Example sentences of "[noun pl] be [adj] about " in BNC.
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| 1 | MOST New Yorkers are cynical about current efforts to clean mobsters out of their city 's waste-disposal business — and with good reason . |
| 2 | Mm , and that , and that , at the end of the day I suppose there has to be a point for the kingdom and it was n't easy to get into that because all the , the , the accounts are all about how big a struggle it is , to get into the kingdom |
| 3 | Naturally , Germans are sensitive about war after their own defeat and destruction , followed by decades of division . |
| 4 | Where the second point of review is concerned , namely whether the actions taken by the constable were reasonable in the light of his apprehensions , the courts are diffident about interfering , for a number of reasons . |
| 5 | Nowadays , however , the constitutional authorities are unhappy about the electoral check ; they are very unhappy about the demise of the undemocratic checks of Crown and Lords ; they are profoundly uneasy about the power of party in government ; and so they are critical of the reality of what Parliamentary sovereignty has become . |
| 6 | Now the authorities are concerned about the rising theft of office equipment . |
| 7 | Directors of galleries are worried about that . |
| 8 | While the Government claims its plans are all about decentralisation , the new powers the NHS bill gives the Health Secretary suggest otherwise . |
| 9 | Biologists are concerned about the sole surviving colony of Monk seals , of which only 300 survive . |
| 10 | He adds that most of the performers are cautious about who they bed . |
| 11 | Since the torque/position characteristics are symmetrical about the zero torque axis , each phase must be excited for half of the total excitation sequence . |
| 12 | Compacts are all about the celebration of success whether it occurs in the fourth or fifth years , sixth form or in further or higher education . |
| 13 | This is why some combinations of drives from different manufacturers are fussy about which is the master . |
| 14 | CAR demand failed to respond to the Budget boost last month and , with election uncertainty now affecting business , manufacturers are pessimistic about the outlook and are cutting sales forecasts . |
| 15 | It may be that such moves towards a willingness to detach comment from political allegiance and dogma is a passing fad but it does also suggest that many journalists are uneasy about blind , albeit volunteered , political commitment . |
| 16 | Dentists are concerned about quality of care . |
| 17 | One respondent in this school of thought commented on the strength of the bond between even inadequate parents and children , saying : ‘ The astounding thing , in my experience as a social worker , is that for the most part kids are crazy about their parents , even when they 're being badly treated . ’ |
| 18 | A Many marine fishkeepers are worried about unduly high levels of nitrates in their tanks and tapwater , and quite rightly so . |
| 19 | He said : ‘ The lads are disappointed about the manager 's ban , but these are the sort of games you come into football for . |
| 20 | He said : ‘ The lads are disappointed about the boss 's ban , but these are the sort of games you come into football for . ’ |
| 21 | He said : ‘ The lads are disappointed about the manager 's ban , but these are the sort of games you come into football for . |
| 22 | Before going on to describe the basic features of these techniques , a few words are necessary about the general field of quantitative techniques . |
| 23 | Worldwide recession is obviously to blame for poorer attendance , as is unwillingness on the part of dealers to exhibit major pieces when clients are hesitant about buying . |
| 24 | These problems may be recited in a familiar litany cited for all service sectors concerned with all dependency groups : services are remote from individuals and their families ; services are difficult for families and clients to get in touch with or access ; services are organisationally and professionallY fragmented , So that families and clients are unclear about who was doing what ; furthermore , services are unconnected or discontinuous , so that families and clients fall into gaps between services ; finally , the statutory agencies were not able to liaise extensively with voluntary or informal care networks However , these general observations do not point precisely to operational tasks . |
| 25 | There are times when I think that other people know little about it , but politicians are the last people to pontificate about the curriculum , and I hope that teachers and inspectors are concerned about it . |
| 26 | If I am flippant , it 's perhaps because nearly all these books are awkward about the limitations of psychology . |
| 27 | The message comes at a critical time for the Government 's flagship education policy , which critics claim has lost its momentum because schools are worried about public spending cuts . |
| 28 | You will notice that all the shapes are symmetrical about a left/right axis . |
| 29 | He had a habit of singing joylessly about the house , and my colleague was one day amazed to hear what she thought was ‘ Drink to me Only ’ ; she had , however , little time to be surprised at this sensuality , for more careful listening revealed that the words were all about hell-fire and damnation . |
| 30 | Many politicians and journalists were ignorant about problems in the teaching of grammar and about the status of Standard English , and simply desired to reinstate the disciplines of study typical of schoolrooms in the 1930s . |