Example sentences of "[be] [adj] for [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It would , however , be preferable for the standard to be linked to the role being performed , irrespective of the actual talents of the individual performing it , since there is no reason why an under-qualified director should enjoy a partial immunity . |
| 2 | 7.2 Landlord to insure The Landlord covenants with the Tenant to insure the Premises and the Retained Parts [ subject to the Tenant paying the Insurance Rent ] unless such insurance shall be vitiated by any act of the Tenant or by anyone at the Premises expressly or by implication with the Tenant 's authority [ and under the Tenant 's control ] While it would be preferable for the insurance to be in the joint names of the landlord and the tenant in order to give the tenant more control over the insurance and to avoid the problem of subrogation referred to below , landlords tend to resist this , presumably on the basis that they wish to retain absolute control and not rely on the tenant in any way as regards the insurance cover . |
| 3 | Referring in particular to by-passes , MacGregor said that they could result in " huge improvements " to the environment of villages and towns , and added : " There are some who argue that the expansion of the road network will be devastating for the environment . |
| 4 | So the ruling by the Supreme Court in Washington could be devastating for the industry . |
| 5 | Your clothes wo n't be dry for a while yet ; ca n't you at least meet me halfway ? ’ |
| 6 | But if PRP substitutes for existing pay , it is rarely going to be practicable for the employer to pocket the whole of the saving , since this would imply not only a reduction in the employees ' gross pay , but also an element of risk in remuneration that had previously been assured . |
| 7 | Er I mean I , I mean have we really thought this through because er if we 're an anticipating having hundred , hundred and fifty people here which I suppose is of course about what we would hope for , the response that NUPE er as you know they would need to actually achieve the yes vote , I mean we need this sort of room full er would n't it not be more sensible to split up between co or not , would it not be normal for the tutor to expect the group to split up to address specific areas like , I do n't know , Labour Party membership , erm finance , I do n't know , whatever |
| 8 | The survey indicates that sales volumes are up , but they still remain below what retailers would consider to be normal for the time of year . ’ |
| 9 | Curle stepped up and placed the penalty beyond Schmeichel and suddenly United looked as though they would be grateful for a point from a game they should have controlled — and won . |
| 10 | If you have no one to visit you , then you can tell the nurse that you would be grateful for a hospital visitor . |
| 11 | Well , I suppose it 's better than nothing , but I 'd be grateful for a month or two 's notice when you do decide to go . |
| 12 | As I am unable to call to discuss these with you in person during bank opening hours I should be grateful for a reply in writing which I can present to the Council at their next meeting on 2 April 1992 . |
| 13 | I suppose these two blind crabs of mine should be grateful for the variety that my work involves . |
| 14 | Too old to be in uniform , really , so he supposed he should be grateful for the desk job in a small dark room at Admiralty House . |
| 15 | She could almost be grateful for the experience with Giles . |
| 16 | When they also understand that housing costs play a proportionately lower part in pensioners ' expenditure in England than in the rest of Europe , they may be grateful for the way in which we have promoted home ownership . |
| 17 | Sir : I am researching the financial workings of the shareware market and would be grateful for the use of you columns to appeal for information . |
| 18 | I owe him much in this regard and shall always be grateful for the interest and encouragement he gave to me on his visits to our school , in particular the visit he paid only a year ago when he addressed my staff and helped them all by his understanding and the depth of his practical knowledge and experience . |
| 19 | If this perspective is adopted , environmentalists ought perhaps to be grateful for the fact that the vast majority of farmers are not more economically rational when they come to organize the husbandry of their farms and that the inertia introduced by the historical pattern of landownership and farm structure in this country has acted as a brake on landscape change . |
| 20 | Furthermore , she had grown to be grateful for the fact that their lives had drifted irretrievably apart , and she had prayed that things might stay that way for ever . |
| 21 | ‘ Sir John , I would be grateful for the loan of a groom who will show us the way to Abbe Gerard 's Church of St Pierre in Maubisson village . ’ |
| 22 | Did you imagine that I would be grateful for the attention ? |
| 23 | As we have had some rather rough news in the past few weeks , it is a real shot in the arm and the country will be grateful for the announcement . |
| 24 | move towards a settlement , be alert for an opportunity to bring matters to a conclusion , choose a moment when events are generally going well . |
| 25 | In discussion with the son about possible services it was discovered that hospital day care could be arranged , but it would be humiliating for the family to have an ambulance call at the home . |
| 26 | Would it not be right for the Secretary of State to come to the House to say what steps are being taken to try to ensure that the sort of dishonesty and crookery that went on at MGN is not being repeated elsewhere ? |
| 27 | It is only when sedimentation and subsidence coincide that the conditions will be right for the preservation of the vast thicknesses that constitute the stratigraphical record . |
| 28 | ‘ The Queen felt it would not be right for the duchess to stay at the main house , even though there is room , because of the marriage split . |
| 29 | In most of these universes the conditions would not be right for the development of complicated organisms ; only in the few universes that are like ours would intelligent beings develop and ask the question : " why is the universe the way we see it ? " |
| 30 | ‘ David will be right for the Test , ’ said Dwyer . |