Example sentences of "[pron] be ground for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There are grounds for cautious optimism . |
| 2 | Having said this , I still believe there are grounds for cautious optimism that we may now be near the end of the search for the ultimate laws of nature . |
| 3 | At the present time , there are grounds for similar concern about both the public and the private sector . |
| 4 | Now there are grounds for this disquiet despite its being misplaced . |
| 5 | There are grounds for qualified optimism because in the past 18 months South Africa has renounced its nuclear ambition , no longer considering that there is a regional threat to the authority of its state . |
| 6 | The DTI thought it had done a deal with the lawyers and police : by the end of last September these would say whether or not there were grounds for criminal charges . |