Example sentences of "[adv] [be] a [noun] for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He has only been a reserve for Wales all season , although I believe he has been playing very well for his club . |
| 2 | It has not only been a victory for Mr Major : it has also put an end to the leadership crisis Mr Heseltine created in 1988 . |
| 3 | The extent to which Pythagoras and his followers may have been influenced by oriental ideas has long been a subject for argument . |
| 4 | Many of the old industrial communities have long been a desert for women 's employment . |
| 5 | Street children like Manoel now fear more than temporary incarceration at Febem , the Dickensian state orphanage that has long been a synonym for alienation and violence . |
| 6 | We are only beginning to work out these implications and our chapters of research can only be a base for others to examine in greater detail how our theories work . |
| 7 | The timbers are badly shaped and put together ; such a structure can only be a vehicle for plants and the sooner they cover it the better . |
| 8 | Given that in practice managers , like everyone else , suffer from ‘ bounded rationality ’ , that is , inadequate information and computational skills , it is apparent that the conduct required for profit maximisation can only be a matter for judgment : there is no practically discoverable , uniquely correct , profit-maximising course of action . |
| 9 | They 're worried that having the two groups together is a recipe for trouble , and goes against the Government 's own policy . |
| 10 | Whether that is so is a matter for judgement . |
| 11 | Inside was a summons for non-payment of a parking ticket . |
| 12 | Elder abuse has not been a priority for research or for developing practice guidance for social workers and other staff who have direct contact with older people . |
| 13 | The large number of Cabinet ministers who have resigned or been dismissed have not been a focus for dissent . |
| 14 | They 'll mean ignorance of best practice will no longer be a defence for companies in any future legal action by an employee . |
| 15 | To really enjoy your garden it should n't just be a home for plants . |
| 16 | A Sri Lankan total of 408 for eight , and a first innings deficit so far of 28 , would not normally be a cause for satisfaction . |
| 17 | A Sri Lankan total of 408 for eight , and a first-innings deficit so far of 28 , would not normally be a cause for satisfaction , but this has been no ordinary tour for England , beaten 3-0 in the Indian Test series and consistently outplayed on the pitches of the sub-continent . |
| 18 | A further possibility which is suggested by Lord Denning 's judgment is that in such circumstances it may not be a case for injunction but only for damages . |
| 19 | Winning the three-year-old stayers ' race on Star Lord ( 2.30 ) should not be a problem for Roberts but the price will be cramped . |
| 20 | The Labour movement might not be a home for lesbians and gays , but it was certainly no longer enemy territory . |
| 21 | The new category of licence would not be treated as a Part IV Licence except that the question of there already being sufficient licensed premises in the area would not be a factor for consideration in an application for a cafe-style licence . |
| 22 | Authorities have begun to find that multi-agency cooperation in other fields — notably racial violence — need not be a mask for police interference . |
| 23 | When they spoke in the debate just before the war , Neil Kinnock and Gerald Kaufman said that a vote for the adjournment would not be a vote for war , that we believed that sanctions should be given longer . |
| 24 | Such anecdotes can not be a basis for generalisation , but rather illustrated the response of particular children to their own improved or deteriorating vision . |
| 25 | However , this need not be a cause for concern in the circumstances . |
| 26 | For most of us , hopefully , the outlook is better , but that should not be a cause for complacency . |
| 27 | Coming up shortly is a launch for Vauxhall of the eagerly awaited Corsa . |
| 28 | Hackney has always been a resort for madhouses and mad people . |
| 29 | St Mary 's had always been a home for Eve ; the fear was that she might find the sister house in Dublin more like an institution , and worse still she might find her own role-there not that of an honoured daughter , but more that of a maid . |
| 30 | In the 18th Century Daventry was an important town on the Holyhead coaching road and , lying on four main roads , it has always been a centre for travellers . |