Example sentences of "[be] [adj] grounds for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Accordingly , it can be seen that there are economic grounds for settling some cases extrajudicially , albeit slightly ‘ above the odds ’ . |
| 2 | Appealing to rather different sentiments , there are strong grounds for arguing that scientists should take social responsibility for the technology they develop . |
| 3 | There are strong grounds for limiting the sample size of the investigation because it is not the number of countries per se which is usually important , but rather the range of variation which they provide ( Walker , 1967 ) . |
| 4 | The average income elasticity of demand for imports was of the order of 1.5 to 2.0 between the late 1950s and the early 1970s , but this obscures quite wide variations between goods and there are strong grounds for believing that in expansionary phases the ratio rose to as high as 5.0 or 6.0 ; and even the average for manufactured goods was just over 3.0 [ Eltis , 1979 ] . |
| 5 | There are strong grounds for arguing that these conditions were particularly acute in British industry . |
| 6 | In sum , there are strong grounds for arguing that , together with business organisation and management , the higher civil service has been a major cause of Britain 's comparatively poor economic performance . |
| 7 | In practice there are strong grounds for believing that the money stock is not entirely exogenous . |
| 8 | We are told that there are procedures — and I accept the need for them — but when the matter goes to the local council 's planning department , it is argued that there are strong grounds for allowing the application . |
| 9 | Unfortunately no division lists survive for the Commons for the years 1691 – 5 , and there are strong grounds for believing ( as will be discussed later ) that it was precisely in this period when party lines became most blurred . |
| 10 | But there are further grounds for doubting that — even given full disclosure — more than a small minority of this one in five will be able to make practical use of their alertness to APR and credit cost information . |
| 11 | What are proper grounds for divorce ? |
| 12 | To feel this we need to be sure that other people are making similar sacrifices or , if they are not , that there are acceptable grounds for their not doing so . |
| 13 | The Tribunal is thus limited to determining whether a warrant to intercept has been properly issued under the Act , that is to say , that there are adequate grounds for the issuing of a warrant and that the statutory procedures have been complied with . |
| 14 | There are some grounds for optimism about the future of the Saatchi collection . |
| 15 | Although there are some grounds for not expecting too much from slight changes in the system , there are , none the less , other grounds for believing that something good can be achieved , at least in principle . |
| 16 | Nevertheless , we have made a lot of progress in recent years , and as I shall describe , there are some grounds for cautious optimism that we may see a complete theory within the lifetime of some of those reading these pages . |
| 17 | There is in fact no compelling logic in any of these assumptions ; not merely is there no reason for assuming that Britain and Germany will have opposite policies in the postwar phase , there are real grounds for supposing that the major European countries will then start to have convergent policies . |
| 18 | If the picture painted in the preceding paragraphs is to be believed , it seems to follow that there are serious grounds for alarm . |
| 19 | It would only be right to have regard to facilities if there are objective grounds for believing that the lender will fulfil his commitment . |
| 20 | Though had Simon produced such a ringing anti-apartheid statement as this there would surely have been little grounds for complaint about his Graceland trip . |
| 21 | If there are obvious grounds for real suspicion , a senior detective will attend in the same way as in the case of any other suspicious death . |
| 22 | There are three grounds for this pervasive professional opposition to the system . |
| 23 | There are three grounds for Christian assurance , he tells us : ‘ the Spirit , the water and the blood ’ . |
| 24 | 1.57 There are three grounds for defending the application . |
| 25 | There are substantial grounds for regarding opting out as the most radical and successful experiment in state schooling for 30 years . |
| 26 | The court has to be satisfied that there are substantial grounds for believing that , if released on bail , the defendant would fail to appear for trial , would commit an offence while on bail , or would obstruct the course of justice . |
| 27 | Arrangements for children , money and property are quite separate issues from whether or not there are legal grounds for divorce or separation : |
| 28 | All the superintendent must have are reasonable grounds for believing that an offence is a serious arrestable one ; this safeguard , therefore , is obviated where the police think one of these vague and undefined consequences might occur . |
| 29 | The Royal College of Physicians has gone on record as stating that ‘ there are reasonable grounds for the statement that , in genetically susceptible persons , large bowel cancer could be favoured by a fibre-depleted diet ’ . |
| 30 | A haulier must register for VAT if there are reasonable grounds for believing that its contracts will bring in more than a certain sum per year . |