Example sentences of "these [verb] be [adj] to " in BNC.

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1 None of these has been prone to takeover bids .
2 The report also stated that there were longstanding moves to purchase at least three 400-600-megawatt reactors from the former Soviet Union , but that these had been subject to numerous delays .
3 On the other hand when Jordan 's ( VUPP ) votes were transferred in Stage IX 117 were non-transferable , and equally , if these had been transferable to Burns , the latter 's position compared with Magee would have been unaltered .
4 If these had been transferable to SDLP , they would have ensured the election of both O'Hanlon and News each with about a quota of votes .
5 Erm Mr Donson was quite right that in the absence of erm structure plan policies er the districts have moved forward and prepared their own countryside protection policies er and these have been effective to a a greater or lesser degree .
6 Particular attention should be focused on hospital incinerators , since these have been subject to Crown immunity for many years and most are technically ill-equipped to burn at sufficiently high temperatures for adequate disposal of wastes ( Gatrell and Lovett 1991 ) .
7 However , these have been due to large-scale rationalization , including a reduction of nearly a quarter of their work force between 1980 and 1984 .
8 These have been due to evolving patterns of co-residence related to the decline in marriage and increases in cohabitation and breakdown of both formal and informal sexual unions .
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