Example sentences of "[Wh det] are [noun] for " in BNC.

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1 The British army has always given campaign medals which are rewards for just being there and doing an ordinary job , and special medals for gallantry beyond the call of duty .
2 However , yours is a very young tank and prone to rises in ammonia nitrite , which are killers for most marines .
3 Resolved , That this House , believing it is in Britain 's interests to continue to be at the heart of the European Community and able to shape its future and that of Europe as a whole , endorses the constructive negotiating approach adopted by Her Majesty 's Government in the Inter-Governmental Conferences on Economic and Monetary Union and on Political Union ; and urges them to work for an agreement at the forthcoming European Council at Maastricht which avoids the development of a federal Europe , enables this country to exert the greatest influence on the economic evolution of the Community while preserving the right of Parliament to decide at a future date whether to adopt a single currency , on issues of Community competence concentrates the development of action on those issues which can not be handled more effectively at national level and , in particular , avoids intrusive Community measures in social areas which are matters for national decision , devlops a European security policy compatible with NATO and co-operation in foreign policy which safeguards this country 's national interests , increases the accountability of the Commission , enhances the rule of law in the Community including improved implementation , enforcement and compliance with Community legislation , improves co-operation between European governments in the fight against drugs , terrorism and cross-border crime , and through these policies secures the long-term interests of the United Kingdom .
4 Recently , the identification of characteristic sequence features in peptides eluted from HLA class I molecules suggested that the relevant antigen might be identifiable by assessing cellular immune responses to peptides containing such motifs among antigens which are candidates for mediating HLA-disease associations .
5 Directory Integrity Check then enters any modules which are candidates for entry into LIFESPAN provided that :
6 Cholesterol is also the starting point for the body 's manufacture of bile acids ( which are need for the digestion of fat ) , steroids ( including those all-important male and female sex hormones ) and vitamin D ( which is made by the action of sunlight on cholesterol in the skin ) .
7 Sometimes it may contain information about the author , the date , the writer 's access to information , and even the purpose of the writer , which are clues for the historian about the source 's reliability .
8 ( It is probable that the majority of idioms began their lives as metaphors ; and synchronically , transitional cases , which are idioms for some and metaphors for others , are not uncommon .
9 What are dreams for ?
10 What are friends for ? ’
11 What are neighbours for ? ’ he grunted .
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