Example sentences of "is [prep] [noun sg] for [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If they need any bias at all , it is towards potash for hardening and ripening leaf and wood , and phosphate for stimulating root activity . |
| 2 | His answers were : ‘ Systematic activity that is directed towards providing knowledge , or adding to the understanding of existing knowledge , which is of relevance for improving the effectiveness of education ’ , which he later expressed more succinctly as ‘ systematic activity made public ’ . |
| 3 | His answers were : ‘ Systematic activity that is directed towards providing knowledge , or adding to the understanding of existing knowledge , which is of relevance for improving the effectiveness of education ’ , later expressed more succinctly as ‘ systematic activity made public ’ . |
| 4 | This week Oscar Mammi , a former minister and the man responsible for Italy 's media laws , was told he is under investigation for receiving illicit funds . |
| 5 | But Mr Hussey is under fire for agreeing Mr Birt 's terms of appointment and freelance contract — his salary paid into his own company with his wife as secretary and therefore offset against tax . |
| 6 | No structure is in place for gathering the data , no co-operation currently exists between government officials , no information exists to assist with access , and there are no statutory bodies or even adequate laws to protect machine-readable records from loss . |
| 7 | One of its Knesset members is in prison for stealing from its own coffers , another has been charged with cooking the books and Mr Deri himself has been under police investigation for suspected financial irregularities for more than two years . |
| 8 | He is in prison for committing violent crimes against English imperialism and he is demanding status as a political prisoner . |