Example sentences of "[adj] for a [adj] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The IBOA is very conscious of the fact that this issue has been outstanding for a considerable length of time and it is hoped that the proposals will pave the way for a speedy resolution to the problem . |
| 2 | UNLUCKY 13th minute for Millwall 's Malcolm Allen — sent-off for a tough tackle in the game against his former club Watford . |
| 3 | Some people would even question whether it is any longer right for a married woman to be expected to depend on her husband and to be unable to claim SB in her own right . |
| 4 | If the sound is right for a certain combination of musicians , or a certain style of music , then obviously you play better , but I do n't think there are very many people who have their sound , and go from one band to another just using that sound . |
| 5 | Simple pure cotton knitted sweater in white , brilliantly patterned with abstract motifs hand embroidered in primary shades of turquoise , gold and orange , just right for a sunny day with a bit of a breeze ! |
| 6 | If the House were to decide at a later stage to enter a single currency , it would be , first , because it had decided that the economic convergence conditions in Europe were right for a single currency to be beneficial to this country . |
| 7 | As depicted in Fig.1.5 , however , it is possible for a small proportion of the flux to " leak " via unexcited stator teeth . |
| 8 | 1 Although the politics of patronage lingered on , it was no longer possible for a small number of landowners to control the composition of the House of Commons , and the new independence this gave the Commons also reduced the controlling power of the King . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | It seems very likely that although there seems to be little in the idea of subliminal advertising , it is quite possible for a familiar ad for a familiar product to have at least some effect of reinforcing a favourable attitude without , to all intents and purposes , being consciously noted by the consumer at all . |
| 11 | It would certainly be possible for a cooling-off period to be introduced in Britain . |
| 12 | It was possible for a poor girl with talent to rise through the Tiller hierarchy . |
| 13 | With the goal of curriculum enhancement it was possible for a junior member of staff with specific subject expertise to support a senior colleague without such expertise ; but when the goal was professional development it required a clear status differential between senior partner as trainer or consultant and junior partner as trainee or client . |
| 14 | While it is , in my opinion , possible for a restitutionary order to be made in order to remedy a breach of section 56 , such an order could not , in my opinion , be regarded as remedying a contravention of section 57 . |
| 15 | At the moment it is theoretically possible for a qualified nurse with 20 years ' break in service to be put in charge of an acute ward , and to take responsibility for the management and allocation of staff , even though she may not have any recent or relevant experience . |
| 16 | Morland J. accepted the submission of Mr. Newman for the council that the Manchester Corporation case was decided per incuriam , in that it was theoretically possible for a local authority to be guilty of corruption under sections 1 and 7 of the Public Bodies Corrupt Practices Act 1889 ( 52 & 53 Vict. c. 69 ) . |
| 17 | the need to plan operations as efficiently as possible for a given level of resources ( or budgeted level of income if a statutory authority is expected to largely generate its own income ) ; |
| 18 | Its use is most appropriate for " open-ended " problems where an infinity of solutions may be possible for a given set of design parameters . |
| 19 | He 's as angry as it is possible for a human being to be . |
| 20 | Only the defeat of Germany in 1945 made it possible for a satisfactory study of German war aims in the first world war to be undertaken . |
| 21 | However , whereas it is possible for a higher-level unit in the syntactic hierarchy to be a constituent of a lower-level unit , as when a relative clause forms part of a noun phrase , this can not happen in the rhythmic hierarchy . |
| 22 | They can be formed on land near the sea , in shallow lakes or indeed anywhere where it is possible for a large volume of water to find its way into the volcanic vent . |
| 23 | These new compounds were often specific for a particular kind of leukaemia , and sometimes they were so effective that remissions appeared to be permanent . |
| 24 | There are , of course , instances in other areas of the law where such opinion is ignored , and where one searches in vain for a reasoned articulation of justification based on sound policy , but they usually serve as food for the argument that in so doing the law becomes an ass . |
| 25 | I have searched in vain for a weak performance in these ‘ Rouge et Noir ’ sets . |
| 26 | The direct results of the Prime Minister 's aversion to the EMS are : interest rates which are higher than is needed to take the heat out of the economy ; an incipient sterling crisis ; the prospect of recession ; jittery financial markets waiting in vain for a clear signal about the direction of policy ; poisoned relationships with some of her most senior colleagues and Tory MPs who increasingly fear that her arrogance and stubbornness will cost them their seats . |
| 27 | It was ample for a small family of four of modest intent , yet large enough for a maid and a nurse to be employed . |
| 28 | Exercises that increase stamina are those that require you to breath slightly more heavily than usual for a prolonged period of time ( say , an exercise session of thirty minutes or so ) . |
| 29 | It is usual for a given level to be entirely duple or entirely triple ( although variation across levels is more common ) . |
| 30 | The race had started on a wet track — it is almost never dry for a whole weekend in Holland — and Hunt 's victory resulted from the finest sort of judgement about when to come in and change his wet tyres to slicks . |