Example sentences of "[num] [noun pl] [is] [adj] for " in BNC.

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1 A level of 20 per area from an inspection lasting 10 minutes is appropriate for some operations particularly catering .
2 Thirteen days is fast for this sort of thing .
3 The individually tailored package of at least 7 modules is ideal for those seeking professional re-orientation or updating in fields such as publishing , computer studies and cartography .
4 A maximum of three years is preferable for the artist .
5 Erm I I foresee the possibility that erm we would be faced with lesser proposals lesser than the scale that erm Professor Lock contemplates because it would be said , well if fifty hectares is right for Ha er for Harrogate then what twenty hectares for Richmondshire ten hectares .
6 As Mr pointed out in outline , our county estate of some eight thousand acres of which only three quarters or roughly six thousand acres is suitable for hunting , is less than one percent of the county 's acreage of six hundred and fifty thousand .
7 The change in elastic modulus between the two states is similar for both these materials and is of the order of 100 times , or more .
8 A fusion of these two methods is imperative for the good harmonic flow of serial music , which thereby can be turned towards a greater degree of atonalism or otherwise , at any moment , as the composer wishes .
9 The sign made up of these two elements is arbitrary for two reasons : because , more obviously , the association of a signifier ( the sound-image ‘ tree ’ ) with a signified ( the concept tree ) is , except in a very few cases , fundamentally the product of linguistic convention , not of any natural link ; and , less obviously , because there is also no natural or necessary relationship between the sign as a whole and the reality to which it refers .
10 A powerful Steering Committee , chaired by Rod Turnbull , Managing Director , with four directors is responsible for the implementation .
11 Compensation up to eighteen pounds is payable for loss or damage .
12 If you feel that you have been discriminated against , it may be a good idea to contact whichever of those two bodies is appropriate for further guidance .
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