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

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1 Well that 's , that 's fine you 've got to start with the easy ones and at your age you would n't , you would n't normally be doing them this hard at all , this is for sixteen year olds who are doing their , their plot paper on G C S E maths so you expect to find , oh hang on this is a bit hard there 's a bit of work in this , but I think you 're capable of doing it .
2 The equipment listed is for 26 windsurfer guests in 1989 .
3 The bill is for nineteen pounds and forty pence .
4 His initial appointment is for 5 years .
5 The order is for five gas tankers being built in France by Chantiers de L'Atlantique for Malaysian shipping company Petronas .
6 This initiative started in October 1988 , and is for five years .
7 The contract for supply is for five years , after which it may be renewed at the option of Manicmotors .
8 The Monktonhall miners have secured a number of lucrative deals , including one with ScottishPower which is for five years and believed to be worth £10 million .
9 Initially , registration is for 7 years and may be renewed , ad infinitum , for further 14 year periods .
10 The post is for one year subject to a major review of FYT 's organisation and management .
11 The new agreement with the Soviet Union is for one year , rather than five as in the past .
12 The initial term of appointment is for one year from approximately July/August 1990 to June/July 1991 ; an extension of two to three years is envisaged , depending on the renewal of external funding .
13 The initial appointment is for one year but may be cancelled in the event of a serious breach of the guidelines set out in the Tutors ' Handbook .
14 It is for one year .
15 An extension of this is for one field ( the emit field ) to hold a short literal value which can be gated ( under control of another field ) to any of a number of destination registers .
16 I 'm psyched up to make an appearance on Wednesday if I get the chance , whether it is for one minute or 10 . ’
17 Sometimes , it 's cheaper for a whole family to travel than it is for one person .
18 I know that his party would have preferred a separate Bill for Scotland , introduced by the Scottish Office , but it understands that because of a shortage of time the only way to achieve its objective is for one Bill to cover England , Wales and Scotland .
19 If a stretch of river holds more than one shoal of bream that patrol the same beat , then the only way they can pass each other when feeding on the same beat at the same time , is for one shoal to pass over the other .
20 If I am to take four ferrets with me , my preference is for one box with one partition and two ferrets in each compartment .
21 I think the reason the British like it so much is for one thing it is normally sunny , there are some shots outside when it is rainy and overcast , but it comes across as bright and cheerful and it is an ideal sort of world .
22 The object of this activity is for one side to carry a ‘ ball ’ from one end of the assembly hall to the other .
23 The initial requirement is for nine user terminals , although it is essential that it be possible to expand the system to handle at least twenty terminals should they be needed later .
24 As an appendix to the Vespers , Monteverdi added two versions of what is essentially the same Magnificat , though one is for six voices and organ only , the other for seven voices and a considerable orchestra .
25 My present contract is for six months . ’
26 The limitation period is for six years from the date on which the dwelling was completed .
27 The course is for four years ' duration .
28 Texas Instruments Inc has won what it wants from Hyundai Electronics Industries Co Ltd , and the South Korean company will pay royalties to use Texas Instruments semiconductor and personal computer system patents under a cross-licensing agreement between the two companies : Texas said the portion of the agreement covering the semiconductor patent is for 10 years , and the personal computer part is for five .
29 You know how difficult it is for two women to live together , especially if they 're mother and daughter .
30 The commonest situation here is for two males to share two females .
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