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Example sentences of "were [adj] ground [prep] " in BNC.

No	Sentence
1	When the campaign planned was one of aggression outside the principality , there were solid grounds for assisting it , in hopes of booty or even territorial gain .
2	‘ ( 1 ) strict rules of evidence were inherently inappropriate in a court concerned to decide whether there were substantial grounds for believing something , such as a court considering an application under the Bail Act 1976 ; ( 2 ) when considering an opposed application for bail justices were bound to investigate an alleged change of circumstance but where they erred by refusing so to do their subsequent order was not rendered void , although a court with appropriate jurisdiction could interfere to set it aside .
3	Whereat was remanded in custody after magistrates said there were substantial grounds for fearing his well being and safety if he was given bail because of the seriousness of the alleged offences .
4	There were reasonable grounds for hoping that the Salt 11 Treaty would be ratified by the American Congress , prohibiting deployment of the cruise devices for two years .
5	An order is not to be made under the section if the company entered into the transaction in good faith and for the purpose of carrying on its business and at the time there were reasonable grounds for believing the transaction would benefit the company : subsection ( 5 ) .
6	The court may make an order for discovery ( N 264 ) notwithstanding that prior notice has not been given , where it is satisfied that there were reasonable grounds for not giving such notice .
7	In short there were considerable grounds for arguing that the old hospitals should go .
8	There were other grounds for concern , too .
9	There were other grounds on which to support the right of self-determination .
10	The KPP recognised that the city 's economic difficulties were fertile ground for a German nationalist reaction , and that the Versailles solution was unworkable .