Example sentences of "[conj] be [vb pp] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The defendants contend that their contractual right to indemnity costs entitles them to recover or retain all costs actually incurred save only those that are incurred otherwise than bona fide or are incurred for an improper motive . |
| 2 | The alternative method is to provide that upon any adjustment of the base figure , the rent payable immediately before the adjustment becomes a fixed amount payable under the terms of the lease ( or is substituted for a fixed amount previously reserved ) . |
| 3 | Finally , the most convincing evidence for residual function in animals comes from studies using very coarse stimuli that are presented for a long time . |
| 4 | It is suggested that the use of general dictionaries may be insufficient to recognise text taken from more esoteric domains or documents that are intended for a specific audience . |
| 5 | Such systems are able to take advantage of the limited constructions that are found for a specific task and the reduced vocabulary size . |
| 6 | This has provided the statistics that are needed for a new approach to be adopted for setting reserves and premium rates . |
| 7 | This requires firms that are approached for a second opinion to contact the auditor to see if there are any relevant facts that they ought to know . |
| 8 | Also in the crypt is the Duomo treasury , a pay-to-enter collection that is closed for a long period at lunch . |
| 9 | President Somoza personally pocketed the international funding that was raised for a national mental-health programme in 1972 . |
| 10 | The costs for the US would be enormous , indeed the requirement of the French was that the US would pay the entire cost , but money and munitions could be regarded as the essential calipers which might allow the rickety infant to walk ; and as long as it had an American account it would grow up and would be able to buy everything that was needed for a new nation state . |
| 11 | He said Thompson had been involved in a traffic accident in which he had suffered a head injury and been concussed for a short time . |
| 12 | Inevitably they will not suit every need , but in many cases they can be adapted , used as models or as a source of ideas for a teacher-produced worksheet , which can target particular objectives and be tailored for a particular age or ability range . |
| 13 | A smuggling museum and exhibition ; video theatre and adventure walk — press the buttons and be prepared for a few surprises ! |
| 14 | If I behaved in a similar fashion I would expect to lose my ‘ ticket ’ and be imprisoned for a considerable time . |
| 15 | The risk of a very old person falling and being left for a long period lying on the floor is a sufficient anxiety to encourage some families to opt for residential care for their elderly family member , when with enough support it might not be necessary ( Challis and Davies , 1985 , p. 571 ) . |
| 16 | And I think there is this dividing line that there is the pure craft where the object is functional and is made for a specific purpose , but is beautifully made , but there is also the craftsman who crosses the barrier between art and craft , who makes beautiful objects that are perhaps non functional , and then of course you 're in the controversial field . |
| 17 | A council covers an area with a population ranging from 200 to 600 people and is elected for a six-month or one-year period of office . |
| 18 | Labour changes from being at a stage where it has not yet become a thing in itself and is merely an aspect of social life , to a stage when although still an aspect of social life it involves exploitation , i.e. slavery and serfdom , to a third stage when labour has become mysteriously represented as a thing and is used for a different kind of exploitation . |
| 19 | Though he only finished 12th last year in 2–8–02 he has since recorded two sub 1–51 marathons and is tipped for a top six place . |
| 20 | In 1923 Van Der Meulen applied for the post of consul there and was selected for a three-year training in Arabic and Islam by the great Leiden Arabist , Snouck Hurgronje . |
| 21 | Ieremia Tabai has been President since independence and was elected for a fourth term on May 12 , 1987 , despite a constitutional prohibition on any individual serving more than three terms in the post . |
| 22 | However luck was not with us for , as a reward for jumping in the intervals of appalling freezing fog , he got flu as a Christmas present and was delayed for a few days in hospital at Ringway . |
| 23 | I was directed to the house that had formerly been the inn and was admitted for an overnight stay with supper , bed and breakfast . |
| 24 | He was rewarded with the first Presidency of the BDDA and was reelected for a total period of twenty-eight years . |
| 25 | Councillors are hoping for a settlement without the need for court action but are prepared for a legal battle which could take several years during which time both sides could run up massive costs running into many tens of thousands . |
| 26 | But be prepared for a slight jab of bitterness as you get to the end . |
| 27 | But be prepared for a bumpy landing . |
| 28 | The area named in the court order has been used by gypsies but is earmarked for a new £125m business park . |
| 29 | Above the dry waterfall , the path continues to Horton in Ribblesdale but is left for an easy traverse south along the ridge , passing extensive areas of limestone pavement . |
| 30 | At the last presidential elections , held on Jan. 31-Feb. 1 , 1988 , Mauno Koivisto , the candidate supported primarily by the SSDP , failed to win the required absolute majority but was re-elected for a second term by the electoral college on Feb. 15 [ see pp. 35853-54 ] . |