Example sentences of "it may be for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Tempting as it may be for the harassed mother to jump at the chance of sending her three year old to playschool every morning , imagine the devastating effect this can have when it coincides with the arrival in the home of a brand new baby . |
| 2 | After all , it may be for the best . |
| 3 | ‘ It may be for the best , man , ’ Agnew was saying , ‘ though God knows I know how you must feel . |
| 4 | Before I call the proposer and the seconder of the motion on the Loyal Address , it may be for the convenience of hon. Members if I inform the House that the proposed subjects for debate for the rest of this week and for next week are as follows : |
| 5 | We are all familiar with that quaint parliamentary phrase , ’ It may be for the convenience of Members ’ , and then some information is imparted that is often for anything but the convenience of hon. Members . |
| 6 | The hearer is being trusted to take a large share of the responsibility in imagining what it may be for the speaker to be past his youth , and the result is a wide range of weak implicatures . |
| 7 | Even where targets are met , it may be for the ‘ wrong ’ reasons ; for example , where an enterprise has considerable monopoly power , it can achieve its targets by manipulation of prices or a reduction in the quality of service . |