Example sentences of "they be [verb] [noun sg] for [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 The difficulty with this is that unless there are well-established efficiency measures for the services of the department neither it nor its users will know whether they are getting value for money .
2 But customers at present have difficulty in knowing whether they are getting value for money .
3 The buyers of services are becoming more selective , unconcerned about cosy established relationships and anxious to be convinced that they are receiving value for money : competitiveness and excellence are the watchwords for the future .
4 According to , there are ways to get clients to feel they are receiving value for money in terms of how the service is delivered : ‘ People are impressed by well-produced documentation and plain English in presentation .
5 But the charities say plans have not even been drawn up to develop the homes and that housing associations have refused to start work on projects until they are promised funding for running costs .
6 There is little variation by sex or social class in these attitudes , and little consistent variation with age except that the older the respondents , the more likely they are to consider Respect for authority and Discipline and orderliness essential , and the less likely to consider Sex education essential .
7 The specially-adapted unmarked cars will be compared on a day-to-day basis with a marked police car to see if they are giving value for money .
8 This is just what we should expect if they are playing Tit for Tat .
9 Even though independent schools are just as neglectful in the courses which are offered to the non-convergent child as are their state counterparts , at least their parents draw comfort from a feeling that , through their cheque books , they are signalling respect for quality and individualism .
10 The only other time they 're paid compensation for loss of earnings , is when they 're sick as a result of an injury received on duty , you know Fire Brigade duty .
11 By introducing a per capita tax , it was the government 's aim to draw every adult 's attention to exactly how much their local services were costing and to encourage them to assess whether they were receiving value for money .
12 This will act as a yardstick by which industry and local authorities could check they were getting value for money , he said .
13 Members of suitable quality were needed , but members must feel that they were getting value for money .
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