Example sentences of "[was/were] for local " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Patten spent much of yesterday emphasising that he wanted to respect local decisions , and that once the regions and his department had worked out overall allocations , it was for local electorates to decide where they put the bricks and mortar . |
| 2 | Mr Freeman said the level of spending was for local determination . |
| 3 | Because of the localized nature of the kingdom , and the comparative lack of great political events and activity , it was for local rather than national purposes that these bonds were made . |
| 4 | Much of the cider produced was for local consumption , with farmers bringing in their cartloads of apples for processing . |
| 5 | The logic — that the Treasury could not be expected to control something that was for local councils ' electorates to decide finally sank in , not least because the Treasury had so regularly failed to keep them to their limits . |