Example sentences of "be [adj] [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | It will seek to test the hypothesis that the unintended consequences of de-regulation in this industry may be revealing pressures for a major re-regulatory realignment between industry and government . |
| 2 | It could be monotonous work for an aspiring and impatient young painter and Thomas Girtin ( 1775–1802 ) for one rebelled against the repetitive work , with the result that his master Edward Dayes had him put in prison for breaking the terms of his indentures . |
| 3 | There can be little doubt for instance that the doubtfulness or downright hostility felt towards Eliot by some Americans , particularly in recent decades , derives from the sort of American Eliot was — and remained , long after he had taken British citizenship . |
| 4 | There seemed to be little hope for the future , just a mundane job and low pay and fewer prospects for meeting the opposite sex once university days were over . |
| 5 | Following this there was considerable despondency amongst the committee as there seemed to be little hope for the future . |
| 6 | There can be little hope for Newcastle 's future until some form of stability is achieved . |
| 7 | The bellwether here is the nomination of Lani Guinier to be assistant attorney-general for civil rights . |
| 8 | It will be usual practice for information which the Social Work Department receives after 1st April 1989 to be shared in a responsible and sensitive way , with the client to whom it relates , UNLESS the person providing it specifically requests that we do not do so . |
| 9 | A visit to a country house for instance will probably include reference to some of the social groups and classes of the period under study ( upstairs/downstairs , the estate workers , the craft or factory workers who produced many of the goods seen in the house ) ; the role of the gentry as leaders and rulers of their society can be covered ; there will be ample scope for looking at the economic and technological aspects of life in the period , especially if the house is related to its setting and the surrounding estate and countryside that supported it ; finally there will be objects or rooms in the house which relate to cultural or religious life in the period . |
| 10 | So there will be ample opportunity for every hon. Member to consider in detail what the agreements into which we have entered would commit the country to . |
| 11 | You will find that a large proportion of them need a good ten inches between shelves , not forgetting that there must be ample room for them to be gently eased out and not hooked by the headband . |
| 12 | There would therefore be ample time for them to deploy their mobile radiation monitoring teams , for the police to tour the area , knocking on doors and warning people living nearby , for the protective potassium iodate pills to be issued and for a decision to be made on whether the public should stay indoors until the cloud had passed — or evacuate to a safer place . |
| 13 | There would seem , therefore , to be ample justification for describing the deviance of 3 as semantic . |
| 14 | There would seem to be ample justification for preventive interventions aimed at reducing feelings of helplessness , if it were possible , and of enhancing feelings of self-esteem for women raised in institutions or for other reasons experiencing a marked lack of care in childhood . |
| 15 | In Italy it is often found flavoured with crystallised fruits for eating as a dessert cheese , or it can be used plain for cooking , but mainly for desserts . |
| 16 | We destroy plant and may be animal life for food . |
| 17 | There will have to be specific help for those in the least favoured areas , and particular help for restructuring in the southern countries of Europe . |
| 18 | In addition , opinions are canvassed on whether there should be bands of scale charge ; whether there should be lower charges for older cars and a special regime for classic cars ; whether the distributional impact of the change would be inequitable , given that it would be revenue-neutral ; and whether free car fuel should continue to be determined by engine size . |
| 19 | IRISH politicians are convinced that Scotland will win the battle to be European base for the American-owned Digital computer company . |
| 20 | Demand was thus satisfied for HE as a whole , although clearly there would be unsatisfied demand for particular courses or institutions . |
| 21 | Nonetheless , Butler showed that there is little justification for taking egoistic hedonism , or even an egoistic psychology which is not hedonistic , as based on obvious fact , and that the initial presumption must be that concern for the welfare of others is what it seems , the direct wish for their welfare . |
| 22 | If films have little peripheral information in them then it may be that memory for such information is largely irrelevant . |
| 23 | The result of attention focusing is assumed to be that memory for situations in which a driver experienced risk will be concentrated on central information . |
| 24 | Immediate matters arising from the appointment of Louis Gerstner as the next chairman and chief executive of IBM Corp : Gerstner says he made three IBM executive decisions — all of them undisclosed — during the five-block walk from the Midtown Manhattan Hilton where the announcement of his appointment was made and IBM 's Madison Avenue offices ; and while many say that it has looked to be that way for most of this year , it seems that for a couple of days , IBM really will be leaderless , because John Akers says he will resign at today 's board meeting , and Gerstner is not due to take up his posts until Thursday . |
| 25 | There would be loud applause for the suggestion from Labour Back Benchers , but he has my sympathy . |
| 26 | Lenin cites with approval Engels ' recommendation that there should be complete self-government for the provinces , districts and localities through officials elected by universal suffrage and the abolition of all local and provincial authorities appointed by the state . |
| 27 | ( Presenter ) Some do n't perceive it that way and say it could be political suicide for the Conservatives ( Legge ) |
| 28 | There must be due regard for contingency |
| 29 | Indeed one might well argue that unless this generation is able to distinguish between what has been the religious vehicle which has carried people 's love of God , and the love of God itself which needs to be interpreted in new ways , there may be scant hope for the future of religion in the west . |
| 30 | There would be monetary compensation for the loss of the flat . |