Example sentences of "is [adj] for the [noun] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | In considering a government summary table , it must first be recognized that the raw data were probably collected with no specific use in mind and therefore , almost inevitably , too much detail is given or the format is unsuitable for the purpose in hand . |
| 2 | It is for a local authority to decide the mix of family centres which is appropriate for the children in its area . |
| 3 | Combe Bank could be regarded as an attempt to reduce the four-corner-towered form of , for example , Lord Burlington 's Tottenham Park to the scale of a villa ; at Whitton Place he appears to have been one of the first Palladian architects to employ the three-sided bay-window motif ; and his stable block at Althorp , Northamptonshire ( 1732–3 ) , with its portico derived from St Paul Covent Garden is exceptional for the time in its exploitation of the bold simplicity of the Tuscan order . |
| 4 | Secondly he is concerned for the church in Rome , a church that he has never visited , though he obviously knew a lot of the leaders there . |
| 5 | A much more specific fear was that young people would be provoked into imitative crime by the daring exploits witnessed on the screen , and the National Council of Public Morals addressed itself with particular vigour to the belief ‘ that the picture house is responsible for the increase in juvenile crime , and that boys are often led to imitate crimes ( larceny or burglary ) which they have seen in the pictures , or to steal money that they may pay for admission , . |
| 6 | We must , in , be constantly aware that correlation , a systematic relationship between two variables X and Y , does not imply causation ; it may be that a change in a characteristic or variable X causes a change in another variable Y , it might be that a change in Y causes a change in X , it might be that they both affect each other , or it might be that neither affects the other , but that a change in a further variable , Z , is responsible for the changes in both X and Y. |
| 7 | If you have a query ( however daft it may seem ) or if you are concerned in some way about your pension , you should approach whoever is responsible for the scheme in your organisation . |
| 8 | This is because on a long timescale the main effect of the glitch is an increase in slowdown rate , which is responsible for the slope in the later part of Fig. 1 a . |
| 9 | He is accountable as a steward of the earth 's resources ; he is accountable for his own particular talents ; and he is accountable for the way in which he acquires and disposes of his wealth . |
| 10 | Its parallel body , the Emerging Issues Task Force , is notable for the way in which it has taken anticipatory action in time to head off expected abuses . |
| 11 | He himself did not claim to have originated many of his improvements , but his work is notable for the way in which many details of care and technique were combined to produce a dramatically improved outcome , and for the rigour with which he analysed his work . |
| 12 | Stick to native species to ensure the tree is suitable for the soil in your area . |
| 13 | That statement is true for the components in whatever directions we are pleased to choose . |