Example sentences of "there to be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To be this man 's servant — what was there to be proud in that ? |
| 2 | There must be an intention on both sides for there to be legal consequences in the event of a breach , in order to constitute a binding contract . |
| 3 | What was there to be upset about ? |
| 4 | Why does the separation of the mental from the physical make it impossible to show that we understand what it is for there to be other minds than our own , given the separation of the mental from the physical ? |
| 5 | It is possible for there to be unrestricted-use three party debtor-creditor-supplier agreements , but the requirements are more exacting as seen under s12 ( c ) : an unrestricted-use credit agreement which is made by the creditor under pre-existing arrangements between himself and a person ( the " supplier " ) other than the debtor in the knowledge that the credit is to be used to finance a transaction between the debtor and the supplier . |
| 6 | He calculates that there are enough long-range connections for there to be two-way connections between any patch of 1 mm 2 and every other 1 mm 2 patch over the whole neocortex , which is quite impressive when you realise that the human neocortex has an area of more than 100,000 sq . |
| 7 | In order to make the most of the exercise , some teachers thought that it would be very valuable to be able to read other departmental self-appraisals and for there to be general discussion of the appraisal . |
| 8 | Their understanding of social action is a ‘ realist ’ one , in so far as they believe there to be general , deep-lying mechanisms affecting human conduct which are triggered in different ways by contingent social circumstances . |
| 9 | The last and incomplete letter from Miller in the Darlington collection , dated 10 November 1769 , carried a wish for plants from Bartram 's garden , because he believed there to be new genera amongst them , but specimens had been ‘ so much compressed as to render the distinguishing characters very doubtful ’ . |
| 10 | If the deceased had led a reasonable life and had died at a good age without too much trouble , leaving a reasonably good family behind him , what was there to be miserable about ? |
| 11 | If , like many executives , you have no representative to act on your behalf in redundancy negotiations , it is all the more important for there to be detailed discussions between you and your employer about any plans to make you redundant . |
| 12 | On neurophysiological grounds one would expect there to be considerable differences between different individuals with regard to the most effective channels of learning ; therefore , one must regard statements such as that quoted with a certain amount of scepticism . |
| 13 | Like Crowther , Newsom accepted the tripartite system , believing there to be different levels of natural ability in children which could best be catered for by different kinds of school . |
| 14 | The best known example of this is Liversidge v. Anderson in which the majority of the House of Lords found that the phrase ‘ reasonable cause to believe ’ in wartime emergency legislation would be complied with provided that the Secretary of State acted on what he thought to be such a reasonable cause , and that it was not necessary for there to be objective facts to support this . |
| 15 | It may not be possible in every case where there is considerable pressure on those preparing the cases , when time is short , for there to be psychiatric evidence called , but I think in these cases where almost invariably disturbed young people are being discussed , an effort should be made to obtain psychiatric evidence . |
| 16 | Yet they were alike : Viola was a shade darker in skin and hair but the features were similar enough for there to be little difference between the two women in a picture . |
| 17 | What was there to be afraid of ? |
| 18 | But what was there to be afraid of ? |
| 19 | But since the districts were not subservient to the counties , the concept of ‘ delegation ’ was inappropriate , and thus it became essential for there to be clear guidelines to distinguish county issues from district issues . |
| 20 | ‘ What is there to be scared of ? |