Example sentences of "be [adj] for [art] time [be] " in BNC.
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1 | Geoff Thorne of Canon UK confirms that with such healthy sales the major manufacturers can afford to let the boom be technology-driven for the time being . |
2 | EC Foreign Ministers had on Nov. 4 told their five Arab Maghreb Union ( AMU ) counterparts , with whom they were meeting in Brussels , that they were unable for the time being to lift the sanctions that restricted arms sales to and diplomatic relations with Libya . |
3 | Whatever else it may betoken , it is clear for the time being that Mr Laws will not be asked to put on his war-paint and go a-hunting for scalps " . |
4 | A decision now has to be made about whether this rearrangement is acceptable for the time being or whether some further rearrangement might be more satisfactory . |
5 | The amount of slashing is optional for the time being . |
6 | ‘ I guess my credit rating is safe for the time being . ’ |
7 | He conceded that his preferred solution of involving the Soviet Union in a guarantee was impracticable for the time being but it remained the most satisfactory long-term solution . |