Adjective complement with noun phrase

• render: The EAT held that the tribunal was allowed to find that delays did not render the investigation unfair.

Modifying Another Word

• grossly: Mr K Robinson: This is grossly unfair, Mr Speaker.

• manifestly: Disparity of value exploitation involves exchanging labor or some other commodity in a transaction that is manifestly unfair.

• automatically: Where a dismissal is automatically unfair, an employe may be entitled to be reinstated to their old job.

• inherently: I soon began to realize that the whole business was inherently unfair.

• potentially: We take the view this may be potentially unfair.

• blatantly: To have Wales's first 'Prime Minister ' elected in such blatantly unfair circumstances is not an occasions for celebration.

Infinitive complement

• penalize: It would be unfair to penalize a company that had not formed its plans at that stage or which changes its plans subsequently.

• dismiss: Made it automatically unfair to dismiss workers taking part in industrial action.

• criticize: It's easy but unfair to criticize, however, because many charity press officers are volunteers.

• blame: It is grossly unfair to blame car users for this.

• expect: I say it is unfair to expect anything less.

Modifies a noun

• dismissal: He is meeting the £ 2,500 bill to former Manager Brian Hughes for unfair dismissal.

• advantage: Gives you an unfair advantage that will show in the profits you make.

• discrimination: Compensation for unfair discrimination: effect of social security benefits paid.

• burden: Our first reaction This looks like a unfair burden on business.

• competition: In fact, unfair competition is the goal of Clipper policy.

• claim: The upper age limit on unfair dismissal claims will also be removed.

Used with adjective complement

• seem: This seemed unfair to people who had declined the scheme or were ineligible.

• deem: Under the Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Regulations 1999 a contract deemed unfair may be completely void and unenforceable against a consumer.