Example sentences of "[noun pl] be [art] [noun sg] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Bad debts are no excuse for banking folly |
| 2 | I have no quantitative evidence for this , and the reasons are a matter for speculation , but the difficulties some users have in getting through to us show that a remarkable degree of persistence is sometimes demanded . |
| 3 | These projects are a breakthrough for the Company especially for the projects department and hopefully will be two of many more to come . |
| 4 | Young artists are the focus for the Creativity Arts Training Programme in Lahore , Pakistan . |
| 5 | Therefore it is fitting to remember that such houses are no substitute for fair rent housing from local authorities or housing associations ( Clark 1981 ) . |
| 6 | After all , the existing rules are a charter for disruption . |
| 7 | Environment groups have claimed that the programmes are a cover-up for the continuation of commercial whaling [ see ED 47 ] . |
| 8 | Medium-term note ( MTN ) programmes are the vehicle for most investor-driven private placements . |
| 9 | Hair care technology has gone beyond conditioner : today 's products are a prescription for total hair health . |
| 10 | In Europe , classical times are a beginning for historians , but not for archaeologists . |
| 11 | It seems clear that the principle that remedies are a matter for the courts of Member States and the principle of effective protection are , potentially at least , in conflict ; and that ultimately the legal system which creates a right must also control the way that right is protected . |
| 12 | ‘ Oh , there have been some great political records , but I do n't think songs are the medium for getting such views across . ’ |
| 13 | The virus utilities are a must for every computer user concerned with computer security . |
| 14 | The virus utilities are a must for every computer user concerned with computer security . |
| 15 | ‘ The concessions made by Cabinet ministers in private consultations with government backbenchers are no substitute for public scrutiny . ’ |
| 16 | Although she and Rune had exchanged verbal descriptions of their respective relations the previous evening , words were no substitute for flesh and blood . |
| 17 | His words were the signal for Lord Hartington to send champagne in to the press room at Cheltenham , acknowledging the role of journalists in drawing attention to the problem . |
| 18 | Deep inside our ears is the mechanism for keeping us balanced . |
| 19 | As ketamine is a powerful anaesthetic its uncontrolled use in social settings is a cause for concern , although there is little documented evidence , as yet , that its non-medical use has greatly increased as suggested by media reports . |
| 20 | Halfway through interviewing candidates is no time for governor discord or financial disagreements to surface , or for the true needs of the school to be hastily compromised . |
| 21 | ( This implies of course that consciousness in animals is a hypothesis for which there can be no evidence at all unless we resort to anthropomorphism , which we usually do . ) |
| 22 | If the issue today in some people 's eyes is the need for this community in Greater York to be one hundred percent self sufficient then perhaps we really ought to go pack up and er go home , er because there 's no way that er a settlement that one could envisage in Greater York or perhaps anywhere else can be a hundred percent self sufficiency , self sufficient , you 're not going to get a shopping mall , you 'd be unlikely to get a a major touring theatre , so you can not aim for a hundred percent self sufficiency , you aim for what is appropriate for the size of the community and particularly its relationship to existing settlements er in the general area . |
| 23 | The training of Christian journalists is a priority for AENS . |
| 24 | Expenditure by supply utilities is a matter for these companies . |
| 25 | The study of origins and influences is no substitute for looking directly at what these texts actually say and the very particular felt understanding that they mediate . |
| 26 | Each of these subtrees is a recogniser for one class , whose top node is a ’ summing device ’ . |
| 27 | This year 's total of 56 participating nations is a record for the Federation Cup . |
| 28 | Three managers and three chairmen in 18 months is a recipe for football disaster . |
| 29 | The exploitation of fur-bearing animals was the incentive for much of the early exploration of North America . |
| 30 | The question was whether reimbursement of these fares by the clients was a consideration for the supply of services and , if it was , whether it was liable to Value Added Tax . |