Example sentences of "[is] [to-vb] for [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One aim of experiments is to search for a compact spelling which can show sound and meaning as directly as possible , meet the needs of all who learn and use it , and is still close to existing spelling which has , so to speak , been ‘ cleaned up ’ . |
| 2 | Eastman Kodak Co 's Japanese unit has had to pay about $20,000 each to those eight new college graduates for reneging on its promise to employ them : the money is to compensate for the psychological damage the last-minute cancellation may have caused them , and provide some of the salary they expected . |
| 3 | Does my right hon. Friend agree that the best way to preserve the integrity of Croatia is to work for a permanent settlement after a lasting ceasefire , and that recognition is just one of the issues that has to be sorted out before there can be a successful conclusion ? |
| 4 | Increasingly , the tendency is to work for a large number of companies in rapid succession . |
| 5 | Resolved , That this House takes note of European Community Documents Nos. 7573/91 and the Supplementary Explanatory Memoranda submitted by the Department of Trade and Industry on 6th November and 11th December 1991 and 10157/91 , relating to standards for satellite broadcasting of television signals , and 8122/91 , relating to audio-visual production in the context of the strategy for high definition television ; and endorses the Government 's approach which is to aim for the correct balance between promoting new broadcasting technologies , protecting the rights of satellite broadcasters and serving the best interests of consumers . |
| 6 | ( 2 ) Where there is such a material alteration , the proper procedure is to apply for a fresh grant . |
| 7 | The best course is to apply for the relevant certificate at an early stage . |
| 8 | A somewhat superficial way out is to vote for a political party that ascribes to redistribution but does not , when in office , actually take any radical redistributive activities ( the past performance of the UK Labour Party , for example , may fit this bill ) -that way , you get to salve your conscience and keep your money ! |
| 9 | Harrison , who is to vote for the Natural Law candidate in Henley-on-Thames , said : ‘ I know some of the people from the party and they are nice . |
| 10 | THE local artists ' exhibition which has been occupying Oriel Court , an empty office block on Omega Park , Alton , since March 16th , is to run for an extra week — until April 3rd — due to popular demand . |
| 11 | Our response to tender documents which state that this may be the case is to ask for the detailed information we need to make a liability assessment and that 's not always forthcoming . ’ |
| 12 | Their manifesto says that the government ‘ will continue to work strenuously for a political solution acceptable to all parties ’ , which is to say for a gravitational system in which apples fall upwards . |
| 13 | Fimrite ( 1976:204 ) disputes that alcohol is to blame for the apparent upsurge of violence in the 1970s . |
| 14 | However , it can not be discounted that the idea is to prepare for a direct dictatorship in case the democratic process again turns the country towards socialism . |
| 15 | BASF 's approach , he adds , reflects the German mentality , which is to prepare for every possible risk . |