Example sentences of "[prep] be subject to a [adj] " in BNC.

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1 The referential rigidity is said to be subject to a simple intuitive test .
2 The debt was to be subject to a five-year moratorium .
3 On Jan. 14 it was announced that the government had reached agreement with the United States for the rescheduling of repayments of debt principal and interest totalling US$47,000,000 , due between June 1 , 1991 , and June 30 , 1992 ; part of this — US$18,700,000 due to the US Agency for International Development ( USAID ) — was to be postponed for 10 years , while the rest was to be subject to a six-year grace period .
4 The concept goes back at least as far as 1877 when Jessel MR stated in Winn v Bull [ 1877 ] 7 Ch 29 that " where you have a proposal or agreement made in writing expressed to be subject to a formal contract being prepared , it means what it says ; it is subject to and is dependent upon a formal contract being prepared . "
5 Under the Trade Union Reform and Employment Rights Bill , members of the public will be able to challenge unlawful strikes ; workers will have to give regular written consent to have union subs deducted from salaries and industrial action will have to be subject to a full postal ballot .
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