Example sentences of "[noun] be [verb] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The reason for the procedure is that the consideration shares issued by the bidder to accepting shareholders are issued for a non-cash consideration ( ie the shares in the target ) and accordingly are not required to be offered to the bidder 's shareholders under the pre-emption provisions of CA 1985 , s89 , because that section only applies to new issues for cash . |
| 2 | Both houses are elected for a four-year term , the Second Chamber directly , by proportional representation , the First Chamber the directly elected members of the provincial councils . |
| 3 | ‘ Each month approximately 300 new requests are made for an occupational therapist assessment and this level of demand far outstrips the borough 's available resources . ’ |
| 4 | The Association of Friends raise finance for overseas tours and plans are made for an eight day visit to Hungary in July . |
| 5 | Calls are growing for a tougher stand against direct labour costs , which amount to about $15 billion a year . |
| 6 | The researchers are looking for a transmissible agent and the search is urgent . |
| 7 | Most products are made for a particular customer or to a particular order . |
| 8 | A COUPLE who suffered a catalogue of tragedies are set for a second honeymoon in the Austrian mountains . |
| 9 | Now Oxford West and Abingdon Conservative Association are calling for a new privacy law aimed at curbing the telefoto lens . |
| 10 | In Drosophila the segmentation genes paired and gooseberry are required for a proper wingless and engrailed expression . |
| 11 | In the ‘ money ’ markets , funds are borrowed for a short period , i.e. less than one year ; in the ‘ capital ’ markets funds are borrowed for long-term use , in some cases indeed with no promise of ever being repaid . |
| 12 | Fixed and variable outputs are fitted for a remote control handset is included . |
| 13 | James volunteered to stay on until the end of the season , and he remains in charge for tonight 's visit to Cross Keys , but Newport are opting for a complete change . |
| 14 | Medau MArdle ( Norfolkese for ‘ gossip ’ ) is the title of a Medau newsheet launched last year for Norfolk members , edited by Janet Burns — so successful that readers were calling for a second edition a bare three weeks later . |
| 15 | Mass has been offered regularly in St Gerard 's School as funds were raised for a new church centre in Hemlington . |
| 16 | All three parties were braced for a possible photo-finish as the latest poll gave Labour a two-point lead — reduced from six in a similar survey a week ago . |
| 17 | Her eyes were held for a few moments in the lazy gaze across the desk , then with a conscious effort she blinked herself free , looked down at her notepad . |
| 18 | The Tynedale Fenwicks and the Liddesdale Elliots were involved for a long time in a savage , unyielding feud ; and the Armstrongs , among their many clashes , quarrelled simultaneously with the Scottish Turnbulls and Johnstones and with the English Bells , while the Bells were also feuding with the English Grahams . |
| 19 | On Feb. 14 the EC 's European Parliament again requested and the Commission on Feb. 20 agreed that the ECJ be asked for a new opinion on the agreement . |
| 20 | The President is elected for a five-year term by universal adult suffrage ; Moi was returned for a third five-year term in February 1988 [ see p. 36137 ] without recourse to the electorate , having been proposed as sole candidate by KANU . |
| 21 | The President is elected for a five-year term by popular vote . |
| 22 | The President is elected for a five-year term by a 1,000-member People 's Consultative Assembly ( Majelis Permusyawaratan Rakyat ) , described in the Constitution as the embodiment of the whole Indonesian people . |
| 23 | The President is elected for a five-year term by universal adult suffrage ; Daniel arap Moi was returned for a third five-year term as President in February 1988 [ see p. 36137 ] without recourse to the electorate , having been proposed as sole candidate by the Kenya African National Union ( KANU ) , the sole legal party . |
| 24 | Under the 1983 Constitution an executive President is elected for a five-year term , as is a unicameral Legislative Assembly , which was expanded from 60 to 84 members in March 1991 . |
| 25 | An executive President is elected for a five-year term . |
| 26 | The President is elected for a five-year term by the 1,000-member People 's Consultative Assembly ( Majelis Permusyawaratan Rakyat — MPR ) . |
| 27 | Under the 1979 Constitution , an executive President is elected for a single four-year term . |
| 28 | If a group of mated animals is required for a particular day it is possible to increase the probability of mating using the Whitten effect ( 5 ) . |
| 29 | Usually the programme is intended for a certain age group . |
| 30 | The estate agent is selling for a third party and it would be totally wrong that his client should suffer because of the false window-dressing of his agent . |