Example sentences of "quite [adj] for [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the other hand , though , it 's quite possible for Vulcanian eruptions to continue for long periods , with fresh viscous magma constantly being supplied . |
| 2 | Most Victorian churches had disappeared — upkeep could not be justified as they were quite unsuitable for individual meditation . |
| 3 | At the same time , international standards may demand tabular formats ( for example , involving age groups ) that are quite unsuitable for domestic planning . |
| 4 | That might seem reasonable , except that in China it is quite normal for ailing politicians to be filmed for the evening television news on their sick beds , perhaps receiving wishes for a speedy recovery from solicitous friends . |
| 5 | In the circumstances of 19th century ballooning this rudimentary process was quite adequate for general information about the flight profile and its inherent limitations , while obvious now , caused little problem then . |
| 6 | He asked Macmillan to intervene : ‘ It was quite wrong for other people to incarcerate a ‘ legal prime Minister ’ . ’ |
| 7 | Avoiding the copyright-protected names of bears that have been British National newspaper features for decades was quite easy for innovative owners of the new skydiving brood . |
| 8 | Getting in is n't as bad as it might at first appear , the cockpit is very roomy and the seats are quite comfortable for reasonable journey lengths . |
| 9 | The problem is increasing as more people live longer and is thus quite urgent for practical reasons . |
| 10 | Cllr Eddie McEvilly , Labour , said : ‘ It is really quite disgraceful for chief officers to show our hand like this and reveal we would not have a strong case . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ Although Dr Lassiere 's findings seem quite encouraging for Central region , we should not be complacent , ’ warned Operation Brightwater campaign Officer Valerie Johnston . |
| 12 | Compound words may be quite useful for various parts of grammatical analysis but are not of much use in phonology . |
| 13 | However , testing memory for a specific item like a road sign does not tell the researcher about overall levels of memory which may have been quite good for other details . |
| 14 | Yes it 's quite good for long distance . |
| 15 | A ministry spokesman insisted , however , that pork was quite safe for human consumption , and that no known cases of transmission of the disease to pigs had occurred outside the laboratory . |
| 16 | There are a number of commercial systems currently available on the market which recognise handprint , some of which are quite successful for careful writing within specified boxes ( quoted recognition rates of up to 95% ) , and very successful if the system has been trained in a writer-dependent mode . |
| 17 | It is quite common for male birds to mate with several females ( technically known as polygyny , meaning many females ) . |
| 18 | It is also quite common for theoretical predictions to go untested for want of appropriate experimental methods . |
| 19 | They 're quite nice for self-imposed goals . |
| 20 | Erm , this was in fact something you know , coming from , I think the feminist movement and very much a a it was quite new for middle class women to go out and work , and you know they are now aghast that they 're you know , having to juggle all these things but these were traditions that had in fact , been handed down . |
| 21 | For several square yards the sand was quite invisible for blue butterflies , opening and closing their wings as they drew moisture from a small spring dampening the sand . |