Example sentences of "be [det] [noun] to [adj] " in BNC.

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1 There would be some opposition to American bases , he said , but most people face the prospect with equanimity .
2 At the same time the other party , or parties , involved will have their sensitivities too , and understanding them will be another key to successful conflict management .
3 And , although it must be said that if the needs suggested by the report were met there would be many changes to existing reporting practices , it is also true that many of the needs rationalize the existing complexities of governmental accounting reports .
4 History and the action-replay would be less kind to Scottish keepers in the years to come .
5 There does not appear to be any threat to individual species from agriculture .
6 They can not possibly be any guide to potential theatre-goers .
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