Example sentences of "[was/were] [adv] [adj] for the " in BNC.
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| 31 | He noticed that their tickets were not eligible for the journey . |
| 32 | All that shows beyond reasonable doubt that eggs were not responsible for the increase in food poisoning , which has gone up 36 per cent this year , despite an overall 24 per cent drop in egg consumption and the 700,000 birds slaughtered . |
| 33 | The traditional justification for lower wages for women was always that they were not responsible for the livelihood of a household . |
| 34 | On appeal , the Privy Council held that the defendants were not liable for the fire damage . |
| 35 | It was they , with the largest of the teachers ' unions , the NUT , who were largely responsible for the establishment of the Schools Council , to advise and experiment in respect of curricular content . |
| 36 | Magritte buyers are serious collectors , rather than the speculative buyers who were largely responsible for the rise and fall in prices of other European twentieth-century artists over the past few years . |
| 37 | The head of the Council , Louis Roy , had repeatedly criticized Pascal-Trouillot 's unwillingness to take action against supporters of the Duvaliers — the family whose 30-year dictatorship was overthrown in 1986 — who were largely responsible for the prevailing climate of political violence . |
| 38 | A report published on Oct. 24 by the independent Community Agency for Social Enquiry concluded that Inkatha and the police were largely responsible for the violence in the Transvaal between July 1990 and July 1991 . |
| 39 | Those for whom this idea is a novelty may be surprised to learn that it was the writings and political practice of a Marxist , and a communist militant at that , which were largely responsible for the present currency of this view among radical thinkers . |
| 40 | In fact , in the gracious providence of Almighty God , the conditions were just right for the events which were about to take place . |
| 41 | When hollywood talent spotters decided that the penguins were just right for the job , the birds were flown out to Hollywood — no expense spared . |
| 42 | Off we set into the station proper , aware we were already late for the train 's arrival . |
| 43 | The report says that court investigations established that the security forces were directly responsible for the massacre , which was believed to be directed against supporters of the left-wing party , the Patriotic Union . |
| 44 | Statistically significant differences were found in choice of topical application between doctors and nurses ( p<0.001 ) : DNs were usually responsible for the selection of paste bandages , unmedicated tulles and simple dry dressings , but doctors made the decision to use antibiotics/cortisones more often than nurses . |
| 45 | Sometimes finance committees exerted some degree of co-ordination but they were usually ill-equipped for the task , being primarily concerned with financial implications . |
| 46 | The nuts were always available for the little animals but we watched intently as the farmer poured the milk into the buckets and the calves started to drink . |
| 47 | On our more active days , when we had a go at volleyball or windsurfing at the beach , we were always ready for the 4 o'clock ‘ after beach ’ party at the poolside where the animation team served coffee , cakes and liqueurs at special prices and hosted games and competitions . |
| 48 | However , they were deeply sorry for the people of Galway . |
| 49 | Budgetary constraints were ever present for the IPG group . |
| 50 | I am not sure if they have been deleted , or even if they were ever available for the C64 , but is there somewhere I can write to get my dream games ? |
| 51 | The problems of housing were more difficult for the individual to solve and assistance was necessary from both central government , in the form of finance , and from local government , in the form of flexibility in the operation of planning controls . |
| 52 | However , although they were worth less on the open market than if they had been in ‘ good ’ condition , they were still fit for the purpose for which the buyer wanted them ( making into cattle food ) and were still so upon arrival . |
| 53 | Third , he could not have failed to be reassured by the rising trend in his own popularity , which suggested ( to him at least ) that , in spite of grumbling about the stabilization plan , the people were still ready for the " high road " . |
| 54 | Jane had evidently told her they were both off-duty for the evening . |
| 55 | In June 1883 he was appointed as parliamentary secretary to the Local Government Board ; his investigations of the London slums were partly responsible for the appointment of a royal commission on the housing of the poor in 1884 . |
| 56 | Finally the new adverts themselves were partly responsible for the revival of early 1960s soul music in the late 1980s . |
| 57 | This was sufficient to establish duty and as the fire damage was a direct consequence of the breach of duty , the defendants were also liable for the fire damage . |
| 58 | This school was built in 1609 and run by the Barnabites who were also responsible for the church . |
| 59 | Mason Grand Masters were also responsible for the founding and structure of one of Europe 's largest occult societies , the Ordo Templi Orientis ( OTO ) in 1902 . |
| 60 | The recession and a drop in interest rates were also responsible for the dive . |