Example sentences of "is [adj] for [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | IN THESE days when money is scarce for most rugby clubs Morley earned themselves £1,500 on the toss of a coin over the weekend . |
| 2 | The growth of BR stations in recent years is heartwarming for pro-rail supporters and the figures speak for themselves , 1986 = 2,526 , 1987 = 2,530 , 1988 = 2,554 , 1989 = 2,561 . |
| 3 | ’ It is vain for these Arabs to endeavour to resist the consummation of that which is written in the Book of Fate , ’ fulminated Lord Palmerston , when he was foreign secretary . |
| 4 | This outcome could not , of course , justify the suggestion that discrimination training is unnecessary for positive transfer to occur , as the control subjects would have supplied for themselves what may be the critical feature of such training . |
| 5 | ( a ) Applying a false trade description to goods Proof of dishonesty is unnecessary for this offence . |
| 6 | The justification is that it is undesirable for domestic firms to compete against each other in overseas markets : national welfare is enhanced if they maximize their joint rents . |
| 7 | I entirely agree with the right hon. Gentleman that it is undesirable for any delegation to stay away . |
| 8 | The debate arises from the obvious difficulty of avoiding two types of police relationships in the community , each of which is undesirable for different reasons . |
| 9 | This is understandable for actual evidence can be only archaeological , and that means that such evidence would have to be of a concrete nature . |
| 10 | ‘ He is due for immediate leave , I seem to remember . ’ |
| 11 | Payment is due for these delays under the terms of the contract . |
| 12 | The record Jennifer refers to is called ‘ Above , Below And Beyond ’ and is due for British release soon . |
| 13 | To pursue the point , although it is normal for regulated companies and publicly owned companies to face little competition , if they were replaced by some other structure it is not clear that competition would develop . |
| 14 | Our parks , Alton Towers and Chessington get a very insignificant amount of overseas visitors which is normal for such places in this country and many other places in the world . |
| 15 | This sort of pairing is normal for most animals ; it is simply a regular geometric manifestation of the general development of bilateral symmetry . |
| 16 | Such cultural groups are typically small in numbers , and offer little opportunity for reliable statistical analysis , of the kind which is normal for larger institutions and groups . |
| 17 | It is normal for this sensitivity to remain for a few flights and then gradually to disappear . |
| 18 | In patients whose immune system is deficient for any reason ( after transplant surgery or anti-cancer therapy for example ) herpes virus can cause very serious infections which can occasionally prove fatal . |
| 19 | A row about 100 cm ( 3 ft ) long is ample for one family 's needs for most herbs . |
| 20 | It is usual for young puppies to whine to attract their mother 's attention . |
| 21 | It is usual for all salami to be sliced very finely . |
| 22 | When a speaker S who speaks a particular variety V1 of a language L moves to an area where the local language is , in terms of speakers ' own assessments , a different variety of the same language L — in other words , a different dialect of L — say , V2 , it is usual for that individual 's speech to acquire some of the phonological and grammatical characteristics of V2 . |
| 23 | These and other matters governing the contents of the scheme document are summarised in Chapter 11. ( 2 ) It is usual for one scheme document to be prepared incorporating the scheme , the explanatory statement , the notice of the court-ordered meeting , the notice of any required EGM of the target and the information required by the City Code and the Yellow Book , if applicable . |
| 24 | Given the difficulty of identifying the different types of dementia it is usual for epidemiological studies of this disease to concentrate upon organic brain failure as a single condition . |
| 25 | It is usual for each side to begin with an equal points value of troops — say two thousand points a side . |
| 26 | It is usual for each side to begin with an equal points value of troops — say two thousand points a side . |
| 27 | It is usual for each side to begin with an equal points value of troops — say two thousand points a side . |
| 28 | It had no sharps or flats and was based on a six-line stave — instead of the five-line one which is usual for musical notation . |
| 29 | It is usual for unstressed syllables to continue the pitch of the stressed syllable that precedes them . |
| 30 | It is usual for frustrated youth to protest that ‘ it 's not fair ’ and to look around for bogymen to blame . |