Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] for the job [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is only common sense that an interviewer will be interested in a candidate who actually shows some enthusiasm for the job and the firm . |
| 2 | If the hon. Gentleman does not think that that is a proper contribution to the health service or a proper qualification for the job that she holds , I am very surprised indeed . |
| 3 | Twenty years in the House still had n't dampened his extraordinary enthusiasm for the job and his not unappealing surprise that he should actually be there . |
| 4 | There could have been no better man for the job and Graveney , whose equable temperament has survived a good deal of adversity in recent years , managed to keep everyone content during some trying early days . |
| 5 | When you had too many men for the jobs that needed doing , did the men get paid ? |
| 6 | The Bill is the right Bill for the job and I commend it to the House . |
| 7 | ‘ Luke Eliot picked the right man for the job when he asked Shildon , ’ said Wainfleet gesturing to the barman for refills . |
| 8 | Prime Minister John Major believed he was the right man for the job as he was a former assistant prison governor at Wandsworth and Brixton jails and was chairman of the Commons Home Affairs Select Committee . |
| 9 | One had tried using a hand-held scanner for the job but had given up because it made too many mistakes . |
| 10 | A fair rate for the job and a standard working week — answer me that ! ’ |
| 11 | It could also be that there is a general deficiency of demand for labour throughout the economy , in which case the involuntarily unemployed workers will face fierce competition for the jobs that do become available . |
| 12 | He and this other chap , a rather nice English fellow called Theo Sykes , each had their own candidate for the job when the previous master , Lorimer , retired . |
| 13 | The Thinkpad was chosen as the best machine for the job because it is pen-based , has high memory capacity — 12Mb — a 120Mb disk drive and a parallel port-based sound device . |
| 14 | Today Wilkinson hit back , explaining that he had picked the best team for the job and claiming his selection was vindicated by a 3–0 win . |
| 15 | I want the best people for the job and it if means I got ta pay one or two thousand more |
| 16 | But he said : ‘ The fans may not think Ian 's the best man for the job but if they lay off him for a bit then he might get it right for them . ’ |
| 17 | Barry has always been the best man for the job and we 're going to continue our partnership . ’ |
| 18 | Both are valid tools for the job but only one is appropriate at any given time . |