Example sentences of "is [vb pp] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the Old Testament or Hebrew Bible , which is an important part of the sacred literature of all three religions , God is likened for instance to a judge , a king , a midwife and a mother eagle . |
| 2 | The difference between the two figures is calculated for each region . |
| 3 | If variation in breeding success is calculated for stags of above a year old ( the age of sexual maturity ) , it greatly exceeds more realistic measures of variation in breeding success such as variation in seasonal success within cohorts or lifetime success ( see Table 23.3 ) . |
| 4 | This is because the housing element within the grant is calculated for the duration of the academic year ( continuous from beginning of autumn term until the end of the academic year ) . |
| 5 | It is calculated for two cases : shear deformation and uniaxial stretching and compression . |
| 6 | Viscosity varies greatly with temperature and the table of timings provided is calculated for analysis at the standardized temperature of 20°C . |
| 7 | He has such great familiarity with the keyboard that when it is hidden for him by a cloth spread over it , he plays on this cloth with the same speed and the same precision . |
| 8 | The dams also render the animals easy prey for hunters and trap them when the water is drained for irrigation . |
| 9 | Intensive farming methods and particularly insecticides have had a disastrous effect on the lesser kestrel , an insectivore which now numbers only hundreds , whilst wetland birds such as the marbled teal and white-headed duck fail as their habitat is drained for crops . |
| 10 | Elsewhere , " accusations " and " charges " against Milton are refuted , the degree and nature of Macaulay 's " sincerity " is defended , " worthy and good-natured mediocrities " are dismissed , and Arnold is rebuked for his " petulant snobbishness " . |
| 11 | If suitable test equipment is available , VR1 is adjusted for symmetrical clipping using the standard techniques . |
| 12 | The outbound leg is adjusted for single drift , and is flown 1 minute <+-; > 1 second for each knot of head or tail wind component . |
| 13 | Where cover is arranged for ‘ All Risks ’ in respect of personal effects and clothing the policy will automatically cover the cost of replacing and fitting of locks of external doors of the dwelling following loss of keys by stealing for a limit of £250 . |
| 14 | A large and varied Social Programme including visits , debates , workshops , parties , etc. , is arranged for students . |
| 15 | The next meeting of the village housing sub-committee is arranged for Monday 21st June at in the C E School at 7.30 pm . |
| 16 | The North Atlantic deep-sea ophiuroid fauna , comprising of approximately 120 species , is revised for the first time . |
| 17 | This status should be updated as the problem is assigned for solving and action is taken to resolve the problem . |
| 18 | It is usually formed from lightweight prefabricated sections which are locked together to form scaffolding of the desired length and height on which boarding is placed for the working area . |
| 19 | A portion of rentals on leased cars costing in excess of £12,000 is disallowed for tax purposes . |
| 20 | The advance bookings diary or chart is checked for the guest 's arrival date , a note is made in the diary that mail is awaiting and on the appropriate date it is placed in the letter rack . |
| 21 | Everything is checked for detail . |
| 22 | To ensure that each root definition is well-formed , it is checked for the presence of six characteristics . |
| 23 | The course is recognized for the purposes of exemption by the main professional accounting bodies . |
| 24 | The course is recognized for producing graduates who are immediately employable and who can play leading roles in the development of computing . |
| 25 | In both , ICI employs world-scale state-of-the-art technology , offers a competitive range of products and is recognized for the application development work it undertakes in co-operation with customers . |
| 26 | Frequent long motorway journeys are a feature of the Kings ' life , and while the larger and more powerful 405 is favoured for these trips , the 305 is equally at home on the school run or the motorway . |
| 27 | This agent is favoured for torsades de pointes and will undoubtedly be assessed as an earlier therapeutic option in the treatment of refractory VT/VF . |
| 28 | If the group fails , the leader is criticized for not being strong enough ! |
| 29 | Hanson 's Peabody subsidiary is criticized for the effects of its coal mining activities on Navajo land in Arizona . |
| 30 | So far as Gassendi and ( as we shall see ) Locke were concerned this objection is misplaced for , having a modest and moral view of our proper concerns , they retain an element of scepticism about man 's ability to know . |