Example sentences of "but it [be] a [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | But it is a problem for feminists if dictionaries include sexist definitions and examples , if they refuse to include feminist terms or define them in contentious ways . |
| 2 | ‘ But it is a relief for me and my family to grieve for our loss . ’ |
| 3 | The description may be more precise than you or I might offer but it is a description for all that . |
| 4 | Lord James Douglas-Hamilton : I stress that any company can reveal what it paid , but it is a matter for the company . |
| 5 | Later on the same day , in reply to a question , the prime minister added : ‘ I can certainly confirm that the decision in Denmark is for the Danes and I see no external pressure being put on them ; but it is a matter for the Danes and for their Government to decide . ’ |
| 6 | My views are well known , but it is a matter for my right hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer . |
| 7 | This rather defeats the object of having an indemnity , at least for general ( tax ) liabilities , but it is a matter for negotiation who is to bear the cost of known , or feared , tax liabilities and other liabilities . |
| 8 | ‘ This is not only a boost for first-time buyers , ’ said Colin Girling , a regional spokesman for the National Association of Estate Agents , ‘ but it is a boost for many second-time buyers , as well , now that house prices have come down so much . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ It may be a small thing to them , but it is a disaster for the woman . |
| 10 | But it is a victory for the environment secretary Jose Lutzenberger , who had threatened to resign over the issue . |
| 11 | This was what management wanted to prohibit but it is a victory for freedom of speech and freedom of assembly . ’ |
| 12 | But it is an argument for the quite different model of moral obligation which I have suggested in this section . |
| 13 | So it 's automatically built in to the first life assured , but it is an option for the second if they want it . |
| 14 | Yes Chair , th th that 's right , as I understand it , there is no reason why C should not be discussed next session , indeed it 's probably right that it should be , but it 's a matter for members to decide whether they can usefully do so before considering B. |
| 15 | And secretary Marie Daimier , 25 , said : ‘ They are just like the rest of us — but it 's a shame for the children . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ In a way it 's quite lucky it all happened when it did — but it 's a shame for other people who will be bringing cases forward in the near future . ’ |
| 17 | That may seem reasonable , but it 's a lot for Poland , where a million and a half zlotys a month is considered more or less an average wage . |
| 18 | There was a consensus of sorts among businessmen and trade unionists , but it was a consensus for protection of the home market and statutory cartels to control output and prices . |
| 19 | ‘ The drama lasted no more than l0 minutes but it was a nightmare for the poor mother . ’ |
| 20 | It was not a magical experience , enabling him to go without food for the rest of his flight , but it was a meal for the spirit that kept him nourished and firm in his intention until he reached Horeb the mountain of God ( 1 Kings 19:1–8 ) . |
| 21 | It was a common enough tragedy , but it was a job for the Juvenile Bureau not for him and the sooner one of their officers arrived the better . |
| 22 | But it was an occasion for spectators rather than bidders and only two lots exceeded expectations , Eric Gill 's fine , if slightly sweet , stone carving , ‘ Mother and Child ’ ( lot 20 , est. £25,000–35,000 ) , described by the auction house as his most important sculpture to come to the market for ten years and bought by a telephone bidder against the Fine Art Society for £56,000 ( $85,680 ) , and Graham Sutherland 's boldly coloured ‘ Palm Palisade ’ ( lot 88 , est. £40,000–60,000 ) which was acquired by Agnews for £68,000 ( $104,040 ) after competition with private dealers Ivor Braka and underbidder Jamie Maclean . |
| 23 | Most people joined it for humanitarian reasons but it was an outlet for all kinds of disgust . |