Example sentences of "[verb] [be] the [noun] for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To take a concrete example , an established characteristic of the pricing decision across many Western economies over several decades has been the tendency for firms , particularly firms in the manufacturing sector , to set prices as a mark up over variable costs , the most prominent among which is the money wage . |
| 2 | As has been the case for years , one of the major difficulties in making such provision is the shortage of suitably qualified and experienced teachers . |
| 3 | That has been the case for lifers since 1970 . |
| 4 | It 's home to The Ski School Of Great Britain and nearby Murren has been the backdrop for films including James Bond 's On Her Majesty 's Secret Service — remember the revolving restaurant ? |
| 5 | In the past it has been the practice for research and development contracts to be on a ‘ cost plus ’ basis . |
| 6 | Various alternative uses have been suggested by the council in its attempts to justify the closure , but its main plank has been the need for housing . |
| 7 | Well yes it is certainly fascinating to hear the views of , of members an and indeed it , it 's tempting to go on I think about or personal experience of floods , but this is not the time or the place I would suggest to do that erm strategic planning seems to me has been the venue for discussions with Southern Water Authority with the National Rivers Authority itself , we are the committee that tries to look many , many years ahead . |
| 8 | That has been the dilemma for Hong Kong — the necessity of staunching the flow — and they deserve understanding for a decision that carries all manner of risks for their own future as 1997 nears . |
| 9 | That has been the dilemma for Hong Kong — the necessity of staunching the flow — and they deserve understanding for a decision that carries all manner of risks for their own future as 1997 nears . |
| 10 | This programme has been the model for governments across the whole world . |
| 11 | Included were the need for leadership from a company like Compaq to galvanize the market , the distractions of Alpha , the paltry number of OEMs ARC has attracted , the MIPS-killer promise of the upcoming Intel 80586 and the restructuring of ACE to de-emphasise Intel , the natural volume frontrunner . |
| 12 | One key area to be addressed is the potential for integration of assessment — that is , to use a single instrument of assessment to assess several outcomes in the same unit or indeed outcomes across more than one unit . |
| 13 | And would n't it be ironic if John Smith , after much agonising about Labour 's soul and purpose , bit the bullet , and , abandoning what many say was the reason for failure last time , promised not to put up taxes — and nobody believed him . |
| 14 | The most obvious conclusion to be drawn is the need for studies of the extent to which lifetime success varies and of the factors which affect it . |
| 15 | Defending the report , Committee chairman Sir Adrian Cadbury argued : ‘ The planks on which the code is based are the need for disclosure and for checks and balances . |
| 16 | I guess Waldo must have been the codename for CorelDRAW 2 during development and it got stuck in the code . |
| 17 | The dark , brooding look about him , so daunting at their first meeting , was missing these days , replaced by a zest and animation she knew must have been the norm for Penry Vaughan before his marriage — or before his divorce , she corrected herself . |
| 18 | He wears boilersuits and lives on the beach at Dungeness ; and sitting in his shack surrounded by pebbles , plants and other exotica he could almost have been the model for Peter Greenaway 's Prospero . |
| 19 | This , rather than Inch Keith or Scalpay , would have been the island for Johnson . |
| 20 | This might have been the moment for Britain to transfer her loyalties to the European Community , but her ties with the Commonwealth and the special relationship were too strong . |
| 21 | What makes this disc worth having is the setting for chorus and orchestra of Schiller 's Nanie , composed in memory of a friend . |
| 22 | What may vary is the need for homogeneity . |
| 23 | Among the points she made were the need for care of children , the importance of supporting the NCH , which was doing such a wonderful job for children in need ; and the necessity of seeking out the fathers who abandon their children and making them pay maintenance . |
| 24 | What do you think is the reason for Welshpool and Builth Wells having larger markets ? |
| 25 | Also just completed is the score for Hydrogen Jukebox in which he has set 20 poems by Allen Ginsberg to music . |
| 26 | The second important factor that has been highlighted is the need for progression . |
| 27 | It had been THE facility for parachute servicing . |
| 28 | Previously this had been the case for interest on development of investment properties , but interest on dealing activities was capitalised . |
| 29 | Virgin had been dabbling in West Indian music for three years , and again it was Chris Blackwell and Island who had been the inspiration for Virgin 's involvement . |
| 30 | Fruit , though , had been the filler for pigs , the mash for cattle nursed past Christmas , at best the occasional absent-minded addition to a bare table . |