Example sentences of "[that] [noun sg] is for " in BNC.
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| 1 | She interrupts the pleasures of cultural hedonism , gives the lie that progress is for all and for ever , and introduces suffering into personal relationships . |
| 2 | Truth is not a defence , unless the defendant can convince a jury that publication is for the public benefit . |
| 3 | We are spurred on by advertising images that fun is for the young and fit . |
| 4 | If one believes that education is for all children and must be regarded as in many ways the great equalizer , it is hard to accept the proposition that education in morality and religion should be left to parents whose fulfilment of this obligation will be far from equal . |
| 5 | She says that girls think that science is for boys . |
| 6 | At first sight this degree of fluidity in the Japanese labour market sits uneasily with the presumption that employment is for life because this would make wages a quasi-fixed cost . |
| 7 | The only spontaneous applause during the day was for Sir Christopher Booth , who said : ‘ The colleges ought to realise that accreditation is for NHS consultants working alone and that a quite different form of accreditation is needed for research academics working in teams . ’ |
| 8 | It does seem rather odd to say that death is for the good of the person involved . |