Example sentences of "[prep] [be] [adj] grounds " in BNC.

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1 He points out that such a provision bans any invasion of sovereign territory , air space and maritime zones , even where there might seem to be good grounds .
2 If there appear to be other grounds open to the third party , pursue investigation of these with the witnesses .
3 The right to refuse should , of course , be upheld , even though the patient 's view is deemed irrational or unreasonable by the doctor or is based on what seem to be poor grounds .
4 The first of these conditions ( which in some respects contrast sharply with the regulation in Britain before 1985 ) was that there had to be factual grounds to suspect a person of having committed a crime contrary to the security of the state .
5 There do seem to be some grounds for their complaint .
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