Example sentences of "[be] [verb] for the time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Old feuds have been forgotten for the time being . |
| 2 | ‘ I 'm sorry ’ , said the Christie 's receptionist , ‘ but the Sackler sale has been cancelled for the time being … |
| 3 | Little wonder , really , that right now the two of them are looking for the time of their life with someone of their own age . |
| 4 | Some pits have been reprieved for the time being , but the closure programme may simply be delayed , the price of buying off political defeat being a £500 million subsidy over the next two years . |
| 5 | The annual sub will vary between £200 for men and £65 for juveniles , but entrance fees have been waived for the time being . |
| 6 | Sotheby 's then heard from Michael Hebecker , Director of Schlossmuseum Gotha , informing them that , while the auction house had behaved fairly and correctly in offering the picture to the museum first , the permission to sell the Wtewael had been granted in his absence and with neither his knowledge nor consent , and asking them if the picture could be withdrawn for the time being . |
| 7 | She 'd become accustomed to his remarks about her unwanted presence , but she had believed him to be resigned for the time being to having her around . |
| 8 | It was announced that despite the signing of the peace agreement between the government and the Communist Party of Malaya ( CPM ) on Dec. 2 , 1989 [ see p. 37124 ] , the Internal Security Act ( ISA ) would continue to be enforced for the time being and that there were no plans to legalize the CPM as a political party . |
| 9 | " Which ca n't be helped for the time being . " |
| 10 | Existing qualifications will have to be recognised for the time being , probably for some years , and APL , or accreditation of prior learning , is something the National Council for Vocational Qualifications is still exploring . |
| 11 | The Government also disclosed that the present method of assessing parental contributions according to parents ' residual income , after tax and mortgage payments , is to be retained for the time being . |
| 12 | It was agreed that resolution of this issue would be shelved for the time being . |
| 13 | All these jealousies and disappointments and doubts were forgotten for the time being in the face of adversity . |
| 14 | A much more radical proposal was under active consideration ( Home Office , 1999d ) shortly before the guide-lines were issued , though this appears to have been shelved for the time being . |
| 15 | The way in which they are applied has a crucial effect and having determined ratios between chemical and kinetic energy and heat it is important that a full allowance is made for the time required . |
| 16 | She 'll understand your anger and stop what she 's doing for the time being , but that wo n't stop her doing it again when you ca n't see . |
| 17 | Secondly , a covenant simply to pay a sum of money , whether by way of insurance premium , compensation or damages , is a covenant capable of touching and concerning the land provided that the existence of the covenant , and the right to payment thereunder , affects the value of the land in whomsoever it is vested for the time being … |
| 18 | They can last for anything between a weekend and three weeks and they involve journeying to a place ( sometimes a large house has been rented for the time ; sometimes a college ) where you will eat , talk , be taught , sleep , live writing in a totally concentrated way for the length of the course . |
| 19 | Furthermore , since I disagree with the view of the Divisional Court on this point in Ex parte Handscomb , but the Home Secretary was obliged for the time being to follow it , there is little logic in saying that he should have extended it to mandatory cases . |
| 20 | The war intervened with the result that this urgent question was postponed for the time being . |
| 21 | Whether intentionally or not , the effect of the exclusion was to dodge for the time being a major constitutional problem . |