Example sentences of "a [noun] ground for [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Furthermore , especially when blooms are double or have many petals , it is quite likely that spent blooms will collapse into a rain-soaked soggy mess that quickly becomes a haven a breeding ground for mildew . |
| 2 | Anpetuwi was small — a breeding ground for gossip , and she 'd probably end up regretting it if she turned and walked up that hill . |
| 3 | BOYS ' Brigade football has always been a breeding ground for talent and the proof will be on parade at Seaview on Tuesday night . |
| 4 | These two differing approaches related to how the peasants were assessed as a class : ( a ) as a petty-bourgeois formation and a breeding ground for capitalism ; or ( b ) pre-capitalist petty-commodity producers who can either grow into capitalist producers or move towards socialist forms of production via co-operation . |
| 5 | Finally , in a free democratic society , voluntary associations provide a training ground for participation in wider politics . |
| 6 | Rivers have always been a dumping ground for man 's unwanted waste . |
| 7 | BELFAST could soon see annual profits of over £1m go up in smoke and become a dumping ground for waste from all over Europe , it was warned today . |