Example sentences of "this [modal v] [be] a [noun sg] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | This may be a relief for those who feared that a bigger Germany would be a militarily pugnacious Germany . |
| 2 | Although Windows 3.1 came supplied with its own font manager in the shape of TrueType , only a few faces are supplied and this may be a problem for anyone running wordprocessing and desktop publishing software , particularly if the software does not supply any extra faces . |
| 3 | This may be a matter for personal negotiation between yourself , your flatmates , friends , family and so on , and you may have to forego other pursuits for a while in order to establish a good study habit . |
| 4 | Gregory claims that it was the king who insisted that the consecration should be held at Metz , out of affection for the candidate , but this may be a euphemism for saying that consecration in Clermont was too dangerous . |
| 5 | This may be a model for other sections . |
| 6 | This may be an opportunity for some British haulage companies to expand their business . |
| 7 | This may be an opportunity for discussing it . |
| 8 | Even if the two counties agree , this should be a matter for a call-in . |
| 9 | This should be an occasion for rejoicing . |
| 10 | Surely this should be an opportunity for giving serious consideration to and providing serious answers on this major issue . |
| 11 | THIS MUST BE A YEAR FOR SURPRISING pianists and here 's one I have never heard of before : young Belgian Laurent de Wilde , whose latest album is ‘ Odd and Blue ’ ( IDA Records ) . |
| 12 | My husband has knitted over 250 of these ( yes , this must be a record for one person ! ) from all sorts of scraps of yarn , on his standard gauge machine . |
| 13 | He did not ask himself , as in my view he ought , whether on the undisputed evidence this might be a case for a verdict of death aggravated by lack of care . |
| 14 | Well I wonder if if in fact er tha that this might be a task for the vice chairman t to go round , |
| 15 | If it could be shown , for instance , that we know sufficient about the deliberation of legislators , political and judicial , to be assured , for instance , that they were better informed than we are then this might be a reason for giving weight to the content of the law in deciding what is morally right or wrong in areas where we felt that we lacked sufficient knowledge . |
| 16 | He remarked that this might be a reason for not getting more A grades . |
| 17 | This might be a display for others to see , a school open day when work is displayed to outside visitors , going on a site visit , bringing in a special visitor to view what has been produced , taking part in a play or pageant , or recreating something like a Victorian school day , or some other event , or compiling a class book to hold the results of their work . |
| 18 | This might be an advantage for some , but these factors ‘ may not favour the extrovert student who prefers the companionship and competition of the classroom . |
| 19 | This might be an advantage for some , but as has been pointed out , the factor of isolation may not favour the extrovert student who prefers the companionship and competition of the classroom . |
| 20 | Family members too will have considerable feelings , and this might be an opportunity for a family meeting in the old person 's home , acknowledging the sadness for everybody of having to give up that home , accepting the necessity for more care , and with it the reassurance that the family will be vitally needed for continued regular visiting and involvement . |
| 21 | This might be an argument for postulating a stage of monumental sculpture in wood , now lost to us , preceding that in stone . |
| 22 | Colin resents the notion that he does n't carry a big punch and this could be a chance for him to try to prove otherwise as Palacio admits to having been knocked out four times in his 58-fight career . |
| 23 | This could be a rationale for the future . |
| 24 | This could be a dilemma for both the clinical director and other consultants within the directorate . |
| 25 | ‘ This could be a matter for the COBRA , sir . |
| 26 | In fact where there is a great deal of evidence of use , this could be a substitute for poor employment practice which has failed to take account of matching manpower/patient needs . |
| 27 | ‘ If relativism held with regard to reason … this would be a victory for the Kingdom of Darkness , ’ writes W. Newton-Smith . |
| 28 | But this would be a minefield for any Yugoslav government , and it might be better to accept the fact that , at least under present conditions , house property is largely immune from taxation in Yugoslavia . |
| 29 | In almost any business sector this would be a recipe for a rapid rise in the share price and a cause for celebration — but not so at ITN . |
| 30 | The CC C P Par army was a quarter the size of the K M T and had little money and no tanks , therefore it needed mobilization of the peasants in the villages , they needed the peasants to volunteer to join the P L A and to protect their own property so they thought that this would be an incentive for them . |