Example sentences of "[be] [adj] [prep] [be] [adj] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Very few flats — even for two persons — are likely to be available for less than £300 per month . |
| 2 | Very few flats — even for two persons — are likely to be available for less than £300 per month . |
| 3 | The authors conclude that additional genetic or environmental factors are likely to be necessary for the development of type II diabetes , consistent with the very high concordance rate for type II diabetes observed in monozygotic twins . |
| 4 | Impaired β cell function in non-insulin dependent diabetic subjects was not accounted for by low birth weight , and genetic or environmental factors are likely to be necessary for development of diabetes . |
| 5 | However , additional genetic or environmental factors leading to more severely impaired β cell function are likely to be necessary for the development of non-insulin dependent diabetes . |
| 6 | 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 ) . |
| 7 | In view of the consents that are likely to be necessary for the transfer of assets , there will almost certainly have to be such a period . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | The relevant factors to consider in investment appraisal are likely to be different for each product and can be determined only through a thorough understanding of the company 's and industry 's actual and specific situation . |
| 10 | The faunas and/or floras of these two formations are likely to be different for purely ecological or preservational reasons ( in fact the lower formation in this case , having been metamorphosed , will presumably have no recognisable fossils anyway ) . |
| 11 | However , for those who have received an arts education , such as the people who are likely to be responsible for restoration , this type of thinking must be assimilated and understood . |
| 12 | Efficiency improvements in cars are likely to be responsible for significant conservation of fuel in the next 10 years . |
| 13 | The constitutions of the post-Soviet republics are likely to be notable for the absence of Marxist-Leninist principles and rhetoric . |
| 14 | If we return to the example of our widget-making factory after the introduction of the new production process , with half its workforce put on to the labour market ( or , putting it more bluntly , sacked ) , then many of them are likely to be eligible for unemployment benefit . |
| 15 | The results of the highly unusual job show that lead or chlorohydrocarbons associated with pesticide are unlikely to be responsible for ‘ flaccid trunk syndrome ’ which is afflicting elephants around Lake Kariba . |
| 16 | Thus , changes in the physico-chemical properties of mucosal cell membranes as a consequence of the putative variations in their fatty acid composition are unlikely to be responsible for the beneficial effect of diet , since those structural changes would also intervene when the acid load is delivered to the mucosa without prior irritation . |
| 17 | New types of integrated circuits are unlikely to be patentable for lack of novelty because many are simply more efficient or miniaturized forms of well-known electronic circuits . |
| 18 | If you are to live in rented accommodation or a hotel while finding somewhere more permanent to live in your new domicile , your employer may be willing to be responsible for those costs . |
| 19 | He said the life expectancy of a large bus was about 15 years , while minibuses would be unlikely to be viable for longer than eight years . |
| 20 | ‘ As I 'm always on time for my breakfast show , I consider I 'm entitled to be late for everything else . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ Piss is supposed to be good for warts , ’ Arty said . |
| 22 | Well I went out once last year , you see , and I was lucky enough but and for years and years and years I took Fynnon Salts and which is supposed to be good for rheumatism . |
| 23 | Yes , soot is supposed to be good for something . |
| 24 | If the housing visit is carried out too early , say six months before the transfer date , landlords are unlikely to be able to say with any certainty whether property is likely to be available for rent . |
| 25 | 2 An additional may be added to the above areas to allow for circulation , ducts , services cupboards and internal wall thicknesses. 3 Since the accommodation will normally be free standing and at ground level , no further space is likely to be necessary for access and escape , ie communications . |
| 26 | This will influence the teacher 's or therapist 's decision regarding whether or not the test is likely to be useful for a particular child and for a particular purpose . |
| 27 | 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 ? |
| 28 | It is in the nature of this kind of programme that it deals with several different topics , so the length of individual items is likely to be good for classroom use . |
| 29 | The endorsement our society gives to an ideal of thinness for young women is likely to be responsible for the current high frequency of the illness , but other factors must also be involved since anorexic patients have been reported for at least the past 150 years . |
| 30 | The same is likely to be true for South Eastern secretarial/office staff , and throws into question the chances of success of campaigns to recruit them such as recently initiated by the major Transport and General Workers Union ( TGWU ) ( see Financial Times , 5 and 6/12/86 ) . |