Example sentences of "[is] a matter for [pron] " in BNC.

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1 And if they want to exercise those prejudices that 's a matter for them .
2 what he has said is that he , it 's a matter for myself to talk to whoever I wish , and that he respects my judgement in these matters , er according to the joint statement issued Mr Reynolds briefed him on his discussions with me on that on that
3 It 's a matter for someone 's own conscience how they cope with illness , publicly or privately , but to say that in life Freddie did anything to publicise the agony of AIDS is bullshit .
4 ‘ I would not say he has always told us all the truth , ’ said Cadfael mildly , ‘ if that 's a matter for his conscience .
5 ‘ That 's a matter for you .
6 At the end of the day it 's a matter for you .
7 It 's a matter for you as individuals is n't it if you witness something ?
8 What the right hon. Member for Birmingham , Sparkbrook ( Mr. Hattersley ) said is a matter for him .
9 He said If this person who ever he is has decided to join the Tory party then it is a matter for him and a matter of small regret but not one which will cause us to lie awake worrying about .
10 The commission will not be responsible for promoting a network : the extent to which companies form a network , particularly one that as at present subsidises the smaller contractors , is a matter for them .
11 Mrs , what the local authority excluding D thirty nine and D forty of course is a matter for them .
12 If individual purchasers want to reveal what they paid for a company , it is a matter for them .
13 The position taken by the accounting profession is that the function of the accounts is to provide verifiable information : what users of that information choose to do with it is a matter for them .
14 If an ‘ inner core ’ of countries wish to ‘ pool ’ their sovereignty , that is a matter for them : the British public will not feel that losing national control of their employment , health , environmental or immigration policies is counterbalanced by an ability to regulate those policies in Belgium or Germany — the reality of inclusion in a tight ‘ first division ’ in Europe .
15 I have said before from the Dispatch Box that the attitude of other parties in the House to that Act is a matter for them rather than for me .
16 How each House chooses to ‘ pass ’ a Bill is a matter for its own internal procedures .
17 Whether or not Convocation might wish to institute some sort of subscription to cover these extra provisions is a matter for its Standing Committee to recommend to the Annual General Meeting for decision ; it is not directly relevant to the questions which have been outlined .
18 Referring to the American Airlines threat , a spokesman for the Department of Transport said : ‘ This is a matter for their own commercial judgment . ’
19 Local authorities have a separate and specific jurisdiction conferred on them by the Act , and the course that they take is a matter for their judgment .
20 It is a matter for their boards of management and we should expect them , like all bodies that are publicly funded , to get value for money .
21 And he told reporters before the meeting : ‘ I support the IRA 's right to engage in armed struggle — where it wages armed engagements is a matter for itself . ’
22 Whilst we may agree , at your request , to release a draft of our report at any stage prior to completion of the services set out in this letter , the suitability of a draft for release is a matter for our judgement , and we reserve the right not to release a draft it , if in our view , release is not appropriate .
23 In most cases — and , of course , this is a matter for your judgement of circumstances — allow about ten seconds ; then you call it ‘ disobedience ’ .
24 The nature of the work and the environment in which you operate is a matter for your choice , but few careers offer the variety of opportunity provided by the solicitors ' profession .
25 Can I assist here ? the motion that has been mooted and the amendment has been proposed the amendment has been accepted the question now is whether what the the motion has been made and uh it is a matter for you to go to your suggested that certain members be allowed to speak at the end of the day it is a matter for you to decide uh control of the who is allowed to speak on that particular motion as amended of course
26 Can I assist here ? the motion that has been mooted and the amendment has been proposed the amendment has been accepted the question now is whether what the the motion has been made and uh it is a matter for you to go to your suggested that certain members be allowed to speak at the end of the day it is a matter for you to decide uh control of the who is allowed to speak on that particular motion as amended of course
27 That it ought to interfere and regulate or even suppress these autonomous , self-creating , voluntary associations is a matter for it to prove : it is not assumed …
28 My views are well known , but it is a matter for my right hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer .
29 As the hon. Gentleman is well aware , his first question is a matter for my hon. Friend the Minister of State and my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State who have , no doubt , listened to him carefully .
30 That is a matter for my right hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer , but I can assure my hon. Friend that my right hon. Friend the Chancellor will not allow the European Community to roll over him — as would be the case if the Leader of the Opposition were in charge of the affairs of this country — but will be fighting hard for Britain 's interests , and especially for the interests of the Scotch whisky industry .
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