Example sentences of "place [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.

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31 Symbol seems to be thought of just as standing in place for the real thing because that is absent .
32 OK so the occasional ( ! ) taunt may be made at a footy game but it IS a football match after all and not a place for the fainthearted .
33 Austin did n't exist until 1846 , when some prominent Texans decided it would be a good place for the new state 's capital .
34 The proposed environmental impact assessment at the site will still take place for the new project and will include evaluation of high temperature and rotary kiln incineration , as well as new technologies .
35 A system of management must be put in place for the new firm which : ( a ) does not diminish the influence over the firm 's affairs which individual partners have formerly enjoyed ; and ( b ) which ensures that particular attention is given to those matters which proved most difficult to agree during the course of the merger negotiations .
36 Kim Bailey 's gelding , a promising runner-up to Remittance Man at Wincanton recently , booked his place for the big race with a satisfactory two mile gallop after racing at Newbury yesterday .
37 The procedures are in place for the independent counselling service to run the self-help group and supply advocates to meet demand .
38 Singapore was the obvious place for the main base East of Suez .
39 Each month the Convent is the meeting place for the Secular Franciscan Order and each week the Journey in Faith group meets there to find out more about the Faith and exchange views and ideas .
40 Despite the advances made by several clubs and in spite of the tireless education advice offered by the Scottish Professional Footballers Association , football remains an attractive place for the walking wounded .
41 It 's a wonderful place for the adventurous walker and as the moor is criss-crossed with bridleways it 's ideal for horse riders and mountain bikers .
42 There is no place for the in-form Michael O'Neill , now a Hibs player , or Nottingham Forest winger Kingsley Black ; both are on the substitutes bench .
43 Despite his severe view of the temptations of the world , his spirituality allowed a very large place for the physical world and for the rights of those to whom the administration of this world had been committed .
44 A gathering place for the literary and artistic set and a fashionable venue for the weddings and banquets of London 's society .
45 There is a place for the social PTA ‘ faggots and peas evening ’ or ten pin bowling at the George and Dragon , though it needs to be understood by all that attendance by staff at such social evenings is purely a matter of personal choice and not to be taken as an indicator of loyalty to the school .
46 Everything I saw in Government suggested that the right place for the National Freight Corporation was in the private sector and that deregulation of the bus and coach services could provide great public benefits .
47 The pool was just bel just beside the harbourmaster 's office just a little further where it is now , cos what we had , what we call the yard , that 's where the engineers ' workshops was , the carpenters ' shop , which is still there and then little further up th up the Newcut East there was the pool place for the National Dock Labour Board .
48 The advisability of placing seats , which could serve as a gathering place for the local youngsters was discussed and no final decision will be reached until the chairman had contacted the residents of St. Margaret 's Court who would be most affected .
49 The advisability of placing seats , which could serve as a gathering place for the local youngsters was discussed and no final decision will be reached until the chairman had contacted the residents of St. Margaret 's Court who would be most affected .
50 It fast became a glorious gathering place for the artistic intelligentsia of the day , who helped to enhance Biddesden further .
51 A sufficient convergence of interest took place for the so-called Pentagon talks to be held in the last quarter of 1947 .
52 It is n't fit for a latrine , let alone a resting place for the dead .
53 So work still needs to be done to make Britain a completely safe place for the mute swan .
54 This would tend to support the idea that there is an important place for the paraprofessional in the social services whether or not there is a shortage of professionally trained personnel in a given locality .
55 For those , talk of variables smacked too much of talk of causes with no place for the human being as agent .
56 Nevertheless , we are a holiday place for the royal family !
57 There is a place for the commonsense use of drugs .
58 In 1983–4 , Wirral not only made the headlines in the tabloid newspapers , but fast became the place for the in-depth story .
59 Did you know that your EC-approved pads must be ‘ as light as possible without prejudicing design strength and efficiency ’ ( sub-section 1.3.2 ) , or that your box ‘ must be so designed and manufactured as to facilitate correct positioning on the user and to remain in place for the foreseeable period of use , bearing in mind ambient factors , movements to be made and postures to be adopted .
60 What is not and can not yet be clear , is whether this forecasted process will actually occur for the vast majority of Wirral users or whether a large endemic user population will remain in place for the foreseeable future .
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