Example sentences of "[pron] [is] [adj] for [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | " The European Council underlined the importance in this context of reinforcing the convergence process among the member states ' economies , which is crucial for maintaining monetary stability and for creating the framework for sustainable growth and rising employment … |
| 2 | Ethernet networking comes from Xerox , a company which is famous for developing significant advances in personal computing , but then failing to take commercial advantage of them . |
| 3 | which is useful for taking the heat off the window itself in the Summer . |
| 4 | All four rooms are linked by double-door access , Meeting Rooms 3 and 4 being divided by a partition which can be removed to create a larger meeting area , which is useful for bringing together syndicate groups . |
| 5 | The ‘ functional ’ argument provides a discursive strategy which is useful for implicating all sorts of groups and individuals in racism who would otherwise have cast-iron alibis . |
| 6 | Some models will also convert from a two wheeled sack barrow into a four wheeled multi-purpose truck which is useful for moving heavy items like paving slabs . |
| 7 | And you can split the screen into two windows , which is useful for comparing the contents of two directories . |
| 8 | You can also get flexible corrugated waste pipe , which is useful for connecting between a trap outlet and the pipe passing through the wall . |
| 9 | This is very different from the Common Law procedure , which will never compel , or even allow ( at that time ) , one of the parties to an action to give evidence ; but it is a procedure , and the only procedure , which is suitable for trying such questions as uses and trusts , for which no open public acts , no formal documents may be available as evidence . |
| 10 | A useful item in the Velcro range is a fastening called Sew 'n' Stick which is suitable for attaching fabric to a hard surface . |
| 11 | This option enables you to obtain a listing of a single Design Change ( DC ) which is suitable for printing on A4 paper ; this is done by transferring the information to a VMS file so that it can be printed as required . |
| 12 | This option enables you to obtain a listing of a single Software Performance Report ( SPR ) which is suitable for printing on A4 paper ; this is done by transferring the information to a VMS file so that it can be printed as required . |
| 13 | This option enables you to obtain a listing of a single Software Status Report ( SSR ) which is suitable for printing on A4 paper ; this is done by transferring the information to a VMS file so that it can be printed as required . |
| 14 | I have another eyepiece on the end which is suitable for looking at the stars and planets . |
| 15 | If we rearrange equation ( 24 ) we can see that this enthalpy change can be split up into two parts , : is part of the enthalpy change which is available for doing useful work ( see figure 5.17 ) . |
| 16 | However , it is possible for the subsidiary company to pay up a dividend , thus generating its own ACT , which is available for carry back . |
| 17 | The Institute of Actuaries and the Faculty of Actuaries have made a videotape called ‘ Actuaries ’ which is available for viewing from university and polytechnic career services . |
| 18 | The signal has to be seen as one which is appropriate for putting our message across . |
| 19 | Ethical positivism is thus a theory of or approach to law , perhaps a way of viewing law , which explicates law as a human contrivance which is appropriate for attaining desirable social objectives in a morally acceptable manner . |
| 20 | The computer : 1 always offers an encouraging , positive response ; 2 provides a successful experience ; 3 lets the child work at his or her own level ; 4 treats the child as an individual ; 5 gives instant feedback which is essential for correcting bad habits ; 6 presents reading in a peer-approved way ; 7 is highly motivating . |
| 21 | The effect , however , has been to produce what they describe ( 1984 , p. 425 ) as ‘ managerial myopia ’ , a fixation with short-term managerial innovation at the expense ‘ of that long-term focus which is essential for achieving programme and policy effectiveness ’ . |
| 22 | The most sought after is the silver and golden holly , which is essential for making the most attractive wreaths . |
| 23 | In general hospital settings , there is often a period of staff overlap in the early afternoon , which is ideal for teaching and learning . |
| 24 | The whey , which is ideal for feeding to pigs , is then drained from the vat . |
| 25 | On normal days , of course , Lord Darlington took his meals , as does Mr Farraday today , in the more intimate atmosphere of the dining room , which is ideal for accommodating up to a dozen . |
| 26 | Boxes can be anchored into your schedule , which is ideal for taking into account compulsory holidays like Christmas and Easter . |
| 27 | Relief papers provide pattern with a textured embossing , which is ideal for concealing a wall with an imperfect surface . |
| 28 | All these components are enclosed in an attractive , luxury box which is ideal for holding the work in progress . |
| 29 | All the photographs in this feature were taken on Fuji Velvia , a high quality slide film which is ideal for capturing plants and garden details , giving sharp , accurate reproduction of colour . |
| 30 | This catfish exhibits an usual form of ‘ parental care ’ , not dissimilar to that of the cuckoo — which is infamous for laying its eggs in the nests of other birds and leaving them to be hatched and raised by the involuntary ‘ foster-parents ’ In the case of Synodontis multipunctatus , it swims in and out among mouth-brooding cichlids which are in the throes of spawning and releases its eggs at the same time as the cichlid , whose eggs it often devours . |