Example sentences of "the time for a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Now is not the time for a fixed-rate mortgage
2 Now is not the time for a faint heart ! ’
3 With that as the background , it is the time for a deep study of the philosophy underlying the system — to determine afresh what we ought to be seeking to achieve , to examine how far and in what manner the results of our present practice fall short , and to sift new ideas in order to judge which of them appear both constructive and practicable in operation .
4 I think that the hon. Gentleman will know what I mean when I say that in the context of coming towards the end of a particular available time , whether it is the time for talks or the time for a general election , there is reluctance among certain parties — and I make this remark generally — to turn their cards face upwards if there is any danger that other people will not have turned their cards face upwards by the time the whistle blows .
5 On March 23 a rally was held by 12 parties in central Niamey to protest against the MNSD 's unilateral choice of May as the time for a national conference .
6 This is the time for an individual assessment of whether or not the material will be of interest to the particular magazine and its readership .
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