Example sentences of "[be] [adj] [noun sg] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There has been limited provision for gifted children in the past . |
| 2 | In a shared tank the parents ' real problems begin when the fry are free-swimming , as they are easy prey for other fish . |
| 3 | They rarely go hungry , but they are easy prey for aquatic hunters , having little or no mobility with which to defend themselves . |
| 4 | Further additions to Sybase Inc 's European management include Gerhard Romen as area director for central Europe and Andre Andrieux who becomes are vice president for southern Europe : both report to Robert Albers , vice president of European operations . |
| 5 | Until then there had been widespread sympathy for Polish aspirations for greater autonomy ‘ and the government had moved cautiously in that direction . |
| 6 | In addition , of course , there are great demand for increased information . |
| 7 | Not only that , it also seems to be true that certain herbs are good company for other plants , discouraging pests and diseases ; for instance , chives and garlic have some ability to prevent roses being infected with black spot , and chamomile is said to improve the health of young plants if they are weak and slow to grow . |
| 8 | The bellwether here is the nomination of Lani Guinier to be assistant attorney-general for civil rights . |
| 9 | There would seem to be ample justification for preventive interventions aimed at reducing feelings of helplessness , if it were possible , and of enhancing feelings of self-esteem for women raised in institutions or for other reasons experiencing a marked lack of care in childhood . |
| 10 | Demand was thus satisfied for HE as a whole , although clearly there would be unsatisfied demand for particular courses or institutions . |
| 11 | It is unlikely that there would be strong support for interim note disclosure equivalent to that in annual accounts . |
| 12 | Why ca n't there be residential accommodation for out-of-London MPs ? |
| 13 | There must be adequate provision for complete system and application testing |
| 14 | But he repeated his promise that there would be extra help for poor pensioners and families on income support to assist them in meeting increased heating bills . |
| 15 | If we win against both Spain and Japan that could give us a shot against South Africa in the quarter-finals , which would be tremendous news for Scottish rugby back home ’ , said Rutherford . |
| 16 | Ernest Bevin , the new Foreign Secretary , was particularly suspicious of any form of European political integration which he thought would be easy prey for continental communist parties [ Bullock , 1983 ] . |
| 17 | Consider Best Bars as a first resort , regard the single cocktail you 'll shell out for as sheer investment , get yourself gift wrapped , send for our jetset silklook shirt , rid yourself of even that inch-of-pinch and the body beautiful will be guaranteed bait for ace race driver or millionaire financier in advanced stages of senility . |
| 18 | In the general morass of Trinidadian political life there seemed to be little room for genuine political parties , such as the West Indian National Party , ( 1942 ) and the Caribbean Socialist Party , ( 1947 ) . |
| 19 | Bad news for IBM could be good news for ordinary users as it should become more attentive to their needs . |
| 20 | If he succeeds , it will be good news for recession-ravaged Britain and its high unemployment trouble-spots such as Merseyside . |
| 21 | When TI announced its hostile bid , the company claimed it would be good news for Dowty shareholders . |
| 22 | Gordon Brown also promised Labour would be good news for big employers … like the nearby Rover plant in Cowley . |
| 23 | Women 's organisations pointed out that it was impractical ( who was to say who ‘ caused ’ a separation ? ) and urged that there should be independent insurance for married women . |
| 24 | However , does he agree that the news that he has announced today is good news for the reserve forces , because the units will be well equipped and will have an important role , and there will be full support for good recruiting areas such as Hampshire ? |
| 25 | There was nothing new about this experience ; Mesopotamia was discovered to be unfriendly terrain for military manoeuvre during the First World War and British service maps of the area are peppered with such legends as ‘ motorable in dry weather ’ , ‘ flats liable to flood ’ and ‘ marshland usually flooded ’ . |
| 26 | Indeed , it is probably more practical not to do things the standard way as this avoids what is likely to be severe over-kill for do-it-yourself applications . |
| 27 | Shown here is the pool chair and deck chair that can be folded flat for easy storage . |
| 28 | If there were to be a Labour Government or the unlikely event of a Liberal Democrat Government , it would be open house for local authorities to spend and spend , just like Viv Nicholson . |
| 29 | The recommendations of the Warnock Report and the legislation of the 1981 Education Act are significant in the educational placement of visually handicapped pupils , especially since the presence of visual impairments is no longer considered to be sufficient reason for special school placement nor is special school placement an inevitable consequence of the ascertainment of visual impairment . |
| 30 | If we insisted on electricity generators buying expensive coal , that would be bad news for domestic electricity customers and it would cause job losses in the rest of British industry . |