Example sentences of "is for the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A common inner-city pattern is for the fronting rule to be superseded by a lowering rule ( before voiceless stops and in polysyllables ) , or a backing rule ( in other environments ) in the speech of younger speakers . |
| 2 | A slight variation ( used by the CDC 6600 computer ) is for the subroutine call to store a " jump to location ( n+ I ) " ; to terminate the subroutine , we jump directly to this jump instruction . |
| 3 | He does not have the lungs or larynx or the theatrical dynamic for it ; indeed , his own preference is for the small-scale gathering , almost a teach-in . |
| 4 | It is for the HVS–E1 climber that the crag has most to offer though , and a short tour along the edge taking in the following climbs will not disappoint . |
| 5 | What utter and unbelievable nonsense it is for the Labour Group to claim that the Conservative Group have sought to exploit the needs of people with disabilities in order to gain political advantage . |
| 6 | Could you comment briefly on Addison Wesley and the pattern of the , the major programmes in that business and er , what the outlook is for the current year . |
| 7 | Unemployment is a tragedy for the unemployed in Britain , just as it is for the greater number of unemployed in France and the United States . |
| 8 | Among the free churches there is no set system of redundancy procedure as there is for the Anglican Church , so that it may be for officials from the local congregation to decide if and how to dispose of vacant church property . |
| 9 | One obvious development is for the empirical studies to incorporate behavioural relationships . |
| 10 | ‘ The worst mistake that could be made is for the rich to apply conditionality to new aid and loans . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ My dream is for the joint venture to become one of the major players in Europe , ’ he said . |
| 12 | The concern is for the increasing number of people with alcohol-related disorders . |
| 13 | The typical pattern is for the Japanese businessman to eat at a restaurant in the evening and thereafter go to a bar or cabaret . |
| 14 | Tha this is for the desperate people . |
| 15 | Most of the work that is done at Harwell is for the civilian sector . |
| 16 | This camera is for the professional operator . |
| 17 | The Government believes that it is for the professional bodies and other organizations whose members provide legal services to satisfy the courts and the public that their members are competent to undertake representation . |
| 18 | Prescriptives is for the contemporary woman who demands the same high standards from her beauty products as she expects from her wardrobe . |
| 19 | ‘ Responsibility is accepted in the preparation of this report for the skill and diligence reasonably to be expected of a competent surveyor and valuer but the information it contains is for the confidential information only of the clients for whom it is prepared and of any building society , bank or other lender to whom written application for a mortgage advance has been made or will be made within 28 days after the date of this report . |
| 20 | It is well known that any such sheet of water will attract birds , and these reservoirs ' main importance is for the wintering wildfowl Table VI ( p. 33 ) gives an indication of the ornithological importance of the four major reservoirs which attract about 30 per cent . |
| 21 | Preference is for the latter , below par last time , but who has lumps in hand on his close second to Sirrah Jay at Newton Abbot a month ago . |
| 22 | This box is for the inquiring mind , the person for whom life 's teasing questions never lose their attraction . |
| 23 | The most common error from the top of the backswing is for the right arm and shoulder to push forward , for the right side to unwind prematurely , and for the cut across , out-to-in action to be set . |
| 24 | O2 Technology SA , the Versailles-based object-oriented database system developer , and Overseas Bechtel Inc have signed a distribution agreement whereby Bechtel will market a Japanese version of 02 , the company announced : Yoshie Hashima , director general of Overseas Bechtel in Tokyo , said in a statement , ‘ O2 responds to the needs of the Japanese market for object-oriented database systems , that is very promising — the collaboration with O2 will enable Bechtel to attain a leadership position in the distribution of tools for open systems ; ’ the alliance with Bechtel ‘ is for the long term , ’ said Francois Bancilhon , the managing director of O2 . |
| 25 | One should not expect to obtain a detailed contract , but once a commitment is made it is for the long term . |
| 26 | All is for the best in this best of all possible worlds , he mused , blowing a great cloud of smoke into the air above him . |
| 27 | He can smell nothing , which is for the best . |
| 28 | It was not easy but I think it is for the best , in the long run . |
| 29 | ‘ I remember one line from the Iliad , ‘ One principle is for the best , to fight in defence of one 's country ’ . |
| 30 | Good heavens , I think your plan to retire is for the best ; let me know if I can help in any way . |