Example sentences of "is an [adj] [noun] for " in BNC.

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1 This is an additional cost for one or more of the parties and is in itself a reason for ensuring that disputes are resolved wherever possible before referring to a third party for resolution .
2 According to them , to accept the legitimacy of an authority is simply to accept that whatever other reasons there may be for a certain action , its being required by the authority is an additional reason for its performance .
3 This is an additional reason for management to create an even more elaborate division of labour than might be warranted from mere technical considerations of the tasks to be done .
4 There is an additional reason for doing so .
5 On Sunday there is an additional train for grown ups who perhaps want an opportunity to celebrate in a seasonal way but without the children .
6 It is an official centre for Cambridge , Oxford , ARELS , etc .
7 It is an official centre for Cambridge , Oxford , ARELS , etc. examinations .
8 Wednesday 23 September is an historic day for the Institute .
9 The council says the redevelopment is an historic opportunity for the city , and that they 're right to be optimistic .
10 Third , this sub-sample of seven parents is an inadequate basis for Gill and Jackson 's major claim .
11 They have pointed out that the existence of other remedies for wives in this situation is no reason for disentitling a wife to the protection of the criminal law and that the possibility of bringing charges for assault or wounding is an inadequate substitute for a rape prosecution which focuses upon the denial of another 's sexual autonomy and integrity .
12 He would have been the first person to agree that this is an inadequate label for a process in which some sets of ideas are restructured and some are rejected .
13 The Geneva stop is an intriguing device for translating continuous rotary motion into intermittent rotary and stopped motion .
14 Beginning to be seen as an important influence on recent developments in abstract art , her decision to join Schubert 's gallery is an intriguing move for both parties .
15 Good Grief is an odd title for a modern novel .
16 Vincent said categorically : ‘ Work is an absolute necessity for me .
17 Is not it time that Opposition Members realised that there is an absolute necessity for young people to grow up with respect for the law , property and persons ?
18 In tissue cultures insulin is an absolute requirement for the growth proliferation of normal mammary tissue and breast cancer cells are , at least initially , also dependent on it .
19 In frog stomach and isolated rabbit gastric glands , external K + is an absolute requirement for acid secretion .
20 Buying the right sack is an absolute must for trouble free walking .
21 This is an absolute must for beginners as Dos Quiz provides a safe environment in which to practice using MS-DOS .
22 If you spend any amount of time using photo-retouching programs like Aldus PhotoStyler or vector graphics programs like CorelDRAW then a graphics accelerator card is an absolute must for your shopping list .
23 ‘ To fight inflation is an absolute priority for everyone , ’ says chairman Gianni Agnelli .
24 In the First Report of the Joint Liberal/SDP Commission for Constitutional Reform they announced that " electoral reform is an absolute priority for Britain , since we believe it to be a precondition both of national unity and of social and political progress " and ( they failed to add ) for their own sure breakthrough into Parliament itself .
25 I just want to say that Declan is an absolute star for posting this result ( & half time score ) so quickly .
26 Granted that there is an absolute need for humanistic values to prevail in a neo-utilitarian and materialistic age , one is faced with a significant divergence in the nature of these values .
27 In many cases trichomonal infection is associated with other diseases , and while few would advocate the routine screening for other infection of all women found to be suffering from candidal infection , the finding of Trichomonas vaginalis is an absolute indication for further investigation to exclude other sexually transmitted disease .
28 Generally speaking , ten is an absolute minimum for a core mob of Boar Boyz , and infantry units need to be at least sixteen , preferably twenty , and bigger if you can manage it .
29 The del Cero is an adaptable wine for food , as good with fritto misto di mare as with grilled squid and fresh chilli peppers .
30 I believe there is an undeniable need for a code making managers accountable through an independent disciplinary body if they introduce measures detrimental to patient care , or attempt to suppress reasonable public criticism of such measures .
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