Example sentences of "for the [noun] being [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The best argument for the statue being a fixture was its careful siting in the West Lawn so as to form an integral part of the architectural design of the west elevation of the house . |
| 2 | It had become clear that this also needed to be educational activity , with a high profile for curriculum and the quality of student experiences , with any material gain for the school being a bonus rather than raison d'etre . |
| 3 | He published a paper by ex-sapper Kenneth Koop , in which a case is made for the alignments being the remains of an early survey of Britain . |
| 4 | Obviously , in an ideal world you 'd have a different spanner for every nut , but for the time being a couple of adjustable spanners will come in very handy ( you need two because often you will have to grip a nut as well as a bolt ) . |
| 5 | Whether intentionally or not , the effect of the exclusion was to dodge for the time being a major constitutional problem . |
| 6 | For the time being the parliament serves only as an advisory body of Noriega loyalists . |
| 7 | This cloak was the principal relic of the west Frankish kings of Neustria , and wherever the Neustrian kings were , it went with them to adorn whatever building became for the time being the royal chapel . |
| 8 | For the time being the knot at the foot end remained . |
| 9 | This , however , lay still in the future , and for the time being the seventeen industrialised towns and villages ( out of thirty-two ) in Babergh hundred contained almost three-quarters of its population and 87 per cent of its wealth . |
| 10 | For the time being the constitution was as Bonar Law argued " in suspense " , and so unconstitutional opposition would be justified . |
| 11 | the member of the House of Commons who is for the time being the Chairman of the Committee of Public Accounts ; |
| 12 | Work it out of your system so that , eventually , what you are doing becomes for the time being the only thing in existence . |
| 13 | Leaving aside for the time being the question of ‘ hostile intent , ’ it is plain that it is not enough that the defendant deliberately does an act that has the incidental effect of obstructing the police ; he must also have some notion that he is obstructing and causing the police difficulties . |
| 14 | For the time being the TV advertising will be confined to Scotland as the density of the branch network there makes it much more cost effective than in England and Wales . |
| 15 | But for the time being the whole field of myth was reinterpreted in terms of Dionysiac pessimism and thereby revitalized , gaining a new weight and significance . |
| 16 | The Shamir administration refrained , however , from challenging for the time being the apparent PLO involvement with the Jordanian-Palestinian delegation , nor did it decide to use this as grounds for withdrawing from the conference . |
| 17 | Eliza acquiesced , forsaking for the time being the prospect of seeing her brothers in Australia for the comfort and security of staying in Hobart , and yet sad to be losing the company of her husband . |
| 18 | Neither the Conservatives nor Labour , therefore , had a chance of retaining or obtaining office unless they abandoned for the time being the principal position which they fought the election to obtain . |
| 19 | ( 13 ) With the consent in writing of all Members for the time being the restrictions imposed by this Article may be waived or varied in relation to any proposed transfer of Shares . |
| 20 | ( 13 ) With the consent in writing of all Members for the time being the restrictions imposed by this Article may be waived or varied in relation to any proposed transfer of Shares . |
| 21 | For the time being the aspirations of the West Germans were met by the creation of the Nato Nuclear Planning Group . |
| 22 | The actions were consolidated , the plaintiff 's action standing as the claim , the defendants ' claim for the commission being the counterclaim . |