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 .
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