Example sentences of "[pron] [be] [adj] grounds " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , there are other grounds for expecting a reduction in peeking rate with increasing flock size . |
| 2 | There are other grounds for wishing to make copies of original video recordings : |
| 3 | There are other grounds remaining for opposing this budget . |
| 4 | There is in fact no compelling logic in any of these assumptions ; not merely is there no reason for assuming that Britain and Germany will have opposite policies in the postwar phase , there are real grounds for supposing that the major European countries will then start to have convergent policies . |
| 5 | There are two grounds for challenging a meeting 's decision : first , if the arrangement unfairly prejudices the interest of a particular creditor ; second , if there was some procedural irregularity . |
| 6 | The law is not entirely clear in this area , but it would appear that there are two grounds upon which the third party , the tippee , may be held liable to account as constructive trustee . |
| 7 | There are good grounds for suggesting that general practice in Britain has done more than merely survive . |
| 8 | There are good grounds for thinking that to a significant degree home and foreign capital markets were separate and gave rise to quite different levels of investment expectations . |
| 9 | Nevertheless , there are good grounds for thinking that the ‘ pay explosion ’ owed much to the institutional structure of British industrial relations [ Phelps Brown , 1975 ] . |
| 10 | Once these papers are to hand there can be a proper consideration of whether or not there are good grounds for extending legal aid to cover the arguing of an appeal . |
| 11 | What seems indisputable , however , is that there are good grounds for attempting a separation of meaning and grammar . |
| 12 | Alternatively , expressions like ‘ it is thought that ’ or ‘ there are good grounds for saying that ’ or ‘ it follows from the authorities that ’ can be used . |
| 13 | The repertory consists mainly of pavanes and galliards , with a few popular songs , such as ‘ Goe from my Window ’ on which Allison wrote six subtle and intricate variations , and there are good grounds for the assumption that a large proportion of Morley 's Lessons originated in theatre music . |
| 14 | Furthermore , there are good grounds for assuming that the distinction between sentence processing and discourse processing is by no means a clear one . |
| 15 | Instead , there are good grounds for believing that the listener constructs a syntactic and semantic interpretation of the input word-by-word , and that this information is used to guide the processing of subsequent words . |
| 16 | I am not slow to sing the praises of the city of Nottingham , and there are good grounds for doing so . |
| 17 | There are extensive grounds surrounding the Gasthof . |
| 18 | For children there is an exciting lakeside Adventure Playground , while for adults there are extensive grounds , beautiful gardens , a superb house filled with mainly 18th century objets d'art , plus a large period costume collection . |
| 19 | The Royal College of Physicians has gone on record as stating that ‘ there are reasonable grounds for the statement that , in genetically susceptible persons , large bowel cancer could be favoured by a fibre-depleted diet ’ . |
| 20 | A haulier must register for VAT if there are reasonable grounds for believing that its contracts will bring in more than a certain sum per year . |
| 21 | By virtue of s.199 , as amended by the CA 1989 inspectors are empowered to enter premises and search for evidence where there are reasonable grounds that , inter alia , an offence has been committed under the CSA 1985 . |
| 22 | The suspect may also be searched for anything he could use to effect his escape and for evidence relating to any offence if there are reasonable grounds for suspecting that the items are in the suspect 's possession . |
| 23 | Examples are Customs and Excise Management Act 1979 , 5.84(5) which allows entry to a place where there are reasonable grounds to suspect signals or messages being sent to smugglers , various statutes relating to Customs and Excise matters , and various statutes giving powers of entry to Gas , Electricity and Trading Standards Officers , Firemen and Valuation Officers . |
| 24 | Warrants , addressed to the High Court tipstaff or the county court registrar and bailiff , can be issued to arrest a bankrupt where there are reasonable grounds for believing that he may abscond with a view to avoiding or delaying payment of his debts or his appearance to a petition or to avoiding , delaying or disrupting any proceedings against him or any examination of his affairs ( s 364(1) and r 7.21 ) . |
| 25 | This is particularly so when it is remembered that certificates are only granted in those cases where there are reasonable grounds for taking action . |
| 26 | In this instance there are reasonable grounds for assuming autoregressive behaviour in the target as the main determinant of the desired stock is the level of wealth . |
| 27 | Search powers should be reviewed and should be exercised where there are reasonable grounds . |
| 28 | ( a ) Interim care and supervision orders Under s38(1) ( 2 ) the court can make an interim care or supervision order whenever the proceedings are adjourned provided it is satisfied that there are reasonable grounds for believing that the child 's circumstances fall within the ambit of s31(2) . |
| 29 | ( d ) when , before an approach is made , the target is the subject of rumour and speculation or suffers an untoward movement in its share price and there are reasonable grounds for concluding that it is the potential bidder 's actions which have led to the situation . |
| 30 | There are substantial grounds for regarding opting out as the most radical and successful experiment in state schooling for 30 years . |