Example sentences of "[am/are] [adj] for [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Most advances are supposed to be short-term but in practice many are outstanding for long periods .
2 Surface pumps are preferable for some water gardens , especially where a relatively high ‘ head ’ of water is necessary , this ‘ head ’ being the vertical distance between water level and the highest point of discharge .
3 We are sorry for any misunderstanding or embarrassment this caused to James Capel and to the banks .
4 But never forget that He will forgive those who are sorry for any evil they have done .
5 This will avoid wasting everybody 's time if the job , the candidate or the company are unsuitable for each other .
6 Prone to blockage they are unsuitable for general use .
7 These squatter settlements have sprung up in great abundance , generally in undesirable and inaccessible areas , which are unsuitable for standard building .
8 The development of such ‘ industries ’ has also been facilitated by improved communications and transport as well as the need to generate income in areas that have been adversely affected by the economic recession of the early 1980s or which are unsuitable for other kinds of economic activity such as agriculture .
9 It is pointed out that whilst derivative instruments can be used for the management of investment risk , some investments are unsuitable for many investors .
10 By the same token they are unsuitable for small rooms , and would be so even if their considerable bulk was n't so dominating in such surroundings .
11 There is a lack of provision focusing on creating a pathway for cumulative accreditation and the criteria often dissuade many who feel that the types of training on offer are unsuitable for mature students .
12 Publishers ' casings are unsuitable for heavy library use , and many public librarians take up various options for strengthened editions offered by the library suppliers .
13 Although at first sight , the great abundance of bogs and freshwater lochs on the Outer Hebrides suggests an abundance of suitable sites for palaeoecological studies , on closer examination several are unsuitable for detailed investigation .
14 Soundposts are an important feature of bowed instruments but are unsuitable for plucked instruments and will deaden the sound of a dulcimer .
15 Pamphlets are unsuitable for open shelf stock .
16 Items within each of these are pre-selected for massive reproduction , and though this may often still fail the general effect is of a relatively formed market , within which the buyer 's choice — the original rationale of the market — has been displaced to operate , in majority , within an already selected range .
17 Three antisera that are specific for particular regions of the gastrin molecules were used .
18 Scotland 's only new acquisitions during the decade were twenty-one Class 318s , three-car versions of the Class 317 , to service the newly electrified Glasgow-Ayr/Largs routes , although 1989 also witnessed the first withdrawals proper ( apart from accident victims or asbestos units ) of the original Pressed Steel 1959 ‘ Blue Train' Class 303s , whose unrefurbished examples are due for early replacement by 100mph Class 321-type Class 320s .
19 We are due for another service and it 's this month , the yearly service .
20 At a meeting on the estate Darlington council housing officers explained that 37 houses and flats in Eggleston , Dryburgh and Fountains View are due for large scale revitalisation work costing £350,000 .
21 The two major problems involved are related to the spelling changes that can occur when morphemes combine and the multiple segmentations that are possible for many words .
22 Although SAVE believes that alternative uses are possible for most types of buildings , including churches , the Holy Name was an exception and our fears for its future increased with rumours of purchase offers from McDonald 's .
23 For , suppose we know that the main variable of interest in the study varies much less within strata than overall , then much more precise estimates are possible for this variable .
24 Charity shops and jumble sales are grateful for spare clothing or household items , providing they are in reasonable condition .
25 We are grateful for some help received to date from QP and if other friends wish to be identified with the work in a practical manner , this would be much appreciated .
26 Your contribution — however small — will help fund this vital work , and we are grateful for any donations received .
27 I am grateful for that direction .
28 I am grateful for that gift , as perhaps you may be . ’
29 I am grateful for that reply .
30 I am grateful for that reply .
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