Example sentences of "[was/were] for [adj -er] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Some were for the better but a lot were for worse . |
| 2 | These were for higher wages , reduced differentials , greater workplace control and more shopfloor participation in bargaining . |
| 3 | The main trend was for greater powers for the republics , which were to join the new union on a voluntary basis , choosing the level of involvement which they wanted to have . |
| 4 | ‘ But it was for richer or poorer and I 'd be happy to live in a cardboard box if it was with my husband . |
| 5 | And she has double ones was for bigger ones . |
| 6 | Though the demand from industry and society at large was for better school education , the response came at first not from schools but from Youth Training Schemes for school-leavers , organized by the Manpower Services Commission . |
| 7 | For example , one group focused specifically on the particular problems and needs of Asian parents , another was for older parents and carers , and several groups provided significant elements of direct service . |
| 8 | Often their request for help was for further insemination and not to treat the actual sexual problem . |