Example sentences of "[prep] be [adj] for [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Gibberellin , shown to be necessary for continued growth of dodder vine tips in aseptic cultures , also interacts with cytokinins and auxins in the growth of subapical segments ; it augments their effects . |
2 | This region has been found in the sea urchin gene to be necessary for maximal transcription in in vitro experiments , a similar function to that found in vivo for oligo I ( 26 ) . |
3 | Thus , the more documents that an indexing system is likely to embrace , the greater the number of index terms that are likely to be necessary for convenient retrieval ( given that the number of documents which constitute a scannable category does not vary ) . |
4 | ‘ For a long time the courts have , without objection from Parliament , supplemented procedure laid down in legislation where they have found that to be necessary for this purpose . |
5 | ‘ For a long time the courts have , without objection from Parliament , supplemented procedure laid down in legislation where they have found that to be necessary for this purpose . |
6 | Certain occupations were held to be unfitting for baptized believers ; magic , idolatry , eroticism , games in the amphitheatre ranked as unsuitable occupations . |
7 | After ultrasound scanning including a functional assessment , 220 ( 78% ) patients were found to be suitable for percutaneous cholecystolithotomy . |
8 | Patients with stones of any composition , size and number contained in a thin walled gall bladder with a fasting volume greater than 15 ml were found to be suitable for percutaneous cholecystolithotomy . |
9 | Rather , it is that the no boundary condition causes disorder to increase and the conditions to be suitable for intelligent life only in the expanding phase . |
10 | Syntactic structure does appear to be suitable for semantic purposes , one can develop compositional semantic rules that apply to syntactic structures . |
11 | The terms and conditions inserted in this layout will also need to be uniform for each type of bill or related electronic message . |
12 | Later , I had cause to be grateful for that clause . |
13 | She ought to be grateful for this lesson in investigative technique , Loretta thought as Tracey rang off . |
14 | Just for a moment she began to be sorry for Ace Barton . |
15 | And Willis had it in his heart to be sorry for old Dreadnought , as she struggled to rise against the increasing load of water . |
16 | Three Acts passed that year put into implicit political terms the principle underlying the mid-sixties statements of ‘ public ’ androgyny : ‘ Excessively polarised personality types thrive in a culture that demands the repression of certain natural tendencies while people are developing the so-called ‘ masculine ’ and so-called ‘ feminine ’ traits which society considers to be appropriate for each sex . ’ |
17 | At regular intervals , usually monthly , the contingency previously agreed to be appropriate for that stage of the work should be added to the current estimate to produce the current forecast of the final cost . |
18 | To what extent can it be the case that a decision-making process that is dominated by white , male , middle-aged and middle class civil servants is likely to be appropriate for all areas of social and economic policy ? |
19 | These go beyond the immediate issues raised by a particular case and spell out the range of penalties felt to be appropriate for varying degrees of seriousness within a given offence category . |
20 | But their real function is to give people a chance to be famous for five minutes , by saying something that will get them on to the next news broadcast . |
21 | somebody wants wants to be late for some reason . |
22 | Before rehearsals started , he got himself in trim by running every day , knowing that he would have to be ultra-fit for each night 's three-hour performance , appearing on stage for almost every minute of it . |
23 | I think it 's going to be nice for this weekend . |
24 | Of these , the first three ( rules , programmes and procedures ; hierarchical referral ; goal-setting ) are very basic and can be found in practically any organisation but they are likely to be insufficient for non-routine activities , so organisations must also choose some combination of the remaining four options . |
25 | Unless something happens swiftly , the market is going to be uncertain for some time . ’ |
26 | It was fun , and I think I actually played some great shit , and if it gets on the radio it 's going to be good for all jazz guys , because there are some pretty hip notes in there … ! ’ |
27 | ‘ What we saw this evening has to be good for British tennis . ’ |
28 | Still … those recent moments along the track had been wonderful — while they 'd lasted — and she was learning to be thankful for small moments of joy . |
29 | After an absence of so many years , this kissing among men seems an odd thing , but one ought to be thankful for small mercies : at least it is only two kisses and not three , as is the Russian custom . |
30 | TO be thankful for small mercies will be a vital ingredient of England 's hopes of success on the three-month tour to India and Sri Lanka . |