Example sentences of "[that] a [noun sg] is [adj] for " in BNC.

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1 But if , for example , the Law Commission in a law reform proposal has suggested that a proposition is ripe for alteration by statute , that would seriously erode the importance of the proposition .
2 Valerie Howarth , executive director of ChildLine , said : ‘ It is totally unacceptable that a judge should suggest that a child is responsible for sexual abuse perpetrated upon her . ’
3 This belief , expressed in the legal doctrine of novus actus interruptus , is that a person is responsible for his own actions , and others are not responsible even if they induced his action by suggesting that there are reasons for it , or by behaving in ways which led him to form such a belief .
4 This option is used to indicate that a package is ready for approval .
5 LIFESPAN necessarily takes this clear and simple view of establishing a baseline : ‘ a baseline comprises the agreement by a user , holding the necessary access rights , that a package is FIT FOR THE PURPOSE INTENDED of the baseline ’ .
6 The discovery that a gene is responsible for all this misery follows a study by researchers at St Mary 's Hospital Medical School , London .
7 ‘ The mere fact that a subfield is identifiable for a century virtually guarantees that it is dormant , and science that doubles every 15 years is not ’ .
8 If the view is taken ( see volenti ) that an agreement is necessary for volenti , then it will usually be inapplicable in rescue cases .
9 Indeed , one might be wary of suggesting to a customer that an invoice is overdue for fear that he commit hari-kari immediately ( without paying first ) .
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