Example sentences of "are [v-ing] [noun] for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It must be stressed , however , that , if the potential dysfunctional effects of ROI use are to be avoided , financial controllers must make it very clear throughout the organization exactly how supervisors are using ROI for evaluation and exactly how it is to be used by SBU and divisional managers . |
| 2 | Others are using multimedia for building planning and maintenance ; Andersen Consulting in the US is developing a database which contains video images showing the location of power cables , water pipes and telephone lines . |
| 3 | We advise groups or individuals that are producing work for publication to consult with others engaged in the same activity . |
| 4 | ‘ There is a firm basis to say they are training camps for insurgents , ’ the report said , ‘ and the number of dead among the civil population and the military grows every day . ’ |
| 5 | At present , YTP courses are training people for jobs that are n't there or else training them in customer contact skills . |
| 6 | Alliances We are seeking opportunities for alliances with other companies to strengthen individual business sectors and so position ourselves to maximise profitability in the future . |
| 7 | Both Fiat and Ferruzzi have already sold some of their businesses and are seeking buyers for others . |
| 8 | Prices of gold and other precious metals fell on rumours that Saudi investors are selling gold for sterling ; on the foreign exchanges the pound was fractionally down on yesterday 's close , ending the day at one dollar point nine five seven five , and two deutschmarks point nine six eight five . |
| 9 | Church groups are providing services for congregations with little help from social services or health professionals ’ . |
| 10 | Schools are " … an environment in which information is not only the key raw material and manipulative tool : it is also the key product' and in the educational environment of the 1980s where TVEl , CPVE , GCSE , 16+ and Standard Grade ( see Glossary ) are providing opportunities for pupils to become increasingly sophisticated users of information sources and systems , the ability to handle information is becoming an important skill . |
| 11 | Both are wrenching changes for Detroit . |
| 12 | The shop 's pretty crowded — I spect people are buying stuff for Christmas , so I just stand around watching them . |
| 13 | British followers of Koresh are facing trial for murder . |
| 14 | Organisers of last weekend 's New Age festival in the Forest of Dean are facing prosecution for noise nuisance . |
| 15 | Finally , you are looking to see that you are getting value for money , and getting what you are paying for — area of land , size of rooms , and ( dare I say it ? ) good neighbours . |
| 16 | The difficulty with this is that unless there are well-established efficiency measures for the services of the department neither it nor its users will know whether they are getting value for money . |
| 17 | The newspaper was demanding that the public be given a good show for their money : ‘ It is still necessary to ask ourselves whether we are getting value for money . |
| 18 | But customers at present have difficulty in knowing whether they are getting value for money . |
| 19 | She points to the additional 1.9 per cent which is being offered for growth and argues the more explicit guidelines are there to ‘ make sure we are getting value for money ’ . |
| 20 | Agents Constables are asking £995,000 for Bowden House in Devon |
| 21 | The specially-adapted unmarked cars will be compared on a day-to-day basis with a marked police car to see if they are giving value for money . |
| 22 | For example , a child who is sociable , and is likely to benefit from social and linguistic interactions with other children , may be best placed in an ordinary classroom but with special periods devoted to those areas of language which are giving cause for concern . |
| 23 | The third factor which I think tends to constrain rapid and effective relief action is that erm disasters are fundraising opportunities for agencies . |
| 24 | Those parties for whom work is to be done or who themselves are doing work for engineers must be aware of the inherent uncertainties involved in the project and negotiate a sensible and commercially prudent apportionment of liability . |
| 25 | Even though independent schools are just as neglectful in the courses which are offered to the non-convergent child as are their state counterparts , at least their parents draw comfort from a feeling that , through their cheque books , they are signalling respect for quality and individualism . |
| 26 | In areas like southern Thailand , home to many new courses , farmers are losing crops for lack of water . |
| 27 | We are taking responsibility for people who we were not taking responsibility for before so it is n't sort of entirely buckshee money which we distribute , there are real responsibilities here . |
| 28 | Now let's get right , you are collecting things for Bosnia ? |
| 29 | DEC is trying to gain visibility for the 661 companies it says are converting programmes for Alpha RISC . |
| 30 | As well as windsurfers and pedaloes , there are sailing boats for hire , and on two of the beaches where there is a small charge to enter , sunbeds are available . |