Example sentences of "was [adj] for [adj] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was due for considerable internal reform . |
| 2 | It was perfect for low-fare express coach services . |
| 3 | Small numbers of French had been parachuted into Indochina under SEAC auspices before the Japanese coup but a much larger and perhaps more effective intervention by the French Corps Léger d'Intervention , a specialist unit of some five hundred men recruited and waiting in Algeria , was frustrated for various nominal reasons ; the effective one being that the US , until the very last moment , was unalterably opposed to French units participating in the war against Japan , and especially , if this involved Vietnam . |
| 4 | It should be remembered that the modern movement was responsible for great moral and social improvements when one looks sentimentally at the past . |
| 5 | It appeared that within the organization was a secret group which was responsible for extra-legal anti-semitic ‘ excitement ’ . |
| 6 | Markel was a German-educated chemist , who was responsible for significant technical improvements . |
| 7 | According to the US National Marine Fisheries Service , the Japanese fishing fleet was responsible for widespread unintended deaths of marine mammals and birds in 1990 . |
| 8 | It was common for African political parties and governments to organize seminars and conferences for media personnel on this very subject . |
| 9 | Because Wirral , as an urban borough with areas of high social need , was eligible for additional central funds from the Department of Environment 's Inner Area Programme , it was able to allocate funds rapidly to finance this . |
| 10 | A detailed ultrasound assessment was undertaken before the procedure to determine : ( a ) the position of the gall bladder to ensure that it was suitable for safe percutaneous puncture ; ( b ) the size and stone load of the gall bladder to ensure that there was adequate working space for the lithotrite and that a vortex could be achieved ; and ( c ) the function of the gall bladder by use of a standard fat stimulus . |
| 11 | The fall was significant for premature cardiovascular deaths up to 65 years of age ( x≥5.0 , p=0.02 ) . |