Example sentences of "it is [adj] for [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The carbon then decays : and as C has a half life of 5570 years , it is suitable for dating organic remains . |
| 2 | It 's not a marvellous touring aircraft but it is suitable for trekking in a way that a Tomahawk or 152 is n't . |
| 3 | It is suitable for testing ceramics , composites , plastics , graphites , heat-resistant metals and alloys . |
| 4 | It is good for appraising divisions as each is treated as though it were independent and , provided the divisions are efficient , they should be able to make profits . |
| 5 | It is effective for accounting periods ending on or after 23 August 1993 , with earlier adoption encouraged . |
| 6 | It is effective for accounting periods ending on or after 23 August 1993 although earlier adoption is encouraged . |
| 7 | " To a pint of cream put a pound of double-refined sugar , the juice of seven lemons , grate the rinds of two lemons into a pint of white wine , add half a pint of sack , then put them all into a deep pot , and whisk them for half an hour , put it into glasses the night before you want it : it is better for standing two or three days , but it will keep a week if required . " |
| 8 | Anthracite black is more of a black grey than a true black , so it is great for tinting other colours to get softer washes . |
| 9 | This lovely Victorian house is quite blissfully situated amongst a cluster of houses , in the village of Alnmouth , right on the banks of the river estuary , with only a small garden and a ‘ no through ’ road between it and the beach — it is brilliant for tumbling out of bed and enjoying a long walk on almost deserted sands . |
| 10 | It provides an effective descant over voices , and can sound languid and restful , especially when unaccompanied in its bottom octave , rising from middle C. In its middle register it is useful for teaching new tunes or doubling the melody line . |
| 11 | It is useful for bringing together the separate parts of the ANLT and the grammar and lexicon can be developed and altered within this environment . |
| 12 | It is useful for printing headings or underlinings . |
| 13 | It is critical for achieving environmental and ethical awareness , values and attitudes , skills and behaviour consistent with sustainable development and for effective public participation in decision-making . ’ |
| 14 | One point Airtours is anxious to make is that it is normal for discounting to take place during May , June and October ; children are still at school and tour operators try to tempt others to book their holidays . |
| 15 | It is helpful for understanding the situation of elderly people and possible intervention . |
| 16 | When initial policy discussions are held it is rare for housing to be represented . |
| 17 | A new report by the British Government recommends that overall dietary intakes of DEHA should be reduced and that it is unsuitable for cooking in microwave ovens . |
| 18 | After this it is possible for labouring poets to entertain far greater hopes of public impact . |
| 19 | It is therefore easy to ignore Anselm 's passionate fight for its success : but it is important for understanding the things he cared about . |
| 20 | It is responsible for teaching and research in the traditional areas of private law , persons ( including family law ) , property ( including succession and trusts ) and obligations ( including contract , delict and unjustified enrichment ) . |
| 21 | Whatever finally happens , NAB will sooner or later have to give detailed consideration to teacher education , for two reasons : it is responsible for advising on the funding of all public sector advanced further education , including teacher education ; and major elements in teacher education courses leading to the BEd , for example , are common or closely interlock with elements in courses leading to BA and BSc. |
| 22 | Darlington council will no longer have to chase individual community charge payers but it is responsible for establishing who , at each address in the town , is liable to pay the Council Tax . |
| 23 | The Bank has a major role in the foreign exchange market as it is responsible for carrying out government policy with regard to the exchange rate . |
| 24 | In addition , it is responsible for formulating the policy for dealing with the various kinds of applications ( subject to the directions of the Bar Council and the Inns ' Council ) and for revising the Consolidated Regulations as and when necessary . |
| 25 | It is responsible for ensuring the smooth working of the banking sector and other financial institutions . |
| 26 | The US government has been told by congressional investigators that it is responsible for cleaning up possibly hundreds of thousands of publicly-owned environmentally hazardous sites , at a cost of billions of dollars . |
| 27 | Since Central news first showed these pictures last february , Watkins Engineering has been issued with a legal notice telling the firm that it is responsible for clearing out the shaft . |
| 28 | Since Central news first showed these pictures last february , Watkins Engineering has been issued with a legal notice telling the firm that it is responsible for clearing out the shaft . |
| 29 | Since Central news first showed these pictures last february , Watkins Engineering has been issued with a legal notice telling the firm that it is responsible for clearing out the shaft . |
| 30 | Since Central news first showed these pictures last february , Watkins Engineering has been issued with a legal notice telling the firm that it is responsible for clearing out the shaft . |