Example sentences of "[pron] are [vb pp] for [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We er emphasised to him the impact this would have on Oxfordshire 's er spending requirements and er the hope that the er spending that we get , and we get it in two ways ; one is through , called the standard spending grant , that is a general grant that was given to authorities to spend as they wish , and the other is a specific grants which are given for particular purposes , and some of them cover the legislation that I have mentioned , which we are required to spend specifically on the items for which they 're given . |
| 2 | There are other varieties of deposit , which are made for special purposes , e.g. for housing , and which are subject to special conditions . |
| 3 | Legislative authority is held by a bicameral Congress made up of a 180-member Chamber of Deputies and a 60-member Senate , both of which are elected for five-year terms , the Senate on a regional basis and the Chamber of Deputies by constituencies under a system of proportional representation . |
| 4 | Legislative authority is vested in a unicameral Parliament , the 46 members of which are elected for four years on the basis of universal adult franchise . |
| 5 | Legislative authority is vested in a unicameral Parliament , the 46 members of which are elected for four years on the basis of universal adult franchise . |
| 6 | In addition to the records which are required for statutory purposes , organisations may also be required to retain records for statistical purposes , for national and international governmental bodies . |
| 7 | It , too , is based on a detailed classification of occupations ( similar , though not identical , to those of the OPCS ) , which are grouped for many purposes into three social classes : |
| 8 | In towns and cities which are occupied for long periods of time , there is a continuous process of old buildings being demolished and levelled for the construction of new ones , which in turn become old and are demolished . |
| 9 | [ 4 ] Premature babies are routinely subjected to heel lancing in order to obtain blood samples which are needed for crucial reasons . |
| 10 | Series which are marketed for other fields of training can sometimes be used effectively in language teaching . |
| 11 | Federal authority is vested in a President who is elected by the 14-member federal legislature , the National Congress , which is composed of 10 senators elected for two-year terms , and four at-large senators ( one from each state ) who are elected for four years . |
| 12 | All three Services depend a good deal upon civilian help , and naval chaplains , who are appointed for two-year terms of duty , are inclined to leave the running of church music ashore to those whose ties with a church are more permanent . |
| 13 | Apart from Architecture , Housing Studies and Nursing Studies students who are trained for particular professions , over half of the faculty 's graduates go immediately into full-time employment . |
| 14 | Heads take care to let those who are interviewed for new posts know what sort of school it is , what it believes in , how it relates to its community and how it is planned that it should develop and improve . |
| 15 | A recent article in the Lancet states that a Dundee Medical School team headed by Prof. Peter Howie ( Obstetrics ) have found that babies who are breastfed for 13 weeks or longer suffer only a third of the stomach infections experienced by bottlefed babies , and have fewer respiratory infections . |
| 16 | The factory workers tend to stick to one task — neck shaping , spraying , buffing , kerfing etc. — and , with the exception of ‘ star pupils ’ who are groomed for higher things ( and therefore shown most processes ) , it stays that way . |
| 17 | Suppose , for example , you are employed for three years , of which the first is to be spent abroad and the other two in Great Britain . |
| 18 | If you are working in a very technical field you should do your homework before the interview so that you are prepared for detailed questions about equipment and techniques you may have to deal with . |
| 19 | If we are intended for great ends , we are called to great hazards ; and , whereas we are given absolute certainty in nothing , we must in all things choose between doubt and inactivity , and the conviction that we are under the eye of One who , for whatever reason , exercises us with the less evidence when He might give us the greater . |
| 20 | This means they take no risk when they stock it , as they are reimbursed for any copies left unsold at the end of the week . |
| 21 | If they are not claimed by their owners they are kept for seven days after which if they can not be sold they can be destroyed . |
| 22 | They are fixed for five years at open market value , based on a detailed profit and loss account taking into account the outgoings , turnover , style , size and location of the pub . |
| 23 | They are appointed for four years . |
| 24 | Under 4* and 5* Maxplan policies , they are covered for all perils . |
| 25 | Also certain wholesale transactions are excluded ( as they are deemed for professional investors rather than personal investors ) and are regulated by the Bank of England . |
| 26 | Functionally the antennae are organs of special -sense ( Schneider , 1964 ; see also p. 139 ) but in a few cases they are modified for other uses . |
| 27 | From time to time other sections may be needed but lists can be made up as and when they are required for specific projects . |
| 28 | They can still use , and have been using , cull grenades in the cause of science , even though they are banned for commercial purposes . |
| 29 | Since cylinder cleaners do n't beat the surface , they are recommended for hard floors and short-pile carpets . |
| 30 | They are changed for individual requirements , especially in the mountain stages . |