Example sentences of "they [be] [adj] to [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Despite the entitlements spelled out in the supplementary benefit regulations , many of them are subject to discretion . |
| 2 | In this art they are skilful to perfection … |
| 3 | Academic studies have confirmed the obvious : events make news if they are clear , unusual , unexpected or unpredict-able ; if they fit a medium 's cycle ( a daily paper , for example , or an hourly news bulletin ) ; if they involve well known people or groups , places or countries ; if they are close to home ( literally or figuratively ) ; if they are negative ( accidents ) or reach a certain volume ( in terms of numbers hurt , for example , or goals scored ) . |
| 4 | They are close to agreement on one to regulate child labour . |
| 5 | National Power and PowerGen have already indicated that when these contracts fall due , they are keen to diversity into other supply fuels , especially gas and cheap imported coal . |
| 6 | They are central to curriculum planning and have to be recognised as such . |
| 7 | Indeed , he does not seem to be aware that it exists : ‘ All Darwinism has to say about such miracles is that they are due to chance . ’ |
| 8 | They are due to surface next month . |
| 9 | Microphones can make high pitched screaming noises called ‘ howl ’ , and they are due to feedback . |
| 10 | The following night , they are due to guest on Arsenio 's show . |
| 11 | Well , the national secretary 's national officers are of course accountable to the C E C , they are accountable to congress , the introduction of section conferences means that they have another , an additional level of accountability , which does n't replace the accountability to the C E C or to Congress , but supplements it and subjects them of course to a closer scrutiny and a closer contact with the major activists in a whole sector of employment . |
| 12 | ‘ They are vulnerable to crime , whether committing it or falling victim to it . ’ |
| 13 | The Club claims they are opposed to registration by permanent marking by branding or tattooing as ‘ unkind and inconvenient ’ . |
| 14 | All children should be supported in valuing their own dialects and in using them where they are appropriate to context and purpose , but they should also be able to use Standard English when it is necessary and helpful to do so in speaking as well as writing . |
| 15 | Delacroix saw the Bedouin in that light , remarking that : ‘ They are closer to nature in a thousand ways , and so beauty has a share in everything they make . ’ |
| 16 | Decide on your herbs , and then find out what kind of soil they need — moist , heavy and deep , or dry , well-drained and short of plant food ; also whether they do best in sun or a little shade , with shelter , or exposed to some wind , and whether they are immune to cold , or need cosseting and protection . |
| 17 | They are used to measure the ’ distance ’ of the node from an input , as we shall see . |
| 18 | Various authors produce tables to show that their measures correlate with research performance or productivity in particular areas , but there is no agreement on a ‘ best-fit ’ measure ; they are used to measure different entities , such as national performance differences , output per unit of funding , subject differences , and so on ; and they are often of limited predictive value to policy makers . |
| 19 | BRITISH Bulldog Davey Boy Smith has legs the size of tree trunks — and they are used to weathering storms . |
| 20 | They are used to capacity — daily , at weekends and holidays — and they are a valuable resource used by the voluntary sector . |
| 21 | Unless they are detrimental to health , it is important that , during an episode of illness , the patient 's individual habits of living are changed as little as possible . |
| 22 | As such , however , they are amenable to duplication , and care must be taken , therefore , when considering the closeness of their relationship with the geometric mosaics depicted in pls. 44 and 45 . |
| 23 | They are impossible to sex by sight , but their average clutch size is less than six eggs . |
| 24 | They are similar to documentary programmes except that the content is more ephemeral as , by definition , the programmes have to be topical . |
| 25 | There is a danger that projects may be undertaken not because they are likely to lead to academically interesting results , but simply because they are susceptible to computerisation . |
| 26 | Searches in connection with equipment such as motor vehicles may be carried out to see whether they are subject to credit agreements but these are of limited value since a negative search does not guarantee the target 's absolute title . |
| 27 | In consideration of the purchaser incurring the costs of its professional advisers in commencing due diligence and negotiating the binding agreement the vendor hereby undertakes to the purchaser that during the period from today until midnight on [ ] 19[] it shall not negotiate the sale of the business with any person ( either directly or indirectly ) other than the purchaser The only essential content of the heads of terms is to specify that they are subject to contract except for one or two specific clauses . |
| 28 | But where they are subject to decay or vandalism , they are sometimes set up as finds for display in museums . |
| 29 | They are subject to regulation by many neural , hormonal , and paracrine factors , acting via intracellular mediators . |
| 30 | This is even more true of Savage Orc Boar Boyz because they are subject to frenzy , which means they have to charge enemy within reach whether you want them to or not . |