Example sentences of "is [verb] for [adj] year " in BNC.
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| 1 | The consensus among observers has been that IBM Corp will find it needs to cut many more than the 25,000 positions it is targeting for this year , so there was little surprise when both the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal last week came out with independent stories saying the cuts would go much higher . |
| 2 | We are delighted that Anke Rohlfs , guest teacher at our 1982 Summer Course , is returning for this year 's International Summer course , and once again we are able to use the facilities at Green Park Centre , Aston Clinton , Bucks . |
| 3 | Another large international entry is anticipated for this year 's event |
| 4 | The total supply of money in circulation can not , however , be measured , because although the value of coins struck is known for individual years , there is no satisfactory way of estimating how long they remained in circulation . |
| 5 | A final dividend of 7.1p is proposed for this year giving an overall dividend for the year of 10.3p an increase of 6.7% . |
| 6 | Hong Kong-based Hutchison Whampoa Ltd blames a 5% fall in profits before charges for closure of some telecommunications operations on losses at the UK telecommunications subsidiary , Reuter reports , but the group will still commit another £200m to the UK unit this year , group chairman Li Ka-Shing said : ‘ I 'm not happy with the results , but we 'll still continue our commitment to the UK operation and pump more money into it , ’ he said — ‘ I 'm not sure the worst is over yet in the UK , which ate up all our Hong Kong profits this year ; ’ he said Hutchison will have invested over £500m in the loss-making UK unit , including the £200m that is earmarked for this year , but he refused to say at what point he will say enough is enough — ‘ It 's too early to say ; you can never tell when business will pick up . ’ |
| 7 | Better still , these amounts are subtracted from a mortgage rate which is fixed for three years at 13.99% ( APR 15.0% ) . |
| 8 | The mortgage is fixed for three years at 10.3pc ( APR 10.9pc ) and is designed to appeal to home buyers seeking an affordable mortgage with inbuild stability of payments . |
| 9 | Stock , for example , is issued for 25 years at the most , for the obvious reason that the market will charge a high premium for lending over a longer period than that . |
| 10 | HORROR CRASH CULPRIT WHO DROVE WHILE BANNED IS JAILED FOR FIVE YEARS |
| 11 | Knife killer is jailed for ten years |
| 12 | The President ( currently Fred Timakata ) , who is the republic 's head of state , is elected for five years by an electoral college which is composed of the Parliament and the presidents of the Regional Councils ( local government bodies to which a considerable degree of power is constitutionally devolved ) . |
| 13 | The President , the republic 's head of state , is elected for five years by an electoral college composed of the Parliament and the Presidents of the Regional Councils ( local government bodies , to which a considerable degree of power is constitutionally devolved ) . |
| 14 | The President is elected for four years , but members of the House of Representatives have to face election every two years , while a senator is elected for six years . |
| 15 | Legislative power resides in a 33-member legislature ( the Nitijela ) , which is elected for four years and which chooses a President from among its members . |
| 16 | The President is elected for four years , but members of the House of Representatives have to face election every two years , while a senator is elected for six years . |
| 17 | The company said : ‘ A similar programme of new store openings is planned for future years . ’ |
| 18 | Another tour is planned for next year starting on 27 March and nine venues have been chosen , including Bournemouth , Newport , Hove , Stoke and Manchester . |
| 19 | A dual-chip 75MHz , 450 MIPS version of the Sparc is planned for next year — that should score 240 SPECmarks , the firm claims . |
| 20 | Now a major campaign is planned for next year to increase sales and distribution making the well known Pryseg water , a top brand in Britain and Europe . |
| 21 | Work on the presbytery and transept is planned for this year . |
| 22 | No further exploration drilling is planned for this year . |
| 23 | The project , which costs more than £120,000 a year to run , is funded for three years using section 11 money , with three-quarters provided by the Home Office , and the remainder by the SSD . |
| 24 | The allowance is paid for 4 years and is based upon bus fares . |
| 25 | The event is paid for each year by donations from businesses , individuals and organisations , with the motorists giving up their time to drive the children to and from Southport . |
| 26 | Combining all the advantages of a fully-automatic pressure cooker with those of a universal frypan , the high quality stainless steel Duromatic is guaranteed for ten years . |
| 27 | And in the unlikely event that the level of the FT-SE 100 Index should actually fall during that period , we guarantee to return the original amount of your investment provided the Bond is held for 5 years . |
| 28 | The office is held for two years from September and Field Chairs are eligible for re-election . |