Example sentences of "[noun pl] [be] [vb pp] for [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Elections in the United States take place every two years ( more frequently if one includes state and local elections ) and , as part of the checks and balances built into the process by the constitution , different institutions are elected for different tenures .
2 The role of the carboxy-terminal helix face in operator binding was unclear , but we demonstrate that recognition of operator sequences occurs through side chains in the β -strand motif and that dimer-dimer interactions are required for effective repression .
3 If it is claimed that reasons are needed for this verdict , which might be doubted , one has to do with the fact that we do not take all the causes of behaviour to be other behaviour .
4 Separate accounts are made for each person and for each class of asset , liability , profit or loss .
5 Other issues being considered for inclusion in future versions of Unix System V included object-orientation , where Unix System Labs was looking at Choices from the University of Illinois and ISIS , a product for virtual synchronisation from Cornell University — these technologies are needed for distributed systems .
6 He is set to tackle Mr Lamont 's criticisms head on and reject his claim that policies are presented for 36 hours of good publicity .
7 He is set to tackle Mr Lamont 's criticisms head on and reject his claim that policies are presented for 36 hours of good publicity .
8 Mr Jencks concludes that to search for a comprehensive policy to tackle the underclass is a waste of time ; different policies are needed for different problems that may be only loosely related .
9 Similar rationalisations are found for other forms of addictive disease .
10 Batch processing operations are conducted for other departments at a computer centre ( where it is controlled by DP staff ) because it would be uneconomical to provide each functional department with its own large mainframe computer .
11 Two basic strategies are employed for this purpose .
12 All courts are guaranteed for 3 years .
13 A newly constructed police encampment on the outskirts of the city underlines that the authorities are prepared for any eventuality .
14 Secondly , there is no proof that exceptional talents are required for those positions which Davis and Moore consider important .
15 Write in Standard English ( except in contexts where non-standard forms are needed for literary purposes , eg in dialogue , in a story or playscript ) , and show an increasing differentiation between speech and writing , eg by using constructions which reduce repetition .
16 Make some use of literary stylistic features , such as alteration of word order for emphasis or the deliberate repetition of words or sentence patterns , and of those features that characterise an impersonal style when required , using Standard English ( except in contexts where non-standard forms are needed for literary purposes , eg in dialogue , in a story or playscript ) .
17 Use Standard English ( except in contexts where non-standard forms are needed for literary purposes , eg in dialogue , in a story or playscript ) .
18 Use Standard English ( except in contexts where non-standard forms are needed for literary purposes , eg in dialogue , in a story or playscript ) .
19 Use Standard English ( except in contexts where non-standard forms are needed for literary purposes , eg in dialogue , in a story or playscript ) .
20 Use Standard English ( except in contexts where non-standard forms are needed for literary purposes , eg in dialogue , in a story or playscript ) .
21 I rewrote the sentence as follows : ‘ Use Standard English ( except in contexts where non-standard forms are needed for literary purposes , e.g. in dialogue , in a story or a play-script . ) ’
22 Enrolment forms are preprinted for most students before enrolment each autumn .
23 Marker signs are invented for inflected forms of English .
24 Most rocker switches are wired for one-way operation — that is , the light is turned on and off from just the one position ; but most are capable of two-way operation , where the light is turned on or off from two places — in a through room , in a bedroom , or top and bottom of the stairs , for instance .
25 Under the 1* Budget policy , guns and firearms are covered for standard perils .
26 Under 2* and 3* policies , guns and firearms are covered for standard perils but excluded under Wider Cover for Sports Equipment .
27 Artists are booked for these sessions by individual ‘ commissioning producers ’ , who are responsible for the shows which feature sessions .
28 Taking into account both costs and functions , the better-value proposals are identified for further development .
29 Taking into account both costs and functions , the better-value proposals are identified for further development .
30 What do you do , for example , with the situation in Hove , where the houses are built for one kind of clientele — big houses , servants — divide them up into flats ?
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