Example sentences of "is [adj] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The growth of BR stations in recent years is heartwarming for pro-rail supporters and the figures speak for themselves , 1986 = 2,526 , 1987 = 2,530 , 1988 = 2,554 , 1989 = 2,561 . |
| 2 | This outcome could not , of course , justify the suggestion that discrimination training is unnecessary for positive transfer to occur , as the control subjects would have supplied for themselves what may be the critical feature of such training . |
| 3 | Jamie Delgado 's surname , roughly translated , is Spanish for slim . |
| 4 | The justification is that it is undesirable for domestic firms to compete against each other in overseas markets : national welfare is enhanced if they maximize their joint rents . |
| 5 | The debate arises from the obvious difficulty of avoiding two types of police relationships in the community , each of which is undesirable for different reasons . |
| 6 | This is understandable for actual evidence can be only archaeological , and that means that such evidence would have to be of a concrete nature . |
| 7 | ‘ He is due for immediate leave , I seem to remember . ’ |
| 8 | The record Jennifer refers to is called ‘ Above , Below And Beyond ’ and is due for British release soon . |
| 9 | To pursue the point , although it is normal for regulated companies and publicly owned companies to face little competition , if they were replaced by some other structure it is not clear that competition would develop . |
| 10 | It is usual for young puppies to whine to attract their mother 's attention . |
| 11 | ‘ It is usual for young , little-known actors to grasp at chances of solo exposure on a probably fashionable , potentially long-running television series , ’ recalled Sherrin . |
| 12 | Given the difficulty of identifying the different types of dementia it is usual for epidemiological studies of this disease to concentrate upon organic brain failure as a single condition . |
| 13 | These Goblin are known as Doom Divers , although it is usual for other ( saner ) Goblins to call them bat-winged loonies . |
| 14 | It had no sharps or flats and was based on a six-line stave — instead of the five-line one which is usual for musical notation . |
| 15 | It is usual for unstressed syllables to continue the pitch of the stressed syllable that precedes them . |
| 16 | It is usual for frustrated youth to protest that ‘ it 's not fair ’ and to look around for bogymen to blame . |
| 17 | Pupils need to be able to discuss the contexts in which Standard English is obligatory and those where its use is preferable for social reasons . |
| 18 | In many jobs , condition ( 4 ) can be fulfilled as it is possible for similar types of work to be tackled throughout the 24 hours . |
| 19 | They accept that , in principle , it is possible for private and public companies to suffer severe financial hardship . |
| 20 | As described in Section 3.3 , if it is possible for real particles to pass through them , then it will be possible for those particles to subsequently look back and observe the naked singularity in region IV . |
| 21 | An immediate and obvious problem with pluralists ' methods is that in the effort to achieve falsifiability , only major visible issues reaching decisional status are used , yet of course it is possible for pre-decisional power to be used to keep grievances from becoming observable issues . |
| 22 | What comes to the fore through Gandhi 's strictures on the attitudes and methods of certain Christian missionaries is that it is possible for religious zeal and enthusiasm to lead to activities inconsistent with the religious and ethical ideals or values one might be seeking to promote . |
| 23 | If , however , there are strong expectations that the general level of interest rates will fall in the future , it is possible for long-term interest rates to be lower than short-term rates . |
| 24 | It is possible for certain forms of mental handicap to be detected in the womb of the pregnant mother by various types of medical tests . |
| 25 | While users have automatic access to modules managed by the hierarchy of users on their branch of the family tree , it is possible for certain users outwith this structure to have access to another user 's modules , if so required . |
| 26 | Britain fares particularly badly out of this , because of her unusually open economy , since it is possible for continental rivals to make bids in Britain . |
| 27 | However , it is possible for other war engines and large monsters to inflict damage on them . |
| 28 | Normally , however , one would expect the transport police to be responsible , but it is possible for other police officers to conduct tests . |
| 29 | I am here partly because I was fortunate enough to have the happiest and healthiest of childhoods and I see it as a very happy obligation to try to do my best to ensure that all over the world it is possible for other children to enjoy something of what I had . |
| 30 | It is possible for hot iron to crack under a stream of cold water ( ie , from fire brigade emergency action ) , but cases where this circumstance has led to premature structural collapse are rare . |