Example sentences of "[prep] [noun] be [vb pp] for " in BNC.

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1 Bilateral talks on fishing quotas off Newfoundland were scheduled for early July in Ottawa , Canada .
2 Stage 1 Generic Sciences modules provide a starting point for those students with little or no science background and will be particularly useful for programmes being developed for adult returners or for those with Standard Grade at Grade 5/6 who wish to continue in science .
3 A large proportion of the posts already announced for relocation are destined for locations targeted by our regional development or urban programme policies and we expect that about 60 per cent .
4 Our export business for Omega is poised for growth and a new distributor appointed in Spain and new market gains in Norway where we are already a major brand .
5 Military adventures abroad that extend for any length of time depend on the legislature being willing to provide the necessary funding and the Senate 's approval of treaties can , by no means be taken for granted .
6 Later , the film rights for Loot were sold for £100,000 .
7 Therefore the logogen for cat is used for all the following tasks :
8 He had gone to the sideboard cupboard where a bottle of whisky was kept for medicinal purposes , drunk what was there , and died .
9 The original connections for the panels had been removed from the edge girders in 1951 , and a system of support was introduced for the new panels .
10 Among other parties , unexpectedly low levels of support were recorded for the Green Party ( which did , however , win seats in the Slovak National Council ) , the Socialist Party and Social Democrats .
11 All sorts of reasons are given for the lack of enthusiasm in schools for physical science and technology , but never that which might be the fundamental one .
12 A variety of reasons were proffered for the long delay in setting the seal on a deal but drummer Gary Murdoch maintains that ‘ we 've had a string of managers who did n't really know their job ’ .
13 A set of reasons was given for re-organisation in terms of linking an appropriate size to the functions to be performed in order to reap the benefits of the economies of scale .
14 Seychelles : Following completion of the initial seismic survey in 1991 , a 50 per cent reduction of acreage is scheduled for August 1992 .
15 Top price in the dairy ring of £1,130 was paid for a choice calved Friesian heifer and a calved Ayrshire heifer sold at the second top price of £1,070 .
16 Simple reaction time refers to a response , such as a key press , indicating merely that the stimulus has been detected , whereas discriminative reaction time refers to a response where some kind of discrimination is called for between two stimuli presented either simultaneously or successively .
17 A COUPLE who suffered a catalogue of tragedies are set for a second honeymoon in the Austrian mountains .
18 iii ) What additional effects will prove to be important in the statistical modelling of corporate financial data and how best can the size of companies and the sector of operations be accounted for ?
19 It has become clear over the years that a level of formality is required for fair and impartial decision making , though it is equally clear that proper decision making does not always require ritual conduct or observance of the formal rules of evidence .
20 A measure of protection is provided for patients detained in hospital under the Mental Health Act , but the vast majority of service users , both inside and outside hospitals , have no one fighting their corner or making sure their voice is heard .
21 On 11 March ( Penn , Vial , Huntingford ) the Duke of Northumberland was nominated for membership , and thanked for his ‘ bounty ’ of 50 guineas .
22 The unicameral 300-member Chamber of Deputies is elected for a four-year term by universal adult suffrage under a system of reinforced proportional representation .
23 And in this darkness the process of crucifying the image of sin in the practice of penance is completed for the contemplative is dead to the world .
24 In Figure 4.1 the relationship between degree of centralisation and level of bargaining is shown for a number of countries .
25 A given work of literature is related for them to literature in general , and not to the personality of its author .
26 Douglas , disappointed , had of course been prepared for this also , and wasted little time in cursing .
27 The holder could , of course be asked for suggestions on redesigning the job .
28 ‘ We have two wills on file , ’ Timothy Hutton said , reaching the end of whatever internal debate he had been having , ‘ but the second , which was made in anticipation of her marriage to Mr Hawick , can not of course be submitted for Probate since that marriage did not take place .
29 The carrier will of course be paid for his service by the buyer or seller .
30 These of course were paid for by Theo , Vincent regularly bought copies of the Graphic and London News , tearing out sheets to add to his stock .
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