Example sentences of "[noun] be for one " in BNC.
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| 1 | The art of managing a threesome is for one of the three to allow the other two to pair , sure in the knowledge that other pairings can easily be restored and the individuals flexibly interchange with each other . |
| 2 | So in Banbury and in Newport local Unionists were assured that the deal was for one election only . |
| 3 | The initial plan was for one 24-hour stoppage , but if management did not respond this could turn into a rolling programme of one-day strikes . |
| 4 | The post is for one year subject to a major review of FYT 's organisation and management . |
| 5 | Fujitsu Ltd sources say that the machine being developed by Hal Computer Systems Inc in the US will be significantly more powerful than the 300 MIPS that has been reported — but 300 MIPS was for one of its Sparc chips . |
| 6 | The normal procedure is for one of the debentureholders , on behalf of himself and all other holders to commence a debentureholder 's action , the first step of which will be the appointment of a receiver . |
| 7 | In all 79% ( 23949 of 30253 ) of general practitioner referrals were for one of the seven examinations covered in the guideline booklet ( chest , skull , spine , abdomen , barium investigation , excretion urography , and limbs and joints ) . |
| 8 | The initial term of appointment is for one year from approximately July/August 1990 to June/July 1991 ; an extension of two to three years is envisaged , depending on the renewal of external funding . |
| 9 | The initial appointment is for one year but may be cancelled in the event of a serious breach of the guidelines set out in the Tutors ' Handbook . |
| 10 | I know that his party would have preferred a separate Bill for Scotland , introduced by the Scottish Office , but it understands that because of a shortage of time the only way to achieve its objective is for one Bill to cover England , Wales and Scotland . |
| 11 | If I am to take four ferrets with me , my preference is for one box with one partition and two ferrets in each compartment . |
| 12 | The new agreement with the Soviet Union is for one year , rather than five as in the past . |
| 13 | The object of this activity is for one side to carry a ‘ ball ’ from one end of the assembly hall to the other . |
| 14 | However , instead of pulling the other team over a mark , the idea is for one or two to change sides to help the losing team and create a balance . |
| 15 | Such activity was for one thing ‘ part of the English temper ’ . |
| 16 | Only one contained a cheque , that from Regis , the bookseller in Maidenhead , and the cheque was for one tenth of the sum she had confidently expected . |
| 17 | Because , technically , his jail sentence was for one year , Nkrumah could register as a voter and then stand for election . |
| 18 | In the early years of the century , laboratories were for one or two people , with assistants and perhaps a friend or two to watch , to perform research ; or else to carry out routine analyses for a fee ; or a mixture of these things . |
| 19 | The defect in the Act which the reintroduction of the intention to incite racial hatred was intended to remedy was that where the recipient of the material was for one reason or another unlikely to be moved to racial hatred , no offence was committed . |
| 20 | If an individual peasant family was for one reason or another unable to produce its share of tax a peasant might borrow , do additional work as a paid labourer or craftsman or forfeit his land rights to another . |