Example sentences of "usually [verb] for [adj] " in BNC.

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1 America 's budget is a mere spending proposal , usually intended for instant rejection .
2 The type of guest for which a hotel caters gives it special characteristics and atmosphere : for example , some hotels are family-type hotels with a fair proportion of residential guests , while others are commercial hotels usually catering for commercial travellers continually in transit .
3 As each servo may consume up to 1A when driving to a new position it is important that the supply has a very low output impedance and NiCad batteries are usually recommended for multi-servo systems .
4 A temperature of 60°C ( 140°F ) is usually recommended for domestic hot water , and will prevent scale formation in hard water areas .
5 Extending one 's awareness of other addictive tendencies can usually wait for initial recovery to be reasonably secure , say , after two years .
6 Provision for deferred tax is only made for any differences when they are expected to reverse in the foreseeable future , and no provision is usually made for deferred tax assets .
7 Local magazines : Most regions have their own glossy magazines and some also have more newsy and less magazines produced either by independent publishers or by local authorities or community groups , They are usually looking for good material of local interest , Contact : The editor or reporters .
8 Solid fuel tablets or burning paste are usually used for pre-heating paraffin or petrol burners .
9 Usually used for high quality stationery .
10 On Jan. 3 , 34 people sought asylum in the USA after flying to Miami in a Air Cubana helicopter usually used for flying tourists to Varadero .
11 They usually look for large schemes in which to invest .
12 This may be a source of embarrassment ; people do not usually meet for social or business purposes dressed in this way .
13 Rather surprisingly , it was published not in the pages of Nature or Science , where hot news is usually aired for rapid communication among scientists , but between the sober covers of the Astrophysical Journal ( vol 248. p 1144 ) , a pillar of respectability among the astronomical establishment .
14 In British English , examples of this are [ h ] -dropping and glottalling , which are regionally widespread and usually marked for social status or style .
15 From the beginning Gregorian chant was used by almost all communities , usually adapted for English texts .
16 Therefore there needs to be a period to allow exploration of satisfactory forms of internal work organisation when new technology is introduced , and this period may well need to be longer than that usually allowed for new skills acquisition .
17 Unlike their Western counterparts , who usually strive for individual expression and the creation of a new visual language , oriental textile artists are more content to reproduce the time-honoured designs of their ancestors and seek to express a collective rather than an individual view of their world .
18 They 've also been plastered on walls usually reserved for political propaganda .
19 You now have a chance to compete in a national competition that gives second-chance dogs all the glamour and media attention usually reserved for supreme champions and singing dogs .
20 Dangerous driving is usually reserved for intentional dangerous driving or where it can be proved the defendant was driving in such a way as to fall within the new definition of ‘ driving dangerously ’ in section 2A ( 1 ) to ( 4 ) of the Road Traffic Act 1988 .
21 It occupied the space usually reserved for large , gala events : the White Hall , the ceremonial steps and small halls facing the entrance .
22 Chances galore at both ends could have produced a scoreline usually reserved for end-of-season testimonials .
23 It is therefore usually reserved for short pieces or episodes .
24 ‘ Yeah , ’ the night manager said with the dry kind of irony usually reserved for flying pigs and hell freezing over .
25 In Northern Ireland planning permission is not usually required for normal prospecting activities .
26 Added to this , a premium is usually paid for so-called ‘ noble ’ grapes , such as Chardonnay or Pinot Noir , which encourages the cultivation of these better , but less prolific , varieties .
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