Example sentences of "[noun sg] [modal v] be for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | All other systems of social support should be for voluntary organizations of citizens to devise and subscribe to . |
| 2 | If I 'm honest I 'll have to admit that the major application of my research will be for commercial drug production . |
| 3 | To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the total figure will be for new road schemes in the Antrim , South constituency for ( a ) 1992-93 , ( b ) 1993-94 and ( c ) 1994-95 . |
| 4 | However important this battle might be for future power at sea , the decisive point for the current war had been that the blockade made it impossible for the French to reinforce their West Indian or North American possessions . |
| 5 | Another potential future LAN would be for Public Services and Publications , in view of the close functional links which have developed between some of their activities , and the need to minimise cost increases by sharing expensive hardware . |
| 6 | Multi-millionaire Richard Branson agreed with the move to curb pay but he reckons that this is a negative avenue and a more positive move would be for big UK companies with cash ( the likes of Hanson , GEC , etc ) to start splashing it about . |
| 7 | Their experience well illustrates Swords-Isherwood and Senker 's argument that the need will be for increased numbers of such workers , and that they should possess multiple skills : for example , electronics , electrical , and mechanical . |
| 8 | Our desire can be for physical satisfaction , for wealth , power or the need for recognition , for satisfying the intellect or our heart , or simply for the seeking of pleasure . |
| 9 | A further trend could be for increasing numbers of small transactions with individual investors becoming involved , providing both management expertise and money , as some of those who benefited from the earlier buyout boom recycle their profits . |
| 10 | Imagine how much more critical performance will be for industrial-strength applications involving multiple linked files with customized applications on top . |
| 11 | As TODAY suggests , one answer could be for newly-licensed young drivers to carry restriction plates for a specified period . |
| 12 | The company 's first application developed with NeXTstep will be for retail autofinancing . |