Example sentences of "is [adj] [conj] a [noun sg] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | By the time we get to the man 's boisterous , almost redneck , version of Lightnin' Hopkins ' ‘ Good Times ’ the conversion is complete and a hunger for the music starts to take hold . |
| 2 | Talk of catastrophe is popular and a money-maker for authors and publishers . |
| 3 | From graph ( iii ) , it is clear that a demand for labour of OM ( greater than the labour force ) leads to an unemployment percentage of OU 1 . |
| 4 | Contrasts , however , is more than a manifesto for the Gothic : it is , implicitly , a diagnosis of the social and cultural evils of the time , and a proposal for political and social change . |
| 5 | If you can raise your eyes from the water long enough you 'll see that the scenery is more than a match for the fishing — it 's simply breathtaking . |
| 6 | Man for man a unit of Elf longbowmen is more than a match for most opposing troop types . |
| 7 | Given a decent summer , a top English Seyval Blanc or Huxelrebe is more than a match for most Muscadets or Soaves . |
| 8 | The man endued with the Holy Spirit is more than a match for the unclean spirits which are such a feature in Mark 's account . |
| 9 | But the new Agatha Christie Society is more than an outlet for affectionate memories . |
| 10 | However , a baby seat is safer than a carrycot for your baby . |
| 11 | A cruise descent is kinder than a glide for the engine : try to make this your normal procedure except when inappropriate e.g. on a practice forced landing . |
| 12 | It is uncertain whether an application for extension of time can possibly be made once an action has been automatically struck out . |