Example sentences of "[noun] be [adj] for human [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The figures reveal : ( a ) 5% of the total housing stock is unfit for human habitation ; ( b ) a further 2.4 million dwellings are in poor repair ; ( c ) 15% of the total housing stock is in poor condition ; and ( d ) 543,000 dwellings lack basic amenities . |
| 2 | That single room was unfit for human habitation . |
| 3 | The government 's Advisory Committee on Novel Foods and Processes has ruled that the carcasses of animals used in experiments on genetic engineering are fit for human consumption , and can be sold for butchering . |
| 4 | Much of the housing is unfit for human habitation , and the proportion of dwellings which are overcrowded or lack basic amenities is much higher in these areas than elsewhere . |
| 5 | 8 ( 1 ) In a contract to which this section applies for the letting of a house for human habitation there is implied , notwithstanding any stipulation to the contrary — ( a ) a condition that the house is fit for human habitation at the commencement of the tenancy , and ( b ) an undertaking that the house will be kept by the landlord fit for human habitation during the tenancy . |
| 6 | 10 In determining for the purposes of this Act whether a house is unfit for human habitation , regard shall be had to its condition in respect of the following matters — repair , stability , freedom from damp , internal arrangement , natural lighting , ventilation , water supply , drainage and sanitary conveniences , facilities for preparation and cooking of food and for the disposal of waste water ; and the house shall be regarded as unfit for human habitation if , and only if , it is so far defective in one or more of those matters that it is not reasonably suitable for occupation in that condition . |