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

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31 It is for me anyway .
32 The lower the bed is , the harder it is for me to get out .
33 Well it is for me .
34 This naturally prompts the question what it is for one purely particular object to stand for another .
35 Where it breaks down and you get a governing body that is split down the middle , where you get staff who tend to who might tend to go in an opposite way to the head teacher , where you get parents who are asked to make difficult decisions as with an opt out ballot , then I think that you have to look very hard at the way that that school is managed and the way that it 's going in the future , because those are the sort of issues that unless you get those right the future for the school can not be as bright as it is for one where they are working as a team .
36 If she was , then it is for her God to judge her personal action — and for the historian to wonder whether this was not one of the most sensible political decisions she ever made .
37 Her modesty in the face of such popularity is endearing , especially as it is for her self-confidence in front of canvas and tv camera for which she is probably best known !
38 In the law of property , a child conceived , but not yet born , will be treated as born , at any rate where it is for its advantage that it should be so treated .
39 Inside there is more marble , — the marbled floor is very good — but it is for its art that the interior is famous .
40 And , naturally a leather suite is as notable for its longlasting looks as it is for its enduring comfort .
41 It is for them I am going to surrender . ’
42 We need to remember that it is no more natural for women to live longer than men than it is for them to have lower incomes , to expect to give up work if their men wish it at marriage or in later life , to be the keepers of family memory , the main carers of those in need , the main sufferers from the empty nest as children leave home .
43 this freedom we talk about is worthy of their support because it is for them we fight ; it is for the establishment of a social system that is going to provide them with the opportunity and the means to develop all that is best in them and the Nation .
44 It is clearly laid down in the Act that it is for them to consider whether or not the nuisance exists , whether or not it has been abated , and whether it still exists , and , if it does , it is for them to consider which of the requirements of the abatement notice are to be carried out or how otherwise the nuisance is to be abated .
45 It is clearly laid down in the Act that it is for them to consider whether or not the nuisance exists , whether or not it has been abated , and whether it still exists , and , if it does , it is for them to consider which of the requirements of the abatement notice are to be carried out or how otherwise the nuisance is to be abated .
46 You come and go with your offerings of help and affection , knowing that what they really need is a constant presence , and sometimes this knowledge can be as painful for you as it is for them .
47 It is for them to accept your instructions in this matter .
48 It was as difficult for them to develop a public analysis of rape eight years ago as it is for them today publicly to acknowledge the extent of sexual abuse of girls and young women inside and outside the home .
49 Rather it is for them a process of , existence that has to be daily achieved by individuals through work , that is through the individual mastery over emotions and the skills of wizardry .
50 And they are ambitious : while the job is regarded as important and worthwhile , it is for them , only a first step in a pollution control career , even though the present organizational structure of the agencies provokes anxieties about the limited prospects of promotion .
51 But the reality is that the court has not given to doctors any right that they did not previously have : it has merely declined to deprive them of a power which it is for them alone to exercise .
52 It is for them — for their sake , really , that I am here . ’
53 The larger the number of firms already supplying a market and the more difficult it is for them to collude , the more competition there is likely to be .
54 Parliament has placed the primary responsibility for their enforcement on local authorities and it is for them to decide their own course of action .
55 It is for them to ensure that those substantial resources are used effectively .
56 The more production the better it is for them and better to sell the pits off .
57 The more security you have , the more of a challenge it is for them and the more of a thrill they get if they get away with it .
58 I think that 's true what Yona says you know it it is Cos you know I the sort of the political people of the town tend to be councillors who are er men mainly and set in their ways and think that because they 've got the label councillor behind you know b front of their name that they 're they are for life you know it 's And they 're sort of respectable inverted commas members of the community and you know and I mean I hope that out of out of all this I mean it 's it 's a shame it has to happen in such a desperate situation you know because I mean none of us can really feel glad that Because to be on strike is I mean each day is is hard I 'm sure for well I mean I can only say because to be close to people on strike it 's quite a unique thing really for me and i you become so involved and close to people and you realize how hard it is for them .
59 It is not for teachers to tell them what to believe or value , but it is for them to try to equip pupils in such a way that they can enter into the debate and develop a coherent and perceptive worldview for themselves .
60 Morality , for religious people , is not something invented by people to keep community life sweet ; it is for them an obligation arising out of the nature of the way things are .
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