Example sentences of "be [adj] [prep] their [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Other disputes arose and , in general , Comintern officials were inclined to be disparaging of their Latin American comrades . |
| 2 | Student nurses should be supernumary for their whole training , not used as exploited " pairs of hands " on the wards , one of the worst aspects of traditional training patterns . |
| 3 | The robots also enable the NRA to detect more cases of pollution than would otherwise be possible with their existing manpower . |
| 4 | Feminist psychological theories ' inadequacies seem to be due to their close but largely unexamined relationship with this concept . |
| 5 | Ignoring these rhythmicities may be perilous , and some of the symptoms of jet lag , shiftwork , ageing , insomnia , and affective disorders may be due to their temporal disorganisation . |
| 6 | In this paper , we identify a number of conditions that seem to be conducive to their optimum level of functioning . |
| 7 | Next , his staff in the White House hamfistedly fire seven non-political civil servants who happen to be popular with their only real clients — the White House press corps . |
| 8 | When you know them better , by all means invite them to a party meeting but do n't let your attitude to them be dependent on their political philosophy . |
| 9 | Local councils would also have greater powers of eviction and be free of their legal duty to provide gypsy caravan sites . |
| 10 | The radial shields are quite small , nearly as wide as long , usually separated by a wedge of three or four plates but some shields may be contiguous at their distal ends . |
| 11 | The radial shields are about twice as long as broad ; in small specimens they may be contiguous along their whole length , in larger specimen they become separated by a single triangular plate or by a wedge of plates . |
| 12 | The really bright ones would become genuine leaders , and the drop-outs , who notoriously contributed to agitation in other tribes , would be ‘ sucked into the vortex of conservatism ’ and be indistinguishable from their uneducated fellows . |
| 13 | The partners are personally responsible for all the affairs of the firm so that whatever system of management is put into place must be subject to their overall supervision . |
| 14 | Lapsed priests remain priests , but tend to be unemployable in their clerical functions . |
| 15 | ( 1 ) Without prejudice to its other powers under this Act , a licensing board may make byelaws for any of the following purposes ( a ) for closing licensed premises wholly or partially on New Year 's Day , and on such other days not being more than four in any one year as the board may think expedient for special reasons ; ( b ) for prohibiting holders of licences from residing in their licensed premises , or for requiring the dwellinghouses of holders of licences to be separate from their licensed premises ; ( c ) for requiring all wines , made-wines and spirits sold by the holder of an off-sale licence to be sold in corked , stoppered or sealed vessels , cans , jars or casks ; ( d ) for requiring every holder of a hotel or public house licence to keep in his licensed premises and to renew from day to day a sufficient supply of drinking water , and such eatables as may be specified in the byelaw , and to display , offer and supply the same as may be required by the byelaw ; ( e ) for printing a list of all applications coming before any meeting of the licensing board , with such other information as may be considered necessary by the board ; ( f ) for the setting out of conditions which may be attached to licences for the improvement of standards of , and conduct in , licensed premises ; ( g ) for the granting of a licence of a type other than that applied for ; Provided that a byelaw made under paragraph ( c ) above shall not apply to licensed premises where no groceries are kept or sold and where a bona fide wholesale business in alcoholic liquor is carried on . |
| 16 | It is well known that teachers undertake a number of tasks which appear to be additional to their contractual duties and so voluntary . |
| 17 | Buyers expect salespeople to be business-like in their personal appearance and behaviour . |
| 18 | Most of these histories would be similar in their large-scale features . |
| 19 | I do not want over-regulation or road traffic engineers simply toeing the line and following regulations as they are laid down where they may not be appropriate for their particular locality . |
| 20 | Databases which list books usually aim to be comprehensive in their chosen field , rather than selective or evaluative . |
| 21 | Will my right hon. and learned Friend consider advising local authorities — which still seem to be unaware of their present powers on which they can act and circulating information to them to tell them that if they want to come down on Sunday traders , the statute book in Britain already gives them that authority ? |
| 22 | Researchers may be unaware of their uncritical acceptance of categories and consequent results . |
| 23 | If joint action is undertaken , these associations often settle into the familiar pattern of ‘ pressure-group ’ politics — that is , appealing to existing power structures to be relieved of their debilitating situation . |
| 24 | Judging from his previous work , there 's no doubt the cathedral will be delighted with their new gates . |
| 25 | Another is that governments must be cautious in their regulatory policies , avoiding ‘ excessive ’ regulation that might damage profitability ; governments that ‘ go too far ’ may be subjected to direct industry pressure to dilute regulatory regimes . |
| 26 | Is it true , as Marx sometimes seems to say , that in order for a group of people to constitute a class they must be conscious of their shared identity , or can they form a class on the basis of other criteria ? |
| 27 | The terms should therefore be comprehensible to their intended users , and the desirability of clarity is even greater where the terms are to be used in transactions involving consumers . |
| 28 | At times the observer may fear for the female 's safety , as males can be rough with their prospective males — hence the addition of the flowerpot and plants , for cover . |
| 29 | The critic 's standing is thereby reduced , and the description or evaluation of the prize works is less than likely to be uninfluenced by their new position . |
| 30 | Either the dominance or the recession or both may be addictive in their repetitive pattern . |