Example sentences of "[noun sg] be for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Briefly the requirements for short story are for fictional narrative based er narrative based scripts of two thousand one hundred to two thousand three hundred words do not use a factual accounts or anything longer or shorter on this , nor can we consider 60 Writers Monthly |
| 2 | Proceeds from the offering , which was managed by Donaldson Lufkin & Jenrette Securities Corp are for working capital . |
| 3 | The two parts of this figure are for different values of the Prandtl number . |
| 4 | Had the recommendation been for industrial action and the crews voted against , I have no doubt Mr Clarke would have applauded the triumph of democracy . |
| 5 | Will he ensure that the vast amount of aid which has been sent into the region for military purposes will in future be for peaceful purposes so that the region 's social injustices are dealt with as rapidly as possible ? |
| 6 | The proposals in the accord were for general improvements in the judicial system , alterations to the electoral system to prevent fraud , decentralization for a participative democracy , and the modernization of state institutions . |
| 7 | The said partnership is for economic strategy planning and they have current consultancy projects in what was the USSR , and the one of the three I have known for years , as he shared a Lothian Regional council office with our former upstairs neighbour , lovely now in lake district is off to Moscow next Monday and then to another city ( ? sp ) six thousand miles east of Moscow ! |
| 8 | The key recommendation is for new legislation , in the form of a fresh National Parks Act , stressing conservation and " quiet enjoyment " as the priorities in Park management . |
| 9 | ‘ How fit shooting is for all kinds of men : how honest a pastime for the mind ; how wholesome an exercise for the body . ’ |
| 10 | Obviously the main justification for location shooting is for outdoor work , but , given the costs of set-building , it is often realistic to film indoor material in a ‘ real ’ house — it is a moot point how ‘ lived-in ’ it ought to look : studio sets do tend to look like studio sets , but real houses are often too run-down to provide the slightly artificial air of super-tidiness which many commercials strive for and which at least some consumers seem to respond to . |
| 11 | The bastard double cut side is suitable for rough-sharpening the edges on spades , hoes , mower blades and axes , and the single second cut side is for fine sharpening the edges on these tools , as well as knives and scissors . |
| 12 | A Pakistani Foreign Ministry spokesman on Dec. 2 denied the latest allegations , stressing that " Pakistan 's nuclear programme is for peaceful purposes " , but added that " in the evolution of this programme Pakistan has acquired some technical capabilities " . |
| 13 | Marina Sirtis who plays Deanna Troi gets letters asking if her ‘ amazing cleavage is for real ’ . |
| 14 | This chapter is for those who may need to make decisions about equipping a teaching institution with video recording hardware . |
| 15 | It is not clear what the standing rule is for hybrid actions brought by way of writ or originating summons . |
| 16 | For a statute or a past decision poses problems of consistency in strategy only when it has assigned people legal rights that a judge forming a new rule is for some reason powerless to change , rights that would work badly with the new rights he wants to create . |
| 17 | Sellotape Cloth Tape is for binding tool handles and general repair work , and costs £1.35 for a 3m roll . , , . |
| 18 | If I can find whoever the senior organizer is for each conference , or whoever is doing the introductory talk , |
| 19 | A useful piece of advice to avoid this is to tell users that they should be trying to decide how attractive the industry is for some SBU that is strong in that industry . |
| 20 | The initial investment is for ten years . |
| 21 | And this figure is for each cell , not all the cells of a body put together . |
| 22 | Where the action is for unliquidated damages and the defendant delivers an admission of liability for the claim but disputes or does not admit the amount of the plaintiff 's dam ages , then : ( 1 ) if the defendant offers to pay in satisfaction of the claim a specific sum which the plaintiff accepts , the provisions of this rule shall apply as if the defendant had admitted part of the plaintiff 's claim ; and ( 2 ) in any other case , the plaintiff may apply to the court for such judgment as he may be entitled to upon the admission , and the court may give such judgment , including interlocutory judgment for damages to be assessed and costs , or make such other order on the application as it thinks just . |
| 23 | The level III SVQ in administration is for senior secretaries . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | However , that imposition simultaneously reveals how , without linguistic knowledge to explain the distinction , the enforced recognition is for many teachers a traumatic experience . |
| 26 | Canadian international Forrest , 24 , faces a three-match ban after referee Ron Groves confirmed the red card was for serious foul play . |
| 27 | So in Banbury and in Newport local Unionists were assured that the deal was for one election only . |
| 28 | Dixie says the deal was for three . |
| 29 | Llanthony Warehouse was for many years a showroom and store for Western Trading Co . |
| 30 | The minimum investment was for 100 shares at a price of £1 per share , but , as the initial payment was only 50p per share , members of the public could become shareholders of British Gas for a down-payment as low as £50 . |