Example sentences of "the [noun pl] be [verb] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He would have been better still , however , to have decided differently , and to have agreed to at least some of the cases being re-examined for possible pardon . |
| 2 | What matters most are the attitudes of teachers to parents and parents to teachers — whether there is genuine mutual respect , whether the parents understand what the schools are doing for individual children and ( whether ) teachers realise how dependent they are upon parental support . |
| 3 | In fact on balance she thought it might be very interesting to be on the spot when the cars were tested for real instead of waiting in the laboratory for the print-outs and reports from whichever of the team was out there . |
| 4 | The funds were designated for humanitarian rather than military aid , but given that such funds freed existing funds for arms purchase , it was not difficult for critics of the WCC to argue that it was supporting terrorism . |
| 5 | Another problem is that if the remedies are given for long periods , as they often are , the patient may start to prove the remedy , developing a new set of symptoms . |
| 6 | In order to explore this more fully , we focus on a tax on capital at rate t assuming initially that the proceeds are used for current government expenditure . |
| 7 | But no matter how often the archives are ransacked for old genres to bastardise , you do n't have to be at the forefront of style-making to foresee that very few clubs will be swaying this time next year to Pub Acid , Hip Malt ` n ’ Hops , or Sweaty Backroom House . |
| 8 | The plots were made for different overburden pressures . |
| 9 | Much of the planned research involves fieldwork based on samples of manufacturing plants in the countries to be compared , the plants being matched for industrial sector and size employment . |
| 10 | Copies of the manuscripts are made for editorial work ; the texts are prepared and dictated ; these are input to micro and then mainframe computer . |
| 11 | The return departure from the Harbour will be quite late so the organisers are asking for intermediate stops at Guildford , Woking and Clapham Junction on the return run to enable passengers to detrain and catch the last suburban services home . |
| 12 | The geologists are looking for viable extensions of the Wych Farm field which has been successfully exploited in Poole Harbour without too much impact on the environment . |
| 13 | The established family farms were , mostly , already profitable and the farmers were looking for sufficient income to provide their families with a reasonable standard of living plus sufficient capital to re-invest in the farm and provide for retirement . |
| 14 | The mills were built for grinding grain and made use of the water of the steam for their power . |
| 15 | But he specified later that the Five-Power Defence Arrangements , involving Malaysia , Singapore , the United Kingdom , Australia and New Zealand , which had been formalised in London in April 1970 were ‘ in no way incompatible with our neutralisation proposal or our non-aligned policy ’ since the Arrangements were intended for current defence needs and were entirely defensive in nature , whereas the neutralisation was a ‘ long-term solution ’ . |
| 16 | ‘ The lasers are set for automatic response . |
| 17 | Keeping the building 's historic aspect was not always achieved and as most of the barns were converted for residential purposes it was necessary to pay careful attention to planning and design to retain the original character , and this was not always done . |
| 18 | The prices being asked for vacant buildings in Manchester were quite high , being based on ‘ hope value ’ rather than use value . |
| 19 | In practical terms what was at stake was the need to close the price scissors , as Trotsky termed it , that is , the disparity between the high prices for industrially produced consumer goods and means of production , compared to the prevailing world market prices , and the prices being paid for agricultural produce . |
| 20 | Occasionally entire houses were made of mudbrick , but usually the ground floors were stone and the mudbricks were reserved for upper floors and partition walls ( Plate 8 ) . |
| 21 | At Ashton and Holditch , the buildings lay in simple yards containing ovens and wells , while at Middlewich , the land behind the frontages was used for related industrial activities . |
| 22 | The Ampoules are designed for non-surgical , external application and contain very active ingredients , which when used correctly , and especially when used in conjunction with the other preparations in the programme can produce spectacular results . |
| 23 | All of the routines are designed for complete body training 3 times a week . |
| 24 | The results are tabulated for ten-record buckets and single-record positions , and the rapid deterioration in both cases is very clear . |
| 25 | For Oxfordshire residents who are registered unemployed or retired the fees are waived for part-time associate study , and from 1988 — 89 part-time degree students will pay only half ( £24 ) the normal rate per credit . |
| 26 | The prizes are awarded for educational research studies conducted by teachers or other practitioners whose jobs do not normally include doing research . |
| 27 | THE Quakers are searching for new recruits to join their childrens ' football schools . |
| 28 | Alongside doctrinal debates , it was decided early in the Council that the fathers were to legislate for widespread reform in the Roman Church . |
| 29 | The instruments are designed for high precision scientific applications including single crystal calorimetry , laser induced desorption and flash temperature gas evolution . |
| 30 | The Wildcats are looking for early success in the play-off campaign when they play host to Bracknell tomorrow and travel to Basingstoke on Sunday . |