Example sentences of "[be] [verb] for an [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even where such process does not demonstrate the incompatibility of the firms seeking a merger it will frequently happen that the actual merger will need to be delayed for an agreed period so as to phase in the new arrangements . |
| 2 | An exporter to reduce his foreign exchange risk may borrow in the currency of his expected export receipt or an importer may require a currency loan to pay for imports which may be re-processed for an overseas market . |
| 3 | No doubt he could be forgiven for an inadvertent omission , but women more than most know that life , like history , is made up of inadvertencies . |
| 4 | The maximum pull-out torque can be calculated for an n-phase motor with a peak static torque of when one phase is excited . |
| 5 | But even then , such estimates do not take into account certain types of income which must be included for an accurate picture . |
| 6 | It assumed that models of rehabilitation valuing people through work , which had been established at such hospitals at Netherne , could be applied for an indefinite period with all patients being potential benefactors . |
| 7 | We must be prepared for an ironic result — that the reduction of US military spending will lead to an increase in Japan 's defence spending . |
| 8 | I had warned my men overnight to be prepared for an early start , and a little before sunrise , leaving them to pack up and follow me , I said good-bye to my friends at Dalkania and started on the two-mile climb to the forest road on the ridge above … . |
| 9 | Toffler-junkies should be prepared for an intellectual placebo . |
| 10 | The pilot should always be prepared for an unexpected power failure during this critical stage of the launch . |
| 11 | The fact of being ‘ family ’ is no guarantee that people can live together happily on a long-term basis , and almost any other good ‘ care ’ arrangement that can be made for an elderly person is better than a cat-and-dog life with relatives , where there is no common ground for agreement , and constant quarrels make home life a misery . |
| 12 | If there is , they will be looking for an early signal that their franchise will be renewed . |
| 13 | Tory MPs and the City will be looking for an early cut in interest rates to stimulate recovery . |
| 14 | So we might be looking for an ornamental dagger , then ? ’ |
| 15 | If , on the other hand , it was felt that liability could somehow be imposed for an innocent breach of the rule , mitigation could be pleaded , with a corresponding reduction in any penalty . |
| 16 | If this can be done for an amorphous sample and a corresponding sample which is highly crystalline , a relative measure of crystallinity for other samples of the same polymer can be obtained . |
| 17 | Joshua Morris stood in line waiting to be searched for an offensive weapon . |
| 18 | This concession will be granted for an initial period of five years with possible extension after that . |
| 19 | Gratitude for the invitation to pay a brief tribute to Jim Byam Shaw on his retirement from active participation in the affairs of his famous firm must be tempered for an old friend by reflection on the difficulties that any such tribute involves . |
| 20 | It was n't that she had n't been talking to Mandy , it was just that she had let her displeasure over that application be felt for an entire week now . |
| 21 | The protagonists looked to be heading for an all-out clash , but the outbreak of war in August put an abrupt end to the contest . |
| 22 | Is it therefore not essential that this new site should be used for an additional reading unit ? |
| 23 | The Activities Book , although linked to the main course , may be used for an independent programme of practical study . |
| 24 | The document could not be used for an independent inquiry arising out of other facts . |
| 25 | Equally , the electricity will be needed for an automatic switch on lights to fool burglars . |
| 26 | Majority voting on a wide range of social and environmental issues will be needed for an enlarged Community to function . |
| 27 | Sample effects , including the problems of charging of solid samples , and the difficulty of defining a reference level from which the binding energy can be measured for an insulating solid . |
| 28 | If an F-type candidate is identified in time by his teacher , he may be entered for an F-type examination and may thus at least be saved from getting a G grade or worse . |
| 29 | In each of these cases , you will be asked for an appropriate name ( up to seven letters ) for your file . |
| 30 | One afternoon they will be taken for an easy mountain ramble and on another they are taken by horse drawn carriage into the woods where they can barbecue sausages ( a small charge is made for the barbecue ) . |