Example sentences of "are [adj] [verb] for [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They are wrong to hope for this . |
| 2 | The energy exporters are likely to account for more than half the growth in demand to the year 2000 and their share of consumption will increase to almost 50% . |
| 3 | With some 15,500 outlets for their business , solicitors are likely to remain for some time the principal providers of legal services even if there is considerable expansion of alternatives to the use of solicitors for some legal work ( The Law Society , 1990 ) . |
| 4 | ‘ I asked if you also were to be told but mama said nay — you are younger than myself , she said , and are unlikely to wed for some time . |
| 5 | John Pople , like the rest of the quantum community , is conscious of the shortcomings of quantum mechanics and he thinks that exact solutions to the Schrödinger equation for many-electron systems are unlikely to appear for many decades . |
| 6 | After a few minutes of practise , subjects adapt and are able to compensate for this distortion . |
| 7 | Generalisations about the education level and skills of the migrants are difficult to make for such a numerous and varied section of the population . |
| 8 | Handsomely painted in chocolate and cream , the buildings are ready to serve for another 130 years ! |
| 9 | You are entitled to apply for any suitable job , including Compact jobs , at any time after you have completed compulsory education . |
| 10 | Government backbenchers are expected to be present at all stages and though they are entitled to speak for half the time available on the floor of the House , in committee they are expected neither to speak nor to move amendments but simply to keep voting for the government 's proposals . |