Example sentences of "often a [noun] for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The post-experience pattern has emerged chiefly in the management and administrative fields , although it is also found in teaching ( in post-school education and the proposed ‘ licensed teacher ’ scheme ) and some other service professions ( for example , voluntary social work experience is often a requirement for admission to social work courses ) . |
| 2 | As regards Vial 's personality , Bracy Clark noted that he was polite and easy in his manners , and often a stickler for etiquette and punctilio , believing , reasonably enough , that his office as Professor of the College required it . |
| 3 | It is a often a nursery for fish species that normally live in the separate worlds of freshwater rivers or the sea . |
| 4 | There is often a tendency for pilots to think that , because they are solo and have managed a few soaring flights and their Bronze C , they should be allowed to go cross-country . |
| 5 | Diaries are perhaps more often a vehicle for complaints . |
| 6 | Although femininity is often a problem for women seeking equal treatment with men — in that it is easier to take advantage of people who are gentle than those who are aggressive and pushy — its positive aspects in terms of openness , emotional expression and human warmth are also important . |
| 7 | Emotional lability , in which the patient responds with exaggerated emotions , for instance bursting into tears without any real reason , is often a problem for stroke and head-injured patients . |
| 8 | At a time when so many natural phenomena remained both inexplicable and uncontrollable , and when medical knowledge was more often a force for harm than good , many individuals continued to feel a pressing need for supernatural assistance , and to seek it indiscriminately through both Christian prayers and magical charms . |
| 9 | The house was left empty and was often a target for vandals and Sutherland was unable to sell it . |
| 10 | Cuttings and embankments are often a haven for wildlife . |
| 11 | They are often a cry for help . |
| 12 | I do n't deny that very often a potential for intelligence is underdeveloped because the environment lacks sufficient stimuli ; but however much the environment is manipulated , unless the genetic material is good , there is a point beyond which such manipulation can not have an effect . ’ |