Example sentences of "[was/were] [adj] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The results of initial laboratory investigations were normal for hepatic , renal ( Table I ) , and thyroid function but there was mild hypokalaemia for which supplementation was started with Sando-K ( two tablets three times a day ) . |
| 2 | The latter case would indicate that , if it were possible for real observers to pass through the horizon , then most would miss this singularity . |
| 3 | The workers in section 61 were angry because they felt , firstly , that the quotas of production allocated to white workers were unfair compared with the quota allocated to them ; secondly , because conditions of work were different for Asian workers — their washing times , lunch breaks and toilet breaks were restricted ; and thirdly because , although most of the workers were Asians , the union branch had an overwhelmingly white shop steward 's committee ( there was only one Asian shop steward ) which was not only uninterested in their struggles but actively opposed to them . |
| 4 | This technique has been used to find the amounts of elements such as iron , sodium , potassium , aluminium , calcium , magnesium , lithium and phosphorus in the flint , and it was the concentrations of these elements which were different for different mines . |
| 5 | Conditions in the aftermath of the 1905 revolution were propitious for stable development in countryside and city alike . |
| 6 | The 1983 and 1987 general elections were interesting for psephological as well as for political reasons . |
| 7 | In other words selecting cases via referrals to psychogeriatric departments did not guarantee clients who needed and were acceptable for enhanced home support . |
| 8 | Toyohiko Shimada , a ministry official , said that a decision to cease imports may be reversed if international research proved that turtle stocks were adequate for commercial trading . |
| 9 | Also numerous parcels now belonged to the great religious foundations of the region as a result of pious donations ; if many of these were tenanted in conjunction with other , larger holdings , they were unavailable for small men , while there were not enough of the big farmers , who did occupy them , to employ more than a very limited number of servants . |
| 10 | ‘ I had £4m worth of strikers training who were unavailable for various reasons on Saturday , so that is a lift and Ian Snodin scored for the A team . |
| 11 | He knew he was slow-witted ; so many things that were simple for other people quite defeated him , and he was aware that this made him different — he had even heard himself referred to as ‘ not all there ’ . |
| 12 | It was opposed by the renascent claims of the Provincial Juntas as direct representatives of the sovereign people ; by conservatives and malcontent grandees who hoped to put an end to Junta government altogether ; by the emergent power of the generals whose incipient Caesarism was represented by Palafox and Cuesta , both of whom were intriguing for political power . |
| 13 | They were unusual for social science research : attempts at controlled experiments in selected communities of different kinds in different parts of America . |
| 14 | Alexandra had packed her own trunk — Iskandara had required it — ; and she wondered now if her methods were fit for public scrutiny . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | But both she and her husband Tony were unprepared for little Patrick 's hasty entrance . |
| 17 | Then he added that times were hard for small farmers and told me not to be in a hurry to send in the account . ’ |
| 18 | He told Bazargan that the posts were useful for Iranian security , since they provided information on Soviet troop movements . |
| 19 | The third group consisted of 84 patients without signs or symptoms of cerebral toxoplasmosis who were negative for toxoplasma-specific antibody production . |
| 20 | Their artificial hydroponics gardens were famous for nutritious output ; and after recontact by the Imperium they spent a fair tithe of their mineral wealth on importing exotic foods . |
| 21 | Although one can not believe that times were good for immigrant artists in the 1950s , a quantity of painting seems to belong to the period , though done a decade or more later . |
| 22 | Violence was entirely foreign to the nation and its people who were renowned for fair play , sang froid and the stiff upper lip . |
| 23 | These restricted lawful picketing to the pickets ' own place of work and removed the unions ' legal immunities from civil actions , so making them liable for damages up to a certain limit where they were responsible for unlawful industrial action . |
| 24 | ‘ Having run out of excuses for the abject failure of your Government 's economic policies , ’ he said , ‘ you are now trying to pin the blame on your predecessor , in whose Government you were responsible for economic policy . ’ |
| 25 | The GLC and MCCs were responsible for strategic planning , refuse disposal , transport , fire and police ( outside London ) . |
| 26 | As with development plans , counties were responsible for strategic issues while districts were responsible for local issues . |
| 27 | The regenerative cars had not shown the expected economies and indeed they were responsible for excessive current consumption . |
| 28 | Several bishops , in particular Laud himself and Richard Neile , were responsible for important changes in the decoration of their cathedrals . |
| 29 | Sentencing McPherson , the judge , Lord Cameron , said he accepted that McPherson had been in some part less responsible for the violence to Mr O'Donnell that evening , but added : ‘ Nevertheless you played a full part in luring him into the hands of those who were responsible for repeated acts of a bizarre and terrible character upon him . ’ |
| 30 | As with development plans , counties were responsible for strategic issues while districts were responsible for local issues . |