Example sentences of "[adj] for human [noun] " in BNC.

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1 So they are , in a sense ( to be disputed on other grounds in a later chapter ) , but they are also molecules , and it is possible for human chemists to purify them , bottle them and store them on a shelf .
2 In assays using antibody L289 , specific for human progastrin derived peptides extending beyond the C-terminal region , there were significantly higher concentrations ( p<0.001 , Wilcoxon ) of immunoreactive material in tumour extracts ( 1.54 ( 0.2 ) pmol/g , in 40 of 44 patients ) compared with control samples ( of which only nine of 44 contained measurable activity , Figure 3 ) .
3 Thus , for the Piaroa , ‘ hunting ’ includes all capabilities for acquiring animal meat and for making it edible for human consumption .
4 I will observe , Chairman , that there are reasonable and honourable and relatively well meaning people who truly believe that they have a natural right to hunt down foxes with dogs indeed to call the dogs hounds and believe that nobody has the right to interfere with their pleasures er , i in press they would no doubt speak of the right of free born Englishmen to do what they like but I 'd like them to consider Chairman , views of what it is right and proper for human beings to do have changed , as readers of John 's diaries will recall , barely three hundred years ago , he saw a woman being burned to death er in London for murdering her husband and people watched and no doubt thought that it was the right of free born Englishmen to enjoy the spectacle .
5 An area of 1 million square miles , or 15 per cent of Russian territory , is regarded as ecologically unsafe for human habitation .
6 However , energy planners in the Third World tend to overlook this essential need even though it is the most crucial for human survival and the most sensitive to environmental conditions .
7 So getting in the right with God is impossible for human beings to achieve by their own efforts .
8 His purpose was to demonstrate not that the earth did spin but that it was impossible for human reason to prove that it did not .
9 The phosphate concentrations were changed accordingly to incorporate the molar calcium to phosphate ratio of about 0.5 , which is typical for human diets .
10 Suppose that considerations of evolutionary theory show that certain behaviour is in some sense appropriate for human beings .
11 Wolf 's animals look right even in these scenes where the temptation to make them anthropomorphic is great , because the picture might be taken to have a moral for human beings .
12 This provides that the house will be built in an efficient and workmanlike manner , with proper materials and be fit for human habitation .
13 Section 1(1) imposes on builders , sub-contractors , architects and other professional persons a three part duty : that the work will be done in a workmanlike manner , proper materials will be used , and the house will be fit for human habitation .
14 At common law , if a house is let furnished , there is an implied term that the premises are at the commencement of the tenancy fit for human habitation .
15 On the particular facts McCardie J found that the house and its contents were not free of tuberculosis bacilli and it was not fit for human habitation .
16 There are also statutory covenants requiring landlords , of properties let at a low rent , to ensure that they are both fit for human habitation at the start of the tenancy and are kept fit for habitation throughout the lease :
17 8 ( 1 ) In a contract to which this section applies for the letting of a house for human habitation there is implied , notwithstanding any stipulation to the contrary — ( a ) a condition that the house is fit for human habitation at the commencement of the tenancy , and ( b ) an undertaking that the house will be kept by the landlord fit for human habitation during the tenancy .
18 8 ( 1 ) In a contract to which this section applies for the letting of a house for human habitation there is implied , notwithstanding any stipulation to the contrary — ( a ) a condition that the house is fit for human habitation at the commencement of the tenancy , and ( b ) an undertaking that the house will be kept by the landlord fit for human habitation during the tenancy .
19 ( 3 ) This section applies to a contract if — ( a ) the rent does not exceed the figure applicable in accordance with subsection ( 4 ) , and ( b ) the letting is not on such terms as to the tenant 's responsibility as are mentioned in subsection ( 5 ) … ( 5 ) This section does not apply where a house is let for a term of three years or more ( the lease not being determinable at the option of either party before the expiration of three years ) upon terms that the tenant puts the premises into a condition reasonably fit for human habitation .
20 With their conveniences and their pleasant facades , the two cottages justify her affirmation , which exactly echoes Loudon 's own conviction , that ‘ Life in cottages might be happier than ours , if they were real houses fit for human beings from whom we expect duties and affections . ’
21 As a result monstrous tower blocks , not fit for human souls , were erected to replace the neat streets of individual terraced houses , vast impersonal motorways supplanted the agreeably irregular network of real roads , and as part of the dehumanization process , the Great railway stations , the local cinemas , and the corner shops , the familiar landmarks of a lifetime , were swept away .
22 Today the rebêche is only used for distillation ( into either prestation vinique — alcohol for oath-taking , or eaux-de-vie — grape brandies ) and table wine ( if the natural alcoholic content is 6% or more , unlikely for vin de rebêche ) or ‘ wine not fit for human consumption ’ ( but presumably fit for distillation into industrial spirits ) if less than 6% natural alcoholic content .
23 It is heavily chlorinated to ensure it is fit for human consumption , but that does n't mean it is suitable for your fish .
24 The new policy , introduced on 1 October 1992 , zero-rates fresh fish used as bait which is of a kind used for human consumption , and is fit for human consumption when it is supplied .
25 The government 's Advisory Committee on Novel Foods and Processes has ruled that the carcasses of animals used in experiments on genetic engineering are fit for human consumption , and can be sold for butchering .
26 For example , in terms of food , cattle that we eat ; we eat meat in the rich countries , these are fed on grains that are fit for human consumption that are produced , for example in Central and South America , soya meal and so on .
27 It is as though Lawrence was acknowledging that it is hard for human beings to say what they feel and that we often have to search for the form of words before we can find the words themselves .
28 Meeting Thomas reminded me that human relations do n't have to be like this , that in other countries you open your account in credit , and unless you squander that goodwill by behaving like a complete arsehole , the mutual warmth continues to grow with every subsequent encounter , as though it were natural for human beings to get on together .
29 Fish are judged to be unfit for human consumption at just 2 ppm .
30 The policeman , seeing the expiry date on the cartons of tinned milk , promptly issued a summons against the Jordanian manager for selling milk which was unfit for human consumption .
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