Example sentences of "be [adv] [vb pp] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | John MacGregor , Secretary of State for Education , yesterday said ‘ the report shows we are better placed for a major advance than some have suggested ’ . |
| 2 | Subject headings lists are normally generated for a particular purpose . |
| 3 | Special classification schemes are generally devised for a particular purpose and are to be found in the following environments : |
| 4 | This is not as odd as it may sound as , for most Fijian customs officers , such herbs as basil , oregano or thyme are totally alien and are easily mistaken for a different sort . |
| 5 | Traveller 's or Eurocheques are by far the safest way to carry money as they are easily cashed for a small service charge and the value is recoverable if they are stolen or lost . |
| 6 | The functional characteristics of these two strong promoters suggest that they are not optimized for a tight and stable RNA polymerase binding . |
| 7 | No , they 're not made for a tall man er , you know my |
| 8 | Whether you 're staying in a smart hotel or under canvas , make sure you 're fully equipped for a relaxing break . |
| 9 | Both the President and the Vice-President are directly elected for a six-year term . |
| 10 | Under the Federal Constitution which came into force in 1901 , legislative authority within the Commonwealth of Australia is vested in a bicameral Federal Parliament consisting of the Senate whose 76 members ( 12 from each of the country 's constituent states and two each for the Northern Territory and the Capital Territory of Canberra ) are directly elected for a six-year term and retire by rotation , one-half from each state on June 30 of each third year ; and the 148-member House of Representatives elected for three years ; each state has its own legislature , government and constitution . |
| 11 | Most of the 244 members of the Rajya Sabha are indirectly elected by the state assemblies ( one-third being replaced every two years ) while all but two of the 544-members of the Lok Sabha are directly elected for a five-year term by universal adult suffrage . |
| 12 | The legislature is the 40-member National Assembly , of whom 34 are directly elected for a five-year term ( with four specially elected members and two ex officio ) ; 31 of the directly elected seats are currently held by the ruling Botswana Democratic Party and three by the Botswana National Front . |
| 13 | Legislative power is vested in the unicameral National Assembly , 112 of whose members are directly elected for a five-year term ; the President can also appoint an unlimited number of deputies to the Assembly . |
| 14 | Most of the 244 members of the Rajya Sabha are indirectly elected by the state assemblies ( one-third being replaced every two years ) while all but two of the 545-members of the Lok Sabha are directly elected for a five-year term by universal adult suffrage . |
| 15 | They are both required for a good comprehensive system of community care and the presence of the former will reduce , but not remove , the need for the latter . |
| 16 | This version has been slightly customized for a British audience . |
| 17 | The man chosen by Nero for the new advance was Quintus Veranius , who had been carefully selected for a senatorial career from an early age , and had distinguished himself as governor in Pamphylia , which is now in Turkey . |
| 18 | Overdrafts to customers are often granted for a few days or weeks . |
| 19 | These posts are often held for a limited term by senior academic members of the university . |
| 20 | The gases have been used to cool most types of fridges for decades but are now headed for a world-wide ban in 1996 after being blamed for causing holes in the ozone layer , which shields the earth from the sun 's harmful ultraviolet rays . |
| 21 | Elliptically relating this " philosophical task " to academic philosophy ( including the history of philosophy ) , he declared himself to be better qualified for a philosophical chair than a purely philological one . |
| 22 | While Egypt might be sufficiently advanced for a liberal democratic experiment , other states in the region were certainly states and elevated local leaders , such as religious or tribal chiefs into monarchs . |
| 23 | There is , however , a torque which may be easily calculated for a rectangular loop . |
| 24 | The 1980 Constitution , which was put into effect in March 1981 [ see pp. 30619-20 ; 30931 ] , provided for the re-establishment , effective 1989 , of the bi-cameral National Congress , consisting of a Senate of 38 elected and nine appointed members , all of whom were to serve an eight-year term , and a Chamber of Deputies whose 120 members were to be directly elected for a four-year term . |
| 25 | But unlike a lot of us who think it will be severely abused for a good many years to come , new agers are optimistic . |
| 26 | I propose that a useful point to be considered by the doctor is whether a treatment would be clinically indicated for a private patient with unlimited personal resources . |
| 27 | The tasks of reconstruction were perceived as equally urgent in the period 1939–45 , even if the rhetoric of building a land fit for heroes could not be plausibly employed for a second time . |
| 28 | Strictly , a switch-mode p.s.u. can be precisely designed for a particular output voltage at some stated current ; if that design voltage is altered by some means , the performance deteriorates . |
| 29 | Because of the large numbers of emergency caesarean sections it may be true , as Paul Bingham and Richard Lilford claim , that a policy of routine elective caesarean section would not increase immediate maternal mortality , but surely this can not be seriously advocated for a negligible benefit for the fetus . |
| 30 | The view that aggression is an integral part of human nature has been strongly argued for a long time by exceptionally articulate and persuasive individuals . |