Example sentences of "[noun pl] are [vb pp] for [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Three institutions are proposed for case study : a large private firm ; a civil service department ; and a national trade union . |
| 2 | There is available for the certificate home study , where no tutor is involved but readings and notes are used for solo study . |
| 3 | The objective would be to ensure that policy alternatives are adequately considered , that reasons are proffered for agency decisions , and that differing interests can present their views to the agency and have those views adequately discussed . |
| 4 | Individual returns are published for interest only and not because there is any competitive element . |
| 5 | Aaron and his sons are anointed for service . |
| 6 | He was explaining how the finished clubs are matched for weight , and how precise this matching had to be . |
| 7 | Samples of all fruits and vegetables are tested for pesticide residues . |
| 8 | Although , the rule of the clock affected most people in the sixteenth century far less than it does us today , it was already sufficient to provoke Brother Jean in the Gargantua ( 1535 ) of Rabelais to complain that ‘ the hours are made for man and not man for the hours ! ’ |
| 9 | Booking forms are used for access face to face . |
| 10 | Apart from agriculture the unimproved native grasslands are used for forestry , sporting purposes , nature conservation , recreation , water collection and military training , the last three being prominent only in limited locations . |
| 11 | Here 's the damage for Gloucester … the bottom of the table … four go down … there are four matches left and two wins are needed for safety … so what about the worry of relegation … |
| 12 | On the CDC 6600 computer certain values of the floating-point exponent are set aside to represent zero , infinite , and " indefinite " operand values , and rules are given for arithmetic operations on these quantities ( for example , the difference of two infinite operands is indefinite ) . |
| 13 | The sample queries are provided for use with DEC Rdb/VMS and ORACLE RDBMS ( requiring SQL and SQL*PLUS interactive licences respectively ) . |
| 14 | Amsterdam , Netherlands-based Baan International BV has introduced Triton EIS , an executive information system for selecting and presenting management information , and a multimedia toolkit designed for systems integration : both products are scheduled for release in May and will be available through UK distributor Agility Business Software Ltd , based in Bristol , Avon . |
| 15 | First products are scheduled for release by year end . |
| 16 | ‘ A form issued by the Governatorato dello Stato della Citta del Vaticano is used to certify that the products are intended for consumption , ’ he said in his written reply . |
| 17 | ( These products are mentioned for information only ; such mention should not necessarily bc taken as a recommendation . ) |
| 18 | And in Europe some migrating birds are killed for sport or food . |
| 19 | Guidelines are suggested for pain relief and should be tailored to the individual patient 's needs . |
| 20 | ‘ The chalets are kept for group bookings , ’ Lucy explained with as much patience as she could muster . |
| 21 | A greater problem is the need for a large amount of store , particularly when the stepping motor system has a heavy inertial load and many steps are needed for acceleration and deceleration . |
| 22 | In other cases , separate project organizations are used for idea generation and idea realization . |
| 23 | The current owners farm the two herds on the estate on a commercial basis - though sentimentalists need not worry , as the animals are reared for breeding purposes rather than the dinner table . |
| 24 | Wild animals are used for food but at a level at which they can still reproduce a similar surplus a year later . |
| 25 | About one in five of all trips are made for business purposes and the business travel industry is growing at twice the speed of tourism . |
| 26 | Now P E P allows you to er allows the managers on your behalf to reclaim the tax , so a lot of the funds are geared for income , and when you 're retiring , income geared P E Ps are excellent news . |
| 27 | It admits that funds are needed for training and basic equipment , and finds that the principles of community care have often not been fully understood . |
| 28 | Although most of the work is carried out by volunteers , funds are needed for training , daily activities and research projects . |
| 29 | The calves are reared for beef , veal or replacements for either dairy or suckler herds , and the best of them can gain about 1,154g/day . |
| 30 | It is also important that we should all realise that surveys show that a quarter of all stolen cars are used for death riding , just as a quarter of all car thefts happen to unlocked vehicles — which is our fault . |