Example sentences of "a matter for " in BNC.
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| 1 | The level of service provided overall is a matter for individual health authorities in the light of local circumstances and priorities ’ . |
| 2 | Raymond Williams came to think that a splitting of the discipline was increasingly likely , since cultural materialism and radical semiotics were not compatible with the dominant paradigm of literary study : ‘ For these necessarily include the paradigm itself as a matter for analysis , rather than as a governing definition of the object of knowledge . ’ |
| 3 | And he told reporters before the meeting : ‘ I support the IRA 's right to engage in armed struggle — where it wages armed engagements is a matter for itself . ’ |
| 4 | This is not a matter for the Government . ’ |
| 5 | Even if cross-border mergers become a matter for Brussels - which might be expected to take a larger , continent-wide view — rather than national authorities , defence is specifically reserved for the attention of member governments . |
| 6 | The way it should be funded is a matter for governments to decide . |
| 7 | Exactly why he chose not to proceed will be a matter for debate in financial and footballing circles for some time . |
| 8 | Whether this lopsided record and Stewart 's stewardship is more than just coincidental will be a matter for the Test and County Cricket Board to discuss when his contract comes up again next April . |
| 9 | Whether press standards declined after this was a matter for debate . |
| 10 | I he exact commission figure is a matter for negotiation between the artist 's manager and the agent . |
| 11 | It is a matter for the band partnership agreement to clarify each songwriter 's policy on whether the non-writing band members will earn any money from his or her publishing royalties . |
| 12 | Just how remote this stance in fact is from the aesthetic is a matter for further debate , but it is perhaps worth interpolating that the implied valorisation of the products of these engaged avant-gardes as a function of their engagement is defeasible . |
| 13 | Another sporting triumph followed hard upon the conquest of Everest and gave added reassurance to the nation , especially those steeped in the amateur spirit for whom the demolition of English professional football by Puskas and the Hungarians was not a matter for much regret . |
| 14 | In Glasgow fighting between fans was not just a matter for juveniles . |
| 15 | ‘ It is a matter for regret that she seems to have turned away from serious current affairs interviews , ’ says a founding executive of Channel 4 News . |
| 16 | How such systems are set is a matter for the hotelier . |
| 17 | It became a matter for public debate , newspaper articles were written , television programmes made , and the London Evening Standard sponsored Simpson 's planning application to the City . |
| 18 | Policy is a matter for ministers , ’ she said at question time . |
| 19 | Mrs Thatcher replied : ‘ Policy is a matter for ministers — advice is not . ’ |
| 20 | Whether then Berlin became the national capital would be a matter for the German people to decide . |
| 21 | While underlining the right of the East Germans to opt for unity with their fellow Germans in the Federal Republic , Dr Kohl said this was a matter for their own free choice . |
| 22 | Just what constitutes time-wasting is a matter for the referee 's discretion , and if Tyson felt that Southall was deliberately using up precious seconds he was entitled to award Forest that crucial free-kick . |
| 23 | But while Mr Schalck-Golodkowski 's innocence or guilt must remain a matter for the courts , the detention of his friend and lawyer , Mr Wolfgang Vogel , clearly was in breach of the law . |
| 24 | The commission will not be responsible for promoting a network : the extent to which companies form a network , particularly one that as at present subsidises the smaller contractors , is a matter for them . |
| 25 | In this case it was a matter for local authorities . |
| 26 | But while Mr Schalck-Golodkowski 's innocence or guilt must remain a matter for the courts , the detention of his friend and lawyer , Mr Wolfgang Vogel , clearly was in breach of the law . |
| 27 | ‘ Publication should remain a matter for the editor 's discretion , but if a complaint is subsequently upheld the council may feel justified in strengthening criticism . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ The man 's presence in the aircraft is a matter for the airline which has sole responsibility under the Government 's national aviation security programme . ’ |
| 29 | In love , the sensitive , reflective songwriter will treat the issue as a matter for negotiation , a question of exchange , the construction of a partnership . |
| 30 | Americans are scrupulously careful to say nothing on the record about enlargement of the Community : that , they say , is a matter for the Europeans . |