Example sentences of "this is [art] [noun] for " in BNC.

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1 For example X may agree to sell to Y ‘ the Morris car , registration number ABC 123 , at present in the ownership of Q and to be acquired from him by X. ’ This is a contract for the sale of specific goods .
2 This is a call for an accurate self-appraisal , which in turn gives the opportunity to practise a very well-known management technique — capitalise on your strengths and staff to your weaknesses .
3 This is a stunt for older more self-confident children .
4 If a place is missing on the map which is mentioned in Domesday Book ( 1086 ) or any of the lay subsidies or poll taxes , this is a possibility for a deserted settlement .
5 ‘ No , this is a substrate for an astronomical telescope mirror . ’
6 This is a pity for his achievement in securing the crucial Committee vote deserves the members ' recognition for his astuteness .
7 This is a pity for , as we shall soon see , the two main theoretical interpretations of the effect differ on this issue .
8 Teletext — this is a system for supplying commercial and other data via existing television networks .
9 Electronic mail — this is a system for communicating messages by electronic rather than physical means .
10 Three things that we do decide I 've already said , whether you and I feel that this is a platform for you .
11 This is a day for thinking of the Four Last Things and meditating on sin . ’
12 In London last night , a French Embassy spokesman said : ‘ This is a decision for the British Government .
13 Recent work indicates that mounding over or in-situ disposal , would cost less , but this is a decision for future generations .
14 Pretends he ca n't go anywhere alone and this is a chance for Tony to get some time to himself .
15 This is a chance for people to show their support for the play scheme and for anyone who would like to help to let us know . ’
16 This is a Budget for sustained recovery and a Budget for jobs — not just for this year and next year — but right through the decade .
17 This is a requirement for water-clocks of the inflow type .
18 Your pension is calculated as a proportion of your final pay , which could mean literally the last year you work or for example ( and this is a requirement for controlling directors and those earning over £100,000 ) the average of three consecutive years during the last ten .
19 This is a problem for secured creditors who may wish to vote .
20 This is a problem for plants because they already have fewer daylight hours in which to manufacture their food , and can not grow at all if the temperature falls below 6 degrees Celsius .
21 On the subject of what he called atmosphere — ‘ … after all , this is a home for vagrants , and no-one who was not an outcast would be caught on the premises ’ .
22 If this is a worry for you , it is important to find someone you can trust to talk to .
23 This is a play for two characters , Siegfried Sassoon and Wilfred Owen , the World War One poets , and it would obviously be a good thing to read some of their poetry as a background to performing this piece .
24 Foot notes : a superb expedition on an atmospheric island , this is a route for experienced , confident and fit walkers .
25 This is a drink for people with real taste .
26 Anyone for croquet … it 's the latest popular sport ORMSEBY Hall , on Teesside , is among croquet clubs nationwide which open their doors and lawns to the public this weekend in a bid to put over the message that this is a sport for all .
27 From the perspective of functionalism ( and from the perspective of other materialist theories also ) , however , this is a question for science rather than an imponderable problem of metaphysics .
28 This is a privilege for which no legatee could hope , since if the heir took a fancy to property left by legacy , he could keep it on payment of a ( no doubt inflated ) valuation of its worth to the legatee .
29 And this is a way for to fill up our purse Although we do get it with many a curse And the poem ends : Then hay for the Clothing Trade , it goes on brave ; We scorn for to toyl and moyl , nor yet to starve .
30 A win like this is a tonic for the tournament . ’
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