Example sentences of "the [noun sg] [be] for [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The beard is for Edwardian Days , ’ he said primly . |
| 2 | It says here the mercury 's for dental purposes , but I do n't think there 's much doubt what it 's actually for . |
| 3 | The latest announcement in the field is for High Availability Cluster Multi-processing/6000 version 1.2 : software that aims to glue a pair of the machines together in such a way as to combine the benefits of fault-tolerance and symmetric multiprocessing . |
| 4 | The course is for medical graduates and provides postgraduate training in psychiatry . |
| 5 | Where the action is for unliquidated damages and the defendant delivers an admission of liability for the claim but disputes or does not admit the amount of the plaintiff 's dam ages , then : ( 1 ) if the defendant offers to pay in satisfaction of the claim a specific sum which the plaintiff accepts , the provisions of this rule shall apply as if the defendant had admitted part of the plaintiff 's claim ; and ( 2 ) in any other case , the plaintiff may apply to the court for such judgment as he may be entitled to upon the admission , and the court may give such judgment , including interlocutory judgment for damages to be assessed and costs , or make such other order on the application as it thinks just . |
| 6 | Had the recommendation been for industrial action and the crews voted against , I have no doubt Mr Clarke would have applauded the triumph of democracy . |
| 7 | The proposals in the accord were for general improvements in the judicial system , alterations to the electoral system to prevent fraud , decentralization for a participative democracy , and the modernization of state institutions . |
| 8 | And the plan is for other youngsters from the orphanage to be given much needed operations . |
| 9 | You know what the outlook is for unemployed teachers at the moment . ’ |
| 10 | Eagle Trust claimed that WS had originally believed that the equipment was for petrochemical use , but in March 1990 the management had become suspicious and had informed the British authorities . |
| 11 | The aviary was for injured birds before releasing them into the wild . |
| 12 | It is therefore still not entirely clear whether the requirement is for special notice of " unusual " or " unreasonable " terms , but insofar as Dillon LJ referred to " particularly onerous " terms , it seems that after Interfoto special notice must be given of any clause which is unusual or unreasonable . |
| 13 | ( It is worth pointing out that , no matter how important and stimulating the move was for Scottish business , there was no need to have doubted the Bank of Scotland . |
| 14 | However the point is for present purposes academic , and it is not therefore necessary for me to consider it further . |
| 15 | Already 24 structural posts have been donated by 24 nations , but the need is for green oak , with 250 trees required ( preferably no less than 17in in girth , and 12ft straight and long ) . |
| 16 | THE BIBLE IS FOR ORDINARY PEOPLE |
| 17 | ‘ Mario thinks the place is for old people . |
| 18 | The Seville variety is mainly used for marmalade , while the rest are for ordinary eating and cooking . |
| 19 | Before we start the presentation I 'd mention there will be hard copies of the slides available , the video is for internal use only and there should be plenty of time for questions at the end . |
| 20 | If the game was for high stakes , if Pound 's livelihood was at stake , the more reason for playing the game circumspectly . |
| 21 | Another recommendation of the Commission was for increased funding for adult education and with gradual increases in its budgetary provision , the Board in 1931 was able to appoint three full-time lectures : Lee in Northamptonshire , Baker in Cambridgeshire and Hardman for university extension local lectures . |
| 22 | On the one hand he must cope with routines where the demand is for precise obedience to established instructions and on the other hand he might suddenly be faced with a need to respond in a creative manner totally outside any instructions . |
| 23 | In Urwick 's view , those who sought to turn every boy into an apprentice wished to construct an ‘ ideal market ’ where the demand was for skilled labour . |
| 24 | Militarily , the demand was for major reforms in army training which took note of new developments in nutrition , hygiene and physiology . |
| 25 | If the claim is for personal injuries the period is reduced to three years . |
| 26 | If the claim is for unliquidated damages the request ( N 234 ) is for an interlocutory judgment for damages to be assessed and costs . |
| 27 | If the claim is for unliquidated damages the judgment must be interlocutory ( N 17 ) unless the plaintiff can prove quantum ( Ord 17 , r 7(2) ) . |
| 28 | Discussing informed consent , Foden & Beauchamp ( 1986 ) remind us that the nurse/patient and doctor/patient relationship used to be founded on trust but now the trend is for mutual partnership , patient involvement and patient autonomy . |
| 29 | With budgets of around £50,000 , the preference was for gentle tales with a non-urban setting such as The Brave Do n't Cry ( 1952 ) , about a Scottish mining disaster ; Conflict of Wings ( 1953 , Fuss Over Feathers in US ) , in which East Anglian villagers fight for the cause of bird sanctuaries against the needs of the RAF ; Judgement Deferred ( 1951 ) and Brandy for the Parson ( 1951 ) , both of which are smuggling stories . |
| 30 | Thus , the more suitable the application is for bit-pattern index handling ( small numbers of possible attributes ) , the less suitable it is for inverted file handling . |