Example sentences of "is [verb] for a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One aim of experiments is to search for a compact spelling which can show sound and meaning as directly as possible , meet the needs of all who learn and use it , and is still close to existing spelling which has , so to speak , been ‘ cleaned up ’ . |
| 2 | Occasionally the same design could serve both purposes , as can be seen in Figure 6 where the single version is intended for a retired couple , the double for two families of labourers . |
| 3 | Usually the programme is intended for a certain age group . |
| 4 | This is intended for a multi-layer perceptron in which each node is sigmoid . |
| 5 | A multijunction cell , Solarex believes , should be more efficient as it uses layers of different crystals , each of which is optimised for a specific band of the visible light spectrum . |
| 6 | YOUNG mum Angie Wilson is praying for a speedy end to her homeless heartache for she is expecting a third baby in just nine weeks time . |
| 7 | West County Pacific 34026 ‘ Taw Valley ’ is booked for a similar appearance in August 1993 for Day Driving Training courses , providing much valued finance towards the continued success of the BRM . |
| 8 | See also Derby and Co Ltd v Weldon ( No 8 ) [ 1990 ] 3 All ER 762. 2.3 Limited purpose of disclosure There is a large body of authority in support of the proposition that information which is disclosed for a limited purpose is received under an obligation of confidence and can not be used or disclosed otherwise than for that purpose . |
| 9 | He wants to know what the job of a Euro MP is , well he is applying for a Euro seat , I do wish him the best of luck and when he 's been there |
| 10 | Others will invite parents to attend for interview when their son or daughter is applying for a Compact job . |
| 11 | Chain migration on this pattern is reported for a wide variety of people now living in Britain , including those who originated in Italy , Hong Kong , the Punjab and Pakistan ( Palmer , 1977 ; Watson , 1977 ; Ballard , 1979 ; Anwar , 1985 ) . |
| 12 | The alternative method is to provide that upon any adjustment of the base figure , the rent payable immediately before the adjustment becomes a fixed amount payable under the terms of the lease ( or is substituted for a fixed amount previously reserved ) . |
| 13 | To counter this , Mr Ozal is pressing for a modest change that would allow Turkey 's Kurds the right to speak their own language . |
| 14 | Mr Crowther is pressing for a judicial review of the whole Department of Transport that would look into the government 's road policy . |
| 15 | ARCHY KIRKWOOD , the Liberal Democrat MP , is pressing for a National Audit Office inquiry after discovering that the Inland Revenue wrote off almost £900 million in unpaid taxes in a single year . |
| 16 | £80–120,000 ( $150–220,000 ) is expected for a Florentine bronze statuette of the Knife-Grinder after the antique , No.14 from the French Royal Inventory of Louis XIV , and a Netherlandish figure of Venus Marina of the early seventeenth century is expected to sell for a similar figure . |
| 17 | In a seminar last week at CERN , Rubbia presented five events , or collisions , in which the particles that emerge are consistent with what is expected for a particular mode of decay of the particle . |
| 18 | Does my right hon. Friend agree that the best way to preserve the integrity of Croatia is to work for a permanent settlement after a lasting ceasefire , and that recognition is just one of the issues that has to be sorted out before there can be a successful conclusion ? |
| 19 | Increasingly , the tendency is to work for a large number of companies in rapid succession . |
| 20 | Companies from the UK , Canada , USA , Finland , Germany and France are tendering for schemes in Hungary , while the British company GEC-Alshom is bidding for a dry store contract for Czechoslovakia 's Dukovany plant . |
| 21 | " I love foliage and I think you have to rely a lot on that in small gardens because you do n't have room to leave dormant areas where nothing is happening for a long period , " she says . |
| 22 | With regard to plants s.4(3) will be satisfied if it is picked for a commercial purpose . |
| 23 | Oooh … heres a thought … maybe Strachs injury looks quite bad , and Wilko is looking for a right back , so he can have Kelly as a choice for right midfield aswell as right back ( and striker ) . |
| 24 | Australia 's Collaborative Information Technology Research Institute is looking for a joint venture partner in North America for Atlas , its C-based database management system . |
| 25 | Sir — If anyone is looking for a good cause to support — perhaps as a competitor in the ADT London Marathon , or in some other activity — please remember the NSPCC . |
| 26 | The group is looking for a major balance sheet boost with the sale of its spectacle lens business Sola , which made a £10m profit in the first half . |
| 27 | Now the RSPCA is looking for a new site locally so it can build a much larger shelter : |
| 28 | A household name in the world of aviation spares is looking for a new owner to carry on its traditions . |
| 29 | Meta Group analyst , Kate Fessenden , claims OSF is looking for a graceful exit and that once OSF/1.1 comes out , and Unix SVR4 applications are able to run on it , it will simply be allowed to wither away . |
| 30 | Siemens AG has now acknowledged that it is looking for a strategic partner for its troubled Siemens Nixdorf Informationssysteme AG , which is facing growing woes over the next couple of years now that the German economy is plunging into what threatens to be deep recession . |