Example sentences of "[num] [pron] be for " in BNC.

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1 On the preliminary issue the judge dismissed the application holding that a local authority could sue for libel in respect of its governing or administrative reputation even though no financial loss was pleaded or alleged , that where a local authority instituted proceedings in reliance on section 222(1) of the Local Government Act 1972 it was for the local authority to decide on the expediency of litigating and it was not the court 's function to do so on an application to strike out , and that since the words complained of reflected on the local authority itself in the management and rectitude of its financial affairs , the statement of claim did disclose a cause of action against the defendants .
2 When a change finally did occur in 1929 it was for the worse .
3 In 1888 it was for the first time possible to go by train the whole way from Constantinople to Calais , and the Trans-Siberian railway was completed in 1904 .
4 Courses are for a minimum of 2 weeks with the exception of Executive Course IV which is for a minimum of 1 week .
5 When Joseph Parker paid his first visit to America in 1873 it was for an Alliance conference : on that occasion the delegates were presented to General Grant , the President .
6 By 1922 it was for some such a strong attitude as almost to obliterate the normal responses of party .
7 I had the right card , it was the card number five which was for the hot wash as , hot wax as well .
8 Under section 222 it is for the local authority to consider the expediency of the litigation .
9 When my wife and I chose our Peugeot 405 it was for its comfort , performance and interior space .
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