Example sentences of "[adj] for [det] people " in BNC.
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| 1 | Consider life expectancy , a measure indicating the number of years a newborn infant could typically be expected to live if patterns of mortality prevailing for all people in the year of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life . |
| 2 | Cocaine is right for these people . |
| 3 | So I think they 're right to be suspicious , and it 's right for those people who feel they have a role it 's up to them to make it appear interesting and to show them the relevance . |
| 4 | At the moment it is possible for some people to complain that because the policy is set and also administered centrally , teams for a major championship marathon are picked in the same way as sprint squads . |
| 5 | On the other hand , Kemp was a lightly-built , light-boned man , and it would have been possible for most people here , let us say — anyone reasonably mobile , reasonably fit — to have moved that body at least some small distance . |
| 6 | A while later , 20MB would suffice admirably , and probably leave a great chunk unused for many people . |
| 7 | ‘ Listen , ’ he said crossly , ’ I 'm as sorry for those people as the next guy but this country spends millions of dollars every year on overseas aid and expertise . |
| 8 | I mean Adam 's lucky in that respect , I could n't smoke when I was pregnant , I , it made me feel sick , I could n't stand the smell of it , I had no urge to smoke at all , I went right off smoking , I respect , I was lucky , but I do feel sorry for these people that smoking at present cos it must be ever so hard . |
| 9 | It may be just a little too strong for some people . |
| 10 | Clearly these early years of the organization had been intensive and exciting for many people . |
| 11 | I mean , being frightened er spooky kind of you know thing in a lot films can be exciting for some people . |
| 12 | Fasting One or two days — when you drink plenty of clear fluids , but do not eat — is not harmful for most people . |
| 13 | This debate has its origins in Laski 's deprecation of the narrow social basis of recruitment into the higher civil service in Britain , making it impossible for such people to understand working-class problems ( Laski 1938 ) ; and Kingsley 's prediction that an unrepresentative bureaucracy would block radical reformist policies and therefore threaten democracy ( Kingsley 1944 ) . |
| 14 | After an appeal at a Qualified Teachers ' Training Day money is now available to help those Teachers who have classes in this category as it is realised that in some cases it is impossible for these people to be asked for money . |
| 15 | Thinking is under such circumstances well-nigh impossible for most people . ’ |
| 16 | And the few new sites made available through the Countryside Stewardship Access Scheme would be impossible for most people to find , said Douglas Hart , who monitored seven out of the 11 locations in Suffolk . |
| 17 | The books , the prints , the articles , the parodies , the paintings , the poetry — everyone wanted to go to the Lakes and of course the war with the French had made it all but impossible for most people to travel abroad . |
| 18 | It also affects religions in another way : religious sensitivity needs stillness in order to develop — a stillness almost impossible for most people in today 's noisy world . |
| 19 | ‘ Their news programmes are very professional but I believe they are too dry , pompous and sometimes too unimaginative for many people 's tastes . ’ |
| 20 | Of course the Lloyds building is hard for many people to swallow . |
| 21 | ‘ Times were hard for many people . |
| 22 | It was hard for most people to understand the quality of Céline 's love . |
| 23 | But it was n't everybody that could pay it , it was very hard for some people . |
| 24 | ‘ It might be okay for some people , like thae toffs that mammy cleans for , but it 's nae use for the likes of us . |
| 25 | earlier that , the hardship , I mean i it 's okay for some people who have the money and will not feel |
| 26 | It may be a bit tiresome for some people , but I think it 's better than getting loads of bounced mail bunging up everyone 's mailbox ( it does happen … ) |
| 27 | Express Services say that the device — a speaker which is sensitive to sound and movement — is ideal for those people who want the deterrent of a loud bark , but do not have the time or space for a real guard dog . |
| 28 | In fact the full range of services available are ideal for those people who lead a demanding and hectic life . |
| 29 | Given that it is good for many people to get out of the home and meet other people at work , and that it is crucially important not to leave re-entry into the labour market until the person 's children have grown up , these disregard rules need to be reversed as soon as possible . |
| 30 | Survival is least good for those people with isolated duodenal or jejunal disease . |