Example sentences of "[art] [adj] [noun] is for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although , if it wishes , the House may proceed in a different way , the normal procedure is for a Member wishing to raise a matter of privilege to ask the Speaker for a preliminary ruling . |
| 2 | Although strictly speaking the company is responsible for the cost of materials immediately the order is placed , the normal procedure is for costing to be delayed until the invoice has been checked and approved for payment . |
| 3 | The normal procedure is for one of the debentureholders , on behalf of himself and all other holders to commence a debentureholder 's action , the first step of which will be the appointment of a receiver . |
| 4 | This jurisdiction is not often used — the normal procedure is for the Attorney-General to bring proceedings for contempt once the trial has concluded . |
| 5 | The normal pattern is for the initial expansionist phase to give way to a marginal state , which eventually leads through recession to the residual phase . |
| 6 | The three years in which the public sector was in surplus and repaying outstanding debt may be seen as exceptional ; the normal pattern is for the government to be a net seller of debt . |
| 7 | To avoid such problems , where a consent is needed , the normal practice is for the sale agreement to provide that the vendor will hold the benefit of such contract on trust for the purchaser and pay any sums which the vendor receives after completion to the purchaser immediately upon receipt ( see clause 8.2(a) of the standard sale agreement — Appendix III ) . |
| 8 | In January the OECD 's annual report declared : " The short-term outlook is for a continuation of disappointing trends . " |
| 9 | Er , there is this curious erm , not quite sure what the right word is for it . |
| 10 | The right step is for the Select Committee on Catering to consider the proposals , as it will do shortly . |
| 11 | So I will make a personal attack on you the day after to-morrow , when the House will be full , and I will tell you beforehand what I 'm going to say and what the right come-back is for you to score off me . |
| 12 | The right thing is for the two counties to get together and to make a joint decision and , if necessary , to have a public inquiry or to leave it to the Minister to call the scheme in if he is not satisfied . |
| 13 | Therefore , the practice with the private sector is for employers and employees to make contributions to a fund at a rate which , combined with judicious management of the fund , should be sufficient to meet obligations to current employees at some point in the future . |
| 14 | The working budget is for expenses you incur in carrying out your programme for the client . |
| 15 | Congress , the very least we can ask of the Labour Party is for a total commitment to the repeal of all anti-trade union legislation enacted since nineteen seventy nine , and a commitment to sign the Social Chapter of the Maastricht Treaty . |
| 16 | The usual procedure is for a sample , which is then referred to as the ‘ panel ’ , to be selected in the usual way , as described on pp. 35–9 above , and for data about this sample to be collected at regular intervals over a period of years . |
| 17 | The usual system is for the client to say how much he will spend as a working budget during a certain period of time . |
| 18 | The usual way is for two people to get together , one doing morning feed and turnout and the other looking after evening feed and bringing in . |
| 19 | Well , well , our transatlantic cousins seem to be slipping : the usual way is for the UK to follow American fashion , but not so in all matters in bookselling it would appear . |
| 20 | The usual practice is for casks to be rolled into deep , cool cellars . |
| 21 | The TBM 700 's purchase price includes two type ratings , and the usual practice is for the owner-pilot to bring a professional flier with him to take the course . |
| 22 | If so , the meeting can proceed ; otherwise , the usual practice is for the meeting to wait a maximum of 15 to 30 minutes for a quorum to assemble . |
| 23 | There are naked kouroi from the region , some from Samos colossal , but the marked preference is for clothed figures : an occasional draped kouros ( something rare on the mainland or the Cyclades ) ; but female figures are far more frequent , and they show a concern with the rendering of stuff and its relation to the body , clinging or hanging free , quite different from anything we have yet seen . |
| 24 | If it seems likely that a particular march will encounter a large and aggressively hostile opposition , the proper course is for the police to organise in such a way as to protect the marchers against the opposition . |
| 25 | Presidents , naturally , do not want to be seen to condone the taking of drugs ; the public temper is for stiff penalties and the locking up of offenders , not tender care . |
| 26 | The left-hand column is for the pharmacist 's notes relating to pricing . |
| 27 | However , that imposition simultaneously reveals how , without linguistic knowledge to explain the distinction , the enforced recognition is for many teachers a traumatic experience . |
| 28 | The top connector is for the inlet from the pump and the bottom for the outlet to the vat . |
| 29 | The basic platform of the popular movement is for a just , democratic and sovereign Philippines i.e. free from foreign , particularly US , intervention . |
| 30 | probably the sensible course is for most books to be ordered sight unseen , with the occasional title requested ‘ on approval ’ when it is thought that seeing the book would be helpful . |