Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] be for " in BNC.

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1 Unless otherwise specified , the futures contracts reported are for the USA .
2 The chief way out of this difficulty has been for empirical studies to focus on surrogates for power , rather than directly on the exercise of power itself .
3 erm The response has been for that authority then to groin its bit of beach , and so we end up with a situation today where along the Sussex coast practically the whole of the coast is groined , except for the areas which are backed by high cliffs , erm where we have the sorts of rates of erosion that I mentioned .
4 Norfolk has been for many years one of our Medau strongholds and it is for this reason that the Society decided to select this prestigious location .
5 The census has been for many years now an important instrument , among a range of such instruments , in the administration of the welfare state .
6 One method of reducing surpluses has been for companies to take contributions holidays ( although generally these are not extended to employee contribution holidays ) whereby they do not pay any contributions for a period of time .
7 What the advancing Germans occupied were for the most part clusters of shell-holes , where isolated groups of men lived and slept and died defending their ‘ position ’ with grenade and pick-helve .
8 About four-fifths of housing constructed in the LDDC has been for the owner-occupied sector .
9 No wonder that the answer to the puzzle was AN EXCLUSIVE SCOOP and that is just what her entry has been for Ann Scudder of Dartford , Kent as she is the one to scoop up this fabulous prize .
10 One way out of the dilemma has been for larger Japanese companies to reduce transaction costs with outside suppliers by promising continuity in their subcontracting arrangements .
11 The practice has been for the judge to deduct a period for remission which might be earned , and to advise the Home Secretary that what remains is the requirement of retribution and deterrence .
12 The data prepared was for directories such as Crockford 's Clerical Directory and the OUP General Catalogue .
13 It was only when everyone rose to their feet , shook hands and made a beeline for the cooking tent — where , it emerged , Balvinder Singh had been for the last half-hour — that I realized that the ceremony was over .
14 Most of his earlier stage designs had been for opera , and the latest of them , Simon Boccanegra , had been the big hit of the preceding season .
15 1992/93 maintenance had been for file-servers , high-performance PCs , and critical laser printers only .
16 Although our prediction had been for around 100 validations , based on the transfer of old courses , we will actually be involved in closer to 320 validations .
17 It reminded me how quiet my rocky tooth had been for at least a week or two now …
18 The original intention had been for the Quins players , seven of whom were in England 's Grand Slam squad , to have Easter off .
19 The original intention had been for the expedition to sail on 10 February but the usual bad weather made this impossible and Ormonde became progressively more reluctant to leave , suspecting that all hope of surprise had now been lost .
20 For many lifetimes railway practice had been for locomotives and rolling stock to be downgraded or ‘ cascaded ’ from front line to secondary services .
21 ‘ Although the records a general practitioner makes are for his own personal use , we accept this opening .
22 The chances that he will get them out of a mire of their own making are as thin as their performances have been for most of the season .
23 A period of two and a half years of which fifteen months have been for construction .
24 The equipment listed is for 26 windsurfer guests in 1989 .
25 The equipment listed is for 50 windsurf guests in 1990 , but during the year there will be updates and replacements .
26 The equipment listed is for 30 windsurf guests in 1990 , but during the year there will be some updates and replacements .
27 The equipment listed is for up to 40 windsurf guests in 1990 , but during the year there will be updates and replacements .
28 Good heavens , I think your plan to retire is for the best ; let me know if I can help in any way .
29 IF THE PLAN has been for the Europeans not to show their strongest hands in the Freeport-McMoran Classic at English Turn , which takes its name from one of the sweeping bends in the Mississipi River , much has gone according to plan .
30 About 90 per cent of development in the zones has been for industrial or warehouse use .
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