Example sentences of "[n mass] are [adj] for [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 The value -1 ( minus one ) is used to indicate that no data are available for certain countries ( specifically : Mauritania , Guinea-Bissau , Liberia , Gabon , Congo , the Central African Republic , Namibia , Togo and Botswana ) .
2 The other thing that we need to say is that far from creating efficiencies within the N H S , the bureaucracy attached to the changes when people are responsible for managing contracts , dealing with contracts , dealing with specifications for contracts .
3 A fairly narrow range of people are responsible for key decisions ; some of these attain such positions through democratic representational procedures , but they co-opt others to their ranks .
4 Charity shops and jumble sales are grateful for spare clothing or household items , providing they are in reasonable condition .
5 However , in some tropical and subtropical areas , some species are responsible for severe enteritis in calves .
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