Example sentences of "be [adj] for [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Prone to blockage they are unsuitable for general use . |
| 2 | These squatter settlements have sprung up in great abundance , generally in undesirable and inaccessible areas , which are unsuitable for standard building . |
| 3 | Publishers ' casings are unsuitable for heavy library use , and many public librarians take up various options for strengthened editions offered by the library suppliers . |
| 4 | Although at first sight , the great abundance of bogs and freshwater lochs on the Outer Hebrides suggests an abundance of suitable sites for palaeoecological studies , on closer examination several are unsuitable for detailed investigation . |
| 5 | Pamphlets are unsuitable for open shelf stock . |
| 6 | In many rural areas it has therefore been usual for local farm workers to work on the land ‘ man and boy ’ . |
| 7 | Items within each of these are pre-selected for massive reproduction , and though this may often still fail the general effect is of a relatively formed market , within which the buyer 's choice — the original rationale of the market — has been displaced to operate , in majority , within an already selected range . |
| 8 | Scotland 's only new acquisitions during the decade were twenty-one Class 318s , three-car versions of the Class 317 , to service the newly electrified Glasgow-Ayr/Largs routes , although 1989 also witnessed the first withdrawals proper ( apart from accident victims or asbestos units ) of the original Pressed Steel 1959 ‘ Blue Train' Class 303s , whose unrefurbished examples are due for early replacement by 100mph Class 321-type Class 320s . |
| 9 | At a meeting on the estate Darlington council housing officers explained that 37 houses and flats in Eggleston , Dryburgh and Fountains View are due for large scale revitalisation work costing £350,000 . |
| 10 | Charity shops and jumble sales are grateful for spare clothing or household items , providing they are in reasonable condition . |
| 11 | It would have been possible for British Aerospace to manufacture the wings and for Rolls-Royce to manufacture the engines . |
| 12 | The Queen 's Press Secretary , Charles Anson , has apologised to the Queen and the Duchess of York for a row after the announcement of the Yorks ' separation which suggested that the Duchess may have been unsuitable for Royal life . |
| 13 | To be sure of having bulbs in flower at Christmas , it is advisable to buy specially prepared ones which have been temperature-treated for early flowering . |
| 14 | The motherboard has seven 16-bit expansion slots , five of which are free for future expansion , an Intel 80486SX CPU ( Central Processing Unit ) with a clock speed of 25MHz and 2Mb DRAM ( Dynamic Random Access Memory ) upgradable to 32Mb . |
| 15 | When Godoy was contemplating patriotism his enemy Ferdinand , who had been intriguing for French support for some months , put all his faith in Napoleon 's endorsement of the revolution of Aranjuez . |
| 16 | One of the few luxuries within their reach is ceviche , a delicious mess of chopped raw fish with onions and lemon ; since fish feed near sewers , and are caught by people who wash ( if at all ) in sewer-water , they are perfect for spreading infection . |
| 17 | The identification of the sub-tasks which are appropriate for intensive training with feedback is achieved by task analysis . |
| 18 | Items such as double glazing and cavity wall insulation are standard for middle income homes . |
| 19 | ‘ … an ’ you 're due for Orderly Officer day after tomorrow . |
| 20 | If you 're fit enough for groping , you 're OK for active service . ’ |
| 21 | Although large switching angles must be used to attain high pull-out rates , these angles are inappropriate for low-speed operation . |
| 22 | A VGA card and monitor are fine if you 're drawing at this level , and are okay for basic painting , although colours will be dithered and appear grainy , which is a problem for photographic retouching . |
| 23 | Each of the bedrooms has been designed with its own balcony or terrace equipped with garden chairs , and the walls have been sound-proofed for added privacy . |
| 24 | The same cubes , padded and covered are fine for occasional seating . |
| 25 | He had broken his leg some time before and so had been unfit for active service till then . |
| 26 | Times are hard for British business — ask anyone . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | For example , in terms of food , cattle that we eat ; we eat meat in the rich countries , these are fed on grains that are fit for human consumption that are produced , for example in Central and South America , soya meal and so on . |
| 29 | List the names of all men twenty years old or older who are fit for military service ’ ( 1:1–3 ) . |
| 30 | Such a vision is as microscopic as Paul Scott 's is panoramic ; and a future historian , reading the Raj Quartet or J. G. Farrell 's Siege of Krishnapur ( 1973 ) , which tells of the Indian Mutiny , might easily make the mistake of supposing that the British are nostalgic for lost empire . |