Example sentences of "[be] [adj] for [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The required yield from the division may then be stable for long periods , apart from variations in the level of interest rates generally . |
| 2 | Japan will always be memorable for two things : for Niki 's moral courage and for Hunt 's perseverance in adversity . |
| 3 | But we should be grateful for small mercies . ’ |
| 4 | Not for them the comfortable life ; they might get ideas above their station , which was to devote themselves to hard labour and be grateful for small mercies . |
| 5 | These days , this is about as innovative as Hollywood gets , of course , but when the result is performed with the pace and panache of Russell Mulcahy 's Ricochet , maybe we should be grateful for small mercies . |
| 6 | From now on she could be grateful for small mercies and be content to take one step at a time . |
| 7 | In all this Basil 's sense of humour , kindliness , and perception both of personalities as well as of every aspect of the visual arts , were a great help and encouragement to me , and I shall always be grateful for those years in , the West Riding when I knew and worked with him . |
| 8 | The Taranaki coach , Ian Snook , accepts that it is a hard task trying to keep Bedford afloat but , sink or swim , he will be grateful for any signs of improvement . |
| 9 | I believe the present system could be improved and would be grateful for any examples of assessment forms used by practitioners in similar areas . |
| 10 | My report on this tour concluded with the words : ‘ I shall be grateful for any suggestions as to how this Department may co-operate in helping to meet the desperately urgent situation that is about to develop in the Delta villages . ’ |
| 11 | I would be grateful for any details of artists and value . |
| 12 | Certain occupations were held to be unfitting for baptized believers ; magic , idolatry , eroticism , games in the amphitheatre ranked as unsuitable occupations . |
| 13 | Gardens which have been carefully designed and closely planted may appear to be unsuitable for additional plantings of herbs , but a herbaceous border , for instance , which needs to be re-dug every few years , with some of its incumbents divided or discarded , can well take some herbal plants , to supply flowers and/or architectural quality . |
| 14 | A reviewer of a hangman program recently suggested that the detail was so gruesome as to be unsuitable for young children ! |
| 15 | Electrical household goods may be unsuitable for many countries , for example , but the application of a creative marketing process may lead to alternative inexpensive , manually operated machinery being developed which can be both produced easily and suit the needs of the population . |
| 16 | This life style may be unsuitable for some women and boredom can lead to a couple 's failure to complete an assignment , even to breakdown of their marriage . |
| 17 | Although it was not possible to evaluate the completeness of the sickness absence records directly , the records were used for pay purposes and were therefore likely to be complete for most participants . |
| 18 | I considered keeping observation actually on the flat but because of its its location , did not feel that it would be possible for armed officers or for that matter , any officer , to maintain observation for any period of time without being seen . |
| 19 | Different types of pupil will gravitate towards different sub-topics , but all will have the common link of starting from the same stimulus ; it will be possible for all children to contribute to whatever may be the concluding feature , such as an exhibition , poster or class booklet . |
| 20 | I hope it will be possible for all questionnaires to be returned by 30th September 1985 at the latest , but if in practice this is likely to cause problems , I shall of course be happy to receive them a little later . |
| 21 | This would not matter very much ( for it would always be possible for individual candidates to prove the expectation wrong ) , if it were not for the fact that whole papers in the final examination , or certain questions on papers , are to be ‘ differentiated ’ . |
| 22 | The system is being developed so that it will be possible for individual chambers to identify particular court cases . |
| 23 | Whilst it may be possible for certain hoists and lifts to be provided with dual controls and to be relied upon to assist in the initial stages of smouldering fire or even the last stages of salvage and reinstatement , and whilst the provision of a portable extinguisher could be regarded as standard , the dangers involved in aligning the confines of a lift or cage to a developing fire in the only manner by which it could be used effectively are sufficiently great to warrant special mention when consideration is being given to emergency planning . |
| 24 | He also pointed out that other named awards might be possible for specific purposes such as certification of access courses . |
| 25 | Would it be possible for other areas to be given housing action trusts , in addition to all the resources and programmes that my hon. Friend has mentioned ? |
| 26 | It is therefore safe for a fire-engine driver to proceed at a higher speed than would be possible for other drivers . |
| 27 | Though the rich legacy of an extensive black presence on this continent suggests that it may be possible for many commentators , the terms ‘ black ’ and ‘ European ’ remain categories which mutually exclude each other . |
| 28 | It should also be possible for extraordinary meetings of partners to be convened on reasonable notice ( Clause 17.04 ) ; by any one partner ( in a small or medium sized firm ) or a specified number ( in a larger concern ) . |
| 29 | It would be possible for these records to be analysed in order to produce statistics at the Local Authority level , which could then be used to improve the specificity of the estimates . |
| 30 | According to the World Health Organization it may soon be possible for these disorders to be controlled or even eliminated — but since there is no cure , this can only mean by early detection in the fetus and abortion . |