Example sentences of "[noun pl] be for " in BNC.

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1 ‘ This just shows how hungry institutions are for commissions , ’ one banker said .
2 Parkside pit camp mugs , T-shirts and badges are for sale , and a limited edition commemorative plate has been produced .
3 Becher et al ( 1981 ) point to some of the problems : it is not obvious what the real reasons are for poor results ( e.g. poor intake ) ; criticism of a hardworking school operating in bad circumstances undermines morale ; and a high scoring school acts as a magnet and deprives other schools of high ability children .
4 Why do you think it is that that you get erm that you have got quite a few girls that become prostitutes , what do you think the reasons are for it ?
5 These accounts are for the period from 15 July 1991 to 30 September 1992 .
6 If picture-books are for young children , then what is one to make of , for example , Charles Keeping 's edition of Alfred Noyes The highwayman or Raymond Briggs ' Fungus the bogeyman ?
7 The illustrations are for the case when the game is played with the eight neighbouring sites ( the cells corresponding to the chess king 's move ) , and with one 's own site ( which is reasonable if the players are thought of as organized groups occupying territory ) .
8 While the PRE has halted Mozambique 's rapid economic decline since the early 1980s , there have been doubts about how appropriate its policies are for a country still at war .
9 We need an urgent review , maybe less papers but more information on rights lost and what Labour policies are for the future .
10 As well as operating on behalf of industrial concerns , part of EFS ' everyday operations are for Europ-Assistance the International holiday insurance company .
11 Out of the office , Muriel 's preferences are for classical music , a quiet existence , with knitting , visiting the elderly and church on Sundays pretty well top of the list .
12 All those defences are for the defendant to establish on the balance of probabilities .
13 The problem generally classified as ‘ shirking ’ also extends to incompetence , since if the shareholders are for practical purposes unable to replace management the company may suffer from inept leadership quite separately from questions of managerial diligence .
14 Most of the projects are for building new homes but modernisation and refurbishments are included .
15 These teeth are for battle .
16 These syllables are for me the quintessence of the Beautiful , the Worthy , they are an inspiration , a political confession of faith and a moral and spiritual claim ’ .
17 Riggers are for letting , lining out and landscape applications .
18 ‘ That 's what solicitors are for . ’
19 That 's what solicitors are for . ’
20 Most of the meetings are for the purposes of electing Elders and Deacons ; selecting dates for Communion and purging and adding to the roll in preparation ; electing a representative in the Presbytery and Synod ; and acting as a court of discipline .
21 Their proposals are for a traffic-calming ramp or similar device , or even just a sign reminding drivers of the speed limit .
22 However , the 1987 budget proposals are for firms with an annual turnover under £250,000 to be able to pay VAT on a cash basis viz. VAT need only be paid when the invoice bearing VAT has actually been paid .
23 Welcome though many of the Government 's proposals are for reducing the demand for aggregates ( PIP 6.20 ) , the efficient use of materials , different approaches to construction , increasing the price of aggregates , making better use of waste materials and introducing voluntary codes by the public sector to use less material , will prove insufficient unless they are reinforced by a development strategy that questions the need for aggregates-intensive development , such as roads .
24 Welcome though many of the Government 's proposals are for reducing the demand for aggregates ( PIP 6.20 ) , the efficient use of materials , different approaches to construction , increasing the price of aggregates , making better use of waste materials and introducing voluntary codes by the public sector to use less material , will prove insufficient unless they are reinforced by a development strategy that questions the need for aggregates-intensive development , such as roads .
25 Present EC proposals are for a tax of $3 per barrel of oil equivalent , rising to $10 per barrel by 2000. * EC Environment Commissioner Ioannis Paleokrassas said that under present national programmes for carbon reduction , emissions would still be 3 per cent above 1990 levels at the end of the decade .
26 could I ask if i if it is appropriate whether whether Bob could elaborate on on what the proposals are for the Market Hall and .
27 Open Houses are for any mums and their children the majority of whom are obviously of pre-school age .
28 Open Houses are for any mums and their children the majority of whom are obviously of pre-school age .
29 Open Houses are for any mums and their children the majority of whom are obviously of pre-school age .
30 Open Houses are for any mums and their children the majority of whom are obviously of pre-school age .
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