Example sentences of "[noun] is [adv] [adj] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Andrew Neil is very litigious for an editor ( ‘ Randy Andy Gets a Grandy ’ , you may remember , as The Sun put it in January ) , so although Pamella told me lots of … interesting things about him , I 'd better tread carefully . |
| 2 | If the lavatory is too low for an elderly person , a raised polypropylene toilet seat which fits over it , but is easy to remove and to wash , can be very useful , and a chromium-plated hand-grip fixed very securely to the wall at the side of the lavatory can also be helpful . |
| 3 | Being in practice is also important for a first flight in a new and unfamiliar type of aircraft . |
| 4 | According to the DoT 's own guidelines such a figure is too much for a dual carriageway . |
| 5 | The Salers is quite large for a mountain breed : mature bulls stand at 152cm and weigh 1,000–1,200kg , and cows 142cm and 650–800kg . |
| 6 | Nevertheless , the plan is too wide for a tragedy-centred book even on Nietzsche 's terms , and , as such , it is certainly a piece of evidence in favour of his sister 's postulate of a full-scale book about Greece . |
| 7 | Directors justify holding regional competitions by saying Brazil is too big for a fully blown national championship . |
| 8 | Examination of the theories which purport to provide an answer to this question is nonetheless important for a number of reasons . |
| 9 | The test is equally valid for a set of restrictions . |
| 10 | The specimen is unusually complete for a fossil sea lily , and lies on a fine-grained limestone . |
| 11 | These experiments are difficult , but the interest in the outcome is sufficiently high for a number of careful experimental groups to have been encouraged to make the attempt . |
| 12 | Mr Ochwanyi regretted the lapse of time between publications : ‘ Three years is too long for a national church body like NCCK to remain without a mouthpiece , ’ he said . |
| 13 | If access to the toilet is difficult , perhaps because it has steps , or the room is too small for a wheelchair and the carer to manoeuvre in , he may have to be provided with a commode . |
| 14 | Its heat tolerance is so exceptional for a temperate breed that many people have tried to prove a more direct relationship with the zebu , even detecting the slight trace of a hump . |
| 15 | I live in Greater London where tap water is hardly suitable for a dog 's bowl , let alone an aquarium . |
| 16 | The evidence is slightly stronger for a link between the establishment of rural police stations in 1906 and the decline of organized cattle stealing in the Southern Band around 1910 . |
| 17 | Personal leadership is less appropriate for a British Prime Minister who is a servant of the Crown . |
| 18 | It is well over 1000 light-years away , and it is at least 500 times as luminous as the Sun , but its surface is very cool for a normal star — hence the crimson colour . |
| 19 | Although the list price is too high for a machine of this specification , it can be bought for around £55 from Texas and other sheds . |
| 20 | For the age range 14 and under 17 , prosecution is only possible for a limited number of offences on the authority of a magistrate , and the extended care , protection and control procedure is used in most cases . |
| 21 | Some knowing souls disagree with the national selectors ' assessment in reckoning that Watt is too tall for a prop and that in the 1990 District Championship he was the outstanding ball-winner at the front of the line-out . |
| 22 | A basic A4 page is too wide for a single column of text , the ‘ ideal ’ width for a column of text is approximately 55 to 60 characters or around eight to 10 words . |
| 23 | A short cork is perfectly adequate for a wine destined to be drunk within a few years . |
| 24 | However , the Code is very persuasive for a number of reasons : ( 1 ) Any company listed on the London Stock Exchange which does not comply with the Code can have its listing suspended or withdrawn ( although the Panel has rarely had to use this sanction and it can have the effect of injuring innocent shareholders ) . |
| 25 | The topic is too diverse for a complete survey to be attempted here , but a few comments may be made . |
| 26 | ‘ Well , looping at the edges is always good for a laugh . ’ |
| 27 | The use of symmetry to classify molecular orbitals is almost essential for a detailed understanding of electronic spectroscopy . |
| 28 | The priority is only available for a buyer defined as a buyer for valuable consideration , or a mortgagee . |
| 29 | Licensing avoids the danger of the firm 's overseas assets being expropriated and , in some situations , repatriation of profits is sometimes difficult for a manufacturing subsidiary . |
| 30 | Real choice is most likely for a small minority of shoppers who tend to be better educated and richer than average . |