Example sentences of "[adj] for [adj] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In Vologsky 's squadron , each individual pilot fell due for such a flight every twelve days on the rota system . |
| 2 | Although the philosophical climate in the United Kingdom is right for such a development and the epidemiological background is well established , much more laboratory work is needed on the molecular genetics , enzyme function , gene transfer to human liver cells , and relevant liver cell biology if patients in the United Kingdom are to benefit from any advances which may occur . |
| 3 | Although it is possible for such a person to claim community charge benefit during that time , thus reducing his or her liability by up to 80 per cent. , we accept that the administrative burden imposed on both the individual and the charging authorities is unnecessarily heavy . |
| 4 | In the absence of an animal , or even in addition to it , it is quite possible that some form of comfort was found at a particular place or sanctuary , and even within the minute span of evolutionary time measured by a single generation , it is possible for such a retreat to have become a very special place for a whole family , or even a tribe . |
| 5 | It is quite normal for such a profit definition to extend to several pages . |
| 6 | Starting in one corner , Helen began to lift garments from pegs and drop them on the floor in a pile — a mack of her father 's , something of Edward 's not worn within living memory , a very ancient corduroy jacket of Dorothy 's , also unused for many a year . |
| 7 | Over the last few months we 've had a number of queries from hobbyists concerning fish which they have bought for their community tanks , which despite advice from their dealer , have turned out to be most unsuitable for such a set up . |
| 8 | It has been argued that it is wrong for such a body to impose even a limited check on the activities of an elected Government . |
| 9 | However , development costs were so high for such a machine that its final price tag was nearly $20M . |
| 10 | It had become quite acceptable for such a man , in his early sixties , to shift his money to safer investments , hand over the family home next to the workplace to his son , and move into a house in the suburbs from which he could maintain a benevolent but less taxing interest in family concerns . |
| 11 | Held , granting the application , that the Act of 1987 placed the Bank of England under a wide public duty to supervise deposit-taking businesses , the fulfilment of which often required it to take urgent action in the interests of those whom the Act was designed to protect ; that a notice from the Bank of England under section 39(3) ( a ) of the Act of 1987 requiring production of documents overrode an injunction restraining that bank from disclosure of the documents to a third party , and the existence of an injunction did not constitute a reasonable excuse under section 39(11) for failure to comply with the section 39 notice ; and that the injunction should not , in any event , be interpreted as prohibiting compliance with the notice ; that it was proper for such a notice to specify the documents to which it applied by class rather than individually ; and that , accordingly , the defendants should be directed to comply with the notice ( post , pp. 717G–H , 718C , 719B–C , 721C , 722C ) . |
| 12 | Well I I think its , the way that the plaintiff puts the case on that point my Lord is that even if the defendant Mr took the view er that it would not have been proper for such a notice to be served , in view of what the plaintiff was saying to him about his wish to get out of the contract , the fact that it was available to him should have been brought to his attention and then as Mr was saying that I sorry I do n't feel I can do this on your behalf because it 's not proper in the circumstances or whatever erm , should then have gone on to advise the plaintiff either to do it himself or to go and seek independent advice . |
| 13 | Those opposed to my view would argue that knowledge of the gene will allow us to identify which lifestyles are dangerous for such a person . |
| 14 | Dominion over western Europe was far from impossible for such a man as Henry VI . |
| 15 | It has been found in practice to be easy to explain to the lay client and easy for such a client to comprehend . |
| 16 | He offers us a practical young man who , unprepared for such a challenge , faces it boldly , controlling moments of doubt simply because there is so much to be done that there is no time for introspection . |
| 17 | The convergence of geopolitical events , of the consequences of the technology that has been fermenting in the post-war years , of new ideologies , of government processes are of a scale and significance unprecedented for half a century . |
| 18 | The linewidths of the components of 1,290 , 1,322 , and 1,435kms -1 remained nearly constant for half a year , indicating saturated maser emission , but the line-width of the 1,385kms -1 component varied with the flux density , S , roughly as S — 0.5 , suggesting an unsaturated maser . |
| 19 | As there is no evidence for Myc and Max homologues in S. cerevisiae , this organism seems ideal for such a study . |
| 20 | ‘ The thought of being in one for a week and unconscious for half a day would n't have appealed to me very much . |
| 21 | Old deeds can be very useful for such a purpose , and certainly any containing plans should in general be retained . |
| 22 | To pass over other objections , the Letter is far too long for such a purpose . |
| 23 | This defeat of the most successful application of Communist party popular front tactics appeared to demonstrate that opposition forces within Latin America ( backed up by the United States ) were too powerful for such a strategy to be ultimately successful . |
| 24 | Like bees buzzing up and down my window pane , the instinct is too deep for such a creature to see or to reason that he is not getting the expected response . |
| 25 | At the rear end of the bodywork was a curved projection ( tambour ) which , when the carriage was originally exhibited , was thought to be a ‘ sword case ’ ; however , it was only accessible from the left hand end , outside the carriage , and was too short for such a purpose . |
| 26 | This was at a time when the same gp160 product was being vigorously touted by MicroGeneSys as a prophylactic vaccine candidate ; a time when , as now , being able to mimic as closely as possible the natural viral antigens was held to be important for such a vaccine . |
| 27 | Then there was Hall , with the rising shrill of women 's voices , just like in ‘ Gaudy Night ’ ; a book , I know , responsible for many a Somerville application . |
| 28 | A brain structure responsible for such a response is an innate releasing mechanism . |
| 29 | As he knelt by its head he cursed the men on either side who could have been responsible for such a war . |
| 30 | As they drew nearer to the damage and she could see that it was even worse than it had looked from afar , Ronni felt herself recoil at the very thought that her own brother could be responsible for such a thing . |