Example sentences of "[adj] for [pron] " in BNC.
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| 31 | F. Because transport is needed between the factories in a chain , it is more profitable for them to be close to one another . |
| 32 | The result has been that in some cases the insurance premiums which manufacturers have to pay to protect themselves are so high as to make it no longer profitable for them to remain in business . |
| 33 | It also meant that there was little incentive for them to invest in Britain since it was more profitable for them to invest in countries where profit margins were higher . |
| 34 | When they get together and they need money , the old school tie , the old party tie comes into play and money can be found for things that they think are profitable for them and their consultancies , and their companies , and their interests . |
| 35 | Furthermore , it is logical that models which can yield an investment strategy capable of beating a process of random selection and ‘ buy-and-hold ’ would not be published until they ceased to be profitable for their creators . |
| 36 | The quantity and the period for leasing can be perfectly adapted to your needs : whether it is for 10 , 100 or 1000 machines ( or as many as you need ) for 4 , 8 or 12 weeks ( or as long as it is profitable for you ) . |
| 37 | it 's not gon na be right for somebody is n't it ? |
| 38 | Yet , Simon was right for himself ? |
| 39 | She turned down The Fabulous Baker Boys , a film which made Michelle Pfeiffer an international superstar and an Oscar nominee , because ‘ I felt it was n't right for me ’ . |
| 40 | But then I really do n't know it 's right for me to be helping you with such dubious assignations . ’ |
| 41 | As well as noting down what strikes you as important , try to answer the question , is it right for me and my family ? |
| 42 | He said , ‘ It 's just right for me , but mummies and daddies ca n't go on it , can they ? ’ |
| 43 | But Graham refused to single out Wright for special condemnation after a stormy game featuring five bookings , saying : ‘ It would not be right for me to focus on just one player . |
| 44 | Was it right for me to assume that I would remain senior partner until retirement ? |
| 45 | I thought you might be the one who was right for me . ’ |
| 46 | He did a very good job , but it made me think about what would be right for me when I died . ’ |
| 47 | Reid said : ‘ As far as I am concerned it is no big deal that I am coming back — I simply feel the time is right for me . |
| 48 | ‘ His interest was flattering and I felt Newcastle were right for me . |
| 49 | ‘ I never wanted to leave Wigan — it would have been a downward step — but at the same time it had to be right for me . |
| 50 | He was not right for me . |
| 51 | Sometimes Bentham is represented as having held a significantly different view from that just described , according to which an action which it is right for me to do at any moment is either one which produces a greater surplus of pleasure over pain than any alternative action then open to me ( in which case it is the one right action ) or produces as great a surplus as any alternative ( in which case it is a right action ) , while all actions not thus right are wrong . |
| 52 | It would not be right for me to say that he was wrongly ennobled , because I know too little about him to be able to detect whatever surprising quality it was that commended itself to Harold Wilson for admission to the House of Lords . |
| 53 | ‘ If it is n't true , ’ said Mavis coldly , ‘ why did you say this morning that your car would be just right for me ? ’ |
| 54 | But Yanek said , " I have thought about it , Grandfather , and I think it is right for me to go . " |
| 55 | I guess it would n't be right for me to differ with him . |
| 56 | She 's right for me . |
| 57 | If I judge that the agreement is not in the interests of this country , it would not be right for me to sign it and I will not sign it . |
| 58 | I think it is right for me to receive the report and then to examine it . |
| 59 | I shall discuss with my right hon. Friend whether it would be right for me to arrange a debate next week , as the hon. Gentleman suggests . |
| 60 | If it 's Derry or somewhere else I do n't mind as long as the move is right for me . |