Example sentences of "[noun] for [noun] [be] [adv] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ironically , this means that the most exciting objects for play are also the simplest and the cheapest . |
| 2 | Though some economic texts suggest that the case for charging is essentially the same as that for any price mechanism , the history of charging suggests the motivation has usually been quite different . |
| 3 | The space-economy for example is simply the spatial pattern of organization created by the industrial economy ; it is not an independent variable . |
| 4 | As in the case of the EC Merger Regulation , published rules for assignment are probably the best method with negotiation between the authorities to decide borderline cases . |
| 5 | Although vertical transmission down the archives of the species is ultimately what ‘ success ’ means , the criterion for success is normally the action that the genes have on bodies , by means of their sideways transmission . |
| 6 | By insisting that ‘ with the exception of the instinct of self-preservation , the propensity for emulation is probably the strongest and most alert and persistent of the economic motives proper ’ he in effect undermined one of the basic assumptions of ensuing generations of archaeologists and more especially of prehistorians , namely that cultural advance can be adequately accounted for primarily in terms of utility at the level of subsistence and technology . |
| 7 | Barley , supplemented towards the east by legumes , was the ubiquitous cereal ; with investment in crops and livestock evenly balanced on the smaller holdings , mixed farming for subsistence was probably the norm . |
| 8 | The cry for forgiveness was also the cry for inward healing and deliverance from the mental and physical effects of sin . |
| 9 | Despite all the theory about schemas , in the absence of a crisis the really critical factor in creating the felt need for change is probably the acquisition of power over the organization 's reward/penalty system . |
| 10 | Is the Minister aware that the Commissioner for Agriculture is now the Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development ? |
| 11 | The difference between the price to consumers and the price for producers is exactly the amount of the tax on each unit of films sold . |
| 12 | The pattern for aircraft was mostly the same . |
| 13 | The unfavourable prospect for exports is perhaps the most damaging of Africa 's economic weaknesses since it implies continued dependence on unstable , and on the whole , unfavourable commodity markets . |
| 14 | A popular essay topic for students is often the use of divorce statistics . |
| 15 | The filter bed arrangement for reverse-flow is exactly the same as the downflow method , but the direction of water is reversed and pumped down the uplifts and up through the various media . |
| 16 | The initial change in Singer from shuddering zombie to desperate fighter for life is only the first of several metamorphoses — all caught with bravura vividness in Antony Sher 's phenomenally versatile performance . |
| 17 | One of Hamilton 's best games for Palace was undoubtedly the last match of 1924 at the Wednesday 's ground in Sheffield . |
| 18 | Those which give cause for concern are primarily the responsibility of the leadership to ensure prompt and effective action . |
| 19 | If the person sorting out complaints for consumers is also the person regulating the industry and setting the prices , he is in a much stronger position . |
| 20 | Paul Rideout 's first league goal for Everton was also the first by one of the club 's strikers at The City Ground for almost 23 years - and brought their first league win at Nottingham Forest for more than 10 years . |
| 21 | Women for Socialism is all the more imperative given the labour movement 's political crisis ’ . |
| 22 | The order for discovery is often the point of no return for the plaintiff in a libel action : it is the stage at which some prefer to discontinue rather than to open their files . |
| 23 | Rarely staying in the same place long , as though never satisfied with their accommodation , forever charging about the loch , the problem for anglers is always the same : finding where they lie . |
| 24 | It is all too easy to counterpose ‘ need ’ versus ‘ profit ’ as the criterion for production — in fact it is just the mirror-image of the apologetic proposition that production for profit is essentially the same thing as production for need . |