Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] be [adj] for [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Scottish schools are renowned for their isolation from the community ; in the Western Isles , where culture and language have tended to further that isolation , the task of linking school and community has been considerable . |
| 2 | Jane 's chimp-watching patrols were impossible for him , but he visited often until his death from cancer , which left her devastated . |
| 3 | Finally , the motives for deferring to public opinion pressures are at their strongest only in the run-up to an election , when most incumbent political leaderships anyway try to manipulate government budgets and taxation so that economic and social conditions are favourable for their cause . |
| 4 | So erm foreign earnings is important for us . |
| 5 | Smoking cigarettes is bad for you , but anything smoked to eat is fine . |
| 6 | Le Creuset enamelled cast-iron dishes are famous for their hardwearing good looks . |
| 7 | Textrix — its name is Latin for ‘ weaver ’ — is common wherever biggish stones are available for it to take shelter among and sling its web . |
| 8 | The development of listening skills is important for your personal and business life . |
| 9 | These two deliciously simple cakes are tailor-made for our Present perfect Christmas cake recipe on page 40 |
| 10 | Two distinct mechanisms are responsible for their development into significant morphological features . |
| 11 | But Tory backbenchers are desperate for him to end the drift . |
| 12 | I believe that truths which were there from the beginning in the Christian faith can lie dormant until the social and psychological conditions are right for them to be perceived . |
| 13 | Truths which were there from the beginning in the Christian faith can lie dormant until the social and psychological conditions are right for them to be perceived . |
| 14 | For Simon and me , short light coloured macs , mohair sweaters , slim Jim ties , tight trousers and chisel toed shoes were obligatory for our adolescent cultural trips to the cinema . |
| 15 | Rice is prominent in both cuisines ; Louisiana 's swampy areas are ideal for its cultivation . |
| 16 | In the East the Russian and Swedish forces were remarkable for their national character and resulting homogeneity ; and every Russo-Turkish war was a religious at least as much as a political struggle to the ordinary soldier on both sides . |
| 17 | It is difficult to distinguish cause and effect ; and even if we could be sure that the low level of orienting in the pre-exposed subjects was responsible for their retarded conditioning , it would still be necessary to explain why it is that the OR should return when reinforced training begins . |
| 18 | There is a sense of effort trying to vanquish inertia here , as though physical movements were difficult for him ; but the prevailing impression is of a man who found comfort and relief in an ordered and disciplined life . |
| 19 | Sunny Downs Hotel Sunny Downs is renowned for its comfort , cleanliness and cuisine . |
| 20 | The Stirlingshire farmer who claims that toxic emissions were responsible for him having to destroy his entire dairy herd was told in court today that he and his wife were to blame . |
| 21 | A similar study of Norfolk parishes admirably demonstrated the manner in which medieval settlements were frequently relocated , although in that case early Anglo-Saxon settlements were conspicuous for their absence ( Bell 1978 ; Cunliffe 1972 ; Wade-Martins 1980 ) . |
| 22 | Employers may find that supporting educational institutions is good for their public image and even direct advertising . |
| 23 | Harbury 's green eyes were alert for her slightest response . |
| 24 | Verzenay is reputed to produce the blackest grapes in the region and its red wines are famed for their richness of flavour and strongly scented aromas . |
| 25 | All educational establishments are dependent for their day-to-day running on the ancillary staff . |
| 26 | But Phoenician traders were notorious for their shady dealings around the Mediterranean and if there was a precious commodity for which they could find a ready market , nothing could stop them . |
| 27 | Both TI and NCM have comparatively low capitalisations but , with their reinsurance treaties , their financial resources are sufficient for their current underwriting obligations . |
| 28 | ‘ Baked beans are good for you , ’ Constance advised . |
| 29 | If Mr Khan prefers to be called Mr Khan , do n't use his first name just because other residents are happy for you to use theirs . |
| 30 | The main performances were significant for their denial of sentimentality . |