Example sentences of "[be] grounds for [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Chrissie is not protected to the same extent because she has not worked for long enough , and there may be grounds for dismissal . |
| 2 | Peter Donald , the Scottish League secretary , said there had to be grounds for optimism that a solution within the governing body 's framework was now attainable . |
| 3 | There may be grounds for dissatisfaction with some church musicians , but many have suffered from high-handed treatment , sometimes leading to dismissal . |
| 4 | Albert Roux In the Jewish religion … a fly in one 's soup is grounds for divorce . |
| 5 | For the most part we are concerned with language achievement in English , but there are grounds for concern about numeracy ( Wood , Wood and Howarth , 1983 ) , about employment prospects ( Montgomery and Miller , 1977 ) , and about behaviour and emotional development ( Denmark , 1981 ) . |
| 6 | I think we should express our concern in the way that it 's being handled and I think there are grounds for concern and I think must be aware that this Council is watching what they 're doing . |
| 7 | Clearly there are grounds for income differences , but these should reflect age , experience , skill and responsibility . |
| 8 | But there are grounds for scepticism : there has not been produced a clear coherent overall plan which places significant values , skills and , characteristics at the forefront of the curriculum . |
| 9 | Mr Patten , speaking at question time in the Commons , told Mr Anthony Beaumont-Dark ( C. Selly Oak ) that there was nothing to prevent the current investigation into the West Midlands Serious Crimes Squad looking into ‘ any other matter … if there are grounds for suspicion ’ . |
| 10 | However , there are grounds for optimism . |
| 11 | Had Mountbatten been lambasting the Arabs , there might well have been grounds for constraint . |
| 12 | The conservative , Shammai , argued that ‘ indecent ’ referred to adultery , which alone was grounds for divorce . |