Example sentences of "[adj] for the time being " in BNC.
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| 1 | Without any application to the court , the mortgagee , if his mortgage is a conveyance of the legal estate or ownership , may take possession ; but this course is hazardous , since he may be called upon in a redemption action to account strictly not only for profits actually received by him , but also for those which he might but for his default have received , and all such profits , so far as they exceed the interest due for the time being , must be set off against the principal . |
| 2 | Mr Guerin 's lawyer said he had advised Mr Guerin to say as little as possible for the time being . |
| 3 | Whatever else it may betoken , it is clear for the time being that Mr Laws will not be asked to put on his war-paint and go a-hunting for scalps " . |
| 4 | 185 Squadron now moved to Takali alongside the newly-arrived unit with its own remaining ten Mark Is and two Mark IIs , leaving Luqa and Hal Far free for the time being for use as staging airfields to Egypt , and as bases for the bombers and reconnaissance aircraft . |
| 5 | Accordingly we would have to play along with the British for the time being , and take the beating which inevitably results through our association with an ally whom the Egyptians and other Arab states hated as imperialists . |
| 6 | He conceded that his preferred solution of involving the Soviet Union in a guarantee was impracticable for the time being but it remained the most satisfactory long-term solution . |
| 7 | The column for telephone numbers of Melanie 's family would have to remain empty for the time being . |
| 8 | Joan is growing old for the time being . |
| 9 | A decision now has to be made about whether this rearrangement is acceptable for the time being or whether some further rearrangement might be more satisfactory . |
| 10 | The wires recording from forearms and calves are not particularly visible for the time being . |
| 11 | I was in favour of hauling him in last week , but the powers-that-be thought it better to let him remain at large for the time being , in the hope that he might lead us to his employers . ’ |
| 12 | ( g ) ‘ recognised body ’ means a body corporate for the time being recognised by the Council under these Rules as being a suitable body to undertake the provision of professional services such as are provided by individuals practising as solicitors or by multi-national partnerships ; |
| 13 | ( 6 ) In this Clause ‘ recognised body ’ means a body corporate for the time being recognised by the Council of the Law Society under section 9 of the AJA and the Rules . |
| 14 | ‘ recognised body ’ means a body corporate for the time being recognised by the Council under Section 9 of the AJA and the Rules ; |
| 15 | ( 6 ) In this Clause ‘ recognised body ’ means a body corporate for the time being recognised by the Council of the Law Society under section 9 of the AJA and the Rules . |
| 16 | ‘ recognised body ’ means a body corporate for the time being recognised by the Council under Section 9 of the AJA and the Rules ; |
| 17 | Basically , the head teacher must consider it inappropriate for the time being for the pupil to follow the National Curriculum and that either ( 1 ) circumstances giving rise to that opinion are likely to change within six months or ( 2 ) that the pupil may have special educational needs requiring modification of the National Curriculum and temporary exception is necessary while those needs are assessed . |
| 18 | Now we have evidence which we will keep privy for the time being which will prove that neither Brampton nor Vechey committed suicide . |
| 19 | The amount of slashing is optional for the time being . |
| 20 | For commercial reasons the exact location of the areas targeted by the company must remain confidential for the time being . |
| 21 | EC Foreign Ministers had on Nov. 4 told their five Arab Maghreb Union ( AMU ) counterparts , with whom they were meeting in Brussels , that they were unable for the time being to lift the sanctions that restricted arms sales to and diplomatic relations with Libya . |
| 22 | ‘ I guess my credit rating is safe for the time being . ’ |
| 23 | Despite calls for its closure on safety grounds , the Leaning Tower of Pisa is to remain open for the time being , the mayor said yesterday . |
| 24 | For capitalism the land was a factor of production and a commodity peculiar only by its immobility and limited quantity , though , as it happens , the great opening of new lands at this period made these limitations appear relatively insignificant for the time being . |
| 25 | There is no evidence bearing on this suggestion and the matter must remain unresolved for the time being . |
| 26 | Geoff Thorne of Canon UK confirms that with such healthy sales the major manufacturers can afford to let the boom be technology-driven for the time being . |
| 27 | ‘ The day shift mechanical structure will remain unaltered for the time being because of current workload commitments . ’ |
| 28 | I persuaded her to remain silent for the time being , I think , by promising to find out everything I could . |
| 29 | But it is the voice of Pearl investors which will have more influence on the outcome and they should keep quiet for the time being . |
| 30 | General evidence of the activities of that society would be quite sufficient for the time being . ’ |