Example sentences of "[pron] are [noun] for " in BNC.

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1 In addition to dancing , both my husband , Rod , and I are musicians for the team ; I play the recorder and he is a ‘ cellist .
2 ‘ Blackburn , Ipswich , Cambridge and ourselves are contenders for automatic promotion .
3 As a club we are very chuffed to be where we are and be able to have an input at such a high level of the game , but we believe their are grounds for an adjustment . ’
4 The British army has always given campaign medals which are rewards for just being there and doing an ordinary job , and special medals for gallantry beyond the call of duty .
5 However , yours is a very young tank and prone to rises in ammonia nitrite , which are killers for most marines .
6 Resolved , That this House , believing it is in Britain 's interests to continue to be at the heart of the European Community and able to shape its future and that of Europe as a whole , endorses the constructive negotiating approach adopted by Her Majesty 's Government in the Inter-Governmental Conferences on Economic and Monetary Union and on Political Union ; and urges them to work for an agreement at the forthcoming European Council at Maastricht which avoids the development of a federal Europe , enables this country to exert the greatest influence on the economic evolution of the Community while preserving the right of Parliament to decide at a future date whether to adopt a single currency , on issues of Community competence concentrates the development of action on those issues which can not be handled more effectively at national level and , in particular , avoids intrusive Community measures in social areas which are matters for national decision , devlops a European security policy compatible with NATO and co-operation in foreign policy which safeguards this country 's national interests , increases the accountability of the Commission , enhances the rule of law in the Community including improved implementation , enforcement and compliance with Community legislation , improves co-operation between European governments in the fight against drugs , terrorism and cross-border crime , and through these policies secures the long-term interests of the United Kingdom .
7 Recently , the identification of characteristic sequence features in peptides eluted from HLA class I molecules suggested that the relevant antigen might be identifiable by assessing cellular immune responses to peptides containing such motifs among antigens which are candidates for mediating HLA-disease associations .
8 Directory Integrity Check then enters any modules which are candidates for entry into LIFESPAN provided that :
9 Cholesterol is also the starting point for the body 's manufacture of bile acids ( which are need for the digestion of fat ) , steroids ( including those all-important male and female sex hormones ) and vitamin D ( which is made by the action of sunlight on cholesterol in the skin ) .
10 Sometimes it may contain information about the author , the date , the writer 's access to information , and even the purpose of the writer , which are clues for the historian about the source 's reliability .
11 ( It is probable that the majority of idioms began their lives as metaphors ; and synchronically , transitional cases , which are idioms for some and metaphors for others , are not uncommon .
12 The first Yachting World Cruising Club departure will be on 7 March 1991 to Penang and the Langkawi Islands , a charter organised by Marinair Yacht Charter Services who are agents for Pelangi Cruises in Malaysia .
13 However , the most recent of these studies has also shown that habitual drinkers who are heterozygotes for the normal and mutant ALDH2 genes develop alcoholic liver disease at lower levels of alcohol intake than alcoholics who are homozygotes for the normal gene .
14 However , the most recent of these studies has also shown that habitual drinkers who are heterozygotes for the normal and mutant ALDH2 genes develop alcoholic liver disease at lower levels of alcohol intake than alcoholics who are homozygotes for the normal gene .
15 Crystal ( 1984 ) makes a strong case for providing a detailed transcription of the language of all those who are candidates for assessment .
16 A serious limitation of the Wada technique is that the risks inherent in puncturing the carotid artery preclude its use without obvious medical justification and testing is therefore restricted to those patients who are candidates for brain surgery .
17 For example , during pregnancy and just after you are queen for ten or eleven months .
18 ‘ It would be naive and stupid to think we have a walkover just because we are favourites for the First Division title .
19 Nobody knows who we , who we are man for Christ sake .
20 Although there are procedures for putting ‘ interrogatories ’ to another party at the pre-trial stage , they are little used in practice and bear little or no resemblance to the United States practice of ‘ oral depositions ’ before trial .
21 There are races for all age groups from eight and under upwards and also one for the disabled .
22 It is true that much of the country closes down for too long over this festive period , though there are advantages for industry in doing that and we all deserve a decent break at this time of the year .
23 There are advantages for everyone , and most of all for the pupils , in making the transition from class teaching in the primary school to specialist teaching in the secondary school a gradual rather than a sudden one .
24 From a computational perspective there are advantages for both approaches .
25 For example there are codes for nouns which form their plural like the word pony ( i.e. replace the final y with ies ) .
26 There are exemptions for gifts to spouses and to charity .
27 There are exemptions for the stabilisation of the price of new issues , for example , in the Eurobond market .
28 Nowadays there are agencies to service most industries and professions , and of course there are agencies for office and domestic staff .
29 There is mini-golf , and if you fancy exploring further afield , there are bicycles for hire .
30 There are problems for both new and well established heads in convincing staff that marketing the school is a productive and worthwhile activity .
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