Example sentences of "be [vb pp] to any [adj] " in BNC.

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1 The origin and symbolic meaning of some individual motifs and designs are well documented , but the majority can not be traced to any undisputed source , and a number of conflicting mythologies have grown up around them .
2 Identical powers may be given to any other named individual including a social worker although it is likely that police support will be most commonly enlisted .
3 Probably the first piece of advice that could be given to any new practitioner is that whilst a friend may be a client , a client should never become a friend , for an easy transition from a client to a friend can often lead to serious problems and difficulties .
4 So special attention should be given to any unusual contract terms you may be called upon to agree to in case these make the contract illegal .
5 Secondly , an individual post-hole can not easily be assigned to any particular building phase , since any datable artefact found within it could either pre-date or post-date the structure for which the hole was dug .
6 Part of it reads : ‘ Information ( about the trust ) must always be treated as strictly confidential and further , must not be divulged to any individual or organisation , including the press , without the prior written approval of the Chief Executive or his nominated deputy . ’
7 ‘ I wanted to be able to produce instruments which would look attractive , and could be tailored to any individual requirements , and still be available at reasonable cost .
8 In its manifesto , the Ulster Unionist Party said : ‘ We can not accept as stable any system of governance which could not equally be applied to any other regional entity within the UK . ’
9 Until a few years ago it had been clear that the courts would be prepared in such situations to exhibit a marked degree of ‘ tenderness ’ towards wives in such cases , greater tenderness in fact than would be applied to any other third party surety .
10 The same technique can be applied to any other topic , but always use as many textbooks as you can .
11 The term " mat " can be applied to any small rug , but usually refers only to those whose dimensions are less than .
12 The resulting method can be applied to any small area to measure either number of jobs accessible to people living there , or numbers of workers to whom jobs are accessible .
13 But he insisted that the Heathrow trial ‘ will be entirely self-contained at Heathrow and will not be connected to any other computer system . ’
14 Any new vein discovered , but left unwrought for the space of six months after notice was given by the estate to the captain or purser of the mine , could be licenced to any other person to work .
15 As an alternative to preservation accrued PCSPS benefits may be transferred to any approved pension scheme .
16 Any individual cell or group of cells can be related to any other cell , just as in your hand created version , yet with a speed and flexibility that can , at first , be hard to believe .
17 In ethno-linguistic terms the ‘ oldest ’ peoples of Siberia are those speaking the ‘ Palaeoasiatic , languages , which can not be related to any known families of languages outside Siberia .
18 More impressive yet is the fact that upright basses would present little problem to the 715 as its voicing filter can be moved to any desired ‘ notch ’ between 120 and 800 Hz , assisting with the elimination of intrusive resonant frequencies which would promote feedback .
19 Eight failed to do so because of a recurrence of their disease that could not be attributed to any particular food constituent .
20 This description assumes that the disorder can not be attributed to any known specific abnormality of the brain .
21 ‘ In determining any question as to the meaning or effect of any provision contained in Schedule 4 — ( a ) regard shall be had to any relevant principles laid down by the European Court in connection with Title II of the 1968 Convention and to any relevant decision of that court as to the meaning or effect of any provision of that Title ; …
22 Each case will of course depend on its facts ; regard should be had to any possible tax consequences before the court order or agreement between the parties is finalised .
23 Mr. Ashworth and Mr. McGregor none the less submit either that , so far as the English common law is concerned , Walker 's case is to be preferred to any inconsistent later decision in any other jurisdiction , or that , as an action by a child for damages for pre-natal injuries had not been recognised as valid in the English courts before 1976 — the enactment of the Act of 1976 — such an action could not now be allowed to develop and the English common law should be taken as being what the latest United Kingdom cases available might have indicated before 1976 .
24 A similar facility will be offered to any other Bundesliga side involved in the event .
25 He and Jonathon Alleyne were close friends — some said business associates , though technically Alleyne could not be tied to any commercial ventures .
26 In general , any square matrix can be raised to any positive integral power by continued multiplication , in any order , by itself .
27 When there are no express terms , the employer will not be protected to any great extent .
28 In the simplest case , records with keys such as 00 000 to 99 999 could be allocated to any contiguous set of 100000 storage positions .
29 For example polymethyl methacrylate ( Perspex , Plexiglas ) may be moulded to any desired shape by warming it to temperatures little over 100°C and cooling it in the deformed state .
30 Because of the management autonomy accorded to the company with respect to the charged assets , the company can create security interests that have priority to the floating charge : a floating charge will be deferred to any subsequent fixed legal or equitable charge created by the company over its assets .
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