myopia , vanity and an aversion to handing out vast amounts of cash . |
| 13 | This is good practice for verbalising more difficult ideas later on . |
| 14 | This is good news for the hotelier who is prepared . |
| 15 | Though this is good news for American and Japanese firms , who share a paltry 11% slice of the luxury market , it is disastrous for European companies which account for the remaining 89% of sales ( see chart on next page ) , but which sell nearly half of all their fancy products in America or Japan . |
| 16 | This is good news for Western women , who have been steadily growing larger . |
| 17 | This is good news for all women who have been unsuccessful with hip and thigh diets that concentrate mainly on dieting and calorie-counting . |
| 18 | These concerns clearly were not shared by Mrs Thatcher who welcomed the announcement of the second phase of the Washington development in September 1986 : ‘ This is good news for the North East and for Britain and makes Nissan a fully-fledged UK car manufacturer and a major exporter . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ This is good news for the consumer who wo n't now be getting some massive duopoly , ’ a travel industry source said . |
| 20 | This is good news for the company since all three markets are relatively recession-proof so far as the demand for their product is concerned , which in turn makes them a fairly buoyant customer base . |
| 21 | This is good news for BR workers , but bad news for privatisation . |
| 22 | This is good news for the banks that lent hugely on property as prices soared in the late 1980s , only to see their profits diminished by massive reserves and write-offs as prices then plunged . |
| 23 | None of this is good news for MIPS , whose chief executive , Bob Miller , recently told Unigram that his job ‘ is to maintain a two-to-one [ better ] price performance advantage over Intel ’ ( UX No 377 ) . |
| 24 | Over 300 BA members are now also members of the scheme , and this is good news for them . ’ |
| 25 | This is good news for the group : our strategy is definitely to concentrate on the academic market . ’ |
| 26 | While this is good news for millions of borrowers and mortgage holders , it is not such a rosy picture for those people who have come to expect a healthy return from their savings accounts . |
| 27 | With over 300 monuments in its care , this is good news for Historic Scotland and the team responsible for marketing its properties . |
| 28 | Does my right hon. Friend accept that this is good news for the Ansty Rolls-Royce plant in my constituency which manufactures Spey engines ? |
| 29 | This is good news for all because with a few modifications hopefully on the same car I may be in with a chance for first prize next year where the prize money increases plus a trip to the States to see their ‘ Sound Off Championships ’ . |
| 30 | ‘ This is good news for all those living in and around the Donaghadee Road who have had to revert to drinking bottled water , because the water was not fit to be drunk , ’ said Mr Lennon . |