Example sentences of "to [be] a [noun] for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He said : ‘ In the past , Gwynedd communities may have perceived HIV and Aids to be a problem for others , for large urban populations or overseas communities . |
| 2 | So that 's going to be a problem for Nottingham Forest who threatened towards the end of that first half to get back into this game one down remember . |
| 3 | But the over-riding problem was really to ensure that there would continue to be a School for boys to progress from . |
| 4 | From the upper echelons this seems to be a case for rationalisation but from below it seems that their raison d'être is being removed with the closure of schools , bus services , etc . |
| 5 | A bizarre example of what appears to be a Tit for Tat arrangement in nature was discovered by Eric Fischer in a hermaphrodite fish , the sea bass . |
| 6 | If fundholders were to be a lever for change in the reorganised National Health Service there is evidence from this study that they are achieving this objective . |
| 7 | ‘ This has got to be a Budget for jobs . |
| 8 | The heterotrimeric Gs protein does not seem to be a substrate for protein kinase C , and treatment of cells with pertussis toxin to remove the influence of Gi did not unmask an inhibitory effect of protein kinase C on the response to gastric inhibitory polypeptide . |
| 9 | 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 . ’ |
| 10 | Well increasingly , of course , they are English words and that 's because , increasingly , we are getting closer and closer to erm expressing intention , and the thing about language , you see , is that it was designed by nature to be a vehicle for intention , and that 's what we all secretly know , but in fact we 've never been helped to think about it . |
| 11 | And more recently there seems to be a tendency for people to say , ‘ he has been seen out a few times , he must be OK ’ , when the threat to my life is unchanged . ’ |
| 12 | It might be thought that a programme which proposes to cut the federal workforce by 100,000 over the next four years had scant claim to be a drive for jobs . |
| 13 | We were all highly individualistic — in fact , what we had in common seemed to be a reputation for rebellion and trouble-making — but we shared a way into adult life , influencing each other and creating a collective strength . |
| 14 | Originally , the lymphocyte function associated LFA-3 ( CD58 ) glycoprotein was identified as the CD2 ligand ; these were the first two molecules shown to be involved in heterophilic adhesion and their interaction is likely to be a paradigm for adhesion interactions within the IgSF . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | So far as the transfer of the property or the whole or part of the husband 's share in it to the wife is concerned , the provisions set out in Chapter 2 apply and for the reasons there mentioned there is unlikely to be a liability for capital gains tax or inheritance tax . |
| 18 | He wanted to be a gentleman for Estella 's sake but he needed money . |
| 19 | Pip first uses it when he confesses to Biddy that he wants to be a gentleman for Estella 's sake . |
| 20 | Shopping seemed to be a chore for people rather than a joy . ’ |
| 21 | These fishing fleets would continue to be a hazard for reconnaissance parties , and by the summer of 1943 there were often several German guards with each fleet to prevent the smuggling of people or information between the Allies and occupied territories . |
| 22 | For both of them , their work was to be a spokesman for God , taking His message to people who did n't really acknowledge Him in their lives . |
| 23 | Any citizen aged 21 years or over is eligible to be a candidate for election to the House of Commons . |
| 24 | However , one attempt to test the extent of misreporting ( Martin/Butcher , 1982 ) found that , in general , it was not so great as to be a cause for concern . |
| 25 | Richard Gough 's absence yet again would have to be a cause for concern , while the knee injury that prompted Ian Durrant 's withdrawal from Scotland 's squad was said by his manager to be ‘ quite bad ’ , an ominous sounding observation that passed almost un-noticed while Smith went through a lengthy sick list that will be worsened , whatever the recovery rate of some , by the automatic loss of Mark Hateley in Marseille after his sending off against FC Brugge . |
| 26 | Just before it joins the urethra , the vas sprouts a small sac , the seminal vesicle , once thought to be a store for spermatozoa but now believed to be simply another gland which adds its secretion to the ejaculate . |
| 27 | Communication education continues to be a priority for WACC , particularly in Third World countries . |
| 28 | His misfortune turns out to be a bonus for Portsmouth 's Alan been called up to augment the 17-strong travelling party . |
| 29 | It is designed to be a place for SATELLITES , SHUTTLES , PLANETS and THE SHIP . |
| 30 | Frankly some of us actually wanted that to be a staff for No. 10 , for the Prime Minister , rather more like today 's Policy Unit which the present Prime Minister has in No. 10 , and less a general body to serve all the Cabinet . |