Example sentences of "[adj] for any " in BNC.

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1 The great man himself is now 95 and too frail for any involvement .
2 Relief will not be due for any payments made direct to children of the marriage or any previous marriage .
3 Under pressure from Russian nationalists , however , Yeltsin had made increasingly overt statements in the weeks preceding his visit suggesting that the time was not right for any major alteration in the status of the disputed territory , and calling for greater Japanese flexibility on the issue of the sovereignty of the islands .
4 And I like to think in fifty or a hundred years ' time it will not be possible for any orchestra to play sloppily and claim that it is not possible to do better .
5 The Court of Appeal rejected the view that had previously held sway , namely that it was possible for any employee to work both ordinarily in Great Britain and outside it .
6 Methodologically , it is not possible for any researcher to get the kids to talk with much sense of ideas since the question ‘ Why ? ’ to the smashing of milk bottles is one that is not possible for the boy to answer outside the context of the whole Saturday evening …
7 Would it be possible for any such unit of paid council employees to negotiate with the local state the demands and needs of the oppressed ?
8 The share system of land ownership did not meet the approval of the British , and legislation was passed which made it possible for any shareholder to force the division of a tract .
9 When an attempt is made to set him up as a Saint , it is scarcely possible for any man of good sense who knows the history of his times to preserve his gravity .
10 I recently read that it is now possible for any individual to look through the Land Registry files to confirm ownership of land .
11 How was it possible for any man who fell within the circle of his radiance to forgive Hotspur for being Hotspur ?
12 So you get , if you like , a development here er of presidential authority and the perception of the presidency both from the point of view of incumbents and from the point of view of the American people and gradually in the twentieth century you get an increasing focus an increasing focus on the presidency as the engine of government , that it 's the president who makes things happen , it 's the president who fixes things , it 's the president who responds to crises and as the crises become more frequent and the crises become more intense so the focus on the president also expands and the Buchanan view is now no longer tenable , the Buchanan view it 's not possible for any president to play the dignified monarch .
13 Since the end of Athens ' archaic war with Eleusis it would have been absurd for any deme of Attica to think of rivalling Athens .
14 Lady Street had returned to what must have been normal for any morning at this time ; the delivery vans had gone , there was sporadic traffic in the one-way street , and people had no time to stand about gawping at the bookshop though they slowed their pace in passing and tried to look in without appearing to do so .
15 It may also swell the juice within the grapes to bursting point , ruining the fruit for winemaking unless harvested and transported to the press while still frozen , which would hardly be practicable for any significant area of vines affected by frost .
16 I entirely agree with the right hon. Gentleman that it is undesirable for any delegation to stay away .
17 Its general secretary , Christine Hancock , said : ‘ The investment in primary health care and the six specialty reviews make it unnecessary for any nurse to lose her job . ’
18 IF ONLY the woman had paused for a moment to inspect the hastily scrawled felt tip notice at the top of the stairs : ‘ I am sorry for any inconvenience caused to all our customers during the period that the down escalator has been out of service .
19 We are sorry for any misunderstanding or embarrassment this caused to James Capel and to the banks .
20 I am very sorry for any offence that has been caused .
21 Sorry for any inconvenience .
22 But never forget that He will forgive those who are sorry for any evil they have done .
23 ‘ Do n't feel sorry for any of them , Father .
24 As I discovered this arrangement , I began to feel almost sorry for any potential thief .
25 You could begin to feel sorry for any humans who got in her way .
26 I would be most grateful for any assistance offered .
27 The Taranaki coach , Ian Snook , accepts that it is a hard task trying to keep Bedford afloat but , sink or swim , he will be grateful for any signs of improvement .
28 ‘ Certainly , more volunteer helpers would be very useful , ’ agreed Pat , ‘ I 'm grateful for any help ! ’
29 Mr Major , grateful for any opposition , said : ‘ I think he deserves a round of applause . ’
30 We would be very grateful for any news ( tel : 0254 822241 ) of the whereabouts or fate of the above .
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