Example sentences of "[noun sg] [modal v] be an [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is arguable that this change in terminology might be an occasion for the rethinking of the doctrine enunciated by Lord Parker C.J. in Jordan v. Burgoyne that the speaker must take his audience as he finds it . |
| 2 | Absence of the gastrocolonic resp-onse may be an indicator for disease , as well as a contributing factor in the pathogenesis of symptoms . |
| 3 | Therefore , it can be hypothesised that DNA aneuploidy might be an indicator for response to preoperative radio or chemotherapy . |
| 4 | The first meeting will be an opportunity for those interested in teacher research to meet , to formally establish the group and create a programme of activities for the next year . |
| 5 | ‘ I saw that this cataclysm must be an expiation for some barbarous crime of civilization , some terrible human lie . |
| 6 | Making love would be an exorcism for both of them . |
| 7 | NASA 's continued problems with its space shuttle programme had reduced hopes that the shuttle would be an airliner for space which could reduce costs and revolutionize space exploration [ for details of problems and flights see pp. 37551 ; 37797 ; 37875 ; 37932 ; 38171 ] . |
| 8 | However , a private customer can be an expert for this purpose only if : ( 1 ) The firm reasonably believes that he has sufficient experience and understanding to waive the private customer protections and can produce evidence of that . |
| 9 | The razzmatazz of a US election can be an education for anyone not fully versed in politics the American way , but just how does the rather involved system work ? |
| 10 | Each service of worship should be an occasion for praise and rejoicing . |
| 11 | A solution would be an expression for p ( ) t , in terms of all the variables in the model which are predetermined or exogenous . |
| 12 | As explained in Chapter 8 , the output from the comparison stage will be an agenda for debate about areas where some improvement appears to be possible ; in practice this may comprise a list of problems that the analyst has identified for discussion with the client so that one or more can be selected for further study . |