Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] be for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Clarke said the working plans were for about five units with about 40 places each . |
| 2 | We need an urgent review , maybe less papers but more information on rights lost and what Labour policies are for the future . |
| 3 | The private schools are for the élite , mostly in urban areas . |
| 4 | The Technical schools were for those who had a technical , practical bent . |
| 5 | If technology is linked only with science , then vast possibilities in traditional arts subjects will be wasted , and it will be increasingly assumed that modern well-equipped schools are for science , while arts schools struggle along in the doldrums , where neither teachers nor pupils will want to be . |
| 6 | As my hon. Friend knows , fiscal matters are for our right hon. Friend the Chancellor . |
| 7 | Streamline English Directions is for upper intermediate students , such as those approaching or at the level of Cambridge First Certificate . |
| 8 | Receiver is attached to battery with servo tape — rubber bands are for added security . |
| 9 | On the rare occasions when the cooling towers are for maintenance , the staff wait eagerly to see what the pond reveals . |
| 10 | The three Established Church representatives set themselves against ; the other four who were Free Churchmen were for it . |
| 11 | An alternative method for dealing with vector elements of different lengths is for an increment value of one always to be used , but for the modifier field to be suitably manipulated when an element is accessed . |
| 12 | Daum now wants UEFA to accept that the rules regarding foreign players are for everyone else — but not for him because he had yet another excusable lapse of memory . |
| 13 | The research assesses how difficult these different devices are for children to use and how this changes with age , relating performance to the development of the child 's spatial awareness . |
| 14 | As most interbank deposits are for less than one year , few banks will grant such a loan with a term of more than one year . |
| 15 | Becher et al ( 1981 ) point to some of the problems : it is not obvious what the real reasons are for poor results ( e.g. poor intake ) ; criticism of a hardworking school operating in bad circumstances undermines morale ; and a high scoring school acts as a magnet and deprives other schools of high ability children . |
| 16 | There can be little doubt that the main , if not only purpose of these civil defences was for protection . |
| 17 | The highest success rate obtained for items on the relationship between metric and Imperial units was for Example 48 . |
| 18 | Alan and I served er , together as er , deputy Chairs , or vice-Chairs or whatever the appropriate words are for several years er , and I erm , well I think I would adopt the words that he used about the experience that he has had in the Chair , to whit , that his companionship and his contribution to our affairs has been stimulating , enlightening and particularly enjoyable . |
| 19 | The principal demands were for a 50 per cent increase in wages and pensions , a six-hour working day ( and no night-shifts ) for women , and the bringing to justice of those responsible for the deaths in Shkodër in April [ see p. 38160 ] . |
| 20 | Since wages and prices tend to be ‘ sticky ’ in the downward direction , the only way that the price mechanism can work and give the appropriate signals is for the prices of different goods and services to rise at different rates . |
| 21 | Examples of such additional directions are for amendment of pleadings , further and better particulars , discovery by a defendant excused from this step under Ord 25 , r8 , more medical or other experts than Ord 25 , r8 allows , trial out of London or not at the trial centre for the District Registry in which the action is proceeding . |
| 22 | The remaining rear sockets are for connecting a volume pedal , headphones ( mini jack ) , stereo outputs and guitar input . |
| 23 | One way of ensuring a fairer distribution of additional resources is for schools to work together on joint fund raising . |
| 24 | The latest official figures were for 1984 when about one in four eligible claimants failed to register for a rebate . |
| 25 | Answer guide : Answers should contain the following elements : fixed assets are for use in the business and are long term ; on the other hand current assets are essentially short term . |
| 26 | Stateless societies are for the most part small tribal societies , without any complex division of labour and economically poor , but some features of their political systems may perhaps also be found in other types of society , especially in village communities such as those of medieval Germany , or of India ( where they were once described as ‘ little republics ’ ) , although in these instances there is already some degree of subordination to a state , however remote , and some element of stratification and inequality of power in the local community itself . |
| 27 | and one of the criteria that Derek said that they would , would be supporting bids were for ones that would start at the beginning of May . |
| 28 | [ Items in square brackets are for reference only ] |
| 29 | Operational matters are for the Governor , but I think it is important to bear in mind that although we know that violence was used in the early stages we have no evidence that anyone now still in the prison is in danger and you 've got to ask yourself in those circumstances whether you should risk injury or even death in storming the prison when as far as we know nobody remaining inside is now in danger . |
| 30 | Essential psychological needs are for companionship of other horses , affection , self-esteem , respect and acceptance by the herd , mental stimulation , and sufficient space . |