Example sentences of "as [be] for " in BNC.

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1 Of the 655 ‘ leaf-spring ’ Cobras built ( including the 75 original 260s ) , only 61 were officially listed as being for European consumption , and of course not even all of those were for Britain .
2 The fact of all homes in the street having inside WCs was in itself evidence that the planners had earmarked the property as being for professional occupants as opposed to the ‘ working-man ’ .
3 A defence is provided in section 4(1) of the Act for cases in which ‘ it is proved that publication … is justified as being for the public good on the ground that it is in the interests of science , literature , art or learning , or other objects of general concern ’ .
4 This can be expressed very physically in the way breasts are now regarded as being for feeding babies rather than for making love , and most couples experience tensions over their sexual relationship in the early months and even years of parenthood .
5 Where the branch manufactures a product ( such as a car ) the standards it must comply with are those of the host member state ; conversely , where it sells a product made in its home member state the manufacturing standards of the home member state are normally the relevant ones , although the rules of the host member state would apply to its advertising in that state provided that they are justified as being for the public good .
6 Larger quantities will be regarded as being for commercial purposes , unless buyers can prove otherwise .
7 She therefore advertised the garage as being for rent , and at the same time got herself a job as a secretary to an insurance broker , to fill in the time until Peter should be at home permanently or a family should arrive .
8 Hearths are a fairly common feature in a proportion of such buildings and Leeds also describes some pits as being for cooking .
9 Unigram ( UX No 418 ) got carried away with itself when it identified AGE Logic 's new 32-bit X server as being for Windows NT .
10 Defensive measures might also be justifiable as being for the good of society as a whole ( i.e. because society has an interest in the efficient operation of the business that might be damaged if the company is taken-over ) .
11 iii Planned segregation in an integrated unit Borders regional council have a policy of designating one unit in their new group unit homes as being for people with mild to moderate dementia .
12 The plaintiff brought an action in debt against the defendant owner of the land , claiming the amount due as being for tithes .
13 Sexual contact ‘ includes the intentional touching of the victim 's or actor 's intimate parts or the intentional touching of the clothing covering the immediate area of the victim 's or actor 's intimate parts , if that intentional touching can reasonably be construed as being for the purpose of sexual arousal or gratification . ’
14 If the issue of the shares is treated as being for cash then s103(1) does not apply in any event .
15 Both centre frequency and shift will be subject to component tolerances , but the circuit fills the bill as is for undemanding applications ; alternatively , present can be designed in to allow adjustment to a standard I.H shift such as 170 or 850 Hz .
16 This is because the basic logic of the concept of the Created God is just as capable of being offered in a truthful , but simplified form without the use of misleading statements , as is for example , mathematics .
17 A lot is laid on for a pro golfer , but not as much as is for a team player .
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