Example sentences of "[noun sg] for what is " in BNC.
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| 1 | American environmentalists are girding their loins in preparation for what is undoubtedly the most important meeting in the whole process . |
| 2 | Er maybe he was , I think , a little superficial in his enthusiasm for what is referred to as the software , that 's to say that 's the computer programs that you |
| 3 | Hence national levels of support for what is essentially a late-secondary or post-secondary programme , the local organization which supports it and the commitment of teachers who contribute to it at more than one level — all these matter . |
| 4 | Had we known about them we might have paid more attention to the findings of the crime survey which suggested a quite extraordinary level of public support for what is now dismissed as the ‘ political rhetoric ’ of the social worker . |
| 5 | The responsibility for what is happening does not lie with us . |
| 6 | This is not South Africa , where the power is in the hands of the Afrikaner and it is possible — if not altogether honest — for the British visitor to remain critical and aloof from responsibility for what is wrong . |
| 7 | It is now becoming clear even to those of a partisan view that the culpability of the federal army , which is no longer responsive to any of the organs of the previous state , must bear a heavy responsibility for what is happening . |
| 8 | ‘ It is not enough for the Secretary of State to wash his hands in this Pontius Pilate way and say he has no responsibility for what is happening . ’ |
| 9 | The Spanish Prime Minister has already said — it was said also by the Portugese at Maastricht — that their ratification will depend on more money for what is called cohesion and structural funds . |
| 10 | a user of the highway , in his personal security.d As one writer has put it , the rule provides a remedy for what is ‘ essentially a wrong arising from occupation of land ( and it is irrelevant whether the person suffering the injury occupies land or not ) . ’ |
| 11 | Dawkins ( 1976 , 1978 ) has argued strongly that considering the individual animal as the unit of selection is a form of shorthand for what is actually selected down the generations is the gene , or over short time spans , groups of associated genes . |
| 12 | Taking into account that the pump and heater is included in this price , I was pretty pleased with such a relatively-small outlay for what is a very well designed and competent filtration unit . |
| 13 | At worst the effect of their work is to produce a half-formed readiness for what is new , together with a half-understood response . |
| 14 | And it may also demand analysis of the constructions that a word may appear in , for instance , that a verb like want can be followed by the term for what is wanted , as in I want that block ; or by a clause , as in I want him to come here . |
| 15 | This return should be expressed through performance of the individual learning site , the criterion for what is successful being a comprehensive record of achievement and experience , not a battery of inert test scores . |
| 16 | Apart from its sheer deliciousness ( most cold lobster sauces , including mayonnaise , are on the heavy side for what is already rich and solid food ) this sauce has other points to recommend it . |
| 17 | But it is worth investing in brand new , state-of-the-art equipment for what is argued by some to be an unhealthy form of cooking ? |
| 18 | We are in the position of taking the blame for what is a Government decision , ’ he went on . |
| 19 | The word ‘ street ’ is ‘ used as a metaphor for what is aberrant and fearful in the light of social norms . ’ |
| 20 | Then as we commissioned our team for what is at the time of writing known as the King 's Arms church we experienced a pouring out of the gifts of the Spirit on those elders and leaders who were praying for the team : it seemed everyone had a word of instruction , a revelation , a tongue or an interpretation for the strengthening of the church . |
| 21 | Where the buyer places an order with a seller for what is essentially sub-contract manufacture , it is very common either for the seller to require the buyer to provide such items for use in the manufacture , or to have such items made himself . |
| 22 | Logs of coniferous trees are ground down to produce a cellulose fibre for what is called mechanical wood pulp , used to make cheap paper such as newsprint . |
| 23 | It should be noted , though , that as yet there has not been a long enough period for what is banal and insubstantial to be dropped in favour of what is an enduring renewal of the tradition . |
| 24 | This study also serves to illustrate the very real need for what is known in healing circles as ‘ psychic protection ’ . |
| 25 | She also identifies the need for what is usefully described as ‘ transition management ’ , to establish the change through a clearly defined communications strategy , based on a model of the change process . |
| 26 | Two requirements guided the DES specification : the need for what is taught and how it is taught to reflect the values of society ; the need for a broad curriculum ( in terms of subjects ) . |
| 27 | Redemption and disavowal are not compatible and the final lines suggest the yet severer knowledge that desire is of its nature the desire for what is lost : |
| 28 | The sooner the Secretary of State and the Prime Minister come to the Principality , the better : let the voters there decide who should have the credit for what is happening in Wales and also what should be done to the Conservative party in view of the deplorable levels of unemployment to be found in Wales . |
| 29 | In the various judgments that have been made in the High Court by Mr. Justice Brown , no contempt was found against officials or my hon. Friend for what is called phase 1 and phase 2 . |
| 30 | Last year 's Cup Winners Cup Division B champions against last year 's Irish Senior Cup winners is certainly one to whet the appetite for what is World Cup season . |