Example sentences of "[noun sg] is for [pron] [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In rather special circumstances this can result in the creation of new dislocations but the much more usual effect is for them to repel each other . |
| 2 | Besides , even those who argue that the answer to women 's dependency/op-pression in the home is for them to take outside jobs ( as if the sort of jobs open to most women were in any way more congenial and less exploitative than housework , except in so far as they are paid ) and put their children into publicly funded day-care centres , must surely allow that some women ( as well as men , of course ) would choose freely to look after children , otherwise how are the centres to be staffed ? |
| 3 | The key for farmers to do business is for them to deliver assured quality ; there is then a premium at the end of the line and no need to form Continental style co-ops , the minister adds . |
| 4 | Every time there is a problem , people come back and say , ‘ The answer is for us to purchase additional data ’ . |
| 5 | By contrast , the norm for curriculum change is for it to occur piecemeal and gradually over long periods . |
| 6 | The oth the other , the other option is for us to hold that . |