Example sentences of "[verb] to [be] a [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is designed to be a place for SATELLITES , SHUTTLES , PLANETS and THE SHIP . |
| 2 | Designed to be a showpiece for the new series , the very ambitious script , even in its final form , called for every stage in Polo 's journey to Peking from the Himalayas to be represented with sumptuous interior sets , exterior sets done in the studio , animated map graphics , and a vast array of costumes , props and backdrops . |
| 3 | The Centre is designed to be a focus for social work research in Scotland . |
| 4 | They held that the architect 's giving of an interim certificate was not the decision of a dispute between the plaintiff and his builders and that there would need to be a dispute for the architect to qualify as an arbitrator : see Lord Reid at [ 1974 ] AC 737 H. ( For a discussion of the difference between experts and certifiers in construction contracts , see 7.4.2 . ) |
| 5 | I do n't intend to discuss the housing , whether seven hundred acres , sorry seven l land for seven hundred houses is owned by the City of York , that 's not part of our case one way or the other , but we have offered you a distribution of the Greater York provision figure between the districts , because from Barton Willmore 's very extensive experience of participation in local plan work up and down the country , I think we share the view that er City of York have , that Ryedale have , my colleagues to the left and right on this side of the table have , that there does need to be a distribution , otherwise there will be at best confusion as to whether local plans comply with the structure plan , and at worst a game of of pass the parcel and everybody will be conforming , but nobody will actually be possibly meeting the figures , and that is the situation that I do n't think anybody would wish to see as a result of er the outcome of of alteration number three , I mean I do n't know how the County Council would would really be able to say whether they thought a local plan conformed to the structure plan , without knowing what that distribution was , perhaps in some bottom draw manner which is not now the approved way of going about these things , so that I think there does need to be a distribution for the proper planning of York , and before coming on to our to explain our figures a little bit , I should also say , perhaps in in response to remarks Mr Thomas made earlier on about the general character of the York area and the need to protect that , that that course is precisely what the greenbelt is for , and what it does , it is n't necessary to extend that concept across the whole of the vale of York , and therefore to seek to er discount migration outside the greenbelt . |
| 6 | His two concessions to luxury appear to be a passion for fast cars — he is the proud owner of a turbo-Bentley — and a 5,000 acre estate in Scotland . |
| 7 | For during this first term the long regular letters to Harry Hooton appear to be a substitute for letters to Helen and a roundabout way of informing her of his progress . |
| 8 | Smith , the highest jumper in the world last year , was expected to be a certainty for gold at Crystal Palace . |
| 9 | Smith , the highest jumper in the world last year , was expected to be a certainty for gold at Crystal Palace . |
| 10 | NI benefits are expected to be a target for cost cutting but the review is expected to be very wide ranging . |
| 11 | While it certainly can not be claimed to be a panacea for all ills , and no system of therapeutics has yet turned out to be that , it is an approach which I would not like to be without . |
| 12 | And , in a sentence that should be inscribed in pokerwork and hung above Hussey 's bed : ‘ The constant stress on the visual which infects television production largely undermines any pretension the medium has to be a vehicle for discussion of serious ideas . ’ |
| 13 | but er at the end of the day there has to be a purpose for it so unless you , you , you put it into action , then you , if you just read , then you 're in danger of having a bigger judgment than somebody that was ignorant |
| 14 | This has to be a tragedy for everyone involved . ) |
| 15 | Mm , and that , and that , at the end of the day I suppose there has to be a point for the kingdom and it was n't easy to get into that because all the , the , the accounts are all about how big a struggle it is , to get into the kingdom |
| 16 | Eritrean media expert Hanna Simon summed up the feelings of the group : ‘ We believe the media still can and should be a means of national mobilisation for the tasks of reconstruction , but it also has to be a forum for national debate and the free airing of different views , ’ she said . |
| 17 | Eritrean media expert Hanna Simon summed up the feelings of the group : ‘ We believe the media still can and should be a means of national mobilisation for the tasks of reconstruction , but it also has to be a forum for national debate and the free airing of different views , ’ she said . |
| 18 | There is even a chapter on buying second hand — which has to be a boon for other Leica devotees . |
| 19 | If it creates a set of images in your mind ( whether real or imaginary ) , there has to be a reason for the selection of that particular set of images as opposed to any other . |
| 20 | There has to be a reason for it and I believe the answer lies in the ‘ widened ’ , unorthodox ‘ Vesica Piscis ’ , for by drawing a line through the north and south intersections ( see Fig 1 ) and comparing the distance from the westernmost point of the West Overton circle ( conveniently marked by Bishops Cannings church ) to the point where the line crosses the axis of the centres . |
| 21 | ‘ It was the beautiful young lady at Miss Havisham 's , and I admire her greatly , and I want to be a gentleman for her ! ’ |
| 22 | He thus became , not just an enemy , but that infinitely more disturbing thing , what they could not but acknowledge to be a rival for the allegiance of the people of India . |
| 23 | Old Hewlett-Packard Co hands say that back in their day Lew Platt never looked to be a contender for the presidency : they are gratified to see him elevated since he came up on the Unix side and wonder how much should be read into that . |
| 24 | He was considered to be a mouthpiece for Bouterse , whom he immediately reinstated as Army Commander-in-Chief . |
| 25 | She also added , without being asked , that Annunciata was not , in Pen 's opinion , found to be a substitute for his Lily and that the maid had fallen ill with fever soon after Wilson left and had been useless to anyone . |
| 26 | Christmas looks to be a time for burying the hatchet or exhuming it for re-examination . |
| 27 | She tried to be a strength for her daughter , but was overwhelmed by the enormity of what was happening to them all . |
| 28 | A.3.2 Any matter or thing so notified shall not be and shall not be deemed to be a disclosure for the purpose of qualifying or limiting the liability of the Vendor pursuant to this Agreement . |
| 29 | Where value has at any time been given for a bill the holder is deemed to be a holder for value as regards the acceptor and all parties to the bill who became parties prior to such time . |
| 30 | Where the holder of a bill has a lien on it arising either from contract or by implication of law , he is deemed to be a holder for value to the extent of the sum for which he has a lien . |