Example sentences of "[noun pl] [am/are] for [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Parkside pit camp mugs , T-shirts and badges are for sale , and a limited edition commemorative plate has been produced . |
| 2 | These teeth are for battle . |
| 3 | Local people also lose out because , even on LDDC owned land , 85 per cent of the 15,000 houses are for sale , so ruling out local people needing to rent in precisely those London boroughs with notoriously long waiting lists for council accommodation . |
| 4 | The greater the liquidity of its liabilities , and the more volatile the demands of depositors are for cash , the greater the proportion of liquid assets the institution must hold . |
| 5 | I maintain that bilateral hearing is essential for sound location — as two eyes are for stereovision . |
| 6 | And so to war , and at first a very strange war , On either side it appeared that no one wanted to start the bombing war which in our way had been our long time plan — in fact the Trenchard theory that fighters are for defence , bombers for offence . |
| 7 | I would sum it up by saying cars are for work , not for worship . ’ |
| 8 | This will depend whether ( a ) the Nissan cars are for export to the EC , ( b ) they are sold in the UK to customers who would otherwise have purchased an imported car or ( c ) they are sold in the UK to customers who would otherwise have bought a car produced in the UK by one of the other UK manufacturers . |
| 9 | Typical values of the relevant parameters are for olivine and for plagioclase . |
| 10 | ‘ Words are for truth . |
| 11 | These books are for reference only and are not to be removed from the library . |
| 12 | Finally , by way of introduction , Ranganathan 's laws of librarianship remain valid to the study of library use : books are for use ; for every reader his book ; for every book its reader ; save the time of the user . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | [ Items in square brackets are for reference only ] |
| 15 | In that task I am assisted by a team of six managers , all of whom are professional nurses and district nurses or health visitors and they of course are there to advise me on professional issues , and to share with me the management task of using the resources of Oxford City in the way that we feel is best appropriate , and in doing that , I think one of the important things for us to do , I do n't think we do it quite as well as we should , is to work more closely with the local council , and to look really at what the needs of our local communities are for health , and to try and make sure that the feelings that might well be expressed by individuals , either individually , or through caring associations , or through other statutory agencies , or through voluntary health organisations , are actually given a chance to be there , and to influence our , that official policy and constituents , and to , to influence the planning process . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | Most settlements are for compensation . |
| 18 | Mountains are for walking , ATBs are for paths and tracks . |
| 19 | All transactions are for cash and not , as for equities , for settlement after the end of the Stock Exchange account period . |
| 20 | The three applications are for report writing , cataloguing and document interchange . |
| 21 | The applications are for facsimile , electronic mail , note-taking , calculation , scheduling , and address book management . |
| 22 | The main reductions are for slaughter cattle , with the number of those aged more than two years down by 13pc and the total of those aged between one and two years down by 5pc . |
| 23 | Essential psychological needs are for companionship of other horses , affection , self-esteem , respect and acceptance by the herd , mental stimulation , and sufficient space . |
| 24 | Their physical needs are for food , water , shelter from extreme weather , a safe environment , sensory stimulation , light , exercise , and freedom from injury , pain , or parasites . |
| 25 | The awards are for Export , Technological and Environmental Achievement — a new category introduced this year — with ICL Plc one of the three elite ‘ doubly honoured ’ applicants . |
| 26 | On the rare occasions when the cooling towers are for maintenance , the staff wait eagerly to see what the pond reveals . |
| 27 | Plants are for sale . |
| 28 | Our official brokerage network knows which boats are for sale worldwide and can help find exactly the right Swan for you . |
| 29 | E1 buildings are for storage of goods and materials not specified as hazardous in occupancy E2 . |
| 30 | The owners believe that the buildings are for business and should never be used for recreational purposes , ignoring the enormous publicity that would be generated . |