Example sentences of "be [adj] [to-vb] [noun] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is a contextual argument , which makes one understand the way in which the Government are prepared to make appointments for political reasons . |
| 2 | Without wishing to champion the Soviet system and the way in which it ‘ manufactures ’ its sportsmen , I believe the general philosophy underlying the integration of sports with other components of education is much more realistic than the irritating duality with which we labour in the Western world where educators are prone to see justification for particular studies in terms of their practical value . |
| 3 | We 're prepared to sustain losses for several years while we get it going . |
| 4 | I have been privileged to hold office for 11 years in a series of jobs of enormous interest and I believe of some importance , especially in relation to drugs , broadcasting , the NHS and foreign affairs . |
| 5 | President Walesa has been unable to form a stable government , usually because one or more of the coalition partners have been unwilling to share responsibility for unpopular economic policies . |
| 6 | Polarising windows are inadequate to give selectivity for most practical purposes , and barrier membranes must be used . |
| 7 | The Race Relations Committee is currently very concerned at the number of ethnic minority students who have passed the Vocational Course and who have been unable to find pupillage for 1992–3 . |
| 8 | Councils are reluctant to allocate finance for temporary schemes , so community groups sometimes take a hand . |
| 9 | The leading companies are reluctant to provide insurance for this age group and those who will include older people in their schemes have very high premiums . |
| 10 | There are still reputable composers who are reluctant to write music for new liturgical texts , as they find the quality of their language unacceptable . |
| 11 | A home tutor is a teacher employed to teach children at home when they are unable to attend school for any length of time , for instance because of illness . |
| 12 | If you are unable to attend College for any reason you must complete an absence from college report ( copy attached ) and send it to Sylvia Middlemiss . |
| 13 | To make matters worse , United States banks are unable to issue guarantees for missing bills of lading unless they have a ‘ substantial interest in the performance of the transaction . ’ |
| 14 | You may have heard reports of American Indian hunters , for example , who are able to follow prey for long distances by using their senses , particularly the sense of smell . |
| 15 | Into this imaginary world of people unable to learn from their market experience let us now introduce a group of outsiders who are themselves neither would-by sellers nor would-be buyers , but who are able to perceive opportunities for entrepreneurial profits ; that is , they are able to see where a good can be sold at a price higher than that for which it can be bought . |
| 16 | The extent of the work that could be undertaken would depend not only upon her willingness to consider it , but also on the finance available from the elderly person herself , her family , or the local authority , who are able to make grants for this purpose in suitable cases . |
| 17 | It is the first time the industry has been able to purchase cover for long-term environmental damage although it does buy insurance against sudden pollution incidents or claims from disasters such as explosions . |
| 18 | He had n't been able to see Slater for two days after the party , and that time had passed in a daze for him . |
| 19 | Some have been able to introduce charges for particular tourist attractions , but a large number still depend on the good will of visitors , too many of whom studiously ignore the collection box . |
| 20 | While it would not be cost-effective to administer instalments for lower subscription rates , it was this method which could help make Life Governorship more attractive . |
| 21 | At the second of these meetings Attlee stressed that the strategic arguments about the Middle East were not valid because no country would be willing to grant bases for military action , and all Britain would achieve would be to pose a needless and pointless threat to the Soviet Union . |
| 22 | A further example of the assumption that women should be willing to provide sex for interested men seems implicit in the Sun headline — LANDLORD 'S DEATH LUST FOR GIRL Lodger shunned sex . |
| 23 | I think we should all be willing to subscribe £5 for four issues of The Lifeboat … |
| 24 | It may , of course , be easier to quantify risk for natural hazards because of historical records and statistical estimation of recurrence intervals . |
| 25 | It could not be easy to produce meals for seven or eight lodgers under such spartan conditions . |
| 26 | Then , provided the exclusion clause as a whole passes the general requirement of reasonableness as discussed above , the clause will be effective to exclude liability for all the other classes of liability for which the UCTA permits exclusion subject to the requirement of reasonableness . |
| 27 | Chairman Roger Pedder says : ‘ While it may be hoped that the position will improve , members of the 1990/91 and 1991/92 policy years would be prudent to make provision for supplementary calls of 7% and 6% of the contributions for these years . ’ |
| 28 | And it would be outrageous to impute motives for such stereotyping . |
| 29 | And these because you always wanted to be able to adapt rooms for different purposes and this folded back against the wall . |
| 30 | Almost all areas require work , but we should be able to agree priorities for short and long terms . |