Example sentences of "[vb -s] is [adj] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Libraries in general have an image of unparticularized worthiness and sobriety , and many young librarians have an admirable messianic zeal about them , a firm belief that what their library has is good for people and that membership lists and issue figures must be pushed up for their own sake . |
| 2 | Trust that whatever happens is right for you , rather than wanting the experience to conform to your expectations . |
| 3 | Coun Michna has been a leading opponent of the scheme , which he says is inappropriate for Clairville Common . |
| 4 | IBM Corp has been doing it for some time , and now Wordperfect Corp is doing it too — applying for patents on their software rather than relying copyright law : reason is that , as the Wall Street Journal explains , a patent can provide a company with exclusive use of its patented programs for a fixed number of years , even if another company develops the idea independently ; copyright , which is created as soon as an idea is expressed in an original way , protects only the expression of the idea , not the idea itself , and it does n't confer exclusive use if someone else develops the same software independently ; downside is that getting a patent costs big — in both time and money — and once it expires , the technology it describes is free for all . |
| 5 | The database where the request originates is responsible for co-ordinating the transaction among its different participants . |
| 6 | The database where the request originates is responsible for co-ordinating the transaction among its different participants . |
| 7 | I have also learned to pray that God will do what he sees is best for them . |
| 8 | ‘ ( 1 ) Where livestock belonging to any person strays on to land in the ownership or occupation of another and — ( a ) damage is done by the livestock to the land or to any property on it which is in the ownership or possession of the other person ; or ( b ) any expenses are reasonably incurred by that other person in keeping the livestock while it can not be restored to the person to whom it belongs or while it is detained in pursuance of section 7 of [ the ] Act , or in ascertaining to whom it belongs ; the person to whom the livestock belongs is liable for the damage or expenses , except as otherwise provided by [ the ] Act . ’ |
| 9 | Initially the analyst does all the work , leading the user towards a system he thinks is right for the business . |
| 10 | In short , whatever the state does is functional for the capitalist class in the long run , so the theory is immunized against any conflicting evidence . |
| 11 | A close link between what the picture tells you and what the sound conveys is important for elementary level students . |