Example sentences of "common [noun sg] is for " in BNC.

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1 Another common trait is for the model to pitch up as speed increases , making it difficult , if not impossible , to maintain a shallow dive as an entry to an aerobatic manoeuvre .
2 Another common procedure is for the subjects to sit back to back .
3 As TV has become more important , and agency working methods have evolved , the most common arrangement is for agency creative people to work in ‘ teams ’ .
4 An increasingly common arrangement is for the partnership agreement to provide ( Clause 14.02 ) for each partner to commit himself to take out and keep in force such policies as may be agreed between himself and his co-partners ; and to reinforce that , it may be provided that appropriate deductions should be made from his profit share and applied in payment of the premiums .
5 A less common pattern is for teachers to combine classes and teach together ( ‘ team teaching ’ ) , usually for particular subjects or in open-plan primary schools .
6 A fairly common mistake is for people to retire to a place where they once spent an idyllic holiday , perhaps 15 or 20 years previously , with only a minimum of further investigation .
7 Much the most common prescription is for the title to descend to ‘ the male heirs of the body ’ , in which case , it passes to the eldest or only son if there is one , failing which it becomes extinguished .
8 The most common situation is for the exporter 's bank to send the bill of exchange to its overseas branch or correspondent bank in the importer 's country .
9 A common solution is for the instruction to imply a jump address , the next location but one after the instruction .
10 The common solution is for both creditors and debtors to be excluded from the sale and to remain with the vendor as this is to the clear advantage of the purchaser .
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