Example sentences of "[be] [vb pp] for more " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some of the consequences were outlined in a study released on the eve of the conference by Arthur Andersen Petroleum Services which claimed that 20 per cent of future UK projects had been delayed for more than a year by the cash flow situation and other uncertainties . |
| 2 | Most of our caravans are designed for more persons than our description but we only allow that number stated . |
| 3 | But neither can the scheme continue unless Sri Lankans are squeezed for more money . |
| 4 | Nigel had been very healthy all his life and , apart from a slipped disc and the odd bout of ‘ flu , had never been incapacitated for more than a day or so . |
| 5 | ‘ They are prepared for more than just a social call , ’ Taheb said . |
| 6 | The risk for the vendor of assets is the possibility of balancing charges if the assets are sold for more than their written-down value . |
| 7 | If full airbrakes are needed for more than a few seconds , and it looks as though they should be kept on , sideslipping should be used to get rid of the excess height so that for the last part of the approach less than full airbrake approach is required . |
| 8 | The second route was to give the library user direct access to those machine-readable bibliographic records from which card and computer output microform ( COM ) catalogues had been produced for more than a decade through shared centralized cataloguing . |
| 9 | Our awards are renowned for their transportability across the many countries in which the Board has been recognised for more than a century . |
| 10 | Clearly , information from the subcortical visual system can , under some circumstances , be used for more than the control of visual reflexes . |
| 11 | He pleaded for sources to be used for more than just illustration or comprehension . |
| 12 | If funds are to be raised for more space , then the gallery must decide what that space would be for . |
| 13 | MILLIONS of home-owners could be stung for more council tax because of a Government blunder . |
| 14 | According to the Lords 's report on the water industry , 191 do not appear to have an owner and valid engineers ' reports ( required under the 1930 Reservoirs Act ) can not be found for more than half of them . |
| 15 | Resentment flashed into her eyes as she said in a pained voice , ‘ If ever the time does come , I hope I 'll be wanted for more than my ability with figures . ’ |
| 16 | Ginseng is another alternative , but it is expensive and should not be taken for more than a month , as doctors suspect it is harmful to those who have high blood pressure . |
| 17 | Smith himself insisted that his other commitments did not interfere with his mathematics , as that demanded a concentration too great to be maintained for more than a few hours a day . |
| 18 | A reduction in satisfaction on the effort front may be traded for more satisfaction on the pay front . |
| 19 | Smith Opon Acak , all of whom had been detained for more than a year , appeared in court in January 1990 charged with plotting to overthrow the government , having " levied war against the government of Uganda " between Nov. 2 and 18 , 1987 . |
| 20 | We have occasionally been asked for more news of , and items of particular interest to , UCN and external graduates . |
| 21 | While early agreement in principle on the agency is likely , the actual launching of the agency may run into the same difficulties that have beset the European Environment Agency — this has been stalled for more than a year in an acrimonious ‘ who-gets-what ’ dispute over the sharing-out of the prestige , finance and jobs that flow from ‘ hosting ’ EC institutions . |
| 22 | In many cases , the latter variables were accounted for more than initial variables — ; ‘ first or last words were in many cases influential in my decision making process ’ and ‘ found that the last few adjectives had more influence especially if they reflected negative points of the personality ’ . |
| 23 | UN troops were braced for more violence today after they fired at Mogadishu gunmen trying to end their peacekeeping role in Somalia . |
| 24 | Preston this dank October morn has encountered greater hazards and is prepared for more . |
| 25 | If it is sold for more than the final payment , a small profit has been made in cash terms . |
| 26 | It is the chief active ingredient in vinegar but the world 's consumption of about two and a half million tonnes per year is used for more than sprinkling on fish and chips . |
| 27 | If the technology is used for more than word processing then lawyers will certainly need to be trained . |
| 28 | Erm , the , all the arguments for and against organic dips have been considered this last nine months by the Veterinary Products Committee , and they 've come out with a report I think , that satisfies no one , because it does n't go either , either way in that respect at all , it 's called for more research and , and erm , development in that , in that sense . |
| 29 | Citizens has concluded two imaginative acquisitions since the turn of the year and is set for more . |
| 30 | Having sailed past Digital Equipment Corp in terms of total turnover with embarrassing ease , Hewlett-Packard Co is poised for more success in 1993 . |