Example sentences of "[be] [vb pp] for the time [being] " in BNC.
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1 | Old feuds have been forgotten for the time being . |
2 | ‘ I 'm sorry ’ , said the Christie 's receptionist , ‘ but the Sackler sale has been cancelled for the time being … |
3 | Some pits have been reprieved for the time being , but the closure programme may simply be delayed , the price of buying off political defeat being a £500 million subsidy over the next two years . |
4 | The annual sub will vary between £200 for men and £65 for juveniles , but entrance fees have been waived for the time being . |
5 | Sotheby 's then heard from Michael Hebecker , Director of Schlossmuseum Gotha , informing them that , while the auction house had behaved fairly and correctly in offering the picture to the museum first , the permission to sell the Wtewael had been granted in his absence and with neither his knowledge nor consent , and asking them if the picture could be withdrawn for the time being . |
6 | She 'd become accustomed to his remarks about her unwanted presence , but she had believed him to be resigned for the time being to having her around . |
7 | It was announced that despite the signing of the peace agreement between the government and the Communist Party of Malaya ( CPM ) on Dec. 2 , 1989 [ see p. 37124 ] , the Internal Security Act ( ISA ) would continue to be enforced for the time being and that there were no plans to legalize the CPM as a political party . |
8 | " Which ca n't be helped for the time being . " |
9 | Existing qualifications will have to be recognised for the time being , probably for some years , and APL , or accreditation of prior learning , is something the National Council for Vocational Qualifications is still exploring . |
10 | The Government also disclosed that the present method of assessing parental contributions according to parents ' residual income , after tax and mortgage payments , is to be retained for the time being . |
11 | It was agreed that resolution of this issue would be shelved for the time being . |
12 | All these jealousies and disappointments and doubts were forgotten for the time being in the face of adversity . |
13 | A much more radical proposal was under active consideration ( Home Office , 1999d ) shortly before the guide-lines were issued , though this appears to have been shelved for the time being . |
14 | Secondly , a covenant simply to pay a sum of money , whether by way of insurance premium , compensation or damages , is a covenant capable of touching and concerning the land provided that the existence of the covenant , and the right to payment thereunder , affects the value of the land in whomsoever it is vested for the time being … |
15 | Furthermore , since I disagree with the view of the Divisional Court on this point in Ex parte Handscomb , but the Home Secretary was obliged for the time being to follow it , there is little logic in saying that he should have extended it to mandatory cases . |
16 | The war intervened with the result that this urgent question was postponed for the time being . |