Example sentences of "ground for " in BNC.
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| 1 | It would be too crude a generalisation , though , to say that critics are concerned with form , while historians are interested in the context of art ; both the forms and contexts of art are common ground for the critic and the historian . |
| 2 | However , the existence of a certain level of common values is no indication by itself of a ground for peace . |
| 3 | The theoretical or articulated ground for this awareness is a set of abstract beliefs and moral dicta particular to the group . |
| 4 | Root crops for storage are best left in the ground for as long as possible , provided they are dug up before severe frosts set in . |
| 5 | Perhaps the work-load is high at the time , looking at the map and the ground for possible clues as to where they are , looking for signs of possible lift to climb in , together with all the other little worries involved in a field landing . |
| 6 | Putting sticks into the ground for her beans , she says , ‘ Oh the kids will take these . |
| 7 | When inserting posts or stakes into the ground for use as fence supports , good rigidity can be ensured by inserting the post through the centre of a four-litre plastic ice cream carton , then filling it with concrete mix . |
| 8 | Scientist believe the device — which makes use of novel design and new materials — could lay the ground for a promising future for silicon-germanium transistors in future chips . |
| 9 | Donald Davie has suggested that one reason for the explosion of theory is that it provides ‘ a stamping ground for the innumerable people in departments of English ( also of French , of German , of Classics ) who have energy and intelligence but no literary sensibility . ’ |
| 10 | Silk Slippers enabled Sangster — slowly-sinking in the super league of owners — to regain a foothold by wearing down the red-hot favourite , Moon Cactus , owned ironically by Sheikh Mohammed , in the dying strides of an event that has become a fertile proving ground for Classic fillies . |
| 11 | Already reduced to one-tenth of their original extent , these served as a breeding and wintering ground for 12,000 waterfowl . |
| 12 | Mrs Postance believes that the heavy digging already completed to prepare the ground for the national curriculum has had a beneficial effect , at least on the teachers , even if the children have yet to reap the harvest : ‘ It 's focused our minds on what we are teaching . |
| 13 | Tibet has been the testing ground for China 's propaganda organs . |
| 14 | The only way the ground for the deportation decision can be challenged is if the refugee returns to the country from which he fled and launches an appeal there . |
| 15 | Lord McCluskey 's decision yesterday is believed to break new ground for a Scottish criminal court . |
| 16 | This house was to be Lovat 's Brigade H.Q and it appeared that we were going to be there on high ground for some time . |
| 17 | I lay on the ground for a few moments ; there were no further explosions . |
| 18 | I lay on the ground for a few more moments , then continued on my way through the trees in the direction of Brigade Headquarters , pondering on the likely thoughts of Colonel Peter Young and his three Officers back there on the hill . |
| 19 | Some of the utterances of ecumenical s gave ground for this suspicion . |
| 20 | The fact that the receiver of a gift hates the giver is commonplace : the gift does nothing to remove the material for envy ; on the contrary , the act of giving becomes both a justification for the envy and an additional ground for feeling it . |
| 21 | Looking back on it , Roddick believes that too was a good training ground for future developments . |
| 22 | With exceptions , this is not a training ground for larger-scale entrepreneurs . |
| 23 | Within an hour of arrival they were closeted with the permanent secretary , the most senior civil servant , of the Ministry of Agriculture mapping out the ground for a loan from the World Bank to Tanzania which would put $25 million into livestock production , turning ranching and the export of beef into a major national industry . |
| 24 | Stinging nettles are the most natural breeding ground for some of our prettiest butterflies . |
| 25 | The aircraft will land , disgorge the troops and take off again immediately , being on the ground for less than three minutes . |
| 26 | ‘ I have no rational ground for going back on the arguments that convinced me of God 's existence : but the irrational deadweight of my old sceptical habits , and the spirit of the age , and the cares of the day , steal away all my lively feeling of the truth , and often when I pray I wonder if I am not posting letters to a non-existent address . ’ |
| 27 | Documentaries were the training ground for John Boorman , who went off to Hollywood after making his feature début with Catch Us If You Can . |
| 28 | He said that in detailed investigation over 18 months by National Westminster Bank deputy chairman Sir Philip Wilkinson and by two Department of Trade inspectors ‘ my actions and behaviour were exonerated completely and no ground for criticism or fault was found . |
| 29 | With hindsight , one can see how Mr Gorbachev has been preparing the ground for this week 's changes . |
| 30 | The fluency of Indians in English , a legacy of British rule , has made India a lucrative hunting ground for US computer firms on the lookout for qualified computer manpower . |