Example sentences of "it is [noun sg] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Barley is exceedingly delicate in his treatment of the great Bung Karno , the man who once stated , to wild applause from an audience of Indonesian economists , that ‘ Inflation can be good — as long as it is inflation for the Indonesian revolution ’ . |
| 2 | Therefore it is nonsense for the Opposition to claim that we have done nothing at all about the problems of retraining . |
| 3 | It is music for the coach trade , at which only the most high-minded purist is likely to take offence . |
| 4 | It is success for the second time for Mr Myers and his long-term business partner Karen Jones . |
| 5 | The Class runs for an hour and it is playtime for the 24 children . |
| 6 | Counsel for the Crown conceded , in our view rightly , that in a case where the prosecution has been completed and the judge thereafter refuses leave to the Crown to discontinue , it is counsel for the prosecution 's duty to remain in the case . |
| 7 | Not a change of nature , I hope , and believe : still , a development as the World calls it , though I can not think it is development for the better . |
| 8 | But it is humbug for the Harlequins to make a great song and dance about it — and for Jamie Salmon to imply that the New Zealanders never kick anyone . |
| 9 | Whilst it is true that the deposit is paid to the original payee because it is security for the performance of contractual obligations assumed throughout the term by the payer and because the payee is the party to whom the contract is entered into , it is , in their Lordships ' view , more realistic to regard the obligation as one entered into with the landlord qua payee rather than qua landlord … |
| 10 | Arthur Cox 's admiration for John Fashanu is well known , and perhaps it is time for the Maxwell millions to be used to purchase just such a battering Ram . |
| 11 | Most critics ignore the dreariness of our streets , but it is time for the public to demand better |
| 12 | ‘ It is time for the party as a whole to take a step back and look at the way in which its democracy is being carried out , ’ he told the conference . |
| 13 | Now it is time for the new generation born in the wilderness to cross the Jordan , and to begin to take possession of the Land , led not by Moses , of course , since he must die on the wrong side of the river , but by Joshua . |
| 14 | Now that society is at last recognizing and developing the full range of women 's abilities and now that women are seen to have , with men , full ‘ human rights ’ , many people conclude that it is time for the Church of England to embody in its official ministry the biblical vision of equal partnership between women and men . |
| 15 | Music lovers should not start feeling apprehensive , for the whole circus moves to London when it is time for the Aldeburgh festival . |
| 16 | it is time for the Government to completely reassess the impact of their reforms on the quality of the nation 's health services , ’ he said . |
| 17 | Perhaps it is time for the IB to appoint its own disciplinary committee to act where individual unions refuse to do so . |
| 18 | It is time for the magazine to go — what company can justify wasting a reputed £250,000 on a glossy front while a recession is going on ? |
| 19 | It is time for the visitors to see Bob 's pink bed , the kitchen where Bob 's chef Gilly would simmer stew , and the walls smothered in yellowing press cuttings , including several from NME . |
| 20 | It is time for the government to act to protect it from future ecstasy |
| 21 | Awkward or not , it is time for the government to turn to the neglected task of redefinition . |
| 22 | It is time for the plot to unfold . |
| 23 | The welts , the abrasions and the black eyes get starker , more livid , until it is time for the women to return , in an ecstasy of distress , to the men who will suddenly heal them . |
| 24 | But enough of prologues and manifestos ; it is time for the first story . |
| 25 | Perhaps it is time for the powers that be to look again at the slalom rules that allow dipping and sideways presentations . |
| 26 | ‘ It is time for the geese , ’ extracting his head from the oven . |
| 27 | Does my hon. Friend agree that it is time for the public to play their part ? |
| 28 | Surely it is time for the present Home Secretary — who started all this in Cabinet , along with the right hon. Member for Cirencester and Tewkesbury ( Mr. Ridley ) — to apologise . |
| 29 | It is time for the world to launch a humanitarian counteroffensive . " |
| 30 | It is time for the Park management to approach the Councils and the local residents to agree a scheme to stop the Park being used as a thoroughfare . |