Example sentences of "[be] [adj] for [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Most advances are supposed to be short-term but in practice many are outstanding for long periods . |
| 2 | The development of such ‘ industries ’ has also been facilitated by improved communications and transport as well as the need to generate income in areas that have been adversely affected by the economic recession of the early 1980s or which are unsuitable for other kinds of economic activity such as agriculture . |
| 3 | It is pointed out that whilst derivative instruments can be used for the management of investment risk , some investments are unsuitable for many investors . |
| 4 | By the same token they are unsuitable for small rooms , and would be so even if their considerable bulk was n't so dominating in such surroundings . |
| 5 | There is a lack of provision focusing on creating a pathway for cumulative accreditation and the criteria often dissuade many who feel that the types of training on offer are unsuitable for mature students . |
| 6 | Soundposts are an important feature of bowed instruments but are unsuitable for plucked instruments and will deaden the sound of a dulcimer . |
| 7 | Surely she 'd only been asleep for five minutes at the very most ? |
| 8 | She must have been asleep for some hours when the sound of her opening bedroom door penetrated her dreams and brought her instantly awake . |
| 9 | The currency has been stable for six months . |
| 10 | The mammalian gut has been stable for many millennia and acts to constrain the flexibility of E. coli 's genome . |
| 11 | That charge has been wrong-headed for some years ; nevertheless , it has been sustained by enough left-wing activity to feed Conservative propaganda . |
| 12 | Adult worm burdens are typically in excess of 40,000 , although lower numbers are often found in animals which has been diarrhoeic for several days prior to necropsy . |
| 13 | It 's tremendous as it 's been dry for 10 years . |
| 14 | Three antisera that are specific for particular regions of the gastrin molecules were used . |
| 15 | The two major problems involved are related to the spelling changes that can occur when morphemes combine and the multiple segmentations that are possible for many words . |
| 16 | Although SAVE believes that alternative uses are possible for most types of buildings , including churches , the Holy Name was an exception and our fears for its future increased with rumours of purchase offers from McDonald 's . |
| 17 | Your contribution — however small — will help fund this vital work , and we are grateful for any donations received . |
| 18 | It had originally been left to her by a noted amateur ornithologist and eccentric with whom she had been friendly for many years . |
| 19 | The state 's involvement offers crucial protection , since failure to accept a coin or tampering with it in some way , like making a forgery , then is regarded as a crime against the state , and serious penalties including execution have frequently been normal for such activities . |
| 20 | ‘ He has been outstanding for several weeks now — and he 's got real pace , which you ca n't find these days , never mind buy it . |
| 21 | The annual floods had been low for some years , and conditions in the villages were very bad . |
| 22 | Interest rates had already been low for twenty years when the turnpike mania began in 1750 and remained low after it ended in 1772 . |
| 23 | It could be improved by including all the results of excavations since 1961 , but this has not been possible for various reasons , the most important of which is that it is no longer the intention to study the results of 367 , but to turn to another event recorded by Ammianus which can be illuminated by this old study and by more recent work . |
| 24 | Since December 1981 it has been possible for non-US residents to hold euro-dollar deposits and obtain euro-dollar loans from international banking facilities within the USA . |
| 25 | Many of the country lanes were so narrow that it would not have been possible for two vehicles to pass each other , but after half an hour , they cut into the main road that ran south from Cherbourg to Carentan . |
| 26 | Salaries of £14,000 and £25 , 000 are usual for experienced executives . |
| 27 | The theoretical proposal had been public for several years . |
| 28 | ‘ With leukaemia in a child they say that if they are clear for five years , then all is well . |
| 29 | Because brokers ' charges are high for small deals , you will need to invest at least £1000 in each . |
| 30 | These text handling capabilities are adequate for most uses , but the font list is rather limited and the font window does n't show you what the font looks like before you select it . |