Example sentences of "[pron] [be] for [art] [noun sg] [verb] " in BNC.

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1 I 'm for the artist speaking to the audience , backing them and letting them do what they want .
2 Given that one of the requirements of the order will be the patient agreeing to accept treatment , what possible reason can there be for the order to exist ?
3 The more time they took , the more time there was for a crowd to gather .
4 Cole adds that what actually happened when the Pioneers engaged in production was not what they had intended when they started their co-operative ; and goes on to offer a more detailed explanation : The Rochdale Manufacturing Society was set up in 1854 , Supposing that , as an expression of democracy , Co-operative principles are as valid for the producer working in the factory producing goods for sale in the Co-operative store as they are for the consumer buying them there , a newcomer to the story might find it surprising that the Pioneers ' belief is presented , if not itself as a matter for surprise , then certainly one for explanation .
5 What life will it be for a child stuck in here ? ’
6 The more continuous and lasting a direct interpersonal encounter , the harder will it be for the encounter to assume a purely instrumental quality .
7 It 's for the Parquet to decide how it wants to treat it .
8 The client should be advised of this , and at the same time that it is an undesirable feature of a leasehold estate : then it 's for the client to decide whether to proceed .
9 The best way to further enhance it is for every citizen to carry a donor card and to ensure that their families are aware of their view that their organs should be available for transplantation after their death .
10 VP is about what it is for a sentence to be significant rather than meaningless , while MP is about what it is for a sentence to have one meaning rather than another .
11 It was further submitted by Mr. Coghlan that it is important in this field that the law should be clear and simple : it is for a coroner to ask himself on any given state of fact whether he would describe the death as unnatural or not .
12 By patiently watching and recording hits we can build up a probability profile which will indicate how likely it is for a bullet to hit any particular point on the detector .
13 Or as Engels meditated , ‘ Irish history shows one what a misfortune it is for a nation to have subjugated another nation .
14 Not only were there also one or two very old statutes to which resort could be made , but the common law of conspiracy was generally held to preclude collective actions designed to harm employers ' interests : " it is not the denial to work except for more wages than is allowed by statute , but it is for a conspiracy to raise their wages , for which these defendants are indicted " , concluded a famous judgement against some striking tailors of Cambridge in 1721 .
15 In cases of doubt it is for the court to decide whether a witness is an expert or not after considering his qualifications and experience .
16 It is for the court to decide the weight which should be given to statements which are not made on oath and can not be tested by cross-examination .
17 Where there is a conflict of views it is for the court to decide on the nature of the examination or assessment governed as always by the need to give paramount consideration to the child 's welfare .
18 It rejected the majority view in Attwood that , in employment cases , there existed a third consideration viz : it is for the court to decide in its discretion whether or not to treat the two restraints as separate or not .
19 Once the discretion arises it is for the court to conduct the necessary balancing exercise between what would otherwise be required by the Convention and the interests of the children , but only where it can clearly be shown that the interests of the children require it should the court refuse to order their return .
20 Thus her conclusion that ‘ Once the discretion arises it is for the court to conduct the necessary balancing exercise between what would otherwise be required by the Convention and the interests of the children ’ is wrong in law and fatal to a proper exercise of a discretion under the Convention because it predicates that matters relating to the welfare of children falling outside the ambit of the criteria laid down by the Convention itself are relevant to the exercise of the discretion .
21 It is for the court to determine the true construction of a statute delineating that area .
22 The position on the particular issue to which the hon. Gentleman refers is that for some years now we have pursued the same policy that the money has been , in the formula applied , additional and is reflected in higher public spending plans , and that it is for the Commissioner to honour the pledge that we have had for years past .
23 It is for the jury to determine its meaning : Dawson ( 1976 ) 64 Cr App R 170 ( CA ) .
24 We have seen how important it is for the retailer to choose the right place and the right product .
25 If an Act of Parliament has been obtained improperly , it is for the legislature to correct it by repealing it : but , so long as it exists as law , the courts are bound to obey it .
26 It is for the individual to do what he or she likes with it .
27 It is for the individual to decide to what extent particular items constitute CPE , and to record on their CPE return those specific items .
28 Thus it is for the trader to resolve ambiguities in his price indications .
29 It is for the monarch to appoint counsellors of state whenever she wishes , delegating whatever powers she wishes .
30 It is for the circumstance to leave room but for one eventuality , for it to settle things .
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